Basel will host Eurovision Song Contest 2025

The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place in Switzerland’s northwestern city of Basel.

The semi-finals of the 69th edition of the Contest will be held on May 13 and 15, and the final - on May 17.

The Contest will be hosted in Switzerland as the Swiss singer Nemo had taken the trophy earlier this year in Malmo.

“It is a great honour for Basel to be able to host the world's biggest live music event! We are looking forward to this fantastic opportunity to present Basel to the world as a cosmopolitan city of culture in the heart of Europe. As an open city in the border triangle of Germany, France and Switzerland, we overcome borders of all kinds every day. This fits in perfectly with the Eurovision Song Contest. We are already looking forward to welcoming our guests from all over Europe: welcome to Basel!” Conradin Cramer, the President of the Government of Basel said.

Switzerland hosted and won the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Lugano, back in 1956. It remains the only Contest where competitors were invited to perform two songs instead of one.