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Spain: The running order of the Benidorm Fest 2025 final!

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Earlier today, the national broadcaster of Spain, RTVE, published the running order of the final of Benidorm Fest 2025, the song contest through which the kingdom is going to select their entry at the upcoming 2025 Eurovision Song Conest in Basel, Switzerland.

The running roder of the final of Benidorm Fest 2025 is as per below:

  1. Daniela Blasco – “Uh nana“
  2. Kuve – “Loca xti“
  3. Mawot – “Raggio di sole“
  4. Lachispa – “Hartita de llorar“
  5. Mel Ömana – “I’m A Queen“
  6. J Kbello – “V.I.P.“
  7. Lucas Bun – “Te escribo en el cielo“
  8. Melody – “Esa diva“

The winner of Benidorm Fest 2025, and Spain’s Eurovision 2025 representative, will be decided by:

  • 50% Jury Vote: Comprising eight members—four Spanish and four international experts.
    Spanish Jury Members:

    • Roberto Santamaría (Director, Radio Nacional de España)
    • Javier Llano (Head of Music Programming, CADENA 100)
    • Jaime Acero (Content Director, TelevisaUnivision)
    • Claudia Orellana (Founder & Director, Son Buenos)

    International Jury Members:

    • Oksana Skybinska (Head of Ukraine’s Eurovision delegation)
    • Maja Tokic (Executive Producer of Croatia’s Dora national selection)
    • Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen (Eurovision 2023 Head of Contest & former Dutch delegation lead)
    • Mariangela Borneo (Director of International Projects & Festivals, RAI Italy)
  • 25% Polling Panel: Feedback collected via an app-based survey.
  • 25% Public Vote: Via telephone calls and SMS.

The final is scheduled to take place tomorrow, Saturday 1st of February.

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Sweden: Watch the rehearsal clips from the first Heat of Melodifestivalen 2025!

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The Swedish national broadcaster SVT, published the rehearsal clips (30 seconds of each) of all six competing artists of the first Heat which will take place at Coop Norrbotten Arena in Lulea, on Saturday, February 1st.

 

You can watch the published clips, by clicking on the song title links below:

The schedule for the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2025 tour:

  • Heat 1: Saturday 1 February 2025, Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
  • Heat 2: Saturday 8 February 2025, Scandinavium, Göteborg
  • Heat 3: Saturday 15 February 2025, ABB Arena Syd, Västerås
  • Heat 4: Saturday 22 February 2025, Malmö Arena, Malmö
  • Heat 5: Saturday 1 March 2025, Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
  • Final: Saturday 8  March 2025,Strawberry Arena, Stockholm

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all updates regarding Sweden’s participation in the contest!

Belgium: The running order for Eurosong 2025 has been announced!

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The running order of the artists for the national final of Eurosong 2025 has been released, the national competition through which Belgium will choose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, to be held in Basel, Switzerland.

The Belgian national broadcaster revealed today the running order for the Eurosong 2025 national final, which is as follows:

  1. LEEZ – “Perfectly imperfect”
  2. Le Manou – “Fille à papa”
  3. Jelle Van Dael – “Monster”
  4. Mentissa – “Désolée”
  5. Lenns – “Air balloon”
  6. Stefanie Callebaut – “Gloria”
  7. Red Sebastian – “Strobe lights”
  8. Grace – “Pull up”

We remind you that the members of the judging panel are:

  • Gustaph – Winner of Eurosong 2023 (7th place in Eurovision 2023)
  • Bart Cannaerts – Spokesperson at Eurovision 2023
  • Merol – Dutch singer
  • Emmelie de Forest – Winner of Eurovision 2013 for Denmark
  • André Vermeulen – Former commentator for VRT from 1991 to 2013
  • Els Germonpré – Music coordinator at VRT1
  • Leslie Cable – Head of RTBF’s Eurovision delegation
  • Stephan Monsieur – President of OGAE Belgium
  • Jasper Van Biesen – Eurovision expert and author of “65 Years of Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest”
  • Indy van Cauwenbergh – Choreographer
  • Kim Debrie – Radio 2
  • Anja Daems – Radio 2
  • Laura Govaerts – MNM
  • Imane Boudadi – MNM
  • Nona Van Braeckel – Studio Brussel

Eurosong 2025 will take place on February 1st, with Peter Van de Veire as the host.

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the latest updates!

Source: Songfestival.be

San Marino: The 71 artists who advance to the third and fourth semi-finals of the San Marino Song Contest 2025!

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A little while ago, the public broadcaster of San Marino, RTV, announced the 72 artists who will advance to the third and fourth semi-finals of the San Marino Song Contest 2025.

