Alla leið, the Icelandic preview show for the Eurovision Song Contest, concluded this evening, reviewing this year’s entries.
In the final episode of the series the panel reviewed the entries from the Big Five and the host country of Switzerland. The episode culminated in the two panels predicting the top ten for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. JJ from Austria was named the winner ahead of KAJ from Sweden.
The combined top tens were:
Austria: JJ – “Wasted Love” – 2nd and 1st
Sweden: KAJ – “Bara bada bastu” – 1st and 2nd
Netherlands: Claude – “C’est la vie” – 5th and 3rd
Israel: Yuval Raphael – “New Day Will Rise” – 4th and 5th
Estonia: Tommy Cash – “Espresso macchiato” – 3rd and Outside top ten
Finland: Erika Vikman – “Ich komme” – Outside top ten and 4th
France: Louane – “Maman” – 6th and 9th
Belgium: Red Sebastian – “Strobe Lights” – Outside top ten and 6th
Malta: Miriana Conte – “Serving” – 10th and 8th
Norway: Kyle Alessandro – “Lighter” – 8th and outside top ten
Azerbaijan: Mamagama – “Run With U” – 7th and Outside top ten
Ukraine: Ziferblat – “Bird of Pray” – 9th and outside top ten
Switzerland: Zoë Më – “Voyage” – Outside top ten and 10th
Alla leið has been produced by the Icelandic broadcaster since 2008. The show sees the guests scoring the competing songs between 1 and 12 points. Previous winners of the Alla leið preview shows include:
2024 – France – Slimane – “Mon Amour”
2023 – Iceland – Diljá – “Power”
2022 – Sweden – Cornelia Jakobs – “Hold Me Closer”
2021 – Iceland – Daði og Gagnamagnið – “10 Years”
Image source: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU
Iceland debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 and, aside from 2 years of relegation in 1998 and 2002, has participated every year since. The contest is incredibly popular in Iceland, regularly being one of the most-watched programs of the year. Iceland has yet to win the contest but has finished in 2nd on two occasions. In 1999, Selma missed out on victory in Jerusalem by 17 points, and in 2009 Yohanna became the most successful Icelandic entrant ever finishing 2nd in the final with the song “Is it True?”. She scored 218 points, yet still finished 169 points behind the runaway winner Norway.
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