The second dress rehearsal of Eurovision 2025 is about to begin. Follow all the action live in our blog below!
At 21:00 CEST, the eighteen acts performing in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take to the stage in Basel in front of the media for the first time.
Traditionally, tonight the juries during Dress Rehearsal Two would have determined 50% of the results of Semi-Final One, however this is no longer the case. The juries in the fifteen competing countries plus France, Spain and Switzerland will still be voting in the Semi-Finals this year, but will only be used unless a valid audience vote has not been recorded or an aggregated substitute result cannot be used.
1. 
Iceland: VÆB – “RÓA”
2. 
Poland: Justyna Steczkowska – “GAJA”
3. 
Slovenia: Klemen – “How Much Time Do We Have Left”
4. 
Estonia: Tommy Cash – “Espresso Macchiato”
Spain: Melody – “ESA DIVA ” (automatic qualifier)
5. 
Ukraine: Ziferblat – “Bird of Pray”
6. 
Sweden: KAJ – “Bara bada bastu”
7. 
Portugal: NAPA – “Deslocado”
8. 
Norway: Kyle Alessandro – “Lighter”
9.
Belgium: Red Sebastian – “Strobe Lights”
Italy: Lucio Corsi – “Volevo essere un duro” (automatic qualifier)
10. 
Azerbaijan: Mamagama – “Run With U”
11. 
San Marino: Gabry Ponte – “Tutta l’Italia”
12. 
Albania: Shkodra Elektronike – “Zjerm”
13. 
Netherlands: Claude – “C’est la vie”
14. 
Croatia: Marko Bošnjak – “Poison Cake”
Switzerland: Zoë Më – “Voyage” (automatic qualifier)
15. 
Cyprus: Theo Evan – “Shh”
Live Coverage Ended
20:55 CET // Oh, hello again! This is Neil live from the Eurovision 2025 Press Centre.
21:00 CEST // The second rehearsal for Semi-Final One has begun!
21:01 CEST // We take a trip through Swiss nature before ending up in the St. Jakobshalle, our venue for tonight.
21:02 CEST // From Alphorns to yodeling and contemporary dancers to cimbaloms, this is Switzerland in all its forms. Welcome to the birthplace of Eurovision!
21:04 CEST // The crowd erupts in applause. The energy is palpable in the arena tonight!
21:05 CEST // It’s time for our hosts, Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer!
21:07 CEST // Hazel thanks the EBU for totally not copying the format of last year’s hosts, a blonde Eurovision newbie and a brunette Eurovision veteran!
21:08 CEST // Hazel and Sandra are explaining the voting procedure.
Iceland: VÆB – “RÓA”
21:10 CEST // VÆB’s postcard was filmed at a carnaval in Rapperswil, St. Gallen.
21:11 CEST // VÆB have added Minecraft-style augmented reality graphics to their performance. They must be Minecraft fans.
21:12 CEST // VÆB have the energy bar high for tonight!
Poland: Justyna Steczkowska – “GAJA”
21:14 CEST // Justyna’s postcard was filmed in Laax/Lags in Grisons, where she shovels snow off a mountain.
21:18 CEST // Justyna is a master of her craft and it shows in this performance.
Slovenia: Klemen – “How Much Time Do We Have Left”
21:18 CEST // Klemen’s postcard was filmed in Alp Ragutain in Grisons, where tries out curling.
21:20 CEST // After the high energy of the first two songs, Klemen’s song is an emotional calm down, even if he’s singing upside down.
21:21 CEST // The crowd has been given flashing armbands, which create a sea of orange for the final shot of the song.
Estonia: Tommy Cash – “Espresso Macchiato”
21:22 CEST // Tommy’s postcard was filmed at a roller skating club in Basel.
21:24 CEST // Tommy’s stage invader dances with Tommy before being taken away by security. Thankfully she’s not a real stage invader!
21:28 CEST // It’s time for a dance party with Swiss classics; “Chihuahua” by DJ BoBo, “The Race” by Yellow and “Dance Little Bird”.
Spain: Melody – “ESA DIVA ” (automatic qualifier)
21:31 CEST // Melody’s postcard was filmed in Lucerne, where makes some chocolate.
21:32 CEST // It’s Spain and Melody is bringing the drama by starting in a black dress with a long train.
21:34 CEST // After two costume changes, a pyro curtain ends the performance.
Ukraine: Ziferblat – “Bird of Pray”
21:35 CEST // Ziferblat’s postcard was filmed in Basel, where they try fondue.
21:37 CEST // Ziferblat use a blurry filter on their performance, which make all the of bright colours pop out.
Sweden: KAJ – “Bara bada bastu”
21:39 CEST // KAJ’s postcard was filmed in Magglingen in Bern, where they try out wrestling.
21:42 CEST // KAJ are bringing the heat, mostly because it’s 100 degrees in that sauna!
