Finalist countries Countries eliminated in the semi-finals Countries that participated in the past but not in 2025
Vote
Voting system
Each country awards one set in the semi-finals, or two sets in the final of 12, 10, 8–1 points to ten songs. In all three shows, online votes from viewers in non-participating countries are aggregated and awarded as one set of points.
Broadcasters from thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, the same number as the previous two editions.Montenegro returned after a two-year absence, whileMoldova, which had originally planned to participate, later withdrew due to economic reasons and the quality of the songs competing in its national selection.Israel's participation continued to cause controversy in the context of theGaza war, with some participating broadcasters calling for a discussion on the issue.
The winner wasAustria with the song "Wasted Love", performed byJJ and written by him along withTeodora Špirić and Thomas Thurner. Austria won the combined vote and jury vote, and placed fourth in the televote.Israel won the televote and finished in second place, withEstonia,Sweden, andItaly completing the top five. The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 166 million viewers in 37 European markets, an increase of three million viewers from the previous edition.
Location of host venue and Arena Plus (red) and other contest-related sites and events (blue)
The 2025 contest took place inBasel, Switzerland, following the country's victory at the2024 contest with the song "The Code", performed byNemo. It was the third time that Switzerland had hosted the contest, having previously done so for the inaugural contest in1956 and the1989 contest, held inLugano andLausanne respectively. The selected venue for the contest was the 12,400-seatSt. Jakobshalle, which serves as a venue for indoor sports and concert events.[7] The arena is located in the municipality ofMünchenstein inBasel-Landschaft, right by the border withBasel-Stadt.[8]
The Messe andCongress Center Basel complex hosted several events related to the contest. It was the location of the Eurovision Village, which hosted performances by contest participants and local artists as well as screenings of the live shows for the general public; and the EuroClub, which organised the official after-parties and private performances by contest participants.[9] The "Turquoise Carpet" event on 11 May 2025 began at theBasel Town Hall and ran through theMiddle Bridge, with the contestants and their delegations being presented before accredited press and fans, before ending atMesse Basel, where the opening ceremony was held.[10][11] TheSt. Jakob-Park stadium held a screening of the final along with performances by four previous Eurovision entrants,[b] with entry charged for the public; the stadium was also featured on the live broadcast and was referred to as "Arena Plus" for the occasion.[13][14][15] The Eurovision Street was located at Steinenvorstadt.[16][17]
The location of the host city Basel (in blue), shortlisted cities (in green), other bidding cities (in red) and cities and towns that expressed interest but ultimately did not bid (in grey)
After Switzerland's win in the 2024 contest, the local authorities ofGeneva expressed their interest in hosting the 2025 edition atPalexpo and submitted a formal application.[18][19] On the same day, the president of theBasel-Stadt government,Conradin Cramer, also expressed interest in Basel hosting the 2025 event.[20] On 12 May, Olma Hall inSt. Gallen was proposed as a potential venue.[21][22]
On 13 May, Lugano, which hosted the inaugural contest in 1956, ruled out a bid to host in 2025.[23] The president ofBern'scantonal government Philippe Müller expressed his reluctance to host the contest in thede facto Swiss capital,[24] but the cantonal government itself later announced its support in organising the event in Bern.[25] Meanwhile,Zurich's city council held a "high priority" meeting to discuss a bid.[26][27] On 14 May, Lausanne, which hosted the 1989 contest, ruled out a bid to host in 2025, citing a lack of infrastructure.[28] On 15 May,Biel/Bienne declared its interest to be associated with and co-host the event.[29] On 17 May, the local government ofFribourg stated that it was examining a potential bid.[30] On 5 June, the Basel-Stadt government confirmed that it would bid, proposing St. Jakobshalle and St. Jakob-Park as possible venues.[31] On 6 June, Biel/Bienne and Bern's municipalities announced a joint bid.[32][33] On 12 June, St. Gallen announced that it would not submit a bid due to not meeting the requirements to host the event.[34]
The host broadcaster, theSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), launched the bidding process on 27 May 2024, by issuing a list of requirements for interested cities.[35] Basel, Bern, Geneva, and Zurich officially declared their interest and finalised their bids on 28 June.[36][37] Representatives from the host broadcaster visited the four bidding cities in early July,[38][39] and shortlisted Basel and Geneva on 19 July.[40] On 30 August, theEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU) and SRG SSR announced Basel as the host city, with St. Jakobshalle as the chosen venue.[41][8] Areferendum was held in November 2024 within theBasel-Stadt canton to approve the expenditure for organising the contest, which passed with the support of 66.6% of voters.[42]
A group of participating artists of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 at the Eurovision in Concert pre-party event inAmsterdam, April 2025[51]
Eligibility for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with anEBU membership that is capable of receiving the contest via theEurovision network and broadcasting it live nationwide. The EBU issues invitations to participate in the contest to all members.
