The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is the 69th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Basel, Switzerland, following the country's victory at the 2024 edition with the song "The Code" by Nemo.
Austria was crowned the winner for the third time with the song "Wasted Love" by JJ while Israel finished as runner up and Estonia finished in 3rd place respectively.
Location
Bidding phase
The host broadcaster SRG SSR launched the bidding process on 27 May 2024, by issuing a list of requirements for interested cities. Basel, Bern, Geneva, and Zurich officially declared their interest and finalised their bids on 28 June. Basel and Geneva were shortlisted on July 19 before the final choice was revealed on August 30. The chosen venue is highlighted below in bold and blue:
| City | Venue | Capacity | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | St. Jakob-Park | Hosted the 2016 UEFA Europa League finaland will host matches of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. The proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the stadium. | ||
| St. Jakobshalle | 12,4000 | Hosts the annual Swiss Indoors tennis tournament | ||
| Geneva | Palexpo | Hosted the annual Geneva International Motor Show. It also hosted the 2014 Davis Cup semi-finals and the 2019 Laver Cup. | ||
| Failed bids | ||||
| Berne/Bienne | Neue Festhalle | Proposal set around a planned music venue, constructed within the Bernexpo complex. | ||
| St. Gallen | Olma Hall | - | ||
| Zürich | Hallenstandion | Hosted the annual Zurich Open from 1993 to 2008. | ||
| Swiss Life Arena | - | |||
Venue
On 30 August 2024, it was announced that the host city and selected venue for the Contest would be the 12,400-seat St. Jakobshalle, which serves as a venue for indoor sports and concert events and is located at the borders of Basel, adjacent to the neighbouring municipality of Münchenstein.
Format
On 12 December 2024, the EBU originally announced that 38 countries would participate in the 2025 contest with Montenegro set to return after a two-year absence, who joined the 36 countries which competed in the previous edition. Moldova had originally planned to participate, but it later withdrew due to economic reasons and the perceived quality of its national final.
Countries that are part of the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were automatically allocated a place in the final of the contest alongside the host country, Switzerland, while all other countries will be placed in one of the two semi-finals. The draw to determine the participating countries' semi-finals was held on 28 January 2025 in Basel.
Semi-final allocation draw
The semi-final allocation draw took place on 28 January 2025. However, the list was made available the day before on social media:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Participants
Returning artists
| Artist | Note |
|---|---|
| Nina Žižić | Appeared as an uncredited vocalist for her home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö on the song "Igranka" by the hip hop duo Who See, which failed to qualify for the final |
| Justyna Steczkowska | Represented her home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 in Dublin with the song "Sama", finishing in 18th place with 15 points |
Semi-final 1
Fifteen countries will participate in the first semi-final. Those countries plus 
Italy, 
Spain and 
Switzerland, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated vote as "Rest of the World", will vote in this semi-final.
| Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Iceland
|
VÆB | "RÓA" | Icelandic | Row | 6 | 97 |
| 02 |  Poland
|
Justyna Steczkowska | "Gaja" | Polish | Gaia | 7 | 85 |
| 03 |  Slovenia
|
Klemen | "How Much Time Do We Have Left" | English | - | 13 | 23 |
| 04 |  Estonia
|
Tommy Cash | "Espresso macchiato" | Italian, English | - | 5 | 113 |
| >> | Spain
|
Melody | "Esa diva" | Spanish | That diva | DQ | |
| 05 |  Ukraine
|
Ziferblat | "Bird of Pray" | Ukrainian, English | - | 1 | 137 |
| 06 |  Sweden
|
KAJ | "Bara bada bastu" | Swedish | Just take a sauna | 4 | 118 |
| 07 |  Portugal
|
NAPA | "Deslocado" | Portuguese | Displaced | 9 | 56 |
| 08 |  Norway
|
Kyle Alessandro | "Lighter" | English | - | 8 | 82 |
| 09 |  Belgium
|
Red Sebastian | "Strobe Lights" | English | - | 14 | 23 |
| >> | Italy
|
Lucio Corsi | "Volevo essere un duro" | Italian | I wanted to be a tough guy | DQ | |
| 10 |  Azerbaijan
|
Mamagama | "Run with U" | English | - | 15 | 7 |
| 11 |  San Marino
|
Gabry Ponte | "Tutta l'Italia" | Italian | All of Italy | 10 | 46 |
| 12 |  Albania
|
Shkodra Elektronike | "Zjerm" | Albanian | Fire | 2 | 122 |
| 13 |  The Netherlands
|
Claude | "C'est la vie" | French, English | That's life | 3 | 121 |
| 14 |  Croatia
|
Marko Bošnjak | "Poison Cake" | English | - | 12 | 28 |
| >> | Switzerland
|
Zoë Më | "Voyage" | French | Journey | DQ | |
| 15 |  Cyprus
|
Theo Evan | "Shh" | English | - | 11 | 44 |
Semi-final 2
Sixteen countries will participate in the second semi-final. Those countries plus 
France, 
Germany and the 
United Kingdom, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated vote as "Rest of the World", voted in this semi-final.
| Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Australia
|
Go-Jo | "Milkshake Man" | English | - | 11 | 41 |
| 02 |  Montenegro
|
Nina Žižić | "Dobrodošli" | Montenegrin | Welcome | 16 | 12 |
| 03 |  Ireland
|
Emmy | "Laika Party" | English | - | 13 | 28 |
| 04 |  Latvia
|
Tautumeitas | "Bur man laimi" | Latvian | Bring me happiness | 2 | 130 |
| 05 |  Armenia
|
Parg | "Survivor" | English | - | ||
| 06 |  Austria
|
JJ | "Wasted Love" | English | - | 10 | 51 |
| >> | United Kingdom
|
Remember Monday | "What the Hell Just Happened?" | English | - | DQ | |
| 07 |  Greece
|
Klavdia | "Asteromáta" | Greek | Starry eyed girl | 4 | 112 |
| 08 |  Lithuania
|
Katarsis | "Tavo akys" | Lithuanian | Your eyes | 6 | 103 |
| 09 |  Malta
|
Miriana Conte | "Serving" | English | - | 9 | 53 |
| 10 |  Georgia
|
Mariam Shengelia | "Freedom" | English, Georgian | - | 15 | 28 |
| >> | France
|
Louane | "Maman" | French | Mum | DQ | |
| 11 |  Denmark
|
Sissal | "Hallucination" | English | - | ||
| 12 |  Czechia
|
ADONXS | "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" | English | - | 8 | 61 |
| 13 |  Luxembourg
|
Laura Thorn | "La poupée monte le son" | French | The doll turns up the volume | 7 | 62 |
| 14 |  Israel
|
Yuval Raphael | "New Day Will Rise" | English, Hebrew | - | 1 | 203 |
| >> | Germany
|
Abor & Tynna | "Baller" | German | Shoot | DQ | |
| 15 |  Serbia
|
Princ | "Mila" | Serbian | Dear | 14 | 28 |
| 16 |  Finland
|
Erika Vikman | "Ich komme" | Finnish, German | I'm coming | 3 | 115 |
Final
| Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Norway
|
Kyle Alessandro | "Lighter" | English | - | 18 | 89 |
| 02 | Luxembourg
|
Laura Thorn | "La poupée monte le son" | French | The doll turns up the volume | 22 | 47 |
| 03 | Estonia
|
Tommy Cash | "Espresso macchiato" | Italian, English, Macaronic | - | 3 | 356 |
| 04 | Israel
|
Yuval Raphael | "New Day Will Rise" | English, Hebrew, French | - | 2 | 357 |
| 05 | Lithuania
|
Katarsis | "Tavo akys" | Lithuanian | Your eyes | 16 | 96 |