Portugal: NAPA – “Deslocado”
21:43 CEST // NAPA’s postcard was filmed in Lavaux in Vaud, where they go winetasting.
21:45 CEST // NAPA are bathed in golden light for the beginning of their performance.
21:46 CEST // NAPA bring their trademark indie rock sound to the stage.
Norway: Kyle Alessandro – “Lighter”
21:47 CEST // Kyle’s postcard was filmed in Egnach in Thurgau, where he hangs out with a group of scouts.
21:50 CEST // Nothing can burn Kyle down, not even emergency wisdom tooth surgery!
Belgium: Red Sebastian – “Strobe Lights”
21:51 CEST // Red Sebatian’s postcard was filmed at the Jungfraujoch.
21:54 CEST // Red Sebastian brings one of the most impressive stagings so far. It looks like he will have a memorable birthday tomorrow!
Italy: Lucio Corsi – “Volevo essere un duro” (automatic qualifier)
21:56 CEST // Lucio’s postcard was filmed in Basel, at a tram stop.
21:57 CEST // Lucio’s performance includes subtitles in English.
21:59 CEST // Lucio will officially become the first artist since 1998 to play an instrument live on stage.
22:01 CEST // Hazel and Sandra discuss some fun facts with props. They throw some stuffed animals version of past Eurovision props into the crowd.
Azerbaijan: Mamagama – “Run With U”
22:04 CEST // Mamagama’s postcard was filmed in Zurich, where they try out gardening.
22:06 CEST // The large Azerbaijani contingent in the press centre seem to be enjoying this.
San Marino: Gabry Ponte – “Tutta l’Italia”
22:08 CEST // Gabry’s postcard was filmed in Bruzella in Ticino, where he enjoys some home-cooked food.
22:10 CEST // Gabry tries to hype up the crowd while keeping the focus on the singers.
Albania: Shkodra Elektronike – “Zjerm”
22:12 CEST // Shkodra Elektronike’s postcard was filmed in Basel, where they go to an art museum.
22:15 CEST // The microphone problems from earlier are now gone.
Netherlands: Claude – “C’est la vie”
22:16 CEST // Claude’s postcard was filmed in Filisur in Grisons on the Bernina Express.
22:19 CEST // Claude manages to keep everything under control, as the entire only features a few camera shots.
Croatia: Marko Bošnjak – “Poison Cake”
22:21 CEST // Marko’s postcard was filmed in a glacier in Zermatt.
22:23 CEST // An augmented reality snake briefly appears to wrap itself around the catwalk on stage.
22:25 CEST // Hazel and Sandra tells the audience to rally their friends from around the world to vote as part of the Rest of the World.
Switzerland: Zoë Më – “Voyage” (automatic qualifier)
22:25 CEST / Zoë’s postcard was filmed in Zoë’s birthplace in Basel, where she sails a boat down the Rhine.
22:28 CEST // Zoë’s performance is so intimate that you wouldn’t think she’s performing to a packed arena!
22:29 CEST // The home crowd goes wild for Zoë!
Cyprus: Theo Evan – “Shh”
22:30 CEST // Theo’s postcard was filmed in Basel, at a nightclub on a boat.
22:32 CEST // Theo’s performance is one of, if not the most physically challenging performance this year.
22:35 CEST // Europe, start fake voting now!!
22:40 CEST // Now we have a montage of Lys Assia, the very first winner of Eurovision.
22:41 CEST // Sandra and Hazel performs a song about famous Swiss inventions and breaking Swiss stereotypes.
22:44 CEST // Petra Mede joins the song as William Tell. I don’t question anything Petra does.
22:46 CEST // Of course, the most famous Swiss invention is Eurovision itself!
22:47 CEST // Hazel does a report about the Opening Ceremony, which took place on Sunday.
22:49 CEST // For the first time this year, we travel to the Green Room!
22:50 CEST // A second recap of the semi-finalists is being shown.
22:53 CEST // The fake voting has closed.
22:54 CEST // We now look at some Eurovision records, such as the most claps, highest hats and longest note.
22:57 CEST // We now have a look at the most streamed Eurovision songs that didn’t win.
23:00 CEST // The icon, the legend, Céline Dion has a video message for everyone.
23:01 CEST // iolanda, Jerry Heil, Silvester Belt and Marina Satti reunite on stage to perform “Ne partez pas sans moi”, the song with which Céline Dion won Eurovision 1988 for Switzerland.
23:05 CEST // Hazel and Sandra head around the Green Room, handing out gifts to the contestants.
23:08 CEST // We get a preview of the second semi-final performances.
23:11 CEST // The EBU team says that we are good to go for the results.
23:19 CEST // The fake qualifiers are Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Poland, Croatia, the Netherlands, Iceland, Sweden, Belgium, Ukraine and Albania.
23:21 CEST // This concludes tonight’s live blog. Make sure to tune in to the live broadcast of Semi-Final One at 21:00 CEST tomorrow. Until then, Guet Nacht!
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