How to watch the grand final of Eurovision 2025 in the United States – Start time, list of songs
The Eurovision SONG 2025 competition will lead to its grand finale on Saturday, bringing together 37 countries for an evening of high energy performances, sumptuous staging and international pop flair.
This year's edition includes the entry of the United Kingdom, Remember Monday, a country-pop trio aimed at transforming recent recent offers from the United Kingdom with their song “What the Hell Hight Happens”. The group, composed of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, appeared before on The voice and have history in western productions Phantom of the Opera And Six: Musical Comedy.
The finalists were determined this week for two semi-finals. Automatic entries include the so -called “Big Five” Nations – France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom – as well as the country of the reigning champion.
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What time is the grand final of Eurovision 2025?
The grand final will start at 3 p.m. and noon PT on Saturday in the United States.
Competitors and songs
From the first semi-final, these countries qualified:
- Albania: Shkodra Elektronike – Zjerm
- Suede: Kaj – Bara Bada Bastu
- Ukraine: Ziferblat – Prayer bird
- Portugal: NAPA – Destiny
Second qualification in the semi-finals:
- Greece: Klavdia – Asteromáta
- Israel: Yuval Raphael – The new day will increase
- Finland: Erika Vikman – Ich komme
- Austria: JJ – Love wasted
Six countries – Big Five and Swiss Host – have been automatically qualified for the grand final.
The five big ones:
- France: Louane – Mom
- Germany: Abor & Tynna – Baller
- Italy: Lucio Corsi – Strévo Essere a Duro
- Spain: Melody – Esa Diva
- United Kingdom: Remember Monday-What just happened?
The Zoë Më in Switzerland will make “travel” in the grand final as an entry in 2025 of the host country, while the winner in 2024, Nemo, who triumphed with “The Code”, should come back as a guest interpreter.
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Where is the Eurovision Song competition this year?
The competition is in Basel, Switzerland, St. Jakobshalle Arena. It marks the third time that the country has welcomed Eurovision and aligned itself on the theme of this year, “Welcome Home”, commemorating the very first competition organized in Switzerland in 1956.
How to watch the Eurovision Song competition
In the United States, viewers can broadcast the grand finale live on Peacock. The program is also available on the official Youtube channel of the Eurovision song competition, according to regional access.
Controversies and politics
More than 70 former candidates, including Mae Muller in the United Kingdom, signed an open letter calling for the exclusion of Israel from the competition. They argue that the Israeli diffuser Kan is an accomplice of war crimes in the middle of the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. The European Union of Broadcasting argued that Eurovision is a non -political event and has refused to ban the country.
Yuval Raphael, the competitor of Israel, who survived the Nova Music Festival massacre in 2023, told the BBC that she “expected to be hoa” during her performance in the middle of the Gaza conflict.
Can I vote in the United States?
The vote in Eurovision combines the scores of the jury with the public votes. Each participating country attributes two sets of scores, a group of music experts and another fans, who vote by phone, SMS or the Eurovision application. Viewers cannot vote for their own country, and a special vote “rest of the world” is included for non-participating nations like the United States
