THE 69th edition of Eurovision song contest will come to its culmination tonight in Switzerland. The grand finale will take place at the St Jakobshalle stage in Basel, with 26 countries performing

The final leaderboard for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Grand Final has been confirmed following the Grand Final on Saturday night – including last place. This year’s competition took place in Basel, Switzerland after Nemo’s win with The Code in 2024.

Austria and Switzerland take an early lead as jury results are announced at the Eurovision 2025 final in Basel - in the UK, you can watch live above. Results are a combination of

“Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi” remains the last entry performed in French to win Eurovision; France has not won since 1977. Switzerland waited until 2024 to prevail again, that time with Nemo’s “The Code,” which is written in English — not one of Switzerland’s four official languages.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 continues on Thursday night with the second semi final featuring Austria, Malta and Finland

Fans arrived for the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday (May 17) dressed for a party, with high hopes for their favorite acts. “I save my holidays just for this…. This is my passion,” said one Eurovision fan.

Live: Eurovision fans prepare as 2025 grand final due to kick off in Switzerland But here's the thing: A novelty number has never won. Voters typically prefer songs about triumph over adversity, and stonking great pop anthems.