The Official Charts Guide to Eurovision 2025: Semi-final running order, full list of contestants and more

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is here!

Blasting in from Basel, Switzerland following Nemo's history-making victory last year (they became the first non-binary act to ever win Eurovision) with their genre-bending offering The Code (which went on to earn a Top 20 placement on the Official Singles Chart).

Which means Remember Monday, the country-pop trio chosen to represent the UK this year, will be charting a plane to Switzerland for the festivities. 

Below, you can find out all you need to know about the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - from every country and song participating, the dates for the two semi-finals and the Grand Final itself, where the overall winner will be determined.

When and where is the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 taking place?

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place this year in Basel, Switzerland following Nemo's win in 2024 with The Code.

This year's Eurovision Song Contest will run May 13 - May 17 2025. The contest's two semi-finals will take place on May 13 and May 15. The Grand Final will take place on May 17. As a 'Big 5' country, the UK has automatic entry into the Grand Final. 

What is the running order for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 semi-finals?

Semi Final 1 - May 13 2025

First Half

• Estonia (Tommy Cash)

• Iceland (VÆB)

• Poland (Justyna Steczkowska)

• Portugal (NAPA)

• Slovenia (Klemen)

• Sweden (KAJ)

• Ukraine (Ziferblat)

Second Half

• Albania (Shkodra Elektronike)

• Azerbaijan (Mamagama)

• Belgium (Red Sebastian)

• Croatia (Marko Bošnjak)

• Cyprus (Theo Evan)

• Netherlands (Claude)

• Norway (Kyle Alessandro)

• San Marino (Gaby Ponte)

Semi Final 2 - May 15 2025

First Half

• Armenia (PARG)

• Australia (Go-Jo)

• Austria (JJ)

• Greece (Klavdia)

• Ireland (EMMY)

• Latvia (Tautumeitas)

• Lithuania (Katarsis)

• Montenegro (Nina Žižić)

Second Half

• Czechia (ADONXS)

• Denmark (Sissal)

• Finland (Erika Vikman)

• Georgia (Mariam Shengelia)

• Israel (Yuval Raphael)

• Luxembourg (Laura Thorn)

• Malta (Miriana Conte)

• Serbia (Princ)

Every country participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Albania

Shkodra Elektronike - Zjerm

Sounds like: A rousing Albanian mid-tempo track with a hypnotic bassline, soaring chorus and a spoken bridge

Armenia

PARG - SURVIVOR

Sounds like: The Armenian Imagine Dragons

Australia

Go-Jo - Milkshake Man

Sounds like: Kitschy, kooky and (just) on the right side of an innuendo

Austria

JJ - Wasted Love

Sounds like: A haunting gothic ballad that takes a heady trip to the operatic

Azerbaijan

Mamagama - Run With U

Sounds like: Daft Punk meets Chic for a disco-tastic banger

Belgium

Red Sebastian - Strobe Lights

Sounds like: A hard-edged dance track with a bone-thumping beat

Croatia

Marko Bošnjak - Poison Cake

Sounds like: Revenge is a dish best served with an EDM dark-pop rager

Cyprus

Theo Evan - Shh

Sounds like: Welcome back Scooter!

Czechia

ADONXS - Kiss Kiss Goodbye

Sounds like: A really muscular vocal performance from ADONXS 

Denmark

Sissal - Hallucination

Sounds like: You can slot this into Dua Lipa's Hallucinate as good songs about raving

Estonia

Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato

Sounds like: A bonkers mix of dance-pop, rap and Latin...and a continuation of pop's obsession with caffeine!

Finland

Erika Vikman - ICH KOMME

Sounds like: A startling combination of dance (a trend this year, thank you BRAT!) and Finnish electro

France

Louane - maman

Sounds like: A stately, orchestral heart-sweller. Who doesn't love their mother? Oui!

Georgia

Mariam Shengelia - Freedom

Sounds like: Georgia, like many other countries, is leaning into authenticity this year by performing in their native language (some nice string work here)

Germany

Abor & Tynna - Baller

Sounds like: What's German for BRAT?

Greece

Klavdia - Asteromata

Sounds like: A politically potent call for empathy in these troubling times

Iceland

VÆB - RÓA

Sounds like: Jedward are looking well!

Ireland

EMMY - Laika Party

Sounds like: The best song ever written about a dog sent into space? (We love you Laika, rest in power)

Israel

Yuval Raphael - New Day Will Rise

Italy

Lucio Corsi - Volevo Essere Un Duro

Sounds like: There won't be a dry eye in the house come the Grand Final

Latvia

Tautumeitas - Bur Man Laimi

Sounds like: Enya, is that you?

Lithuania

Katarsis - Tavo Akys

Sounds like: An existential slice of alt-rock

Luxembourg 

Laura Thorn - La Poupée Monte Le Son

Sounds like: An engaging and intelligent sequel song to a 1965 winner. Dolls unite!

Malta

Mariana Conte - SERVING

Sounds like: She's serving, your honour!

Montenegro

Nina Žižić - Dobrodošli

Sounds like: Very impressive vocals and an equally impressive tight bun, hun

Netherlands

Claude - C'est La Vie

Sounds like: An incredibly poignant reminder of the power of Eurovision and music (and a banger)

Norway

Kyle Alessandro - Lighter

Sounds like: Save us, Shawn Mendes in medieval armour!! Save us!!

Poland

Justyna Steczkowska - GAJA

Sounds like: We're being put under a spell...and we like it!!

Portugal

NAPA - Deslocado

Sounds like: A very nice two-piece fit here from NAPA

San Marino

Gabry Ponte - Tutta L'Italia

Sounds like: We're raving!!

Serbia

Princ - Mila

Sounds like: Who is Mila and is she OK?

Slovenia

Klemen - How Much Time Do We Have Left

Sounds like: A really personal, almost diaristic dedication to Klemen's wife, who was diagnosed (and ultimately survived) a rare form of cancer

Spain

Melody - ESA DIVA

Sounds like: This diva is NOT down!!!

Sweden

KAJ - Bara Bada Bastu

Sounds like: Imagine Loreen and then imagine the exact opposite of that and that's basically what this is

Switzerland

Zoë Më - Voyage

Sounds like: Switzerland's follow-up to Nemo's experimental indie-pop is a much more reserved ballad, sung in French

Ukraine

Ziferblat - Bird of Pray

Sounds like: Ukraine continue their streak in the last few years of not following any set trend in terms of what their entry sounds like 

United Kingdom

Remember Monday - What The Hell Just Happened?

Sounds like: HOT TO GO! meets Shania Twain at a West End musical