Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland

[Dutch 90,633]

Welcome to the thread for Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will be held in Basel, 🇨🇭Switzerland!

Thanks to Nemos Eurovision win with their song The Code and Swiss 3rd win in total and their first win since 1988, we are finally heading back to the land of chocolate, cheese and c(l)ocks.

This thread was created in the spirit of the Swedish king @Bellatrix who opened a thread for Eurovision every year but also @SwissMonster which is the biggest Swiss Eurovision fan on GGD. Let the pre-season fun begin! I will keep you up to date. 

Europe, let’s come together, I love y’all.

 

📍Host City: Basel

📅 Dates:
Semi-Final 1: 13th of May
Semi-Final 2: 15th of May 
Grand Final: 17th of May


🌍 Confirmed countries (37):

🇦🇱 Albania: Shkodra Elektronike - Zjerm
🇦🇲 Armenia: PARG – SURVIVOR 
🇦🇹 Austria: JJ – Wasted Love
🇦🇺 Australia: Go-Jo - Milkshake Man
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: Mamagama - Run With U
🇧🇪 Belgium: Red Sebastian - Strobe Lights
🇭🇷 Croatia: Marko Bošnjak - Poison Cake
🇨🇾 Cyprus: Theo Evan – Shh
🇨🇿 Czechia: ADONXS – Kiss Kiss Goodbye
🇩🇰 Denmark: Sissal - Hallucination
🇪🇪 Estonia: Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato
🇫🇮 Finland: Erika Vikman - ICH KOMME
🇫🇷 France: Louane – maman
🇬🇪 Georgia: Mariam Shengelia – Freedom 
🇩🇪 Germany: Abor & Tynna – Baller
🇬🇷 Greece: Klavdia – Asteromáta
🇮🇸 Iceland: VÆB - RÓA
🇮🇪 Ireland: EMMY - Laika Party
🇮🇱 Israel: Yuval Raphael – New Day Will Rise
🇮🇹 Italy: Lucio Corsi – Volevo Essere Un Duro
🇱🇻 Latvia: Tautumeitas - Bur Man Laimi
🇱🇹 Lithuania: Katarsis – Tavo Akys
🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Laura Thorn - La poupeé monte le son
🇲🇹 Malta: Miriana Conte - Kant
🇲🇪 Montenegro: Nina Žižić - Dobrodošli
🇳🇱 Netherlands: Claude - C'est La Vie
🇳🇴 Norway: Kyle Allesandro - Lighter
🇵🇱 Poland: Justyna Steczkowska – GAJA
🇵🇹 Portugal: NAPA – Deslocado
🇸🇲 San Marino: Gabry Ponte – Tutta L’Italia 
🇷🇸 Serbia: Princ – Mila 
🇸🇮 Slovenia: Klemen - How Much Time Do We Have
🇪🇸 Spain: Spain: Melody - Esa Diva
🇸🇪 Sweden: KAJ – Bara Bada Bastu 
🇨🇭 Switzerland: Zoë Më – Voyage
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Ziferblat – Bird of Pray
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Remember Monday – What The Hell Just Happened?

 

⏪ Returning countries: Montenegro

❌ Withdrawing: Moldova 


💃🕺🏻Hosts: Hazel Brugger, Michelle Hunziker and Sandra Studer

 

Stage:

 

Semi-Final 1:

Spoiler

1. Iceland: VÆB – RÓA

2. Poland: Justyna Steczkowska – GAJA

3. Slovenia: Klemen – How Much Time Do We Have Left

4. Estonia: Tommy Cash – Espresso Macchiato

- Spain: Melody – ESA DIVA

5. Ukraine: Ziferblat – Bird of Pray

6. Sweden: KAJ – Bara Bada Bastu 

7. Portugal: NAPA – Deslocado

8. Norway: Kyle Alessandro – Lighter 

9. Belgium: Red Sebastian – Strobe Lights

- Italy: Lucio Corsi – Volevo Essere Un Duro

10. Azerbaijan: Mamagama - Run With U

11. San Marino: Gabry Ponte – Tutta L’Italia 

12. Albania: Shkodra Elektronike – Zjerm

13. Netherlands: Claude – C’est La Vie

14. Croatia: Marko Bošnjak – Poison Cake

- Switzerland: Zoë Më – Voyage

15. Cyprus: Theo Evan – Shh

 

Semi-Final 2:

Spoiler

1. Australia: Go-Jo – Milkshake Man 

2. Montenegro: Nina Žižić – Dobrodošli

3. Ireland: EMMY – Laika Party

4. Latvia: Tautumeitas – Bur Man Laimi

5. Armenia: PARG – SURVIVOR 

6. Austria: JJ – Wasted Love

- United Kingdom: Remember Monday – What The Hell Just Happened?

7. Greece: Klavdia – Asteromáta

8. Lithuania: Katarsis – Tavo Akys

9. Malta: Miriana Conte – SERVING

10. Georgia: Mariam Shengelia – Freedom

- France: Louane – maman

11. Denmark: Sissal – Hallucination 

12. Czechia: ADONXS – Kiss Kiss Goodbye

13. Luxembourg: Laura Thorn – La Poupée Monte Le Son

14. Israel: Yuval Raphael – New Day Will Rise

- Germany: Abor & Tynna – Baller

15. Serbia: Princ – Mila 

16. Finland: Erika Vikman – ICH KOMME

 

The Grand Final:

Spoiler

1. 🇳🇴 Norway | Kyle Alessandro – Lighter 

2. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Laura Thorn – La Poupée Monte Le Son

3. 🇪🇪 Estonia | Tommy Cash – Espresso Macchiato

4. 🇮🇱 Israel | Yuval Raphael – New Day Will Rise

5. 🇱🇹 Lithuania | Katarsis – Tavo Akys

6. 🇪🇸 Spain | Melody – ESA DIVA

7. 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Ziferblat – Bird of Pray

8. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Remember Monday – What The Hell Just Happened?