On 12 December 2024, the EBU initially announced that broadcasters from 38 countries would participate in the 2025 contest, includingMontenegro, returning after a two-year absence.[52] On 22 January 2025,Moldova announced its withdrawal, citing economic reasons and the quality ofits national final, thereby reducing the number of participating countries to 37.[53]
The contest featured two returning artists for the same country:Justyna Steczkowska had previously representedPoland in1995,[54] andNina Žižić had appeared withWho See forMontenegro in 2013.[55] Steczkowska's return 30 years after her first appearance broke the record for the longest gap between two participations by the same artist, which was previously held byAnna Vissi with a gap of 24 years between her entries forCyprus in 1982 andGreece in 2006.[56]
The EBU member broadcasters inAndorra,[98]Bosnia and Herzegovina,[99] andSlovakia[100][101] confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU. Macedonian broadcasterMRT discussed a potential return of the country to the contest, in response to an email from Eurovision fans urging the broadcaster to do so in October 2024;[102]North Macedonia ultimately did not appear on the final list of participants for 2025. Kosovar broadcasterRTK's general director Shkumbin Ahmetxhekaj sent a formal letter to the EBU in June 2024, requesting an invitation for Kosovo to debut in the contest in 2025;[103][104] this was rejected by the EBU's General Assembly in July 2024.[105][106]
Production and format
SRG SSR's mobile radio booth at the Eurovision Village inMesse Basel
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was produced by the Swiss national broadcaster SRG SSR.[107] The core team consisted of Reto Peritz and Moritz Stadler as executive producers,[107] and Yves Schifferle as head of show. Repeating their function from the previous edition wereChrister Björkman as head of contest, Tobias Åberg as head of production, and Robin Hofwander and Fredrik Bäcklund as multi-camera directors,[4][5] with other production personnel including Nadja Burkhardt-Tracol as head of event, Manfred Winz as head of finance, Aurore Chatard as head of security, and Kevin Stuber as head of legal.[108][109] The theme art and background music's creation are overseen by art director Artur Deyneuve.[110]
The contest's organisation was restructured for 2025; this was announced by the EBU on 1 July 2024, following a review into thecontroversies of the 2024 contest.[111] Two new positions were created: the ESC director and the commercial director, filled byMartin Green (managing director of the2023 contest) and Jurian van der Meer, respectively;[3][112] Green would oversee the work of executive supervisorMartin Österdahl and Van der Meer.[113][114] In response to the circumstances that led to thedisqualification of the2024 Dutch entrantJoost Klein from that year's final, from 2025 onwards, no behind-the-scenes filming of the artists would be permitted without prior approval from their delegations' head of press.[115] A set of conduct rules and duty of care guidelines was codified and made mandatory for all personnel working in the event.[116]
The preliminary budget was estimated to be atCHF 61 million (€65.2 million), with theExecutive Council of Basel-Stadt contributing CHF 35 million (€37.3 million), SRG SSR contributing CHF 20 million (€21.4 million), and the EBU contributing CHF 6 million (€6.4 million).[117]
Visual, sound, and stage design
The stage in the arena
On 16 December 2024, SRG SSR unveiled the theme art and stage design for the 2025 contest.[118] The theme art, designed by the London-based agency Not Wieden+Kennedy and named "Unity Shapes Love", was built on variably-coloured miniatures of the "Eurovision heart" being arranged to emulate thehalftonepixelation effect, symbolising "millions of people unified by the Eurovision Song Contest, to listen and celebrate together".[119][120] The theme music, produced by MassiveMusic and titled "See You Radiate", featured nods toSwiss traditional music and is adaptable for future editions.[121][122] Devised for the second year in a row by German production designerFlorian Wieder, who had previously designed the sets of seven previous contests, the stage was inspired by Switzerland's mountains and linguistic diversity, highlighted by a central extension that extends into the standing audience area and surrounded by an LED arch.[110][123]
Lumo, mascot of the 2025 contest
On 26 February 2025, SRG SSR unveiled a mascot for the 2025 contest, in a first for the event since1992. Named "Lumo" and designed by Lynn Brunner of theBasel Academy of Art and Design [de], it is ananthropomorphic heart shape with orange curly hair.[124]
Postcards
The "postcards" were short video introductions shown on television while the stage is being prepared for the next entry. Filmed between January and April 2025 and directed by Luca Zurfluh of Zurich-based production company Dynamic Frame, the postcards featured the competing artists taking part in local activities across Switzerland.[125][126][127] The following locations were used for each participating country:[128][129]
