Tonight Iceland will select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, while selections are underway in a further four countries.
The key times for today are:
Sweden – Melodifestivalen 2025 – Heat Four – 20:00 CET
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Malmö plays host to Heat Four of Melodifestivalen 2025 this evening as Sweden’s search for Eurovision 2025 continues.
Melodifestivalen 2025 will continue this evening with the fourth of five heats of the Swedish selection process. Andreas Lundstedt will open the heat, while Måns Zelmerlöw will be closing the show in Malmö.
The running order is as follows:
Andreas Lundstedt – “Vicious”
Ella Tiritello – “Bara du är där” (Only you are there)
Tennessee Tears – “Yours”
Kaj – “Bara bada bastu” (Just take a sauna)
AmenA – “Do Good Be Better”
Måns Zelmerlöw – “Revolution”
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 Four of the show live here.
Germany – Chefsache ESC 2025 – Semi-Final – 20:15 CET
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Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland? continues this evening with the Semi-Final of the competition.
The Semi-Final of the German selection for Basel takes place this evening with fourteen acts competing for x places in next weeks Grand Final. The fourteen acts will be performing the song they hope to represent Germany with at Eurovision, with nine selected by the jury to go through to the final.
The jury that will select the finalists is formed of:
Stefan Raab (Represented Germany at Eurovision 2000, songwriter, TV producer and presenter)
Yvonne Catterfeld (Singer and songwriter)
Elton (Comedian and television presenter)
Max Geisinger – (Singer and songwriter)
The fourteen Semi-Finalists are:
JULIKA
Benjamin Braatz
Jonathan Henrich
Feuerschwanz
Cage
COSBY
Abor & Tynna
JALN
LEONORA
From Fall To Spring
Cloudy June
Moss Kena
The Great Leslie
Lyza
Barbara Schöneberger will the show from Hürth. You can watch the show live on RTL and RTL+.
Iceland – Söngvakeppnin 2025 – Final – 20:45 CET
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Tonight Iceland will select their entry for the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
The final of Söngvakeppnin 2025 takes place this evening with six acts competing to represent Iceland in Basel, Switzerland this May. The six finalists were chosen from two Semi-Finals which were held earlier this month.
For the first time since 2013, there will be no superfinal round in the final. The final result will be decided by public voting (50%) and, for the first time ever, seven international juries (50%). The winner will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2025 in Basel.
The running order is as follows:
Ágúst – “Like You”
Bjarni Arason – “Aðeins lengur” (A little longer)
Júlí & Dísa – “Fire”
VÆB – “RÓA” (CALM)
Tinna – “Words”
Stebbi JAK – “Set Me Free”
Hr. Hnetusmjör will open the show this evening, while Hera Björk returns to the stage having represented Iceland in 2024. Käärijä who represented Finland at Eurovision 2025 will also perfrom joined by Swedish duo Hooja.
You can watch the show live on RÚV here.
Portugal – Festival da Canção 2025 – Semi-Final One – 22:08 CET
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Tonight Portugal’s search for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 commences with Semi-Final One of Festival da Canção 2025.
Ten acts are competing this evening in the first Semi-Final of the Portuguese selection for Eurovision 2025. The ten acts are competing for six places in the final of Festival da Canção 2025.
In the Semi-Final, a first round of voting (50% jury and 50% public) will qualify five artists for the Grand Final, while a second round, using only public voting, will qualify a sixth contestant. The jury is formed of:
Iolanda – Represented Portugal at Eurovision 2024
Tiago Nacarato – Composer of the Festival da Canção 2020 entry “Passe-partout”
Kady – Festival da Canção 2020
Miguel Ribeiro – Festival da Canção 2023
Fábia Rebordão – Composed of the Festival da Canção 2022 entry “Pontas soltas”
Martim Sousa Tavares – TV and Radio Host
Margarida Pinto Correia – Journalist
The running order is as follows:
Xico Gaiato – “Ai Senhor!” (Oh Lord)
Rita Sampaio – “Voltas” (Turns)
Du Nothin – “Sobre Nós” (Above us)
Marco Rodrigues – “A Minha Casa” (My Home)
Margarida Campelo – “Eu sei que o amor” (I Know That Love)
Josh – “Tristeza” (Sadness)
Capital da Bulgária – “Lisboa“
Bluay – “Ninguém” (Nobody)
Jéssica Pina – “Calafrio” (Shiver)
Peculiar – “Adamastor“
The contest is being broadcast live on RTP1, RTP Internacional and RTP África. You can watch the contest live here.
San Marino – Una Voce per San Marino 2025 – Semi-Final One – 23:00 CET
Thirty-six artists are competing this evening in the first Semi-Final of Una Voce per San Marino 2025. Tonight is the first of seven Semi-Finals which will determine the finalists who will go through to the San Marino Song Contest 2025 on March 8.
A jury will determine the acts going through to the final, the jurors are:
Emilio Munda (songwriter and producer)
Mimmo Paganelli (music producer)
Lia Fiorio (Sammarinese commentator for Eurovision)
The artists competing in Semi-Final One are:
Alis Ray – Italy
Alessio’s Mind – Italy
Atwood – Italy
BARAK – United States
Carson Coma – Hungary
Catch the Giant! – Italy
Cecilia Herrera – Italy
Chazza – United Kingdom
Cristina Macchiavelli (feat. Nymos) – Italy
Dramalove – United Kingdom
Edea – United Kingdom
Effemme – Italy
Evdokia Moisidou – Greece
Fabio Imperatrice feat. Cambra – Italy
Galen Borson – United States
Il Solito Dandy – Italy
IUNA – Italy
Jannike – Finland
Joanna – Italy
Justine Mayer – France
KiNG FOO – Italy
Kian Butler – United Kingdom
Latente – Italy
LeBlond – Spain
Lenni-Kalle Taipale & Andrea Brosio – Finland
Marco Urbinati – Italy
Max Lain – Italy
NARBERA – Italy
Natalia – Italy
TIMO – Italy
The Leaf – Italy
The Unknown Voices – Italy
Timea – Germany
VALIS & POLCZI – Czechia
Vimoksha – Bosnia & Herzegovina
Vincenzo Bles – Italy
Watch the show on San Marino RTV and online here.
Image Source: EBU/ Sarah Louise Bennett
