Eurovision 2025 Semifinals Allocation Draw Archives - Eurovision News | Music

Basel with a very nice event hosted a few minutes ago the draw for the semi-finals of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest.

The analyzes of the fans and not only, have been on fire for a few minutes now. Since the theories based on the pre-history of the countries in the competition, it is a first insight into how passable the qualification to the final is or not. In other words, it’s time to make our predictions, about who will go through to the final and who are the favorites to say goodbye to Basel early…

The presenters and the handover ceremony

Leading today’s allocation draw were Jennifer Bosshard and Jan van Ditzhuijzen, who guided us through this pivotal Eurovision tradition.

In addition to determining which countries will perform in each semi-final, today’s ceremony marked the official handover of the Eurovision insignia from last year’s host city, Malmö, to Basel. Attending the event were Carina Nilsson, the President of Malmö City Council, and Conradin Cramer, Basel’s City Council President.

Draw Procedure

Big 5 and Switzerland

With the big winner of last year’s competition, Switzerland, directly in the final, along with the Big 5 (UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain), the first part of the draw determined the semi-final that the direct finalists would vote for.

Will vote in the 1st Semi-Final:

Switzerland
Italy
Spain

Will vote in the 2nd Semi-Final:

Germany
France
United Kingdom

In the semi-final that the six aforementioned countries were drawn to broadcast and vote for, the video from their dress rehearsal will also be shown. This was done at Eurovision 2016 for the first time, for reasons of equal exposure of the countries directly in the final and the countries that qualify from the semi-finals. Essentially, viewers see each entry twice during the shows.

Semi-Final Allocation Draw

The allocation draw for the two semi-finals had two parts. In the first part the 31 countries participating in the semi-finals were drawn in which of the two they will compete in. Fifteen countries will compete in the first semi-final and sixteen in the second semi-final.

In the second part, each country learned whether it will appear in the first or second half of the semi-final in which it will compete. The exact order of appearance will be determined by the EBU and the show’s producers at a later date.

1st Semi-final (May 13):

1st Half

Sweden
Ukraine
Slovenia
Iceland
Estonia
Poland
Portugal

2nd Half

Netherlands
Azerbaijan
Albania
San Marino
Belgium
Cyprus
Croatia
Norway

2nd Semi-Final (May 15):

1st Half

Austria
Lithuania
Armenia
Montenegro
Greece
Ireland
Australia
Latvia

2nd Half

Czechia
Israel
Malta
Finland
Denmark
Luxembourg
Georgia
Serbia

Basel will host the 69th Eurovision Song Contest from 13 to 17 May at the St. Jakobshalle. The motto of this year’s event, as chosen by the organisers, is “United by Music“, retaining the motto first chosen for the contest in Liverpool in 2023.

You can see the draw again through the link below:

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At 12:30 PM CET, the much-anticipated Semi-Final Allocation Draw for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest will take place live from Basel, Switzerland.

In addition to determining which countries will perform in each semi-final, today’s ceremony marks the official handover of the Eurovision insignia from last year’s host city, Malmö, to Basel. Attending the event are Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, the Mayor of Malmö, and Conradin Cramer, Basel’s City President.

Meet the Hosts

Leading today’s allocation draw are Jennifer Bosshard and Jan van Ditzhuijzen, who will guide us through this pivotal Eurovision tradition.

The Allocation Draw Process

Today’s draw will take place in two stages:

Semi-Final Voting Assignment:
- The six countries already pre-qualified for the grand final—Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom—will be assigned to vote in one of the two semi-finals on May 7 or May 9.
Semi-Final Performance Allocation:
- The 31 remaining countries will be assigned to one of the two semi-finals and placed into either the first or second half of the show. The exact running order will be determined later by the production team to enhance the overall flow and balance of the performances.

Why Pots Matter

The 31 countries have been distributed across five pots, based on historical voting patterns calculated by Eurovision’s official voting partner, Digame. This allocation reduces the likelihood of neighboring countries favoring one another, creating fairer and more suspenseful semi-final outcomes.