The Swiss comedianHazel Brugger and singerSandra Studer – who representedSwitzerland in 1991 – were announced as the presenters of the 2025 contest on 20 January 2025, and they hosted all three shows of the event; Swiss-Italian television presenterMichelle Hunziker joined them for the final.[2] Jan van Ditzhuijzen and Tanja Dankner provided commentary for the "Turquoise Carpet" and opening ceremony events, withJoël von Mutzenbecher [de] welcoming the competing artists at the start of the carpet andOdette Hella'Grand [de] interviewing them at the end of the route.[130] The public screening of the final atSt. Jakob-Park was hosted bySven Epiney andMélanie Freymond [fr], both of whom also announced the points of the Swiss jury from the stadium.[131] Epiney additionally moderated the winner's press conference.[132][133]
Semi-final allocation draw
Results of the semi-final allocation draw:
Participating countries in the first semi-final
Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the first semi-final
Participating countries in the second semi-final
Pre-qualified for the final but also voting in the second semi-final
The draw to determine the participating countries' semi-finals took place on 28 January 2025 at 12:30CET, at the auditorium of theKunstmuseum Basel.[134][135] The thirty-one semi-finalists were divided over five pots, based on historical voting patterns, with the purpose of reducing the chance ofbloc voting and increasing suspense in the semi-finals. The draw also determined which semi-final each of the six automatic qualifiers – host countrySwitzerland and "Big Five" countries (France,Germany,Italy,Spain and theUnited Kingdom) – would vote in, be required to broadcast, and perform its entry in a non-competitive capacity.[134][136] The ceremony was hosted byJennifer Bosshard and Jan van Ditzhuijzen,[137] and included the symbolic transfer of duties from Carina Nilsson, the president of previous host cityMalmö's council, toConradin Cramer, the president of theBasel-Stadt government.[138] Thehost city insignia, which had traditionally been used since2007, was replaced by a dress gifted by Nilsson to Cramer,[139] the first "friendship gift" that would replace the host city insignia from this year.[140]
The flag policy was updated for 2025, with competing artists allowed to display only the flag of the country they represent in official capacities – including onstage, in the green room, Turquoise Carpet, and the Eurovision Village. On the other hand, the policy overturned a previous ban for the audience, allowing the display of any flag permitted underSwiss law, includingpride flags,Palestinian flags, and theflag of Europe.[141][142][143] While accepting the policy, Dutch broadcasterAVROTROS stated that it would push for changes for the following year's contest;[144] the broadcaster had earlier met withLGBTQ+ advocacy groupCOC Nederland, which called the ban on pride flags for competing artists "outrageously ridiculous".[145][146]Glenn Micallef, theEuropean Union (EU)'s cultural commissioner, also criticised similar restrictions on displaying the EU flag for competing artists.[147]
Contest overview
Changes to the process of revealing the semi-final qualifiers were implemented with this year's edition. For the first nine qualifiers, countries would be called in sets of three via split-screen, with one progressing to the final at a time. The final qualifier would then be announced while the hosts are onscreen.[148]
Semi-final 1
The opening act of the first semi-final featured a troupe of dancers,yodelers andalphorn players.
The first semi-final took place on 13 May 2025 at 21:00CEST.[149] Fifteen countries competed in the first semi-final. Those countries plusItaly,Spain andSwitzerland, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote, voted in this semi-final.[150] The running order (R/O) was determined by the contest producers and was announced publicly on 27 March. In addition to the competing entries, Spain, Italy and Switzerland performed their entries during the show, appearing on stage after the entries from Estonia, Belgium and Croatia, respectively.[151] Ukraine was awarded the most points in the semi-final, and qualified for the final alongside, in order of points total, Albania, the Netherlands, Sweden, Estonia, Iceland, Poland, Norway, Portugal, and San Marino. The countries that failed to reach the final were Cyprus, Croatia, Slovenia, Belgium, and Azerbaijan.[152]
The second semi-final took place on 15 May 2025 at 21:00 CEST.[149] Sixteen countries competed in the second semi-final. Those countries plusFrance,Germany and theUnited Kingdom, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote, voted in this semi-final.[150] The running order (R/O) was determined by the contest producers and was announced publicly on 27 March. In addition to the competing entries, the United Kingdom, France and Germany performed their entries during the show, appearing on stage after the entries from Austria, Georgia and Israel, respectively.[151] Israel was awarded the most points in the semi-final, and qualified for the final alongside, in order of points total, Latvia, Finland, Greece, Austria, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Denmark, Malta, and Armenia. The countries that failed to reach the final were Australia, Czechia, Ireland, Serbia, Georgia, and Montenegro.[158]
