Greece: The finalists of the national selection and their acts will be unveiled tomorrow!

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Only a few hours remain until the official announcement of the finalists for the Greek national selection for Eurovision 2025. As recently revealed on ERT’s afternoon show “Studio 4”, tomorrow will mark the unveiling of both the line-up of the Greek national final and the songs that the contestants will perform claiming the Greek representation in Basel.

When to expect the announcements

According to what was revealed on “Studio 4“, the announcements for the national final will take place tomorrow in stages.

Specifically, by 12 p.m. tomorrow, the list of participants will be made public, while the release of the songs will follow later in the day. It’s expected that the list of finalists will be revealed during ERT’s morning entertainment show “Proian Se Eidon”. 

However, the release of the songs, which will happen later in the day, is still unclear in terms of the platform and the method of distribution.

The Greek National Selection for Eurovision 2025

ERT opened a submission window for all interested artists, giving them the chance to participate in the Greek final. The submission deadline closed on November 10, with a total of 187 songs submitted. The final selection of the 12 finalists was made by an independent committee, which was entrusted with the task of evaluating the entries.

The Greek national final for Eurovision 2025 will take place on January 30, live from the Christmas Theater in Athens. The hosts of the night will consist of two Greek Eurovision stars, Elena Paparizou (2001 and 2005 – winner) and Sakis Rouvas (2004 and 2009). The winner of the show, who will represent Greece at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, will be determined as follows:

  • 25% from the vote of an international jury
  • 25% from the vote of a domestic jury
  • 50% from the vote of the television audience

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Croatia: Listen to the Songs of Dora 2025!

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The songs competing in Croatia’s national selection, Dora 2025, have just been released on the official Dora YouTube channel.

Below, you can listen to the 24 songs competing in Dora 2025:

Dora 2025

Dora 2025 will take place across two semi-finals on February 27 and 28, with the grand final scheduled for March 2. The finalists will be chosen exclusively by public vote, while the winner will be determined through a 50/50 combination of public and jury votes.

Last year’s winner was Baby Lasagna with the song “RIM TIM TAGI DIM”. Baby Lasagna achieved Croatia’s best-ever result in the Eurovision Song Contest, placing first in the public vote and second overall.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all updates regarding Croatia’s participation in Eurovision 2025!

Source: HRT

Germany: Chefsache ESC 2025 shortlist finalized

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Germany is one step closer to selecting its Eurovision 2025 representative as the shortlist for Chefsache ESC 2025 has been finalized. Applicants have been informed whether they have advanced to the next stage or not, marking the end of the initial phase of this year’s selection process.

This year’s Chefsache ESC saw an overwhelming response, with 3,281 entries submitted before the November deadline. Solo artists comprised the majority of applicants, while bands accounted for about 20% of the submissions. Notably, 1,198 entries featured original songs, raising excitement for what’s to come in the competition.

Competition format and schedule

Chefsache ESC 2025 will feature 24 acts. The competition includes two heats, a semi-final, and a grand final. While RTL will broadcast the heats and the semi-final, the Grand Final will be aired on Das Erste.

Key dates for Chefsache ESC 2025 are as follows:

  • Heat 1: February 14
  • Heat 2: February 15
  • Semi-Final: February 22
  • Grand Final: March 1

From each heat, seven acts will advance to the semi-final. A total of nine finalists will then compete in the Grand Final, where the winner will be chosen to represent Germany at Eurovision 2025 in Basel.

During the heats and semi-final, a professional jury, led by Eurovision veteran Stefan Raab, will evaluate the performances and decide which acts will qualify. However, the Grand Final will leave the decision entirely in the hands of the public, ensuring that Germany’s Eurovision representative reflects the nation’s choice.

Last year, Germany was represented by Isaak, whose song “Always on the Run” surpassed expectations, securing an impressive 13th place in the grand final.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the updates on Eurovision 2025!

Source: ESC Kompakt 

Finland: Listen to the first song for UMK 2025!

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The finnish broadcaster has released the first song competing in UMK 2025, the finnish national final for Eurovision 2025.

The song is “Nightmares” by NEEA RIVER and you can listen to it here:

Originally from Nurmijärvi, NEEA RIVER‘s passion for an international singing career started as a teenager. The biggest leap towards her dreams coming true happened by chance on a holiday to Los Angeles. During the trip, RIVER uploaded her own singing videos to Instagram, and a local producer found them and asked RIVER to come to the studio. After returning to Finland, RIVER stayed in contact with the producer who two years later proposed that RIVER move to Los Angeles.

