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Eurovision Song Contest 2025
United by Music[1]
Dates
Semi-final 113 May 2025
Semi-final 215 May 2025
Final17 May 2025
Host
VenueSt. Jakobshalle
Basel, Switzerland
Executive supervisorMartin Österdahl[2]
Executive producer
  • Reto Peritz
  • Moritz Stadler
Host broadcasterSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Websiteeurovision.tv/event/basel-2025 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
(provisional; as of October 2024)
Number of entries32
Returning countries Montenegro
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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

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 the borders of Basel, adjacent to the neighbouring municipality of Münchenstein.[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; the "Turquoise Carpet" event on 11 May 2025, where the contestants and their delegations are presented before accredited press and fans; and the opening and closing ceremonies.[4] St. Jakob-Park will host a screening of the final and 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

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.
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

Provisional list of participating countries

Eurovision Song Contest 2025 – Participation summaries by country

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 have 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 October 2024, 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.
 Albania RTSH [43]
 Austria ORF [44]
 Azerbaijan İTV [45]
 Belgium VRT [46]
 Croatia HRT TBD February 2025[47] [47]
 Cyprus CyBC Theo Evan[48] [49]
 Czechia ČT [50]
 Denmark DR TBD 1 March 2025[51] [51]
 Estonia ERR TBD 15 February 2025[52] [52]
 Finland Yle TBD 8 February 2025[53] [54]
 France France Télévisions [55]
 Georgia GPB [56]
 Germany NDR[a] [59]
 Greece ERT [60]
 Iceland RÚV TBD February 2025[61] [61]
 Ireland RTÉ TBD February 2025[62] [63]
 Israel IPBC [64][65]
 Italy RAI TBD 15 February 2025[66] [67]
 Latvia LTV TBD February 2025[68][69] [70]
 Lithuania LRT TBD 15 February 2025[71] [72][73]
 Luxembourg RTL TBD 25 January 2025[74] [75]
 Montenegro RTCG TBD 27 November 2024[76] [77]
 Norway NRK [78]
 Portugal RTP TBD March 2025[79] [80]
 San Marino SMRTV TBD 22 February 2025[81][82] [83]
 Serbia RTS TBD after 1 November 2024[84] [84]
 Slovenia RTVSLO TBD after 1 January 2025[85] [85]
 Spain RTVE TBD 1 February 2025[86] [87]
 Sweden SVT TBD 8 March 2025[88][89] [90]
  Switzerland SRG SSR [91]
 Ukraine Suspilne TBD February 2025[92] [93]
 United Kingdom BBC [94]

Other countries

EBU members

  •  Netherlands – On 6 June 2024, Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS stated that its participation in 2025 would depend on "structural adjustments" to the organisation of the contest, following the controversies of the 2024 edition, including the disqualification of that year's Dutch entrant, Joost Klein, from the final.[95] The broadcaster subsequently entered discussions with the EBU, and was granted an extension until 1 November to confirm its decision on participation.[96][97][98]
  •  Poland – On 3 September 2024, Polish broadcaster TVP, in response to rumours of JoJo Siwa applying to represent Poland in 2025, stated that it "has not yet made any decisions regarding participation in the Contest".[99]
  •  Romania – On 10 September 2024, Romanian broadcaster TVR stated that it has not made a decision on participation in 2025.[100] Romania last took part in 2023.

Active EBU member broadcasters in Andorra,[101] Bosnia and Herzegovina,[102] and Slovakia[103][104] 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.[105][106] 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.[107][108]

Production

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,[109] 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.[110][111]

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.[112] The position of the executive supervisor, held by Martin Österdahl since the 2021 edition, was reported to be renamed as show supervisor, and two new positions were created: the ESC director and the head of brand and commercial. The ESC director will oversee the work of the show supervisor and the head of brand and commercial.[113][114]

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

Notes

  1. ^ On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortium ARD[57][58]

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