This semi-final was opened by a monologue by Philip, a Eurovision fan, about the things he loves about the contest. The interval acts included a presentation on Swiss punctuality backed by a dance troupe performing an interpretive routine titled "On Time"; and four former participants performing their intended entries for the cancelled2020 contest – Switzerland'sGjon's Tears with "Répondez-moi",Lithuania'sThe Roop with "On Fire",Azerbaijan'sEfendi with "Cleopatra", andMalta'sDestiny with "All of My Love". Co-presenter Sandra Studer performed the1990 Italian winning entry, "Insieme: 1992", after the qualifiers were announced.[159][160][161]
Qualifiers
Second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025[158]
The final took place on 17 May 2025 at 21:00 CEST[149] and featured 26 competing countries. All 37 participating countries with jury and televote, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" online vote, voted in the final. The running order (R/O) of the host nation was determined by a random draw on 17 March during the annual meeting of heads of the participating delegations.[162] The running order for the remaining finalists was determined by the contest producers following the second semi-final.[163]
Austria won the contest with the song "Wasted Love", performed byJJ and written by him along withTeodora Špirić and Thomas Thurner. Austria won with 436 points, also winning the jury vote. It was the country's third win in the contest, following prior victories in1966 and2014.[164] Israel came second with 357 points and won the televote, with Estonia, Sweden, Italy, Greece, France, Albania, Ukraine, and Switzerland completing the top ten. Luxembourg, Denmark, Spain, Iceland, and San Marino occupied the bottom five positions.[165]
The ten qualifiers from the first semi-final were determined solely by televoting, with the exception of San Marino which did not organise a televote, and thus used the votes of its back-up jury. All fifteen countries competing in the first semi-final voted, alongside Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the aggregated Rest of the World vote. The ten qualifying countries were announced in no particular order, and the full results were published after the final was held.
Qualifiers
Detailed voting results of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025[152]
Voting procedure used:
100% Televoting
100% Jury vote
Total score
Iceland
Poland
Slovenia
Estonia
Ukraine
Sweden
Portugal
Norway
Belgium
Azerbaijan
San Marino
Albania
Netherlands
Croatia
Cyprus
Italy
Spain
Switzerland
Rest of the World
Contestants
Iceland
97
6
5
7
2
12
2
8
5
5
10
7
7
4
5
4
8
Poland
85
7
5
7
4
7
10
1
2
12
1
4
3
10
6
6
Slovenia
23
3
1
1
2
8
1
6
1
Estonia
113
6
8
1
3
6
6
6
4
10
10
8
6
12
8
8
4
3
4
Ukraine
137
4
12
8
8
4
12
5
6
7
6
10
8
4
12
7
12
2
10
Sweden
118
12
7
4
12
4
7
12
8
4
6
7
8
5
6
2
7
7
Portugal
56
1
3
3
6
7
2
3
3
4
3
1
7
8
5
Norway
82
10
5
2
5
12
5
3
2
8
3
2
5
6
2
8
1
3
Belgium
23
5
1
12
5
Azerbaijan
7
7
San Marino
46
3
1
4
3
1
2
1
5
4
2
2
12
1
5
Albania
122
2
10
7
2
10
10
8
4
7
6
1
4
10
3
10
6
10
12
Netherlands
121
8
4
6
10
6
8
10
10
12
3
3
7
3
10
5
3
12
1
Croatia
28
2
12
8
1
2
1
2
Cyprus
44
10
5
12
5
12
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points received in the first semi-final. Ukraine received the maximum score of 12 points from four countries, while Sweden received three sets of 12 points. Both Cyprus and the Netherlands received two sets of 12 points, while Albania, Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Iceland, Norway, Poland and San Marino received one each.
12 points awarded in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025[175]
The ten qualifiers from the second semi-final were determined solely by televoting. All sixteen countries competing in the second semi-final voted, alongside France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the aggregated Rest of the World vote. The ten qualifying countries were announced in no particular order, and the full results were published after the final was held.
Qualifiers
Detailed voting results of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025[158]
Voting procedure used:
100% Televoting
Total score
Australia
Montenegro
Ireland
Latvia
Armenia
Austria
Greece
Lithuania
Malta
Georgia
Denmark
Czechia
Luxembourg
Israel
Serbia
Finland
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Rest of the World
Contestants
Australia
41
3
6
2
6
5
1
3
1
5
2
5
2
Montenegro
12
12
Ireland
28
2
4
2
6
2
2
2
7
1
Latvia
130
7
3
8
4
8
3
12
3
7
8
10
7
4
4
10
6
8
8
10
Armenia
51
1
8
5
1
12
3
12
1
8
Austria
104
3
7
6
7
8
10
8
7
6
7
6
4
6
6
7
1
5
Greece
112
5
10
1
12
7
8
5
4
4
10
8
10
1
7
10
3
7
Lithuania
103
1
5
10
12
1
4
2
8
6
8
8
5
6
5
7
10
5
Malta
53
8
4
4
7
1
6
2
1
2
3
5
2
3
2
3
Georgia
28
3
10
5
3
7
Denmark
61
6
2
5
2
3
3
4
4
5
1
1
8
3
4
6
4
Czechia
29
5
5
3
5
3
8
Luxembourg
62
4
1
2
5
6
7
1
5
10
3
4
10
3
1
Israel
203
12
8
12
10
2
12
12
10
12
10
12
12
12
7
12
12
12
12
12
Serbia
28
12
10
1
4
1
Finland
115
10
6
7
8
6
4
2
7
10
4
10
7
6
2
8
2
6
4
6
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points received in the second semi-final. Israel received the maximum score of 12 points from thirteen countries, followed by Armenia which received two sets of 12 points. Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro and Serbia were each awarded one set of 12 points.
