2025 Eurovision Song Contest

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They debuted this at a football event? The French are so weird.

And it's a ballad, no less.

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So, now that we have the songs, now it a good time to remind everyone what happens next. That would be the two semifinals that will select 10 songs each to advance to the final. But first...

The Big 5 and last year's winner do not have to qualify and automatically advance to the final. They are:

France
Germany
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
Switzerland (last year's winner)

The following countries (15) will compete in the first semifinal on Tuesday, May 13:

FIRST HALF
Sweden
Ukraine
Slovenia
Iceland
Estonia
Poland
Portugal

SECOND HALF
Netherlands
Azerbaijan
Albania
San Marino
Belgium
Cyprus
Croatia
Norway

Only these countries and Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and the Rest of the World (people in countries not competing) will vote in the first semifinal.

The following countries (16) will compete in the second semifinal on Thursday, May 15:

FIRST HALF
Austria
Lithuania
Armenia
Montenegro
Greece
Ireland
Australia
Latvia

SECOND HALF
Czechia
Israel
Malta
Finland
Denmark
Luxembourg
Georgia
Serbia

Only these countries along with France, Germany, UK, and the Rest of the World will vote in the second semifinal.

Tomorrow, I will try to make a point of sharing some overall thoughts on the lay of the land--because there are a lot of interesting things to point out.