Eurovision Song Contest 2025

International song competition

"Eurovision 2025" redirects here. For the junior contest, see Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

Eurovision Song Contest 2025

United by Music[1]
Dates
Semi-final 1| 13 May 2025
Semi-final 2| 15 May 2025
Final| 17 May 2025
Host
Venue| St. Jakobshalle
Basel, Switzerland
ESC director| Martin Green[2]
Executive supervisor| Martin Österdahl
Executive producer|

* Reto Peritz
* Moritz Stadler

Host broadcaster| Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Website| eurovision.tv/event/basel-2025
Participants
(provisional; as of November 2024[update])
Number of entries| 37
Returning countries|  Montenegro

Participation map

* Countries which have provisionally confirmed their participation in 2025 Countries which have participated in past editions

2024 ← Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is set to be the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is scheduled to take place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country's victory at the 2024 contest with the song "The Code" by Nemo. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), the contest will be held at St. Jakobshalle, and will consist of two semi-finals on 13 and 15 May, and a final on 17 May 2025.[3]

## Location

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St. Jakobshalle, Basel – host venue of the 2025 contest

The 2025 contest is scheduled to take place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country's victory at the 2024 contest with the song "The Code", performed by Nemo. It will be the third time that Switzerland has hosted the contest, having previously done so for the inaugural contest in 1956 and the 1989 contest, held in Lugano and Lausanne respectively. The selected venue for the contest is the 12,400-seat St. Jakobshalle, which serves as a venue for indoor sports and concert events. The arena is located at southern Basel-Stadt, adjacent to the neighbouring municipality of Münchenstein in Basel-Landschaft.[3]

The Messe and Congress Center Basel complex will host several events related to the contest. It will be the location of the Eurovision Village, which hosts performances by contest participants and local artists as well as screenings of the live shows for the general public; the EuroClub, which hosts the official after-parties and private performances by contest participants; and the "Turquoise Carpet" event on 11 May 2025, where the contestants and their delegations are presented before accredited press and fans, followed by the opening ceremony.[4] St. Jakob-Park will host a screening of the final along with performances by past Eurovision artists, with entry charged for the public; the stadium will also be featured on the live broadcast.[5][6] The Eurovision Street is set to be located at Stäinevorstadt.[7][8]

### Bidding phase

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Basel

Geneva

St. Gallen

Zurich

Biel/Bienne & Bern

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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 of Geneva expressed interest in hosting the 2025 edition at Palexpo and submitted a formal application.[9][10] On the same day, the president of the Basel-Stadt government, Conradin Cramer, also expressed interest in Basel hosting the 2025 event.[11] On 12 May, Olma Hall in St. Gallen was proposed as a potential venue.[12][13] On 13 May, Lugano, which hosted the inaugural contest in 1956, ruled out a bid to host in 2025.[14] The president of Bern's cantonal government Philippe Müller expressed his reluctance to host the contest in the de facto Swiss capital,[15] but the cantonal government itself later announced its support in organising the event in Bern.[16] Meanwhile, Zurich's city council held a "high priority" meeting to discuss a bid.[17][18] On 14 May, Lausanne, which hosted the 1989 contest, ruled out a bid to host in 2025, citing a lack of infrastructure.[19] On 15 May, Biel/Bienne declared its interest to be associated with and co-host the event.[20] On 17 May, the local government of Fribourg stated that it was examining a potential bid.[21] On 5 June, the Basel-Stadt government confirmed that it would bid, proposing St. Jakobshalle and St. Jakob-Park as possible venues.[22] On 6 June, Biel/Bienne and Bern's municipalities announced a joint bid.[23][24] On 12 June, St. Gallen announced that it would not submit a bid due to not meeting the requirements to host the event.[25]

The host broadcaster SRG SSR launched the bidding process on 27 May 2024, by issuing a list of requirements for interested cities.[26] Basel, Bern, Geneva, and Zurich officially declared their interest and finalised their bids on 28 June.[27][28] Representatives from the host broadcaster visited the four bidding cities in early July,[29][30] and shortlisted Basel and Geneva on 19 July.[31] On 30 August, the EBU and SRG SSR announced Basel as the host city, with St. Jakobshalle as the chosen venue.[32][3]

Key:
† Host city  * Shortlisted  ^ Submitted a bid

City  | Venue  | Notes  | Ref.

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Basel †  | St. Jakob-Park | Hosted the 2016 UEFA Europa League final and will host matches of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. The proposal was dependent on the construction of a roof to cover the stadium.  | [11][33][34]
St. Jakobshalle | Hosts the annual Swiss Indoors.
Bern with Biel/Bienne ^  | Neue Festhalle  | Proposal set around a planned music venue, constructed within the Bernexpo [de] complex.  | [35][36]
Geneva *  | Palexpo | Hosted the annual Geneva International Motor Show. It also hosted the 2014 Davis Cup semi-finals and the 2019 Laver Cup.  | [37]
St. Gallen | Olma Hall  | —  | [12][38]
Zurich ^  | Hallenstadion | Hosted the annual Zurich Open from 1993 to 2008.  | [39][40]
Swiss Life Arena | Planned venue for the 2026 IIHF World Championship

## Provisional list of participating countries

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Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Participation summaries by country

* Albania
* Australia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czechia
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

Further information: List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eligibility for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership capable of receiving the contest via the Eurovision network and broadcasting it live nationwide. The EBU issues invitations to participate in the contest to all active members. Interested broadcasters had until 15 September 2024 to submit their application for participation in the 2025 contest to the EBU, and until 11 October to withdraw without facing a financial penalty.[41]

Countries that are part of the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) and the host country Switzerland will be automatically allocated a place in the final of the contest, while all other countries will be placed in one of the two semi-finals.[42]

As of November 2024,[update] broadcasters from the following countries have publicly confirmed their intention to participate in the 2025 contest. Montenegro is set to return after a two-year absence.