12 points awarded in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025[176]
The results of the final were determined by televoting and jury voting in all thirty-seven participating countries, plus the Rest of the World aggregate public vote. The announcement of the jury points was conducted by each country individually, with the country's spokesperson announcing their jury's favorite entry that received 12 points, with the remaining points shown on screen. Following the completion of the jury points announcement, the public points were announced as an aggregate by the contest hosts in ascending order starting from the country which received the fewest points from the jury.
Detailed jury voting results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025[165]
Voting procedure used:
100% Televoting
100% Jury vote
Total score
Jury vote score
Televoting score
Jury vote
Sweden
Azerbaijan
Malta
Netherlands
Slovenia
Armenia
Luxembourg
San Marino
Ukraine
Norway
Austria
France
Italy
Portugal
Denmark
Croatia
Latvia
Ireland
Poland
Montenegro
Greece
Serbia
Czechia
United Kingdom
Spain
Finland
Australia
Germany
Belgium
Israel
Albania
Lithuania
Iceland
Georgia
Cyprus
Estonia
Switzerland
Contestants
Norway
89
22
67
4
2
1
2
6
1
6
Luxembourg
47
23
24
6
3
1
3
4
4
2
Estonia
356
98
258
7
3
7
2
3
7
5
4
3
10
3
5
1
3
3
4
3
10
7
3
5
Israel
357
60
297
12
5
1
2
7
3
6
7
1
2
3
5
1
5
Lithuania
96
34
62
4
3
7
6
3
5
6
Spain
37
27
10
2
5
5
5
10
Ukraine
218
60
158
5
8
5
4
4
1
2
8
2
2
4
2
4
2
6
1
United Kingdom
88
88
0
6
2
10
7
7
12
2
4
2
1
10
6
5
5
5
4
Austria
436
258
178
12
7
12
10
8
10
1
12
4
6
5
10
12
12
7
8
10
8
8
7
12
7
12
12
6
7
4
8
7
7
7
Iceland
33
0
33
Latvia
158
116
42
3
1
2
8
6
6
4
7
12
7
1
12
10
7
7
12
8
3
Netherlands
175
133
42
8
3
4
3
7
5
2
3
5
10
10
2
8
7
10
3
3
8
10
7
8
1
6
Finland
196
88
108
6
6
10
8
12
1
6
10
4
5
2
4
1
10
3
Italy
256
159
97
10
4
12
12
8
6
12
8
12
8
4
3
4
5
5
3
10
2
12
3
4
12
Poland
156
17
139
4
1
5
2
2
1
2
Germany
151
77
74
2
4
12
8
2
5
10
12
3
1
1
10
5
2
Greece
231
105
126
10
8
1
4
3
4
12
6
1
3
12
6
12
6
5
12
Armenia
72
42
30
12
10
1
4
1
1
3
2
5
3
Switzerland
214
214
0
10
1
2
10
8
7
8
10
7
3
2
4
10
10
8
8
12
7
6
7
12
6
1
7
8
8
3
7
4
6
12
Malta
91
83
8
1
5
1
10
5
5
6
5
2
7
5
7
8
8
8
Portugal
50
37
13
6
7
1
6
4
4
1
6
2
Denmark
47
45
2
8
7
5
1
10
4
10
Sweden
321
126
195
1
8
6
6
5
10
5
7
3
5
7
10
6
4
6
4
1
12
2
8
10
France
230
180
50
7
8
2
3
12
12
5
2
6
6
8
3
6
12
12
8
2
8
8
10
12
4
10
6
8
San Marino
27
9
18
6
2
1
Albania
218
45
173
3
1
12
3
4
5
10
2
1
4
Detailed televoting results of the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025[165]
