Andi Knoll will once again be the voice of the Eurovision Song Contest for ORF at this year’s contest in Basel, Switzerland.

Andi Knoll continues his run as one of the longest-serving Eurovision commentators, as ORF confirmed that “Mr. Song Contest” will be returning to their commentary booth for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. Andi has been commentating at Eurovision for ORF since the 1999 contest.

The confirmation comes as ORF announces an array of shows focused on the Eurovision Song Contest 2025:

May 8 – 23:05 CEST – JJ to appear as a guest on Stöckl
May 9 – 22:50 CEST – Was gibt es Neues? Eurovision special featuring JJ
May 10 – 09:10 & 09:40 CEST – JJ to appear on Hallo OKIDOKI
May 12 – 23:05 CEST – KulturMontag Eurovision special
May 13 – 20:15 CEST – “Mr. Song Contest proudly presents” with Andi Knoll
May 13 – 23:25 CEST – ESC Vienna 2015 – The Documentary looks back on 10 years since Austria last hosted Eurovision
May 14 – 00:10 CEST – Conchita – On the Wings of the Phoenix
May 14 – 21:55 CEST – Celine Dion: The Heart Goes On
May 15 – 20:15 CEST – “Mr. Song Contest proudly presents” with Andi Knoll
May 17 – 19:00 CEST – Zwölf Punkte fĂŒr einen Hit – Der Eurovision Song Contest
May 17 – 20:15 CEST – Eurovision Song Contest 2025 – The Countdown” with Barbara Schöneberger, live from Basel
May 18 – 00:55 CEST – “Eurovision Song Contest 2025 – The Aftershow” with Barbara Schöneberger, live from Basel
May 18 – 22:00 CEST – Mein Traum wird wahr – JJ beim ESC 2025

JJ was announced as representing Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 on January 30 with “Wasted Love” revealed on March 6.  Three juries selected the Austrian representative: a 30 member national and international jury of music experts, a 30 member jury of Eurovision fans from 5 OGAE clubs, and the ORF Eurovision editorial team.

JJ is set to perform sixth in Semi-Final Two of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 on March 15.

Image Source: Andi Knoll | Source: ORF

Austria debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957. Bob Martin represented the country on their debut but finished in the last place scoring just 3 points. Austria has won the contest twice, the first being in 1966 when Udo JĂŒrgens performed “Merci, Cherie”. It was 48 years later when Austria won again when Conchita Wurst performed “Rise Like a Phoenix”, scoring a total of 290 points.

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