The running order for Eurovision 2025 has been revealed! The EBU unveiled the semi-final running order for the competition, which will take place in May. All the details in the article.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Swiss national broadcaster (SRG SSR) revealed tonight on the official Eurovision YouTube channel the performance order for the Eurovision 2025 semi-finals, which will take place on May 13 and 15 in Basel. In January, the semi-final groupings were published.
The first semi-final, held on May 13, will open with Iceland in first place and close with Cyprus in last place, performing as song number 15. The second semi-final on May 9 will begin with Australia performing first and end with Finland performing as song number 16.
It is important to note that countries competing automatically in the final—Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and France, along with the host country Switzerland, will have their songs featured in the semi-finals for the first time to expose them to a larger audience ahead of the final, which will take place on May 17. Voting for these songs will not be possible since they are automatically placed in the final; however, they will perform between the other semi-final acts.
Full Semi-Finals Running Order:
First Semi-Final – May 13, 2025:
- Iceland
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Estonia
- Ukraine
- Sweden
- Portugal
- Norway
- Belgium
- Azerbaijan
- San Marino
- Albania
- Netherlands
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Spain will perform after Estonia (song number 4) and before Ukraine (song number 5).
- Italy will perform after Belgium (song number 9) and before Azerbaijan (song number 10).
- Switzerland will perform after Croatia (song number 14) and before Cyprus (song number 15).
Second Semi-Final – May 13, 2025:
- Australia
- Montenegro
- Ireland
- Latvia
- Armenia
- Austria
- Greece
- Lithuania
- Mallta
- Georgia
- Denmark
- Czechia
- Luxemburg
- Israel
- Serbia
- Finland
- United Kingdom will perform after Austria (song number 6) and before Greece (song number 7).
- France will perform after Georgia (song number 10) and before Denmark (song number 11.
- Germany will perform after Israel (song number 14) and before Serbia (song number 15).
Does the Song Order Hint at the Results?
In 2023, Sweden was drawn as song number 11 in the first semi-final after being placed in the second half of that semi-final (songs 8-15).
In 2022, Ukraine was drawn as song number 6 in the first semi-final after being placed in the first half of that semi-final (songs 1-9).
In 2019, Netherlands was drawn as song number 16 in the second semi-final after being placed in the second half of that semi-final (songs 10-18).
In 2018, Israel was drawn as song number 7 in the first semi-final after being placed in the first half of that semi-final (songs 1-10).
From these results, we can infer that the winner of the competition is usually drawn towards the end of the segment in which they were placed, and never at the beginning. Based on previous years, the country most likely to stand out this year is Finland, which was drawn as song 19, the last song in the second semi-final, closing the semi-final performance sequence. However, it is crucial to emphasize that the semi-final song order is minor and holds less significance compared to the order in the grand final.
Regarding the grand final—since the running order has been determined by the competition’s production since 2013, it is evident that the winning songs typically performed towards the end or in the middle of the grand final show.
Songs that performed towards the end of the show and won the competition include:
Song number 18 (Denmark in Eurovision 2013),
Song number 21 (Ukraine in Eurovision 2016),
Song number 22 (Israel in Eurovision 2018),
Song number 24 (Italy in Eurovision 2021).
Songs that performed in the middle of the show and won the competition include:
Song number 9 (Sweden in Eurovision 2023),
Song number 10 (Sweden in Eurovision 2015),
Song number 11 (Portugal in Eurovision 2017 and Austria in Eurovision 2014),
Song number 12 (Ukraine in Eurovision 2022 and Netherlands in Eurovision 2019).
Eurovision 2025: This will be Switzerland’s 65th participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Switzerland joined the competition in 1956, being one of the seven founding countries, and has won three times over the years. Its most recent victory was at the last Eurovision in 2025, with Nemo’s song “The Code.” This win follows Switzerland’s previous victory in 1988 with the song “Ne partez pas sans moi,” performed by international singer Céline Dion.
