LIVE - Song Contest Finale 2025: All Songs and the Winner

On Saturday evening, the grand finale of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest takes place in the Swiss cultural and pharmaceutical metropolis of Basel. And Austria is one of the co-favorites in the tournament with countertenor JJ and his popera number "Wasted Love".

If only the votes of the professional juries counted, the 24-year-old could even achieve a red-white-red victory - after Conchita in 2014. According to bookmakers, JJ's fiercest competitor this evening is the Swedish fun formation KAJ ("Bara Bada Bastu"), which has been leading the betting odds for weeks.

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The circle of possible winners in Basel also includes chansonette Louane with "Maman", the Dutch beau Claude ("C'est la vie"), and the Finnish erotic singer Erika Vikman, who has become a crowd favorite on site with her hard electronic number. The two Austrians Abor & Tynna, who are competing for Germany with "Baller", have at least built a certain fan base on site after prolonged voice problems and are on the rise. At least a place in the upper half seems conceivable here.

Party Atmosphere, Sex, and National Languages as Trends at the ESC in Basel

At the Song Contest in Switzerland, the party atmosphere clearly dominates - both inside and outside the hall. All of Basel is adorned with ESC flags, celebrating in squares and streets, and has become a gigantic open-air stage for the duration of the ESC week. Even in the St. Jakobshalle with its 6,500 spectators, the good mood has prevailed so far - although the participation of Israel with singer Yuval Raphael continues to cause discontent among parts of the audience.

Another trend: sex. Starting with Finland's Erika Vikman, who chose the German title "Ich komme" for her song sung in her native language and speaks exactly about what this label promises, to Malta's candidate Miriana Conte, who had to change her title from "Kant" (due to the phonetic similarity to the English "Cunt") and is now competing with "Serving", to Armenia's representative Parg, who also seems to be no stranger to boldness with his bare chest.

And finally: Singing in languages other than English is back. Of the total 37 participating nations in Basel, 20 different languages were sung on stage - a record since the abolition of the native language requirement in 1999. Accordingly, the final with its 26 participants is now also colorful. If you include entries like Tommy Cash's Italian parody "Espresso Macchiato", Israel's "New Day Will Rise" or the Dutch number "C'est la vie", all of which consist of a mix of different languages including English, 20 out of 26 nations will not present a (purely) English-language song in the grand final on Saturday.

The Starting Numbers of the Countries at the ESC Final 2025

The points are awarded in all countries 50 percent by a jury and 50 percent by the audience via televoting. Here is an overview of the starting order of the 26 entries in the Song Contest final:

01 - Norway: Kyle Alessandro, "Lighter"
02 - Luxembourg: Laura Thorn, "La Poupée Monte Le Son"
03 - Estonia: Tommy Cash, "Espresso Macchiato"
04 - Israel: Yuval Raphael, "New Day Will Rise"
05 - Lithuania: Katarsis, "Tavo Akys"
06 - Spain: Melody, "ESA DIVA"
07 - Ukraine: Ziferblat, "Bird of Pray"
08 - United Kingdom: Remember Monday, "What The Hell Just Happened?"
(09 - Austria: JJ, "Wasted Love")
10 - Iceland: VÆB, "RÓA"
11 - Latvia: Tautumeitas, "Bur Man Laimi"
12 - Netherlands: Claude, "C’est La Vie"
13 - Finland: Erika Vikman, "ICH KOMME"
14 - Italy: Lucio Cors, "Volevo Essere Un Duro"
15 - Poland: Justyna Steczkowska, "GAJA"
16 - Germany: Abor & Tynna, "Baller"
17 - Greece: Klavdia, "Asteromáta"
18 - Armenia: PARG, "SURVIVOR"
19 - Switzerland: Zoë Më, "Voyage"
20 - Malta: Miriana Conte, "SERVING"
21 - Portugal: NAPA, "Deslocado"
22 - Denmark: Sissal, "Hallucination"
23 - Sweden: KAJ, "Bara Bada Bastu"
24 - France: Louane, "maman"
25 - San Marino: Gabry Ponte, "Tutta L’Italia"
26 - Albania: Shkodra Elektronike, "Zjerm"

Viewers in Austria can cast their vote at 0901 050 25 and the attached two-digit starting number (50 cents per call or SMS). Votes cannot be cast for Austria's artist JJ. The decision on which country will take home the ESC crown in 2025 will be made live from 0.20 a.m. Ö3 presenter Philipp Hansa will once again announce the points of the Austrian jury live from Vienna.

Austrian ESC fans can also follow the Song Contest final live again from 9 p.m. on ORF 1 and ORF on, with Andi Knoll providing his proven commentary.

(APA/Red)

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