Ireland and Australia impress ahead of UK and Israel performances - Austria, France, and Australia are also set to perform at this evening’s event

Remember Monday, representing the UK, will take to the stage in Basel, Switzerland, in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 tonight ahead of the grand final

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Eurovision band Ziferblat of Ukraine sings their national anthem with Ukrainian people during a family meeting in a park in Basel as part of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest week, in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, May 15, 2025. Credit: AP/Martin Meissner BASEL, Switzerland — Ukraine’s musicians can’t escape war, even at the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Eurovision Song Contest returned tonight for the first semi-final of the competition but things didn't seem to go to plan for host Switzerland's act Zoë Më in a performance

Eurovision winner Nemo on ‘insanity of having glittery party’ amid world events - The Swiss non-binary singer, 25, triumphed in Malmo, Sweden, and will return to the Eurovision stage in Switzerland.

Competition in the Eurovision Song Contest has kicked off with the first of two semifinals. Ten acts from among 15 countries that performed were voted through by voters to the final of the pan-continental music extravaganza.