Today Azerbaijan will reveal its representative for Eurovision 2025, while Malta’s selection for Basel commences tonight.
The key times for today are:
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan – Eurovision 2025 Artist Reveal – 17:00 CET
🇲🇹 Malta – Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 – Semi-Final One – 21:00 CET
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan – Eurovision 2025 Artist Reveal – 17:00 CET
Fahree, Azerbaijan. Image: EBU / Corinne Cumming
İctimai will reveal the Azerbaijani representative for the Eurovision Song Contest today at 17:00 CET. The broadcaster has also hinted that Azerbaijan will be sending something to Eurovision that it has not done before.
From 154 entries submitted 12 entries were selected to go through to the assessment stage by an eight member international and an eight member Azerbaijani jury. On the Azerbaijani jury were:
Elshad Khose – Rapper
Dihaj – Represented Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2017
Aysel – Represented Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2009
Heyder – DJ and producer
Faig Sujaddinov – People’s Artist of Azerbaijan
Rain Sultanov – Honored Artist of Azerbaijan
DJ Fateh – Presenter and Director of İctimai Radio
Balakishi Gasimov – Director General of iTV
The jurors each voted anonymously and the results of the Azerbaijani and international jurors have determined the artist who will represent their country in Basel.
🇲🇹 Malta – Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 – Semi-Final One – 21:00 CET
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Tonight the first semi-final of Malta’s Eurovision selection will take place at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre in Ta ‘Qali. Twelve artists are participating, all hoping to qualify for the grand final on February 8.
The running order for tonight’s performers is:
Mark Anthony Bartolo – “Hideaway”
Dre’ Curmi – “Te amo” (I love you)
Raquela Dalli – “Silenced”
Kristy Spiteri – “Heaven Sent”
Matthew Cilia – “Control”
Marie Claire – “Wildflower”
Justine Shorfid – “Still I Rise”
JVF (Jessika, Victorio, Fabrizio) – “Festa (No Time for Siesta)
Adria Twins – “Qalb ma’ qalb” (Heart to heart)
Haley Azzopardi – “Whistleblower”
Victoria Sciberras – “Juno”
Kurt Calleja – “Aziz/a” (Dear)
The show will also feature a performance from Adonxs, who will represent Czechia at Eurovision 2025. He is set to perform an acoustic version of his Eurovision entry “Kiss Kiss Goodbye”.
Watch Semi-Final One live here.
Image: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU
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