We are about to enjoy an exciting night (or Super Saturday) of national selection for Eurovision 2025. 7 countries will broadcast live shows tonight: Ukraine, Latvia, Malta, and Finland will select their entries for Basel, while Sweden, Lithuania, and Iceland will broadcast the semi-finals of their national selections.
When
17:30- 21:30 CET
How To Watch?
YouTube (English Commentary)
YouTube (ESC Channel)
YouTube (No Commentary)
Suspilne
Facebook
The Songs
10 artists will perform in the following running order:
Влад Шериф (Vlad Sherif) – “Wind of Change“
Абіє (Abie) – “Dim” (Eng: Home)
MOLODI – “My Sea“
Future Culture – “Waste My Time“
Маша Кондратенко (Masha Kondratenko) – “No Time To Cry“
KHAYAT – “Honor“
FIЇNKA – “Kultura” (Eng: Culture)
KRYLATA – “Stay True“
Ziferblat – “Bird of Pray“
ДК Енергетик (DK Energetik) – “Sil‘” (Eng: Salt)
Playlists
The Format
Timur Miroshnychenko, Masha Efrosinina & Vasyl Baidak will host the show.
The results will be based on public and jury votes.
The jury members:
Jamala – 35.28% (The singer won Eurovision 2016)
Sergey Tancinets – 20.24% (The lead singer of the rock band “Bez Obmezhen“)
Kateryna Pavlenko – 11.84% (The lead singer of Go_A, who represented Ukraine in Eurovision 2020-2021)
The jury and the public votes will be converted to 1-10 points.
The highest-ranked song will win the selection (in case of tie, the public vote will determine the winner)
The final will feature several special guests who will perform their songs:
Jamala (Ukraine, Eurovision 2016 Winner)
Ruslana (Ukraine, Eurovision 2024 Winner)
Tymofii Muzychuk (Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine Eurovision 2022 Winner)
Kateryna Pavlenko (Go_A, Ukraine Eurovision 2020-2021)
Tvorchi – Eurovision 2023 (Ukraine)
Alyona Alyona – Eurovision 2024 (Ukraine)
Jerry Heil – Eurovision 2024 (Ukraine)
Melovin (Ukraine Eurovision 2018 Winner)
Tina Karol (Ukraine Eurovision 2006 Winner)
Aterm (JESC 2024) & Tata Barova
Badstreet Boys
“Supernova 2025” – Final
When
20:10- 22:20 CET
How To Watch?
The Songs
10 artists will perform in the final in the following running order:
Chris Noah – ”Romance Isn’t Dead”
Palu – ”Delusional”
Singerija –”Bound By The Light’‘
Citi Zeni – ”Ramtai”
Tepat – ”Sadzejot”
The Ludvig – ”Ligo”
Markus Riva – ”Bigger Than This”
Tautasmeitas – ”Bur Man Laimi”
Bel Tempo x Legzdina –”The Water”
Emilija – ”Heartbeat”
Playlists
Spotify
Apple Music
The Format
Ketija Šēnberga and Lauris Reiniks will host the shows
The results will be determined by a 50% jury vote and a 50% public vote.
Aminata (Eurovision 2015) will perform as a special guest
You can read Doron’s review here
“UMK 2025” – Final
When
20:00 – 22:10 CET
How To Watch?
The Songs
6 artists will perform tonight:
Costee – “Sekaisin“
Neea River – “Nightmares“
GOLDIELOCKS – “Made Of“
VIIVI – “Aina“
Nelli Matula – “Hitaammin Hautaan“
Erika Vikman – “ICH KOMME“
Playlists
The Format
Sanni and Jasmin Beloued will host the show, which will be held at the Nokia Arena in Tampere.
The results will be based on 75% public votes and 25% international jury
The show will feature a group of special guests who have performed in Eurovision or at the national final in the past: Laura Voutilainen, Bess, Linda Lampenius, Keira, Eini and Linda Lampenius
You can read Doron’s review here
“MESC 2025” – Final
When
21:00 – 00:10 CET
How To Watch?