The 71 artists advancing to the third and fourth semi-finals of the San Marino Song Contest 2025 are:

Third Semi-final

  1. Angy – Angela Sciacqua
  2. Silver feat. Skorie
  3. mmara
  4. Kaotika
  5. mescalina
  6. Questo e Quello
  7. Magenta#9
  8. TAOMA
  9. XSKULL8
  10. Polarnova (Online)
  11. Federico Martello
  12. TBO & Co.
  13. Adasat (Online)
  14. Sick N’ Beautiful
  15. Alien Cut feat. Zighi
  16. EMHEART
  17. Francesca De Braco
  18. Mr&Mrs
  19. SUPERGUEPARDO
  20. Mario Nucci
  21. Nadine Randle (Online)
  22. Nicky Mushin Soda
  23. Nike
  24. UBI
  25. Carlotta
  26. Vicky Navarro (Online)
  27. Sopratenore
  28. STAVROS SALABASOPOULOS (Online)
  29. Eleonora Gangi
  30. Space Particles
  31. Agnieszka śpiewa
  32. Aria
  33. Delma e Mary Wild
  34. The Scurbats
  35. Milad Fatouleh (Online)
  36. GiambattiSta

Fourth Semi-final

  1. Sara
  2. Gianluca Amore
  3. PLÅNET
  4. Araen
  5. Magadan (Online)
  6. MRTINA
  7. Maddalena (Online)
  8. Ann & Dom (Online)
  9. Aliens Agree (Online)
  10. PierC
  11. Kophra
  12. VALLERIA
  13. il greco (Online)
  14. Giorgina
  15. Timothy Cavicchini
  16. Lomas
  17. Eleonora Lorenzato
  18. Nexis (Online)
  19. Lowbrano
  20. Alexander Doghmani
  21. FLYZIR
  22. Marti Puerto (Online)
  23. Francesca Pichierri
  24. ERIKA LETO
  25. Haymara
  26. Inciso
  27. ANDROMEDA
  28. nina blóm (Online)
  29. Denny Music
  30. Romina Falconi
  31. Héctor Mira (Online)
  32. Elisa De Panicis
  33. Vee Jeck
  34. Stefano Ganci (Online)
  35. andrea costa

We remind you that the final of the San Marino Song Contest 2025 will take place on March 8th.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all updates regarding San Marino in Eurovision 2025!

Source: San Marino RTV

Italy: The stage for Sanremo 2025 has been revealed!

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RAI has unveiled the stage for Sanremo 2025, which will be ready to welcome the 34 artists from February 11 to 15.

The stage has been designed by Riccardo Bocchini, who was also the designer for Sanremo 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Riccardo Bocchini explains that the stage was designed with the concept “The elegance of simplicity and harmony”:

A 360-degree stage capable of changing appearance and proposing different atmospheres for each song, with simplicity that hides the complexity of a project that combines graphics and lighting, technology and “engines”. It will rotate in three dimensions, all with a minimalist design, aiming for the purity and elegance of the visuals: the elegance of a harmonious stage that will embrace the audience, conveying emotions, and the elegance of the form that, through electromechanical movements, will transform to serve the songs, even disappearing completely.

A Techno-Party hall that extends, along with the orchestra on the sides, towards the audience and hides many surprises:

The detail, plasticity, and elegance of the architectural lines will embrace the technological mechanisms with their harmonious movements. The entirely innovative video and stage lighting systems will be primarily at the service of the television images: “visual games” will greet the audience. The “Tecno Lampadari”, “Sipari”, and “Tende tecnologie” will descend from above, and the “Scala” will move in various technological configurations.

Sanremo 2025 Festival Program

  • First Night: All artists will perform their songs – the Top 5 will be revealed in random order.
  • Second Night: Half of the artists will perform their songs – the Top 5 will be revealed in random order.
  • Third Night: The remaining artists will perform their songs – the Top 5 will be revealed in random order.
  • Fourth Night: The night of covers, where artists will perform in duets. The results of this night will not be included in the main competition.
  • Final Night: All artists will perform their songs. The Top 5 from the combined semi-final rankings will reach the Superfinal, where each artist will perform their song again. The juries and the public will vote again to determine the winner.

Representation at Eurovision 2025

If any of the participants (along with their record labels) wish to compete in Eurovision 2025, they must fill out a special form before the start of the final night, Saturday, February 15.

If the winner of Sanremo has signed this form, they will automatically be considered Italy’s representative for the competition. If they decide not to participate, the Sanremo organizing committee will select an artist from those who have signed the form, according to its own criteria, possibly regardless of the final ranking.

Although originally scheduled to take place from February 4 to 8, the festival has been postponed and will now be held from February 11 to 15.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all updates!

Source: RAI

Eurovision 2025: The director of the show defends the accessibility of the Tickets.

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The number of tickets for Eurovision 2025 in Basel has caused tension among internet users and contest funs. In particular, there have been complaints on social media that there were no ticket packages available for OGAE national team members, while others have shown their dissatisfaction with the application process via ticketing platform Ticketcorner. The event director defended the number of tickets available for persons with disabilities this year. As Martin Green said, referring to the St. Jakobshalle, with a maximum capacity of 12,400 people :

 

I checked in with the organisers about this. It is a smaller arena, there’s no doubt about that, but the balance with what they’re doing with other places around the city is good.