| 06 | Spain
|
Melody | "Esa diva" | Spanish | That diva | 24 | 37 |
| 07 | Ukraine
|
Ziferblat | "Bird of Pray" | Ukrainian, English | - | 9 | 218 |
| 08 | United Kingdom
|
Remember Monday | ”What the Hell Just Happened?” | English | - | 19 | 88 |
| 09 | Austria
|
JJ | "Wasted Love" | English | - | 1 | 436 |
| 10 | Iceland
|
VÆB | "RÓA" | Icelandic | Row | 25 | 33 |
| 11 | Latvia
|
Tautumeitas | "Bur man laimi" | Latvian | Bring me happines | 13 | 158 |
| 12 | The Netherlands
|
Claude | "C'est la vie" | French, English | That's life | 12 | 175 |
| 13 | Finland
|
Erika Vikman | "Ich komme" | Finnish, German | I'm coming | 11 | 196 |
| 14 | Italy
|
Lucio Corsi | "Volevo essere un duro" | Italian | I wanted to be a tough guy | 5 | 256 |
| 15 | Poland
|
Justyna Steczkowska | "Gaja" | Polish, English | Gaia | 14 | 156 |
| 16 | Germany
|
Abor & Tynna | "Baller" | German | Shoot | 15 | 151 |
| 17 | Greece
|
Klavdia | "Asteromáta" | Greek | Starry-eyed girl | 6 | 231 |
| 18 | Armenia
|
Parg | "Survivor" | English | - | 20 | 72 |
| 19 | Switzerland
|
Zoë Më | "Voyage" | French | Journey | 10 | 214 |
| 20 | Malta
|
Miriana Conte | "Serving" | English | - | 17 | 91 |
| 21 | Portugal
|
NAPA | "Deslocado" | Portuguese | Displaced | 21 | 50 |
| 22 | Denmark
|
Sissal | "Hallucination" | English | - | 23 | 47 |
| 23 | Sweden
|
KAJ | "Bara bada bastu" | Swedish | Let's just sauna | 4 | 321 |
| 24 | France
|
Louane | "Maman" | French | Mum | 7 | 230 |
| 25 | San Marino
|
Gabry Ponte | "Tutta l'Italia" | Italian | All of Italy | 26 | 27 |
| 26 | Albania
|
Shkodra Elektronike | "Zjerm" | Albanian | Fire | 8 | 218 |
Other countries
Active EBU members
North Macedonia - On 18 September 2024, Macedonian broadcaster MRT published their programme plan for 2025, in which they confirmed their intentions to broadcast the 2025 contest, along with the junior edition. The broadcaster did not mention any budgeting or funding plans throughout the document, unlike in previous years, so for the time being the country's possible return to the contest is not yet known since the funding plans for 2025 have not yet been revealed for any programmes listed in the document. On 26 October 2024, it was confirmed that the country would not take part with their last participation in 2022.- Romania - On 10 September 2024, Romanian broadcaster TVR stated that it has not made a decision on participation in 2025. It was later confirmed that they would not take part with their last participation being in 2023.
Active EBU member broadcasters in Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovakia have so far confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.
Non-EBU members
- Kosovo - On 6 June 2024, the broadcaster's general director Shkumbin Ahmetxhekaj sent a formal letter to the EBU requesting an invitation to participate in Eurovision 2025. In August 2024, Kosovar news outlet Zërireported that the EBU rejected RTK's request for an invitation during its General Assembly in July, requiring full EBU membership as a prerequisite to competing in the contest. Ahmetxhekaj later commented that the EBU was "against management changes at RTK", which "negatively" affected the outcome of the invitation request.
Production
Theme
Having been announced prior to the 2024 Contest in Malmö, the slogan "United by Music" was once again used in this edition and will continue to be used in future editions of the Contest.
Stage
The stage design for the 2025 contest was devised for the second year in a row by German production designer Florian Wieder, who had previously designed the sets in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 to 2019, 2021 and 2024.
Scoreboard
