The first major Eurovision 2025 qualifying phase took place. The representatives of 15 of the 37 countries in the race for this 69th edition of the competition were measured with each other during the first semifinal, this Tuesday, May 13 on the stage of Halle Saint-Jacques de Basel (Switzerland). Here are the ten countries that, after tonight, described for the grand final of this Saturday, May 17.
• Norway
• Albania
• Sweden
• Iceland
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Saint-Marin
• Estonia
• Portugal
• Ukraine
The countries eliminated at the end of this first round are:
• Belgium
• Slovenia
• Azebaiyan
• Cyprus
• Croatia
Competition just begins
This Thursday, May 15, the second semifinal will take place, during which another 16 countries will compete in an attempt to win one of the remaining ten places for the final. Twenty countries have been qualified in all two afternoons, to which the six qualified countries will be added automatically for the final.
These are the five greatest financial taxpayers in the competition, also called Big 5 – France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and Germany, as well as the country that has won the previous edition and organizes competition this year, as tradition dictates. The Switzerland, who won the 2024 competition with the song The code of Nemo.
Although they are not subject to the vote during the two semifinals, the candidates of these six countries occur there and were divided between the two nights. The artists of Spain, Italy and Switzerland performed their song this Tuesday. Those of the United Kingdom, Germany and France (represented by Louane and its song Mother) It will be heard on Thursday.
Source: BFM TV