The American dream came true quickly for RIVER. The artist’s third song ended up on the soundtrack of a film, which made everything happen even faster. RIVER networked with Finnish music professionals in the United States, which resulted in a publishing deal with Warner Music Finland. For three years, RIVER created hits for both domestic and foreign artists, and RIVER’s reputation in the music industry strengthened.

Later, RIVER realised she wanted to create songs for herself. She stopped writing for others and focused on her own career. Around the same time, she launched her own record label. Today, she’s making waves with her English-language pop hits.

A fan of artists such as Britney Spears, Rihanna and The Weeknd, NEEA RIVER sums up her artistry in two words: “pop machine”.

“I have a suit of pop armour that’s full of power. When I’m wearing it, nothing can stop me,” says River.

UMK is a natural continuation for NEEA RIVER’s rising career and the first time that RIVER will perform one of her own songs in public. The UMK song Nightmares was based on the ambitious idea of creating a winning song for the Eurovision Song Contest.

UMK expert jury: “NEEA’s voice is the first thing that catches your attention in the song Nightmares. Clearly, this is a top professional who controls her voice exceptionally well. The next thing you notice is the stellar composition that combines modern pop aesthetics with epic Eurovision vibes and cinematic glamour. The finishing touch is the uplifting dance production with its big drops. It is great to see a self-publishing independent artist like NEEA RIVER at UMK.”

We remind you that the artists/songs competing to represent Finland will be revealed in this order:

  • Thu, 9 January NEEA RIVER – “Nightmares”
  • Fri, 10 January Nelli Matula – “Hitaammin Hautaan”
  • Mon, 13 January costee – “Sekaisin”
  • Tue, 14 January VIIVI – “Aina”
  • Wed, 15 January One Morning Left – “Puppy”
  • Thu, 16 January Goldielocks –  “Made Of”
  • Fri, 17 January Erika Vikman – “ICH KOMME”

The UMK grand final will take place on Saturday, 10 February, 20:00 CET and will be broadcast on Yle TV1, Yle Areena and Yle radio channels.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding UMK and the finnish representative for Eurovision 2025!

Lithuania: These are the artists competing in Heat 1 of Eurovizija.LT 2025!

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With the country’s national final beginning this Saturday, the public broadcaster of Lithuania, announced the artists taking part in Heat 1 of Eurovizija.LT, and their respective running order!

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Finland: These Are the Seven Contestants for UMK 2025!

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A short while ago, Finland’s broadcaster YLE announced the seven artists and their song titles who will compete in the country’s national final, UMK 2025.

The seven contestants participating in UMK 2025 are:

  1. Neea Rives – “Nightmares”
  2. Nelli Matula – “Hitaammin hautaan”
  3. Costee – “Sekaisin”
  4. Viivi – “Aina”
  5. One Morning Left – “Puppy”
  6. GOLDIELOCKS – “Made Of”
  7. Erika Vikman – “ICH KOMME”

As with last year, the songs will be released on different days, starting from January 9 to January 17.

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2025 will take place on February 10 at the Nokia Arena in Tampere. The hosts for UMK 2025 will be the famous singer SANNI and Jasmin Beloued, a journalist from Yle’s Youth News.

Last year’s winner, Windows95man, represented Finland in Malmö with the song “No Rules”. The country finished in 19th place overall, earning a total of 38 points.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all updates regarding Finland’s participation in Eurovision 2025!

Source: YLE

Azerbaijan: Eurovision 2025 entry to be released before March!

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The entry of Azerbaijan for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be released before March!

Azerbaijan is one of the participating states that tend to release their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest within March. However, things seem to be chnaging this year. The Head of the Azeri Delegation in the contest, Nurlana Cafarova, commented that the entry of the reveal of the artist and the song will not be that late.

She specifically stated that:

“For now, I can say that we will not have to wait for March. Our representative and his/her song will be presented to the public together in the near future.”

We remind you that the following three artists remain in the race to represent Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2025:

  1. Mehin Hümbətova
  2. Nataone
  3. Murad Arif

Last year, in Eurovision 2024, the country was represented by Fahree and Ilkin Dovlatov and the song “Özünlə apar”  without success as it failed to reach the final again, finishing in the 14th place of the first semi-final.

https://youtu.be/QhN9r8TH2Hw

Source: 12 Xal

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Croatia: Natalie Balmix opposes to her disqualification from Dora 2025!

