Kicking off in Basel tonight at 8pm for UK audiences, the first 15 countries in the Eurovision 2025 line-up will take centre stage as they compete for a chance in the Grand Final this weekend.
Current Eurovision odds have tipped Sweden to take the title for 2025, with the United Kingdom's entry predicted to come in 13th place.
Audiences tuning into Eurovision 2025 will be able to cast their votes via the official Eurovision app during the semi-finals and Grand Final.
How to vote via telephone for Eurovision 2025
For those tuning into the contest in participating countries, you can vote via telephone and/or SMS.
You will only be able to vote in the semi-final that your country takes part in or the semi-final that your country has been assigned to if you're in one of the Big Five countries. So for those in the United Kingdom, that'll be on Thursday 15th May.
Audiences can vote via the app or on ESC Vote.
When can you vote in Eurovision 2025?
Things are slightly different for the Grand Final, with voting opening just before the first song is performed and remains open until 40 minutes after the last song has been presented.
At the Grand Final, Rest of The World voting opens just before the first song is performed and remains open until 40 minutes after the last song has been presented.
How does the Eurovision voting system work?
The juries from each country award 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 points to their favourite songs, and reveal those jury scores through their national spokesperson in the usual time-consuming yet exciting way.
These scores are revealed in reverse order: the country that receives the least amount of votes from the public will be awarded their points first.
Spokespersons from each country read out the jury results – those all-important douze points – during the live show.
Viewers in all the competing countries – including those who were knocked out in the semi-finals – can vote up to 20 times for the songs of their choice, but they can't vote for their own country.
The country with the highest number of votes wins the competition and gets to host it the next year.
How many countries can compete in Eurovision?
As you may have noticed, Eurovision isn't just a 'European' Song Contest. That's because it's open to active members of the European Broadcasting Union, which is an alliance of public service broadcasters (like the BBC in the UK and RTE in Ireland) from across Europe and its neighbouring countries.
Only six nations are guaranteed an automatic place in the final. The 'Big Five' – Spain, France, Italy, the UK and Germany – as well as the host nation (Switzerland this year) all have a free pass to the final, while everyone else has to battle it out to make it to the stage on Saturday night.
And why do the Big 5 always get a spot in Eurovision?
Well, they pay the most money to keep the contest going so it'd be a bit odd if they weren't always in the running now, wouldn't it?
Anything goes on the Eurovision stage though, right?
For example, no more than six people are allowed on stage per entry and their songs must not last a second longer than three minutes.
You can sing in absolutely any language you want, but you've got to sing live because miming is banned.
What happens if Australia wins Eurovision?
The Aussie delegation will be asked to select a European country to host next year's show on their behalf.
You can also check out the full list of Eurovision winners and how many times the UK has won Eurovision.
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