Voting procedure used:
100% Televoting
100% Jury vote
Total score
Jury vote score
Televoting score
Televoting vote
Sweden
Azerbaijan
Malta
Netherlands
Slovenia
Armenia
Luxembourg
San Marino
Ukraine
Norway
Austria
France
Italy
Portugal
Denmark
Croatia
Latvia
Ireland
Poland
Montenegro
Greece
Serbia
Czechia
United Kingdom
Spain
Finland
Australia
Germany
Belgium
Israel
Albania
Lithuania
Iceland
Georgia
Cyprus
Estonia
Switzerland
Rest of the World
Contestants
Norway
89
22
67
6
6
2
4
10
1
4
1
3
4
3
2
2
2
8
4
5
Luxembourg
47
23
24
4
1
8
3
8
Estonia
356
98
258
8
8
12
8
7
12
5
7
2
7
8
7
1
6
12
12
6
10
10
8
12
6
6
7
8
6
4
2
10
5
10
7
8
7
2
2
Israel
357
60
297
12
12
5
12
6
12
10
1
10
7
12
8
12
8
7
10
7
7
2
10
12
12
10
12
12
12
7
3
4
7
10
2
12
12
Lithuania
96
34
62
4
12
4
2
10
8
6
8
1
6
1
Spain
37
27
10
6
1
3
Ukraine
218
60
158
4
4
4
3
4
2
6
6
10
4
2
6
7
12
6
12
10
2
3
12
7
10
8
6
8
United Kingdom
88
88
0
Austria
436
258
178
10
10
3
10
7
5
6
1
2
4
7
3
5
4
4
7
3
10
10
4
4
7
3
6
3
8
6
5
3
5
6
6
1
Iceland
33
0
33
5
1
3
1
10
1
6
1
5
Latvia
158
116
42
1
8
3
2
3
3
2
12
8
Netherlands
175
133
42
2
2
2
5
3
3
6
5
1
1
6
1
4
1
Finland
196
88
108
10
5
7
6
1
6
2
5
7
3
5
1
6
3
4
6
10
1
5
10
5
Italy
256
159
97
1
8
2
12
3
7
10
3
8
6
2
1
2
1
10
6
7
8
Poland
156
17
139
6
2
10
3
6
3
8
5
7
3
7
12
8
10
8
1
7
10
12
4
3
4
Germany
151
77
74
1
5
5
12
1
3
5
5
3
5
1
5
5
4
8
1
2
3
Greece
231
105
126
3
5
8
10
12
4
2
4
8
2
7
10
6
7
12
12
7
7
Armenia
72
42
30
8
2
6
12
2
Switzerland
214
214
0
Malta
91
83
8
1
1
1
5
Portugal
50
37
13
8
5
Denmark
47
45
2
2
Sweden
321
126
195
3
1
7
5
6
2
1
4
12
4
5
4
12
8
8
2
8
5
1
7
7
7
5
12
8
5
4
2
2
4
10
1
12
5
6
France
230
180
50
2
10
6
5
2
5
1
8
4
3
4
San Marino
27
9
18
3
12
3
Albania
218
45
173
7
7
4
8
3
7
8
6
10
10
2
10
4
12
12
4
5
5
3
4
4
8
7
3
10
10
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points received in the final. In the jury vote, Austria received the maximum score from eight countries, followed by Italy and France with six and five sets of 12 points, respectively. Greece received four sets of 12 points, Latvia and Switzerland received three, Germany received two, and Albania, Armenia, Finland, Israel, Sweden and the United Kingdom were each awarded one set of 12 points. In the public vote, Israel received the maximum score of 12 points from twelve countries and the Rest of the World vote, followed by Estonia with five sets of 12 points, Sweden with four, Greece and Ukraine with three sets of 12 points each, Albania and Poland with two, and Armenia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania and San Marino were each awarded one set of 12 points.
