Eurovision 2025: Bern and Biel/Bienne Considering Joint Bid to Host!

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Bern and Biel/Bienne Municipal Councils are considering a joint bid to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The de facto capital of Switzerland Bern as well as the birthplace of this year’s Eurovision winner Nemo, Biel/Bienne are examining the possibility of hosting the Eurovision song contest at the Bernexpo Groupe Exhibition Center.

In a statement by the Biel Council, they said:

“Hosting the major event in Nemo’s home region is therefore a logical step and would be a great opportunity from the point of view of the cities of Bern and Biel. The ESC offers the venue enormous exposure and would fit in well with the diverse, open and bilingual capital region of Bern and Biel.”

The potential venue for the contest is Bern Festhalle, while Tissot Arena in Biel/Bienne will host other competition -related events.

The same statement also mentioned the following:

“The three partners will now jointly examine the detailed requirements dossier from the SRG in detail. In particular, it must be clarified whether the very high requirements for the venue can be met as part of an application. This involves issues such as security, logistics and the high costs that the venue will incur. The new festival hall meets the requirements of a modern event infrastructure and will be ready in time for the ESC to take place. 

A final decision as to whether an application will be submitted has not yet been made. This will be made within the application period until the end of June. The municipal councils of Bern and Biel as well as those responsible for the Bernexpo Groupe are convinced that the ESC would be a great celebration and a unique opportunity. They therefore hope that a joint application will be possible. At the same time, it is important to all those involved to only submit an application dossier if there is a real chance of being awarded the contract.”

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Source: Biel

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Eurovision 2025: Zürich is the favourite city to host, according to the betting odds!

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Even though the city of Zürich, has not yet confirmed that it will claim the hosting of Eurovision 2025, it is already the favourite of the betting companies, to win this process and host next year’s contest.

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Eurovision Song Contest 2025: Reto Peritz and Moritz Stadler will be the Executive Producers!

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The SRG Executive Board has appointed Reto Peritz from SRF and Moritz Stadler from RTS as co-executive producers for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) to be held in Switzerland. Both will continue in their current roles but will be substituted for a year to focus on the contest.

Organizing the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2025 in Switzerland is a monumental task. Responding to the ESC Task Force’s request, the SRG Executive Board has selected the individuals who will assume overall responsibility for the world’s largest music event. The role of executive producer will be jointly held by Reto Peritz, 51, currently the Director of Entertainment at SRF, and Moritz Stadler, 38, currently the Head of Operations at RTS.

The Executive Board believes these two media managers are ideally suited for the job, bringing extensive experience with the ESC. Reto Peritz has previously served as the Head of the Swiss Delegation and was an elected member of the ESC Reference Group from 2019 to 2021. Moritz Stadler is a long-time employee of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

While retaining their current roles within their respective business units, Peritz and Stadler will gradually hand over their ongoing projects until June 2025. This transition will allow them to dedicate their efforts entirely to the organization of the ESC 2025.

 

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Eurovision 2025: Cities interested in hosting have received a detailed requirements catalogue!

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Preparations for Eurovision 2025 have already started in Switzerland and on its public broadcaster, SRG SSR, and we are already one step closer to knowing the first important detail about the upcoming contest, the host city! Read more

Switzerland: Head of delegation denies they considered pulling out of Eurovision 2024

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After ERT, also the public broadcaster of Switzerland, through the head of the country’s delegation to the contest, denies the reports of the Norwegian VG and the Swedish Aftonbladet, according to which six countries were considering their withdrawal from the Eurovision 2024 final. Read more

What happened at the dress rehearsal before the flag parade and almost blew up the contest!

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About the incident that happened shortly before the flag parade of the last general rehearsal and resulted in Marina Satti, Nemo and Bambie Thug not appearing in it, the head of the Israeli delegation spoke, naturally giving his own version of the events . But for the first time we have a public position on the incident in question, even from one side of those involved.

According to Yoav Tsafir, head of the Israeli delegation to Eurovision 2024, the incident in question happened shortly before the start of the flag parade, at the midday general rehearsal of the final. While all the artists were backstage waiting to come out for the flag parade the following happened:

The singers are standing in line before the parade of flags, Eden was also standing there, next to her was her stylist, preparing her for the performance – and right next to her was the Greek representative, crying: “The Israelis are harassing me, these bastards are writing horrible things about me on social media for what I did (yawn)” and everyone comforted her. For a moment the stylist looked at her and smiled, then Marina Satti raised her middle finger to him. The stylist kept smiling, took out a camera and took a picture of her. Then Bambie Thug lost it and started screaming loudly at the Israeli delegation: “We want peace and you’re bothering us”!