Provisional list of participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025  Country  | Broadcaster  | Artist  | Song  | Language  | Songwriter(s)  | Ref.

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Albania | RTSH |  |  |  |  | [43]
Australia | SBS |  |  |  |  | [44]
Austria | ORF |  |  |  |  | [45]
Azerbaijan | İTV |  |  |  |  | [46]
Belgium | VRT | TBD 1 February 2025[47] | [48]
Croatia | HRT | TBD February 2025[49] | [49]
Cyprus | CyBC | Theo Evan[50] |  |  |  | [51]
Czechia | ČT |  |  |  |  | [52]
Denmark | DR | TBD 1 March 2025[53] | [53]
Estonia | ERR | TBD 15 February 2025[54] | [54]
Finland | Yle | TBD 8 February 2025[55] | [56]
France | France Télévisions |  |  |  |  | [57]
Georgia | GPB |  |  |  |  | [58]
Germany | NDR[a] | TBD 1 March 2025[61] | [62]
Greece | ERT | TBD 29 January 2025[63] | [64]
Iceland | RÚV | TBD February 2025[65] | [65]
Ireland | RTÉ | TBD February 2025[66] | [67]
Israel | IPBC |  |  |  |  | [68]
Italy | RAI | TBD 15 February 2025[69] | [70]
Latvia | LTV | TBD February 2025[71][72] | [73]
Lithuania | LRT | TBD 15 February 2025[74] | [75][76]
Luxembourg | RTL | TBD 25 January 2025[77] | [78]
Malta | PBS | TBD 8 February 2025[79] | [79]
Moldova | TRM |  |  |  |  | [80]
Montenegro | RTCG | TBD 27 November 2024[81] | [82]
Netherlands | AVROTROS |  |  |  |  | [83]
Norway | NRK |  |  |  |  | [84]
Poland | TVP | TBD 14 February 2025[85] | [86]
Portugal | RTP | TBD 8 March 2025[87] | [88]
San Marino | SMRTV | TBD 22 February 2025[89][90] | [91]
Serbia | RTS | TBD 1 March 2025[92] | [93]
Slovenia | RTVSLO | TBD 1 February 2025[94] | [94]
Spain | RTVE | TBD 1 February 2025[95] | [96]
Sweden | SVT | TBD 8 March 2025[97][98] | [99]
Switzerland | SRG SSR |  |  |  |  | [100]
Ukraine | Suspilne | TBD February 2025[101] | [102]
United Kingdom | BBC |  |  |  |  | [103]

### Other countries

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#### EBU members

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* North Macedonia - On 22 October 2024, the Program Council of the Macedonian broadcaster MRT agreed to discuss a potential return of the country to the contest, in response to an email from Eurovision fans urging the broadcaster to do so. All members of the Council agreed that the country should return to the contest as they did in 2023 and 2024, years in which it ultimately did not participate.[104] North Macedonia last took part in 2022.
* Romania - On 10 September 2024, Romanian broadcaster TVR stated that it has not made a decision on participation in 2025.[105] Romania last took part in 2023.

Active EBU member broadcasters in Andorra,[106] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[107] and Slovakia[108][109] have so far confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.

#### Non-EBU members

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* 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.[110][111] In August 2024, Kosovar news outlet Zëri reported 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.[112][113]

## Production

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will be produced by the Swiss national broadcaster Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR). The core team will consist of Reto Peritz and Moritz Stadler as executive producers,[114] and Yves Schifferle as head of show. Reprising their roles from the previous edition are Christer Björkman as head of contest and Tobias Åberg as head of production, 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.[115][116]

The contest's organisation will be restructured for 2025; this was announced by the EBU on 1 July 2024, following a review into the controversies of the 2024 contest.[117] Two new positions were created: the ESC director and the head of brand and commercial, with the ESC director overseeing the work of executive supervisor Martin Österdahl and the head of brand and commercial.[118][119] Martin Green, who previously worked on the 2023 contest as managing director, was appointed as ESC director.[2]

The Executive Council of Basel-Stadt is expected to contribute CHF 35 million (approximately €37.3 million) to the budget of the contest.[6]

## Broadcasts

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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 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 Contest YouTube channel provides international live streams with no commentary of all shows.

The following are the broadcasters that have confirmed in whole or in part their broadcasting plans and/or commentators:

Broadcasters and commentators  Country  | Broadcaster  | Channel(s)  | Show(s)  | Commentator(s)  | Ref(s)

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Australia | SBS | SBS | All shows  | TBA | [44]
Belgium | VRT | TBA | All shows  | Dutch: Peter Van de Veire | [47]
Germany | ARD/NDR | Das Erste | Final  | TBA | [120]
North Macedonia | MRT | TBA | All shows  | [121]
United Kingdom | BBC | BBC One | All shows  | [122]
BBC Radio 2

## Notes

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1. ^ On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortium ARD[59][60]

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