It's almost Eurovision time again! Find out everything you need to know about this year's Eurovision Song Contest right here.
When does Eurovision 2025 take place?
This year's Eurovision Song Contest kicks off with the first semi-final on Tuesday, 13 May. The second semi follows on Thursday, 15 May. The grand final will air on Saturday, 17 May.
Where is Eurovision 2023 being held?
The 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Basel, Switzerland following Nemo's win in 2024 with their track The Code. The song details Nemo's journey towards understanding and accepting their non-binary identity.
After a competitive selection process, Basel, Switzerland's third-most-populous city, was chosen to host the Eurovision, with the contest taking place at the St. Jakobshalle multi-purpose indoor arena.
It will be the third time that Switzerland has hosted the contest, having previously done so for the inaugural contest in 1956, which it won with Lys Assia's Refrain, and the 1989 contest, after Celine Dion's win in 1988 with Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi.
Who will be taking part?
In total, 37 countries will be participating in Eurovision 2025.
Montenegro will return after a two-year absence, while Moldova had originally planned to take part, but it later withdrew due to financial reasons and the quality of its national selection.
Last year's winners Switzerland and the other 'Big Five' countries (the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Germany and France) gain automatic access to the final.
Fifteen countries are taking part in the first semi-final on Tuesday, 13 May. They are: Estonia, Iceland, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, Albania, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Netherlands, Norway and San Marino.
The second semi-final on Thursday, 15 May has 16 participants: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Israel, Luxembourg, Malta and Serbia.
Ten countries from each of the two semi-finals will proceed to the grand final, joining the 'Big Five' plus Switzerland.
Who will represent Ireland?
Norwegian singer EMMY is representing Ireland this year with her track Laika Party.
The song is a tribute to the Soviet space dog Lakia, who died orbiting the earth in 1957, after becoming the first living thing to do so.
The track was chosen by a combined public and jury vote during the Eurosong 2025 special on The Late Late Show in February.
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EMMY said that she met a songwriter from Ireland at a songwriting camp so "it felt natural to submit the song for Ireland".
Following her Eurosong win she said: "I hope I will make you proud."
Read more: EMMY hopes to make Ireland 'proud' with Eurovision success
The 24-year-old singer began making her own songs at the age of seven and her career got a kick-start in 2015 when, as a 15-year-old, she participated in Melodi Grand Prix Junior, one of the biggest music competitions in her country, for children.
Six years later, in 2021, she participated in Melodi Grand Prix, Norway's national selection of a song for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Watch EMMY's Laika Party below:
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EMMY will perform during the second Eurovision semi-final on Thursday, 15 May. Irish viewers will be rooting for the singer to qualify for Saturday's grand final.
Sweden shares the record for most Eurovision wins together with Ireland - with a tally of seven victories at the contest. Ireland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965 and famously won four out of five contests in the 1990s and became the first country to win three years in a row.
Last year, Ireland's Bambie Thug finished in sixth place with their track Doomsday Blue.
Who will be presenting?
The three live shows will be presented by American-Swiss poet and comedian Hazel Brugger and Swiss TV presenter and singer Sandra Studer, with Swiss-Italian television host Michelle Hunziker joining for the final.
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Where can I hear the songs?
The songs competing this year are available on the official Eurovision YouTube page and on Spotify.
How can I vote?
Fans can vote over the phone, by text or via the Eurovision app.
Where can you watch Eurovision 2025?
The first Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final will be broadcast live on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Tuesday, 13 May.
The second semi-final will be aired on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player on Thursday, 15 May.
The Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final takes place on Saturday, 13 May.
You can catch it live on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.