12 points awarded by juries in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025[165]
All participating broadcasters may choose to have on-site or remote commentators providing insight and voting information to their local audience. Although they are required to, at minimum, show the final and semi-final in which their country votes, most broadcasters cover all three shows. Some non-participating broadcasters also air the contest. The Eurovision Song ContestYouTube channel provides international live streams with no commentary of all shows. The table below details the broadcasting plans and commentators for the countries that aired the contest. According to the EBU, in total 166 million people watched at least a minute of the television broadcasts, while the YouTube broadcasts culminatively garnered 19.9 million views over a seven-day period. Votes were received from 146 countries, including the 37 competing countries.[177]
Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
TheMarcel Bezençon Awards honour songs in the contest's final. They have been organised since 2002 by Sweden's then-head of delegation and 1992 representativeChrister Björkman and 1984 winnerRichard Herrey.[287] The awards are divided into three categories: the Artistic Award, the Composers Award, and the Press Award.[288] The winners were revealed shortly before the Eurovision final on 17 May.[289]
OGAE, an organisation of over forty Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond, conducts an annual voting poll first held in 2002 as the Marcel Bezençon Fan Award. After all votes were cast, the top-ranked entry in the 2025 poll was Sweden's "Bara bada bastu" performed byKAJ; the top five results are shown below.[290][291][292]
Following the 2025 contest, four entries entered theBillboard Global 200 chart dated 31 May 2025: Germany's "Baller" at number 80, Estonia's "Espresso Macchiato" at number 93, Sweden's "Bara bada bastu" at number 123, and Austria's winning entry "Wasted Love" at number 167. On theBillboard Global Excl. US chart also dated 31 May 2025, the four aforementioned entries entered at numbers 28, 33, 45, and 63, respectively, followed by Norway's "Lighter" at number 172.[293][294] Additionally, the "Made in Switzerland" interval act from the first semi-final was released as a single on 6 June 2025,[295] and peaked at number 16 on theSwiss Hitparade.[296]
The Israeli entrantYuval Raphael on the "Turquoise Carpet" in Basel with pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the background, 11 May 2025
Due to the continuingGaza war, Israel's participation in the contest remained controversial, with calls for the exclusion of the country from the event.[297] The Slovenian broadcasterRTVSLO submitted a demand for the EBU to exclude Israel,[298] while Spanish broadcasterRTVE, Irish broadcasterRTÉ, Icelandic broadcasterRÚV, and Belgian broadcasterVRT called for a wider discussion among EBU members regarding Israel's participation.[299][300][301] The EBU committed to a discussion regarding Israel's involvement "in due course",[302] but reiterated that it is "an association of public service broadcasters, not governments",[303] and that all EBU members are eligible to compete.[304] 72 former Eurovision contestants signed a letter calling for Israel's exclusion, including former winnersCharlie McGettigan andSalvador Sobral;[305] the previous edition's winnerNemo and this edition's winnerJJ later publicly joined calls to exclude Israel.[306][307]
During the introductory postcard preceding Israel's performance in the second semi-final, RTVE's commentatorsTony Aguilar andJulia Varela mentioned the number ofcasualties of the war. Following a complaint filed by the Israeli broadcasterKan, the EBU warned RTVE it would be fined if its commentators "mention the Gaza conflict again".[308] Ahead of the final, RTVE aired a message that read "When human rights are at stake, silence is not an option. Peace and justice for Palestine".[309] During the final, Israel's performance was met with some booing by the audience;[310] the Swiss host broadcasterSRG SSR replaced this in the television broadcast with pre-recorded applause.[311]
Israel ultimately won the televote and finished in second place overall,[312] prompting a number of participating broadcasters, including RTVE, VRT,[313] RÚV, Belgium's French-speakingRTBF,[314] Finland'sYle,[315] Norway'sNRK,[316] RTÉ,[317] and the Netherlands'AVROTROS andNPO,[318] to call for a rework of the televoting system while also highlighting concerns over Israel's participation. RTVE, VRT, and RTÉ additionally called for an independent audit of their countries' televoting results;[313][317] the Spanish and Belgian televote awarded 12 points to Israel, while the Irish televote awarded 10.[319] Eurovision News Spotlight, a fact-checking andopen-source intelligence initiative by the EBU, published an investigation on 19 May 2025 which found evidence that theIsrael Government Advertising Agency had conducted a cross-platform advertising campaign and utilised official state social media accounts to encourage public support for Israel's entry in the contest, specifically providing instructions on how voters could cast all 20 of their allowed votes for Israel.[320][321] The advertisements received more than over 68 million total impressions.[322] TheIsraeli government had previously admitted to deploying the same strategyduring the 2024 contest.[323][324]
Official album
Cover art of the official album
Eurovision Song Contest: Basel 2025 is the officialcompilation album of the contest, featuring all 37 entries. It was put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released byUniversal Music Group digitally on 18 April 2025, in CD format on 25 April 2025, and in vinyl format on 23 May 2025.[325][326][327]
Charts
Chart performance forEurovision Song Contest: Basel 2025
^While "United by Music" has been the permanent slogan of the contest as a whole since November 2023, the Swiss host broadcasterSRG SSR adopted "Welcome Home" as the concept and "motto" for the 2025 edition specifically.[1][2]
^abDespite finishing with the same number of points as Ukraine, Albania is deemed to have finished 8th in the combined result due to receiving a greater number of points in the televote.
^abDespite finishing with the same number of points as Finland, the United Kingdom is deemed to have finished 10th in the jury voting due to receiving points from more countries.
^abDespite finishing with the same number of points as Israel, Ukraine is deemed to have finished 14th in the jury voting due to receiving points from more countries.
^abDespite finishing with the same number of points as Latvia, Netherlands is deemed to have finished 15th in the televoting due to receiving points from more countries.
^abDespite finishing with the same number of points as Denmark, Albania is deemed to have finished 16th in the jury voting due to receiving points from more countries.
