The second significant elimination phase of Eurovision 2025 took place. Representatives of 16 of the 32 countries still in the race for this 69th edition of the competition measured from each other during the second semifinal, this Thursday, May 15 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.
• Lithuania
• Israel
• Armenia
• Denmark
• Austria
• Luxembourg
• Finland
• Latvia
• Malta
• Greece
The countries eliminated at the end of this first round are:
• Australia
• Montenegro
• Ireland
• Georgia
• Czech Republic
• Serbia
On the way to the final
Ten countries described in the first semifinal on Tuesday-Norario, Albania, Sweden, Iceland, Netherlands, Poland, Saint-Marin, Estonia, Portugal, Ukraine. Therefore, 20 countries in all have won their place for the grand final, to which the six countries automatically qualified are added.
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 his song Mother) They were heard this Thursday.
Source: BFM TV
