The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took 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 was held at St. Jakobshalle, and consisted of two semi-finals on 13 and 15 May, and a final on 17 May 2025.
It was the third time that Switzerland had 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 was the 12,400-seat St. Jakobshalle, which serves as a venue for indoor sports and concert events. The arena is located at the borders of Basel, adjacent to the neighbouring municipality of Münchenstein.
Who took part
The deadline for broadcasters to apply for participation was September 15, 2024, with a grace period for withdrawal without penalty until October 11, 2024. 37 countries took part in 2025.
Switzerland was automatically in the Grand Final along with the ‘big five’ broadcasters – France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.
RTCG of Montenegro return to the competition after last competing in 2022. And all 37 countries that took part at Malmö 2024 participated once again in May 2025.
- 🇦🇱 Albania – RTSH
- 🇦🇲 Armenia – AMPTV
- 🇦🇺 Australia – SBS (*EBU Associate)
- 🇦🇹 Austria – ORF
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan – İctimai
- 🇧🇪 Belgium – VRT
- 🇭🇷 Croatia – HRT
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus – CyBC
- 🇨🇿 Czechia – ČT
- 🇩🇰 Denmark – DR
- 🇪🇪 Estonia – ERR
- 🇫🇮 Finland – YLE
- 🇫🇷 France – FT
- 🇬🇪 Georgia – GPB
- 🇩🇪 Germany – ARD/NDR
- 🇬🇷 Greece – ERT
- 🇮🇸 Iceland – RÚV
- 🇮🇪 Ireland – RTÉ
- 🇮🇱 Israel – Kan
- 🇮🇹 Italy – RAI
- 🇱🇻 Latvia – LTV
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania – LRT
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg – RTL
- 🇲🇹 Malta – PBS
- 🇲🇩 Moldova – TRM
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro – RTCG
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands – AVROTROS
- 🇳🇴 Norway – NRK
- 🇵🇱 Poland – TVP
- 🇵🇹 Portugal – RTP
- 🇸🇲 San Marino – SMRTV
- 🇷🇸 Serbia – RTS
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia – RTVSLO
- 🇪🇸 Spain – RTVE
- 🇸🇪 Sweden – SVT
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland – SRG SSR
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Suspilne
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – BBC
Eligibility for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with an 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 members.
Result
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | Kyle Alessandro | "Lighter" | 89 | 18 |
| 2 | Luxembourg | Laura Thorn | "La poupée monte le son" | 47 | 22 |
| 3 | Estonia | Tommy Cash | "Espresso Macchiato" | 356 | 3 |
| 4 | Israel | Yuval Raphael | "New Day Will Rise" | 357 | 2 |
| 5 | Lithuania | Katarsis | "Tavo akys" | 96 | 16 |
| 6 | Spain | Melody | "Esa diva" | 37 | 24 |
| 7 | Ukraine | Ziferblat | "Bird of Pray" | 218 | 9 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | Remember Monday | "What the Hell Just Happened?" | 88 | 19 |
| 9 | Austria | JJ | "Wasted Love" | 436 | 1 |
| 10 | Iceland | Væb | "Róa" | 33 | 25 |
| 11 | Latvia | Tautumeitas | "Bur man laimi" | 158 | 13 |
| 12 | Netherlands | Claude | "C'est la vie" | 175 | 12 |
| 13 | Finland | Erika Vikman | "Ich komme" | 196 | 11 |
| 14 | Italy | Lucio Corsi | "Volevo essere un duro" | 256 | 5 |
| 15 | Poland | Justyna Steczkowska | "Gaja" | 156 | 14 |
| 16 | Germany | Abor & Tynna | "Baller" | 151 | 15 |
| 17 | Greece | Klavdia | "Asteromata" | 231 | 6 |
| 18 | Armenia | Parg | "Survivor" | 72 | 20 |
| 19 | Switzerland | Zoë Më | "Voyage" | 214 | 10 |
| 20 | Malta | Miriana Conte | "Serving" | 91 | 17 |
| 21 | Portugal | Napa | "Deslocado" | 50 | 21 |
| 22 | Denmark | Sissal | "Hallucination" | 47 | 23 |
| 23 | Sweden | KAJ | "Bara bada bastu" | 321 | 4 |
| 24 | France | Louane | "Maman" | 230 | 7 |
| 25 | San Marino | Gabry Ponte | "Tutta l'Italia" | 27 | 26 |
| 26 | Albania | Shkodra Elektronike | "Zjerm" | 218 | 8 |
Tickets
At a press conference in Basel, Switzerland, on Monday 16 December, the Project Team for Basel 2025 announced that to buy tickets for the Contest in Basel, registration is required. Pre-registration has already started and ends at midnight on 10 January 2025. To register, you can visit: www.ticketcorner.ch/esc.
The first ticket sale period starts on 29 January 2025, a day after the Semi-Final Draw. The prices for the various shows and categories will range from CHF 40 to CHF 350.
More ticket information is available on this page.