9. 🇦🇹 Austria | JJ – Wasted Love

10. 🇮🇸 Iceland | VÆB – RÓA

11. 🇱🇻 Latvia | Tautumeitas – Bur Man Laimi

12. 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Claude – C’est La Vie

13. 🇫🇮 Finland | Erika Vikman – ICH KOMME

14. 🇮🇹 Italy | Lucio Corsi | Volevo Essere Un Duro

15. 🇵🇱 Poland | Justyna Steczkowska – GAJA

16. 🇩🇪 Germany | Abor & Tynna – Baller

17. 🇬🇷 Greece | Klavdia – Asteromáta

18. 🇦🇲 Armenia | PARG – SURVIVOR 

19. 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Zoë Më – Voyage

20. 🇲🇹 Malta | Miriana Conte – SERVING

21. 🇵🇹 Portugal | NAPA – Deslocado

22. 🇩🇰 Denmark | Sissal – Hallucination 

23. 🇸🇪 Sweden | KAJ – Bara Bada Bastu 

24. 🇫🇷 France | Louane – maman

25. 🇸🇲 San Marino | Gabry Ponte – Tutta L’Italia

26. 🇦🇱 Albania | Shkodra Elektronike – Zjerm

 

🏆 Winner statistics:

Spoiler

7 victories:
Sweden (1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015, 2023)
Ireland (1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996)

6 victories:
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5 victories:
The Netherlands (1957, 1959, 1969, 1975, 2019)
United Kingdom (1967, 1969, 1976, 1981, 1997)
Luxembourg (1961, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1983)
France (1958, 1960, 1962, 1969, 1977)

4 victories:
Israel (1978, 1979, 1998, 2018)

3 victories:
Switzerland (1956, 1988, 2024)
Ukraine (2004, 2016, 2022)
Italy (1964, 1990, 2021)
Denmark (1963, 2000, 2013)
Norway (1985, 1995, 2009)

2 victories:
Austria (1966, 2014)
Germany (1982, 2010)
Spain (1968, 1969)

1 victory:
Portugal (2017)
Azerbaijan (2011)
Russia (2008)
Serbia (2007)
Finland (2006)
Greece (2005)
Turkey (2003)
Latvia (2002)
Estonia (2001)
Yugoslavia (1989)
Belgium (1986)
Monaco (1971)

Edited May 16 by Dutch

[River 114,178]

Unpinned 2024 and pinned 2025

[chathonnete 657]

Ireland was absolutly insane, the charisma, the intensity, the aesthetic
France and Ukraine were great too

[Hyperobject 66,771]

my non-binary legend deserved 

I’ll do my best to see them live next year… my new crush. 

[Hyperobject 66,771]

6 minutes ago, Dutch said:

I will ask y’all to start this thread fresh and kindly. Let’s focus on the Swiss win for now. @PartySick or @River will also close this thread if y’all keep showing your worst side. 
 

Europe, let’s come together, I love y’all.

(I will update this post asap)

thank you for starting yet another thread, icon! 

[Didymus 34,379]

May the queer victory and comradery of this finale bleed into the next one

[Max 21,675]

See y‘all in Switzerland next year  Can’t wait to witness it in person 

[Dutch 90,633]

1 minute ago, Ororo Munroe said:

thank you for starting yet another thread, icon! 

You’re very welcome! I will do my best to keep it updated since my Eurovision heart is really damaged, but I’m also very loyal and am awfully bad at breaking up completely. I hope we can keep this thread more alive during the pre-season as last year, because I’ve missed that on GGD since Bellatrix left. 

[palma 7,781]

I will be so glad to watch the next year’s event with all of you guys 

[Dutch 90,633]

Just now, Max said:

Can’t wait to witness it in person 

A core memory for life I can tell. Rooting for you to get tickets!

[Max 21,675]

Just now, Dutch said:

A core memory for life I can tell. Rooting for you to get tickets!

For sure. And as a fan since like 2010 a dream would come true here. Lemme start praying for tickets already

[Hyperobject 66,771]

2 minutes ago, Max said:

See y‘all in Switzerland next year  Can’t wait to witness it in person 

the way I’d sell n*des if needed… I want to go so bad… 

[Dutch 90,633]

I did read through the 2024 thread this morning and I want thank everybody that said nice things to me/about me. You guys are the best and most of you filled the thread with love and enthusiasm. You guys show what Eurovision really is about. Unity crossing borders with our passion for music.
 

The EBU isn’t Eurovision, we are Eurovision. - Bamby Thug. 

[palma 7,781]

1 minute ago, Dutch said:

A core memory for life I can tell. Rooting for you to get tickets!

My boyfriend got to watch the family show of the final in 2004 - I am insanely jealous 

I am aware the contest is under severe financial strain but I hope the Swiss broadcaster will be able to get some great sponsors (Swatch, looking at you!) and we’ll get a great spectacle with lots of people attending in person 

[palma 7,781]

2 minutes ago, Ororo Munroe said:

the way I’d sell n*des if needed… I want to go so bad… 

I am sure the lovely GGD community will be interested in throwing a euro or ten