Eurovision 2025 final running order – full list of countries and favourites to win

Remember Monday representing the UK perform What The Hell Just Happened? (Picture: Getty Images)

The running order for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Grand Final has been confirmed following two epic semi-finals.

Thursday night saw the second of two semi-finals conclude in raucous style live from Basel, Switzerland, where the competition is being held after Nemo’s win with The Code in 2024.

The likes of Denmark, Finland, Greece, Israel and Lithuania all booked their places in tonight’s Grand Final despite fierce competition.

They joined Albania, Iceland, Portugal and Ukraine among others who made their way through in the first semi-final.

We already know that the Big 5 have a pass to the final, as they contribute the most financially to the EBU. These countries are France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

But as for what the running order will be, it has now finally been revealed which countries will go first and last.

We have our Eurovision 2025 finalists! (Picture: AP) Malta’s entry has raised eyebrows throughout the competition – but it’s helped her reach the final (Picture: Reuters) Representing Sweden, Kaj have long been this year’s favourites to win (Picture: Baden Roth/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)

Opening up this evening’s entertainment will be Norway, with Luxembourg following behind in second.

Israel’s Yuval Raphael, who had her rehersals disrupted by protestors campaigning against the war in Palestine, will be fourth.

Meanwhile, Remember Monday – who will be representing the United Kingdom – will perform their song What The Hell Just Happened in the eighth position.

After them in ninth will be the bookies’ runners up Austria, who have been given a 20% chance of winning.

Towards the end of the running order, the heavy hitters in this year’s contest will be near the rear.

Remember Monday will represent the UK as part of the Big 5 (Picture: Getty)

The tournament favourites Sweden will be the 23rd country to sing, who have been given a 41% chance of winning.

Following them, France, who are third favourite to win, will be singing as the 24th country.

Eurovision finalists are decided via a public vote. Countries cannot vote for their own entries.

On Thursday night, we also got our first look at the production for the UK entrant, as girl group Remember Monday sang their tune, What The Hell Just Happened?

The ultra-theatrical performance involved a collapsed chandelier, some killer harmonies, and outfits that served serious Powerpuff Girl energy, earning the trio – comprising Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull, and Charlotte Steele – applause and cheers.

Remember Monday ended by hugging and framed inside a heart-shaped prop, hoping to recreate their perfect performance in tonight’s final.

The semis kicked off on Tuesday with a real celebration of all things Switzerland, as a prerecord of the Swiss landscape and an opening number that included a revamped version of Nemo’s winning tune were aired.

At the arena in St Jakobshalle, various dancers performed to get the energy up before hosts Hazel Brugger, Sandra Studer, and Michelle Hunziker took to the stage.

Ukraine was the final country to be confirmed for this weekend’s final on Tuesday night (Picture: Baden Roth/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock) Albania was also among the 10 countries who secured a place in the final in the first semi (Picture: Nderim Kaceli/Shutterstock) Pop girl Sissal from Denmark has garnered quite a fanbase with her track (Picture: AP)

Brugger began by saying this is ‘the biggest welcome home party that Eurovision has ever seen,’ as the contest comes back to Switzerland, where it started more than six decades ago.

This year’s favourites are Sweden’s act Kaj, who sailed through with ease thanks to their coordinated dance to their song Bara Bada Bastu (Just Sauna).

Their performance saw dancers acting as lumberjacks in a fake sauna wearing towels, while the Swedish-speaking singers, from Finland, were dressed in dark green suits.

The atmosphere was undeniably electric in the arena, and the group seemed to receive the biggest applause of the night, while the bookies currently give them a 40% chance of Eurovision victory.

Should they triumph this weekend, their win would defy tradition, given that Sweden’s previous three winning entries (Euphoria and Tattoo, both by Loreen, and Heroes by Mans Zelmerlow) were all sung in English. Bara Bada Bastu, meanwhile, is sung in Swedish.

Closest to them in the bookmakers’ leaderboard are Austria and France, with a respective 20% and 13% chance of winning.

Iceland’s entrant Vaeb has been compared to X Factor icons Jedward (Picture: Baden Roth/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock) Unfortunately for Ireland, they have failed to qualify (Picture: AP)

However, they have stiff competition from a Eurovision underdog, as Malta’s entry, Miriana Conte, has soared up in the odds thanks to her wild semi-final routine to Serving.

Originally titled Kant but renamed for obvious reasons, the tune warranted sultry choreography and, apparently, a giant pair of lips on stage, out of which Miriana, 24, arrived while two spread legs were displayed on the screen behind her.

Viewers are predicting Ofcom complaints due to the explicit nature of her song, but whatever she did has worked, as it sent her through to the final.

It’s safe to say this week has had it all, from those shocking, raunchy numbers to protests against divisive entry Israel’s rehearsals.

We also had an emotional segment, as Eurovision viewers were given a sweet blast from the past when Canadian singer Celine Dion delivered a pre-recorded video message, having won the contest for Switzerland in 1988.

The My Heart Will Go On hitmaker spoke in both French and English as she told viewers that the country ‘has always held a special place in [her] heart’.

It remains to be seen whether the powerhouse vocalist will appear on Saturday night, with organisers having already teased being in contact with her team to arrange something special.

What time is the Eurovision final on?

The Grand Final of Eurovision will air live on BBC One and iPlayer from 8pm BST.

Taking place in St Jakobshalle, an indoor arena in Basel, the show will be hosted by Graham Norton.

You will also be able to listen live on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds, hosted by Scott Mills and Rylan Clark.

Inside the arena, the final will be hosted by Hazel Brugger, Sandra Studer and Michelle Hunziker.

Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor will present the UK’s jury result live on the night, after Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa pulled out from the role at the last minute.

This original article was published on May 16.

The Grand Final of Eurovision 2025 takes place tonight from 8pm onwards on BBC One and iPlayer.

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