A crucial stage in Eurovision 2025 takes place tonight on Tuesday, May 13, with the first of the two semifinals of this 69th edition. 15 countries will try to win a place for the final of Saturday, May 17, acting in St. Jakobshalle in Basel (Switzerland).
If French spectators can follow this first rounding round in France 4 from 9 pm, they will not be able to participate in the vote due to somewhat complex rules.
On the night of the Grand Final, the Similat is determined by combining the votes of the spectators and those of the international jurors. During the semifinals, only spectators are taken to vote.
Voting open to French … in a few days
France is one of the greatest financial taxpayers in the competition, also called Big 5, which gives it an automatic qualification for the final. The host country, this year SwissIt also benefits from this privilege.
If these six countries are not subject to the vote of the semifinals, their candidates occur there despite everything; three in the first and three in the second. The spectators of these countries can only participate in the semifinal vote during which their candidate occurs.
Gold Louane, who represents France with the song MotherIt will sing during the second, which makes the vote close to the French during the first semifinal on Tuesday night. During each of the three nights of Eurovision, voting for its own country is impossible.
Source: BFM TV