^abDespite finishing with the same number of points as Denmark, Luxembourg is deemed to have finished 22nd in the combined result due to receiving a greater number of points in the televote.
^abDespite both finishing with 0 points, tiebreaking rules put the United Kingdom in 25th place and Switzerland 26th due to their running order positions.
^The broadcast of the second semi-final will start delayed, at 22:00 (WEST) onRTP Internacional andRTP Internacional Ásia, and at 22:30 (WEST) on RTP1 andRTP Internacional América[255]
^Catalan-language commentary option available only in Catalonia.
^Including Swedish-language commentary option fromSVT1 for all shows
^abCramer, Conradin [@ConradinCramer] (12 May 2024)."Herzliche Gratulation an Nemo" [Warm Congratulations to Nemo] (Tweet) (in Swiss High German). Retrieved12 May 2024 – viaTwitter.
^"Vortrag des Gemeinderats an den Stadtrat Eurovision Song Contest 2025; Verpflichtungskredit" [Presentation of the municipal council to the city council: Eurovision Song Contest 2025; Commitment credit](PDF).bern.ch (in Swiss High German). 26 June 2024. Retrieved30 June 2024.Anfangs Juli 2024 finden die Pitch-Präsentationen und allfällige Standortbesichtigungen statt. Ende Juli 2024 wird durch das SRG kommuniziert, welche zwei potenziellen Austragungsstädte noch im Rennen sind (Shortlist). [The pitch presentations and any site visits will take place at the beginning of July 2024. At the end of July 2024, the SRG will announce which two potential host cities are still in the running (shortlist).]
^"Eurovision Song Contest 2025: Semi-Finals Lineup Confirmed".ebu.ch. EBU. 28 January 2025. Retrieved28 January 2025.The new "friendship gift" has replaced the Insignias passed between each Host City between 2007 and 2024 and will remain in Basel after this year's event.
^Bureau, Éric (2 September 2025)."Céline Dion : malaise à l'Eurovision, concerts reportés, documentaire… Nos révélations sur son retour compliqué" [Céline Dion: Eurovision woes, postponed concerts, documentary... Our revelations about her complicated comeback].Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved2 September 2025.Ce qui est certain, c'est que le 17 mai 2025, Céline Dion devait bel et bien participer au concours de l'Eurovision, comme les rumeurs le laissaient entendre. Elle est venue en jet à Bâle (Suisse), où elle devait interpréter « Ne partez pas sans moi », la chanson avec laquelle elle remporta le Grand Prix pour la Suisse en 1988. Un extrait a même été diffusé lors des répétitions, qui se sont déroulées à huis clos. Seulement voilà, en arrivant dans la salle, l'artiste a été victime d'une crise l'empêchant de chanter, comme on en voit une particulièrement impressionnante dans le documentaire « Je suis : Céline Dion » sorti l'an dernier. Elle a alors immédiatement quitté les lieux et repris un jet pour Las Vegas. [What is certain is that on 17 May 2025, Céline Dion was indeed scheduled to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, as rumours had suggested. She flew by jet to Basel, Switzerland, where she was to perform ‘Ne partez pas sans moi’, the song with which she won the Grand Prix for Switzerland in 1988. An excerpt was even broadcast during rehearsals, which took place behind closed doors. However, upon arriving at the venue, the artist suffered a seizure that prevented her from singing, as seen in a particularly impressive scene in the documentary ‘I Am: Céline Dion’ released last year. She immediately left the venue and flew back to Las Vegas.]{{cite web}}:|last= has generic name (help)
^ევროვიზია 2025-ზე საქართველოს მარიამ შენგელია წარადგენს [Mariam Shengelia will represent Georgia at Eurovision 2025].First Channel (in Georgian). 14 March 2025. Retrieved20 March 2025.კონკურსს, ტრადიციულად, პირველი არხი პირდაპირ ეთერში შემოგთავაზებთ. [As usual, the competition will be broadcast live on First Channel.]
^"Klubi-info: Mikä ihmeen OGAE?" [The club info: What on Earth is OGAE?].Euroviisuklubi (in Finnish). OGAE Finland. 5 June 2012. Archived fromthe original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved17 June 2012.
^"Ads Transparancy Centre".adstransparency.google.com. Using the search bar type "Israeli Government Advertising Agency", set the date range for the ads to 15 May 2025, set the platform to YouTube, use the "Shown in ..." dropdown to select adverts from an applicable country, then click on the relevant adverts to reveal their individual statistics. Note that for adverts shown in a non-EU country, statistics are generally unavailable to view. The 68 million figure excludes the figures of adverts that were shown in a non-EU country, with the exceptions of Iceland and Norway. Retrieved4 October 2025.