The director also mentioned other venues where activities around Eurovision will take place, such as a 34,000-seat stadium next to the arena for “Arena Plus” and the Eurovision Village, which will be indoors, making it more accessible for many, which is an important move. In addition, Eurovision 2025 organizers have confirmed that to make the show accessible to all, induction loop systems, audio description and speech-to-text conversion services for hearing and visually impaired fans will be available.

We should say at this point that tickets are on sale from January 29 on Ticketcorner.

 

Source: The Euro Trip

Are you looking forward to Eurovision 2025? Tell us in the comments how important do you think accessibility to Eurovision is?

 

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Eurovision 2025: This year’s postcards’ shooting has started!

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The filming of  Eurovision 2025 postcards has already begun, with Czechia having filmed theirs in the last few days.

This year’s Czech representative, Adonxs, revealed via his social media that he travelled to Switzerland to shoot his postcard. However, the theme of this year’s postcards has not yet, been revealed.

The postcards have been used in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1970 and provides time to set up the stage, for each performance. Over the years, the postcard has evolved from being used to advertise the host country to being able to introduce more information, about the participants.

Last year’s postcards had a drastically smaller carbon footprint, while at the same time offering viewers a much more personalised greeting from the performer, as well a celebratory glimpse back through each country’s rich Eurovision Song Contest history:

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUH8vzam94o

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest is going to take place in the second/third week of May. The first semi-final will take place on Tuesday the 13th of May, the second semi-final on Thursday the 15th of May and the grand final will take place on Saturday the 17th of May.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the latest updates on Greece’s road to Eurovision 2025!

Sweden: Listen to the song snippets of the first Heat of Melodifestivalen 2025!

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As usual a few days before every Heat, the Swedish national broadcaster, SVT, published snippets of all six competing songs of the first Heat of Melodifestivalen 2025.

You can listen the song snippets of the competing songs down below, by clicking the song title:

In the meantime, you can read through the lyrics of all six competing songs of this heat here.

The first Heat will take place on Saturday, February 1st at Coop Norrbotten Arena in Luleå.

The schedule for the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2025 tour:

  • Heat 1: Saturday 1 February 2025, Coop Norrbotten Arena, Luleå
  • Heat 2: Saturday 8 February 2025, Scandinavium, Göteborg
  • Heat 3: Saturday 15 February 2025, ABB Arena Syd, Västerås
  • Heat 4: Saturday 22 February 2025, Malmö Arena, Malmö
  • Heat 5: Saturday 1 March 2025, Husqvarna Garden, Jönköping
  • Final: Saturday 8  March 2025,Strawberry Arena, Stockholm

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all updates regarding Sweden’s participation in the contest!

Austria: JJ (Johannes Pietsch) will represent the country at Eurovision 2025!

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Austria’s national broadcaster, ORF, has announced that JJ (Johannes Pietsch) will represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in Basel, Switzerland.

Who is JJ (Johannes Pietsch)?

Johannes Pietsch is just 23 years old, with roots from the Philippines and Austria. JJ is already making waves in the classical music world. He is a countertenor and has significant experience in television shows, having participated in “Starmania 21” and The Voice UK.

He is a rare vocal talent, and with his performance, it is suggested that he will combine timeless artistry with modern energy. JJ aims to create a memorable moment at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest.

Stefanie Groiss Horowitz, Program Director at ORF, is excited about the artist’s selection for Austria:

JJ is an exceptional talent! With him, we are sending a unique artist to Basel who brings his own magic to the Eurovision Song Contest stage, blending captivating pop and classical music.

JJ’s song will be released in March.

What do you think of JJ (Johannes Pietsch)? Let us know in the comments!

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

Spain: The TV Ratings of the First Semi-Final of Benidorm Fest 2025!

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Yesterday, we had the pleasure of watching the first semi-final of Benidorm Fest, Spain’s national selection for Eurovision 2025. Recently, the festival’s TV ratings were released!

Specifically, the first semi-final of Benidorm Fest 2025, which aired yesterday on La 1 de Televisión Española, became the most-watched program, with an average share of 13.1% and 1,215,000 viewers. Furthermore, more than 3.7 million people tuned in at some point during the broadcast, setting the best historical audience figure for a first semi-final of the festival.

Compared to last year, the Benidorm Fest first semi-final saw an increase of 210,000 viewers and a 2.3-point improvement in its share. The first semi-final of Benidorm Fest 2024 reached an audience of 1,005,000 viewers with a share of 10.8%.

The success of the first night of Benidorm Fest 2025 was particularly notable among younger audiences, where it achieved a share of 28.3% in both the 13 to 24 age group and the 25 to 44 age group. Madrid emerged as the region with the highest viewership, registering a 24.6% share.

The festival continues today, Thursday, January 30, with the second semi-final, where another 4 artists will compete for a spot in the grand final alongside the already qualified Daniela Blasco, Kuve, Lachispa, and Lucas Bun.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates on Spain’s participation in Eurovision 2025!

Source: eurovision_spain