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| Dates and venue | |
| Semi-final 1 |
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| Final |
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| Venue | St. Jakobshalle Basel, Switzerland |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| ESC director | Martin Green[3] |
| Executive supervisor | Martin Österdahl |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) |
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 37 |
| Number of finalists | 26 |
| Returning countries |  Montenegro |
| Non-returning countries |  Moldova |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards one set in the semi-finals, or two sets in the final of 12, 10, 8–1 points to ten songs. In all three shows, online votes from viewers in non-participating countries are aggregated and awarded as one set of points. |
| Winning song |  Austria"Wasted Love" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 was the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 13 and 15 May and a final on 17 May 2025, held at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, and presented by Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer, with Michelle Hunziker joining for the final. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), who staged the event after winning the 2024 contest for Switzerland with the song "The Code" by Nemo.
Broadcasters from thirty-seven countries participated in the contest, the same number as the previous two editions. Montenegro returned after a two-year absence, while Moldova, which had originally planned to participate, later withdrew due to economic reasons and the quality of the songs competing in its national selection. Israel's participation continued to cause controversy in the context of the Gaza war, with some participating broadcasters calling for a discussion on the issue.
The winner was Austria with the song "Wasted Love", performed by JJ and written by him along with Teodora Špirić and Thomas Thurner. Austria won the combined vote and jury vote, and placed fourth in the televote. Israel won the televote and finished second overall, with Estonia, Sweden, and Italy completing the top five. The EBU reported that the contest had a television audience of 166 million viewers in 37 European markets, an increase of three million viewers from the previous edition.
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