The Songs
16 artists will perform tonight:
Miriana Conte – Kant
Victoria Sciberras – Juno
Dario Bezzina ft. Żeppi l-Muni – Għażliet
JVF (Jessika, Victoria Gauci, Fabrizio Faniello) – Festa (No Time For Siesta)
The Alchemists – Rubble & Stone
Krista Šujak – Unheard
Raquela Dalli – Silenced
Kantera – Lalaratatakeke Lalaratakabum
Nathan Psaila – Concrete
Justin Shofrid – Still I Rise
Adria Twins – Qalb ma’ Qalb
Martina Borg – Yo, Listen
Mark Anthony Bartolo – Hideaway
Kurt Calleja – Aziz/a
Kristy Spiteri – Heaven Sent
Stefan Galea – Lablab (Talk Talk)
Playlists
The Format
Pauline Agius, Valentina Rossi, and Davide Tucci will host the show
The results will be based on 75% public votes and 25% international jury
The show will feature a group of special guests, one of them will be Sarah Bonnici (Eurovision 2024)
“Eurovizija.LT 2025” Semi-Final 5
When
20:00 – 22:00 CET
How To Watch?
The Songs
Donata – Empower
Matas Ligeika – Saule
Ieva Zasimauskaitė – Don’t You Ever Leave Me
Matt Len – Not Alone
Ofelija– Širdelė
Sun Francisco – Atsimerkt
Justinas – Alright
Sophie Ali – The Bluest Bell
Lion Ceccah – Drobė
Playlists
The Format
The selection process will feature 5 semi-finals and a final.
9 artists will compete in each semi-final (besides semi-final 2) with 2 of them qualifying for the final.
The dates of the shows will be as follows:
Semi-Final 1: Saturday, 11th of January 2025
Semi-Final 2: Saturday, 18th of January 2025
Semi-Final 3: Saturday, 25h of January 2025
Semi-Final 4: Saturday, 1st of February 2025
Semi-Final 5: Saturday, 8th of February 2025
Final: Saturday, 15th of February 2025
The semi-final results will be based on 50% jury votes and 50% public votes.
A public vote will determine the winner of the final.
Gabrielė Martirosian, Nombeko Augustė and Rimvydas Černiauskas.
The final will occur in Lithuania’s largest arena: Kaunas “Žalgiris”.
“Melodifestivalen 2025” – Semi-Final 2
When
20:00- 21:30 CET
How To Watch?
The Songs
Nomi Tales (Nomi Bontegard) – “Funniest Thing”
SCHLAGERZ (Maria Rolf, Maria Persson and Sandra Estberg) – “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”
Playlists
The Format
The selection will feature 5 semi-finals and a grand final:
Semi-Final 1: Saturday 1st of February 2025, Luleå (Coop Norrbotten Arena)
Semi-Final 2: Saturday 8th of February 2025, Gothenburg (Scandinavium)
Semi-Final 3: Saturday 15th of February 2025, Västerås (Västerås Arena)
Semi-Final 4: Saturday 22nd of February 2025, Malmö (Malmö Arena)
Semi-Final 5: Saturday 1st of March 2025, Jönköping (Husqvarna Garden)
Final: Saturday 8th of March 2025, Stockholm (Strawberry Arena)
Keyyo and Edvin Törnblom will host the show.
A public vote will determine the results of the semi-finals
6 artists will take part in each semi-final. The top 2 will qualify for the final.
The artists who finish in the 4th, 5th, and 6th place (in each semi-final) will be eliminated.
At the end of the 5th semi-final,
The highest-scoring 3rd-place song (out of a possible 5) will get a ticket to the final
The remaining 4 artists will face additional voting rounds. The winner will qualify for the final.
When
20:45 – 22:15 CET
How To Watch?
The Songs
5 artists will perform tonight in the following running order:
Stebbi JAK – Frelsið Mitt / Set Me Free
BIRGO – Ég flýg í storming / Stormchaser
Ágúst –– Eins og þú / Like You
BIA – Norðurljós / Northern Lights
VÆB – RÓA
Playlists
YouTube (English Versions)
The Format
Benedikt Valsson, Guðrún Dís Emilsdóttir and Fannar Sveinsso will host the shows.
The national selection will feature 3 shows:
Semi-Final 1: Saturday, February 8th 2025
Semi-Final 2: Saturday, February 15th 2025
Grand Final: Saturday, February 22nd 2025
The shows will be held in RVK Studios in Gufunes.
5 artists will perform in each semi-final, 3 of them will qualify (based on 100% public vote)
In the semi-finals, all artists will perform their songs in Icelandic.
6 artists will compete in the final. The grand final results will be determined by one round only, composed of a 50% jury vote (featuring 7 international members) and a 50% public vote.
The main changes compared to previous years are:
No wildcards will be given to one of the semi-final non-qualifiers
The number of finalists increased from 5 to 6
The “super-final” has been cancelled.
Thomas Benstem and Selma Björnsdóttir will be the artistic directors of the contest.
Eurovision 2025 will be held in Basel, Switzerland on the 13th, 15th, and 17th of May 2025