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Yesterday, HRT announced that Natalie Balmix, who was initially set to perform her song “Život ide dalje” at Dora 2025, has been disqualified from the competition lineup. She has been replaced by Fenksta, a reserve act, due to a breach of the competition’s rules.

While Balmix has been removed from the official Dora 2025 line-up, she did not let the matter go without comment. The artist took to her personal Instagram account to publicly oppose her disqualification, sharing a statement that provided her perspective on the situation.

In her post, Natalie Balmix specifically mentioned:

My legal team read the rulebook and nowhere could they find any percentage that would determine if a song is too altered.
We refined the song in order to make it as high quality as possible and make it as good as possible at this year’s Dora and potentially at Eurovision. 

 

Δείτε αυτή τη δημοσίευση στο Instagram.

 

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη NATALIE BALMIX (@natalie.balmix)

Why was Natalie Balmix disqualified?

According to HRT’s official statement, the rules allowed artists to make final changes to their entries until January 5. However, Balmix submitted a new version of her song that was found to be significantly different from the one initially submitted. Following an investigation, independent music producers confirmed that the song’s production, arrangement, and lyrics had been altered so drastically that it could no longer be considered the same work. This breach of competition rules led to her disqualification.

The aforementioned is against Dora’s rules, and that led to HRT disqualifying Natalie Balmix from the selection. It is still unknown whether Natalie Balmix’s team will take legal action against HRT following her disqualification.

Dora 2025

Twenty-four artists will participate at Dora 2025, claiming the Croatian representation in Basel:

  1. Ananda – “Lies Lay Cold”
  2. EoT – “Bye, Bye, Bye”
  3. Filomena – “Strong”
  4. Fenksta – “Extra”
  5. Irma – “Enigma”
  6. IVXN – “Monopoly”
  7. Jelena Radan – “SALUT!”
  8. Laurakojasong – “NPC”
  9. LELEK – “The Soul of my Soul”
  10. Luka Nižetić – “Južina”
  11. Magazine – “AaAaA”
  12. Marin Jurić Čivro – “It Burned”
  13. Marko Bošnjak – “Poison Cake”
  14. Marko Škugor – “What Should I Ask of God”
  15. Marko Tolja – “Through the dark”
  16. Martha May – “Running to the Light”
  17. Matt Shaft – “Welcome to the circus”
  18. Natally – “Home to My Heart”
  19. NIPPLEPEOPLE – “SIGN”
  20. Fire – “Give, Give”
  21. Petar Brkljačić – “THE END”
  22. Supersonic Trio – “Animal”
  23. Swingers – “Ful Kul”
  24. Teenah – “Aurora”

The competition will take place in two semifinals on February 27 and 28, with the final scheduled for March 2. The finalists will be decided solely by public vote, with the winner determined through an equal combination of the public’s votes and a jury vote.

Last year’s winner was Baby Lasagna with his song “RIM TIM TAGI DIM“. Baby Lasagna managed to bring Croatia’s best placement in the contest, finishing first in public’s voting and second overall.

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Source: natalie.balmix

Eurovision 2025: The hosts to be revealed on 20th of January!

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The hosts of Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel are going to be revealed on 20th of January.

The national broadcaster of Switzerland, SRG SSR, revealed on ESC Discord channel, on Discord platform, that the announcement of the hosts of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled on Molday 20th of January. The announcement is going to take place during a press event broadcast live on the official Eurovision YouTube channel at 15:00 CET.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is going to take place in Basel Switzerland on the below days:

  • Tuesday 13th of May – A’ Semi-Final
  • Thursday 15th of May – B’ Semi-Final
  • Saturday 17th of May – Final 

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Eurovision Song Contest 2025!

Moldova: Artists for the Etapa Eurovision 2025 Auditions to Be Announced on January 13!

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As we informed you in a previous article, the auditions for the artists competing in Etapa Eurovision 2024 will take place on January 18. Moments ago, Moldova’s national broadcaster, TVR, revealed that the artists participating in the auditions will be announced on January 13 at 16:00 Greek time.

We remind you that the final of Etapa Națională 2025 is scheduled for Saturday, February 22.

In the Etapa Națională 2025 final, 10 artists will compete. Voting will be determined 50% by the public and 50% by the jury, with the organizers deciding in the event of a tie.

Last year, Moldova was represented by Natalia Barbu for the second time (first in 2007) with the song “In The Middle”. Unfortunately, she did not qualify for the Grand Final, finishing 13th in the first semi-final with a total of 20 points.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evIoGkZXj2s

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all updates regarding Eurovision 2025!

Source: TRM