We remind you that subsequently the artists from Greece, Ireland and Switzerland did not appear in the flag parade, while Bambie Thug from Ireland did not sing at all, instead broadcasting a video of her performance in the semi-final.

As we point out at the beginning of the article, this is the first public statement about what happened in the disputed incident. Of course, we will await the placement of the other side with interest.

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Source: Switzerland Calling

Eurovision 2025: Zurich’s decision on bidding for the upcoming contest expected in June!

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As we have previously informed you, Zurich has confirmed to the Swiss media that is thinking about submitting a bid to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025.

Hence, today the Zurich City Council declared that it will make a decision by the end of June regarding whether or not to submit a bid to host Eurovision 2025.

Before making a decision on whether to submit a bid or not, the City Council stated that they need further details on what needed to host the event. As a result, SRG SSR, the host of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, will soon provide background information on the contest’s planning. The Zurich City Council will decide whether or not to participate by the end of June, having received and taken into account information regarding the event’s key dates.

So far, four Swiss cities have expressed their interest in hosting:

  • Basel
  • Geneva
  • St. Gallen
  • Zurich

The 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Switzerland, following Nemo’s win in Malmö with “The Code“.

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Source: Tagesanzeiger

Eurovision 2024: Six countries wanted to withdraw 25 minutes before the Grand Final!

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Two weeks after the Grand Final of Eurovision 2024, it became known from the Norwegian newspaper VG that six countries participating in the Saturday’s show wanted to withdraw up to twenty-five minutes before the start of the final.

The 11th of May was crucial for the contest, as reported by the newspaper, the EBU and SVT found themselves in a major critical meeting as six countries wanted to withdraw until they decided to participate.

The six countries that wanted to withdraw were the winning Switzerland, Ireland, Portugal, Norway, Greece and the United Kingdom.

Specifically, Magnus Børmark, a member of the Norwegian band Gåte, stated that:

We were considering withdrawing until the last moment. Many of us reacted to the fact that Israel had the opportunity to use Eurovision as its own political tool.

The reason the six countries wanted to withdraw was the participation of Israel and the exclusion of Joost Klein. VG writes that Israel’s participation, the extensive security measures, and the behavior of the Israeli delegation during the week were reasons for the protests,” adds Børmark:

Our common point was that we did not want to participate in Eurovision to be used and stigmatized in a war propaganda machine in Israel. We participated to create a space where we can unite in music – in a political situation where everyone chooses sides and hates each other.

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Source: VG

Eurovision 2025: Grand Final to be held on May 10?

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According to Swiss media reports, the most likely date for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is  May 10.

Local Swiss media reported that the CEO of the Hallenstadion in Zurich, a venue that could host the competition next May, said that the unofficial date for the final is May 10. It is said that the venue has been told by SRG SRR that it should be free for 6-8 weeks from early April to mid-May. In particular Philipp Musshafen, CEO of Hallenstadion, reported:

“The ESC is the biggest music event in the world. 180 million spectators! That would be invaluable advertising for Zurich, but also for the Hallenstadion. We were told to reserve six to eight weeks from around the beginning of April to mid-May 2025. With a possible, still unofficial, date for the final on May 10th.”

In recent years, the competition has been hosted in the middle weeks of May and the dates of May 6, 8 and 10 would fit this trend. The only major event around these dates that can “conflict” with Eurovision is the UEFA Europa League semi-final taking place on 8 May.

The dates 13, 15 and 17 May would both be free of major ‘clashes’ with other major pan-European events and still be in ‘mid-May 2025’. At present, no dates have been officially announced by the EBU or the broadcaster.

Eurovision 2025

The Eurovision 2025 song contest will be held in Switzerland following Nemo’s win with “The Code”. Switzerland won the Eurovision Song Contest for the third time, having won the 1956 and 1988 editions. Discussions will be held in the coming weeks with potential host cities across Switzerland.

Source: escxtra

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Eurovision 2025: Moroccan Oil remains the official sponsor of the contest

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Earlier today, Moroccan Oil stated on its official website that it will extend its partnership with the EBU. In particular, the company appears to be maintaining its role as the official sponsor of the Eurovision Song Contest, which it has been holding since 2020.

The announcement, which has not been confirmed by the EBU yet, has elicited varied reactions. The unfavourable opinions revolve around the fact that the corporation in question is based in Israel.

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Source: Moroccan Oil