Eurovision 2025 on the BBC – Everything you need to know

Eurovision 2025 on the BBC - Everything you need to know

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Basel, Switzerland following Nemo’s victory at the Grand Final in May 2024 with their song The Code.

BBC Studios will once again produce the BBC’s coverage and with the countdown already underway, here’s everything you need to know about Eurovision 2025 on the BBC so far…

When is Eurovision 2025?

The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place in St. Jakobshalle, Basel, on Saturday 17 May with the Semi-Finals taking place on Tuesday 13 and Thursday 15 May.

How to watch Eurovision 2025 on TV and BBC iPlayer and listen on Radio and BBC Sounds

You’ll be able to watch the Grand Final and the Semi Finals live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and listen live on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.

UK Eurovision 2025 Act and Song

The act and song representing the United Kingdom will be publicly announced before the European Broadcasting Union’s deadline in March 2025. Leading UK music industry figure David May is leading the search with Andrew Cartmell, Executive Producer BBC Studios North.

David previously worked closely with the BBC team in 2022 as Manager of Sam Ryder when the United Kingdom achieved runner-up position at Eurovision in Turin.

The search for next year’s act and song has been underway for several months with UK record Labels, Publishers, Songwriters, BBC Music and BBC Introducing all playing their part to find the UK act and song for Eurovision 2025.

Read more: United Kingdom confirms artist and song plans for Eurovision 2025: https://bit.ly/4dOpLMJ

Watch Eurovision on BBC iPlayer here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b0070hvg/eurovision-song-contest

Source
BBC One

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