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Eurovision 2025 starts on Tuesday, May 13, at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT for fans in the U.S. The contest runs through the Grand Final on Saturday, May 17, also starting at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT. Here’s the schedule:
Eurovision has officially started, with the first round of semi-finals held Tuesday in the Swiss city of Basel.
The first Eurovision 2025 semi-final is taking place tonight (Tuesday 13 May) in Basel, Switzerland, where some of this year’s most popular contestants will be vying for a place in the Grand Final. Sweden’s entry KAJ,
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So just who are the presenters at this year's contest? Read on to learn more about Eurovision hosts Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer. Hazel Brugger is an American, German and Swiss slam poet and comedian, having been born in California to a Swiss father and German father.
The semi-final on Tuesday, May 13, got off to typical Eurovision style with a mix of music, light entertainment, cheeky commentary and including a brief break to test the audience’s knowledge of Swiss music that took the audience by surprise.
Dutch belt out their return to Eurovision with violins - Dutch singer Claude Kiambe, 21, sang his track C’est La Vie, a blend of English and French on Tuesday.