Your ultimate recap of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Love it or hate it, the Eurovision Song Contest is one of the most-watched events across the world, as music lovers come together to celebrate song writing, and all round cheesy and let's face it, bonkers performances!

As the 69th ceremony took place in May, here's your ultimate recap to the 2025 contest, including the date, who represented the UK, and of course, the winner!

When was it?

The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final took place on Saturday 17th May.

The two Semi-Finals took place on Tuesday 13th and Thursday 15th May.

Where was Eurovision 2025?

After Nemo was crowned the winner in 2024, the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Basel, Switzerland, at the St. Jakobshalle arena.

Who won Eurovision 2025?

Austria were crowned the 2025 winners, with a song called 'Wasted Love' by JJ.

JJ picked up a combined 436 points from the jury and public votes.

Who represented the UK?

On Friday 7th March 2025, pop country girl band Remember Monday were unveiled as the 2025 UK Eurovision act.

Made up of vocalists Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, Remember Monday performed a track called 'What The Hell Just Happened?'.

Remember Monday said of the news at the time: “What The Hell Just Happened is exactly how we’re feeling right now! It’s all very surreal; our friendship goes so far back, and we definitely never imagined that we’d be doing anything like this. When you’re a kid and people ask you what you want to be when you grow up, an absolute classic is “I wanna be a pop star”, so the fact that we’re getting the chance to live that dream as three best friends is just wild.

"We’re going to be the first girlband to represent the UK since 1999, which feels like such a crazy honour. We’re going to bring loads of fun, energy and hopefully do something that you won’t have seen before on the Eurovision stage….We honestly can’t wait to experience this with all of the other incredible artists from around the world, and hopefully make everyone back at home feel proud! This is really the music World Cup and we’ll do our best to bring it home!”

Where did UK finish?

Despite a brilliant performance from the girls during the final, Remember Monday finished in 18th place, after picking up 88 points from the jury and zero from the public.

How can I watch the Eurovision Song Contest?

Both Semi-Finals and the Grand Final are now available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Which countries took part in 2025?

37 countries in total took part in this year's Eurovision, including Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Moldova, Poland, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, Israel, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, Australia, Georgia, Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Latvia, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Albania, Cyprus, Bulgaria, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

31 countries competed in the Semi-Finals, with France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom automatically getting a place in the Final as they are known as the 'big five'. Host country Switzerland will also get an automatic place in the Final.

10 countries from each Semi- Final qualified for the final, following a public vote.

Semi-Final one performers:

The draw for the two Semi-Finals took place on 28th January 2025.

The first Semi-Final took place on Tuesday 13th May and featured performances from Sweden, Ukraine, Slovenia, Iceland, Estonia, Poland, Portugal, Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Albania, San Marina, Belgium, Cyprus, Croatia and Norway.

Semi-Final two performers:

The second Semi-Final will take place on Thursday 15th May and will feature performances from Austria, Lithuania, Armenia, Montenegro, Greece, Ireland, Australia, Latvia, Czechia, Israel, Malta, Finland, Denmark, Luxembourg, Georgia and Serbia.

Who was in the final?

Following the first Semi-Final, 10 countries were voted into the final, including: Norway, Albania, Sweden, Iceland, Netherlands, Poland, San Marino, Estonia, Portugal and Ukraine.

The second Semi-Final saw another 10 countries make the final, including Lithuania, Israel, Armenia, Denmark, Austria, Luxembourg, Finland, Latvia, Malta and Greece.

What was the running order for the final?

Following the second Semi-Final, Eurovision bosses confirmed the official running order for the final, with UK entry Remember Monday performing eight. Norway will open the show, with Albania closing it in 26th place.

Who were the hosts in 2025?

Hazel Brugger, Sandra Studer and Michelle Hunziker presented the Grand Final, whilst Hazel and Sandra also hosted the two Semi-Finals earlier in the week.

The Co-Executive Producers of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Moritz Stadler and Reto Peritz, said: "For the world’s biggest show, it was important for us to recruit hosts who bring more than just presenting skills – Hazel, Sandra, and Michelle bring unique versatility with additional talents such as comedy, dance and singing. We are incredibly proud to have signed such impressive and diverse women as hosts."

Scott Mills and Rylan Clark provided commentary for the two Semi-Finals here in the UK, whilst Graham Norton returned for the Grand-Final.

Who was the UK jury spokesperson?

It was announced on Friday 2nd May that Doctor Who and Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa would be the UK's jury spokesperson for 2025. HOWEVER, just days before the final, a statement was released to say Ncuti could no longer carry out the duties.

Confirming singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor would step in, the post read: 'Due to unforeseen circumstances, unfortunately Ncuti Gatwa is no longer able to participate as Spokesperson during the Grand Final this weekend. However, we are delighted to confirm that BBC Radio 2’s very own Friday night Kitchen Disco Diva Sophie Ellis-Bextor will be presenting the Jury result live from the UK.'

Sophie Ellis-Bextor says: “I love Eurovision and it’s a privilege to be part of 2025’s Grand Final. What an honour it is to announce the UK’s jury score on such a special show which always puts music front and centre. I am very much looking forward to delivering the iconic douze points from the United Kingdom!”

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