The day has come. For many Eurofans the day of the Grand Final is the best moment of the year. A whole year of waiting, the beginning of the season in September, the national finals and then the Eurovision week with its three shows. It all comes down to tonight’s Grand Final.
Who is going to with the 69th Eurovision Song Contest? The answer in a few hours. 37 acts were at the starting blocks at the beginning of the week, only 26 have made it to tonight’s Final.
Co-hosts Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer will be accompanied by Michelle Hunziker to present the third and last televised show live from St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.
The Eurovision circus is in Switzerland for the third time in its history following the victory of Nemo last year in Malmö with The code.
How to watch
Eurofans can follow the Grand Final of Eurovision 2025 on several national broadcasters and on the official live streaming on the Eurovision’s Youtube channel. The show starts at 21.00 CET.
Tonight’s line-up
These are the 26 finalists, in running order:
- Norway – Kyle Alessandro – Lighter
- Luxembourg – Laura Thorn – La poupée monte le son
- Estonia – Tommy Cash – Espresso macchiato
- Israel – Yuval Raphael – New day will rise
- Lithuania – Katarsis – Tavo akys
- Spain – Melody – Esa diva
- Ukraine – Ziferblat – Bird of pray
- United Kingdom – Remember Monday – What the hell just happened?
- Austria – JJ – Wasted love
- Iceland – Væb – Róa
- Latvia – Tautumeitas – Bur man laimi
- Netherlands – Claude – C’est la vie
- Finland – Erika Vikman – Ich komme
- Italy – Lucio Corsi – Volevo essere un duro
- Poland – Justyna Steczkowska – Gaja
- Germany – Abor & Tynna – Baller
- Greece – Klavdia – Asteromáta
- Armenia – Parg – Survivor
- Switzerland – Zoë Më – Voyage
- Malta – Miriana Conte – Serving
- Portugal – Napa – Deslocado
- Denmark – Sissal – Hallucination
- Sweden – KAJ – Bara bada bastu
- France – Louane – Maman
- San Marino – Gabry Ponte – Tutta l’Italia
- Albania – Shkodra Elektronike – Zjerm
About the show
The three co-hosts are ready to take the audience and the millions of viewers in Europe, Australia and beyond through some four hours of musical entertainment. The show opens with the usual flag parade and the performance of the 2025 winning entry The code with Eurovision darling Nemo.
The winner of Eurovision 2025 will be determined 50% by the national juries who already voted during last night’s evening preview, and 50% by the televote in all 37 competing countries plus the Rest of the world.
The interval act
After all 26 performances the show will continue with the special appearance of several former Eurovision entrants. First and foremost the Swiss will be presenting some of their Eurovision legacy, from Peter, Sue & Marc (1971, 1976, 1979 and 1981), Paola del Medico (1969 and 1980), Luca Hänni (2019) and Gjon’s Tears (2020 and 2021). Further to this, Eurovision reigning champion Nemo will be on stage for an electric and eclectic performance.
Finally, the audience will be delighted to watch a musical battle between Eurovision stars Baby Lasagna (Croatia, 2024) and Käärijä (Finland, 2023). Eurofans will also enjoy a performance from Sandra Studer of her own Canzone per te (Switzerland, 1991), as well as from Michelle Hunziker with Nel blu dipinto di blu (Italy, 1958).
Just before closing the televote and moving on to the voting procedure, a moment will be dedicated to Céline Dion, fueling speculations on her actual presence in Basel.
