Today, four countries will select their entries for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, while another three continue their selections.
The key times for tonight are:
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Vidbir 2025 – Final – 17:00 CET
🇫🇮 Finland: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2025 – Final – 20:00 CET
Lithuania: Eurovizija.lt 2025 – Semi-Final Five – 20:00 CET
Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2025 – Heat Two – 20:00 CET
Latvia: Supernova 2025 – Final – 20:10 CET
🇮🇸 Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2025 – Semi-Final One – 20:45 CET
🇲🇹 Malta: Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 – Final – 21:00 CET
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Vidbir 2025 – Final – 17:00 CET
Image source: Sarah Louise Bennet – EBU
The final of Vidbir 2025 is the first of today’s selection shows. The show will be hosted by Maria Efrosynina, Timur Miroshnychenko and Vasyl Baydak. A total of ten artists will compete for the chance to represent Ukraine in Basel.
The running order of Vidbir 2025 is as follows:
Vlad Sheryf – “Wind of change”
Abiye – “Dim” (Home)
MOLODI – “my sea”
Future Culture – “Waste My Time”
Masha Kondratenko – “No time to cry”
KHAYAT – “Honor”
FIÏNKA – “Kultura (Culture)”
KRYLATA – “Stay True”
Ziferblat – “Bird of pray”
DK Energetik – “Sil’” (Salt)
The winner of the selection will be determined by a combination of jury (50%) and public voting (50%). The members of the jury are:
Jamala – winner of Eurovision 2016
Kateryna Pavlenko – lead singer of Go_A (Ukraine Eurovision 2021)
Serhiy Tanchynets – lead singer of rock band Bez Obmezhen’
You can watch the show live here.
🇫🇮 Finland: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2025 – Final – 20:00 CET
Image Source: Yle/Nelli Kenttä
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) 2025 takes place tonight in Nokia Arena in Tampere. UMK will be held in Tampere for the fourth time and in the Nokia Arena, the largest indoor arena in Finland, for the second time. The show will be hosted by Sanni and Jasmin Beloued.
A total of six artists will compete for the Finnish ticket to Basel. The running order is as follows:
Costee – “Sekaisin” (Messed up)
Neea River – “Nightmares”
Goldielocks – “Made Of”
VIIVI – “Aina” (Always)
Nelli Matula – “Hitaammin hautaan” (Slowly towards the grave)
Erika Vikman – “ICH KOMME” (I’m coming)
You can watch the show live on Yle Areena here. Commentary is available in Finnish, Swedish, English, Northern Sámi, Inari Sámi, Ukrainian, Russian and Finnish Sign Language.
UMK 2025 will also be broadcast outside of Finland. The television channels broadcasting UMK 2025 are:
Ten TV (Spain)
OutTV (Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain and Israel) – Commentary by GJ Kooijman and Krista Siegfrids
Lithuania: Eurovizija.lt 2025 – Semi-Final Five – 20:00 CET
Image source: Sarah Louise Bennet – EBU
The fifth and final semi-final of Eurovizija.lt will take place this evening in Vilnius. Nine artists are competing for the last two places in the final on February 15. Hosting Eurovizija.lt are Gabrielė Martirosian, Nombeko Augustė and Rimvydas Černiauskas.
The acts competing in tonight’s semi-final are:
Donata – “Empower”
Matas Ligeika – “Saule” (Sun)
Ieva Zasimauskaitė – “Don’t You Ever Leave Me”
Matt Len – “Not Alone”
Ofelija – “Širdelė” (Heart)
Sun Francisco – “Atsimerkt” (Open your eyes)
Justinas – “Alright”
Sophie Ali – “The Bluest Bell”
Lion Ceccah – “Drobė” (Canvas)
The jury for the semi-final was also announced by LRT. The jurors are:
Ramūnas Zilnys – LRT popular music editor
Monika Liu – Represented Lithuania at Eurovision 2022
Unė Liandzbergytė – LRT OPUS presenter
Gerūta Griniūtė – Musician
Darius Užkuraitis – Musicologist & founder of LRT Opus
The final will of Eurovizija.lt will be held on February 15 at the Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas.
Watch the selection live on LRT here.
Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2025 – Heat Two – 20:00 CET
Image Source: SVT
Tonight Sweden’s search for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 continues with the second heat of Melodifestivalen.
Melodifestivalen 2025 will commence this evening with the second of five heats. Keyyo and Edvin Törnblom will host the contest live from the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.
The six artists and the order of the performances is as follows:
Nomi Tales – “Funniest Thing”
Schlagerz – “Don Juan”
Erik Segerstedt – “Show Me What Love Is”
Klara Hammarström – “On and On and On”
Fredrik Lundman – “The Heart of a Swedish Cowboy”
Kaliffa – “Salute”
As in previous years, the two qualifiers for the final will be chosen across two rounds of voting. Voting will take place on the app. In round one, the act that receives the highest number of votes will qualify for the final. In round two, the vote will be determined by act that receives the highest combined score from the seven age groups voting (3-9, 10-15, 16-29, 30-44, 45-59, 60-74, 75+).
Watch Heat Two of Melodifestivalen 2025 live from Gothenburg here.
Latvia – Supernova 2025 – Final – 20:10 CET
Image Source: EBU/ Sarah Louise Bennett
Latvia will choose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 tonight.
After last week’s semi-final, ten artists remain in Supernova 2025, all competing for the Latvian ticket to Basel. Ketija Šēnberga and Lauris Reiniks return as the hosts of the Supernova.
The running order is as follows:
Chris Noah – “Romance Isn’t Dead”
Palú – “Delusional”
Sinerģija – “Bound by the Light”
Citi Zēni – “Ramtai”
Tepat – “Sadzejot” (By the way)
The Ludvig – “Līgo” (Midsummer)
Markus Riva – Bigger Than This
Tautumeitas – “Bur man laimi” (Bring me luck)
Bel Tempo un Legzdina – “The Water”
Emilija – “Heartbeat”
A combination of jury (50%) and public voting (50%) will decide the winner.
Watch the final live on LTV1 here.
🇮🇸 Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2025 – Semi-Final One – 20:45 CET
Image Source: EBU/ Corinne Cumming
Iceland begins their search for their Eurovision 2025 entry tonight. The first semi-final of Söngvakeppnin 2025 will take place in the RVK Studios in Reykjavík. The show will be presented by Benedikt Valsson, Fannar Sveinsson, and Guðrún Dís Emilsdóttir.
A total of five songs will compete in tonight’s semi-final. In a change from previous years, three songs will qualify for the final on February 22 and no wildcard will be awarded. Public voting alone will chose the qualifiers.
The running order for tonight’s show is as follows:
Stebbi JAK – “Frelsið mitt” (My freedom)
BIRGO – “Ég flýg í storminn” (I’m flying into the storm)
Ágúst – “Eins og þú” (Like you)
BIA – “Norðurljós” (Northern lights)
VÆB – “RÓA” (Quiet)
You can watch the show live on RÚV here.
🇲🇹 Malta: Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 – Final – 21:00 CET
Image Source: Alma Bengtsson/EBU
After two semi-finals earlier this week, Malta’s selection for Eurovision 2025 comes to a close tonight.
The final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place tonight at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre in Ta’ Qali. The show will be hosted by Pauline Agius, Davide Tucci and Valentina Rossi.
A total of 16 songs will compete for the Maltese ticket to Basel. A combination of jury (50%) and public voting (50%) will decide the results.
The competing acts are:
Mark Anthony Bartolo – “Hideaway”
Raquela – “Silenced”
Kristy Spiteri – “Heaven Sent”
Justine Shorfid – “Still I Rise”
JVF – “Festa (No Time for Siesta)”
Adria Twins – “Qalb ma’ Qalb” (Heart to heart)
Victoria – “Juno”
Kurt Calleja – “Aziz/a” (Dear)
Dario Bezzina ft. Żeppi l-Muni – “Għażliet” (Options)
Miriana Conte – “Kant”
The Alchemists – “Rubble & Stone”
Martina Borg – “Yo Listen”
Nathan – “Concrete”
Kantera – “LalaRataTakeke LalaRataKabum”
Krista Šujak – “Unheard”
Stefan Galea – “Lablab (Talk Talk)”
You can watch the show here. A stream with Maltese Sign Language interpretation is also available here.
Image source: EBU / Alma Bengtsson
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