The most popular countries taking part include Sweden, Austria and France – but who do you think will take the top spot?
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It’s almost that time again. The 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, the continent’s annual celebration of all things weird and wacky in the wild world of pop music, will take over the city of Basel, Switzerland, throughout the week, culminating in the grand final.
Thirty-seven countries will participate in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, with the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain and host nation (Switzerland) automatically qualifying for the Grand Final.
Who has the best chance of taking home the trophy? The bookies have given their favourites, and we’ve thrown in the UK for good measure. Vote for your pick from the top acts below:
After a disappointing showing last year for Olly Alexander, Britons will be crossing their fingers that the UK’s 2025 entrant, Remember Monday, can better woo the judges and at-home voters with their Queen-influenced, catchy pop track, What the Hell Just Happened?
The comedy band are this year’s favourites to win the competition with Bara Bada Bastu, a song about the joy of saunas, which has already achieved 39 million streams on Spotify and is top of the charts in Sweden and Finland (where the trio originate). Sample lyrics: “Just sauna, sauna / Steam it up, until the sweat just sprays”.
Singer-songwriter JJ, an opera singer at the Vienna State Opera and 2020 contender on The Voice UK, channels former Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst with the extravagantly staged, ethereal Wasted Love. “I can’t wait to bring opera to the big stage in Basel,” commented JJ (real name Johannes Pietsch).
Singer and César Award-winning actor Louane is dedicating her Eurovision song to her late mother. France have won Eurovision a total of five times and came a respectable fourth place in 2024.
After Joost Klein’s disqualification from last year’s competition, the Nertherland’s will be pleased to see they’ve reached the final. Claude will be performing C’est La Vie.
The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest began in Basel, Switzerland, on Tuesday 13 May, with the second semi-final taking place on Thursday 15 and the Grand Final on Saturday 17.
The two semi-final rounds and the Grand Final will begin at 9pm local time, meaning viewers in the UK can tune in from 8pm.
Both the Grand Final and the Semi Finals will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with fans also able to listen live to coverage of the contest on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds. Rylan and Scott Mills provide commentary for the UK.
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Eurovision 2025 final: Who will win – have your say – The Telegraph
