Watch Tonight 08/02/2025: Ukraine, Latvia, Malta, Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, Iceland

We are about to enjoy an exciting night (or Super Saturday) of national selection for Eurovision 2025. 7 countries will broadcast live shows tonight: Ukraine, Latvia, Malta, and Finland will select their entries for Basel, while Sweden, Lithuania, and Iceland will broadcast the semi-finals of their national selections.

“Vidbir 2025” – Final

When

17:30- 21:30 CET

How To Watch?

YouTube (English Commentary)
YouTube (ESC Channel)
YouTube (No Commentary)
Suspilne
Facebook

The Songs

10 artists will perform in the following running order:

  1. Влад Шериф (Vlad Sherif) –  “Wind of Change
  2. Абіє (Abie) – “Dim” (Eng: Home)
  3. MOLODI – “My Sea
  4. Future Culture – Waste My Time
  5. Маша Кондратенко (Masha Kondratenko) – “No Time To Cry
  6. KHAYAT – “Honor
  7. FIЇNKA – “Kultura” (Eng: Culture)
  8. KRYLATA – Stay True
  9. Ziferblat – “Bird of Pray
  10. ДК Енергетик (DK Energetik) –  “Sil‘” (Eng: Salt)

Playlists

YouTube

Spotify

AppleMusic

The Format

  1. Timur Miroshnychenko, Masha Efrosinina & Vasyl Baidak will host the show.
  2. The results will be based on public and jury votes.
  3. The jury members:
    • Jamala – 35.28% (The singer won Eurovision 2016)
    • Sergey Tancinets – 20.24% (The lead singer of the rock band “Bez Obmezhen“)
    • Kateryna Pavlenko – 11.84% (The lead singer of Go_A, who represented Ukraine in Eurovision 2020-2021)
  4. The jury and the public votes will be converted to 1-10 points.
  5. The highest-ranked song will win the selection (in case of tie, the public vote will determine the winner)


The final will feature several special guests who will perform their songs:

  • Jamala (Ukraine, Eurovision 2016 Winner)
  • Ruslana (Ukraine, Eurovision 2024 Winner)
  • Tymofii Muzychuk (Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine Eurovision 2022 Winner)
  • Kateryna Pavlenko (Go_A, Ukraine Eurovision 2020-2021)
  • Tvorchi – Eurovision 2023 (Ukraine)
  • Alyona Alyona – Eurovision 2024 (Ukraine)
  • Jerry Heil – Eurovision 2024 (Ukraine)
  • Melovin (Ukraine Eurovision 2018 Winner)
  • Tina Karol (Ukraine Eurovision 2006 Winner)
  • Aterm (JESC 2024) & Tata Barova
  • Badstreet Boys

“Supernova 2025” – Final

When

20:10- 22:20 CET

How To Watch?

LTV 1
YouTube

The Songs

10 artists will perform in the final in the following running order:

  1. Chris Noah – ”Romance Isn’t Dead
  2. Palu – Delusional
  3. Singerija –”Bound By The Light’
  4. Citi Zeni – Ramtai
  5. Tepat – Sadzejot
  6. The Ludvig – ”Ligo
  7. Markus Riva – Bigger Than This
  8. Tautasmeitas – Bur Man Laimi
  9. Bel Tempo x Legzdina –”The Water
  10. Emilija – Heartbeat

Playlists

Spotify

YouTube

Apple Music

The Format

  1. Ketija Šēnberga and Lauris Reiniks will host the shows
  2. The results will be determined by a 50% jury vote and a 50% public vote.
  3. Aminata (Eurovision 2015) will perform as a special guest

You can read Doron’s review here

“UMK 2025” – Final

When

20:00 – 22:10 CET

How To Watch?

YLE (English Commentary)
YLE

The Songs

6 artists will perform tonight:

  1. Costee – “Sekaisin
  2. Neea River – “Nightmares
  3. GOLDIELOCKS – “Made Of
  4. VIIVI – “Aina
  5. Nelli Matula  Hitaammin Hautaan
  6. Erika Vikman – “ICH KOMME

Playlists

Apple Music

YouTube

Spotify

The Format

  1. Sanni and Jasmin Beloued will host the show, which will be held at the Nokia Arena in Tampere.
  2. The results will be based on 75% public votes and 25% international jury

The show will feature a group of special guests who have performed in Eurovision or at the national final in the past: Laura Voutilainen, Bess, Linda Lampenius, Keira, Eini and Linda Lampenius

You can read Doron’s review here

“MESC 2025” – Final

When

21:00 – 00:10 CET

How To Watch?

TVM
YouTube

The Songs

16 artists will perform tonight:

  1. Miriana Conte – Kant
  2. Victoria Sciberras – Juno
  3. Dario Bezzina ft. Żeppi l-Muni – Għażliet
  4. JVF (Jessika, Victoria Gauci, Fabrizio Faniello– Festa (No Time For Siesta)
  5. The Alchemists – Rubble & Stone
  6. Krista Šujak – Unheard
  7. Raquela Dalli   Silenced
  8. Kantera – Lalaratatakeke Lalaratakabum
  9. Nathan Psaila – Concrete
  10. Justin Shofrid – Still I Rise
  11. Adria Twins – Qalb ma’ Qalb
  12. Martina Borg – Yo, Listen
  13. Mark Anthony Bartolo – Hideaway
  14. Kurt Calleja – Aziz/a
  15. Kristy Spiteri – Heaven Sent
  16. Stefan Galea  Lablab (Talk Talk)

Playlists

Spotify

YouTube

AppleMusic

The Format

  1. Pauline Agius, Valentina Rossi, and Davide Tucci will host the show
  2. The results will be based on 75% public votes and 25% international jury

The show will feature a group of special guests, one of whom will be Sarah Bonnici (Eurovision 2024)

“Eurovizija.LT 2025” Semi-Final 5

When

20:00 – 22:00 CET

How To Watch?

The Songs

  1. Donata – Empower
  2. Matas Ligeika Saule
  3. Ieva Zasimauskaitė – Don’t You Ever Leave Me
  4. Matt Len – Not Alone
  5. Ofelija Širdelė
  6. Sun Francisco – Atsimerkt
  7. Justinas – Alright
  8. Sophie Ali – The Bluest Bell
  9. Lion Ceccah – Drobė

Playlists

YouTube

Spotify

AppleMusic

The Format

  1. The selection process will feature 5 semi-finals and a final.
  2. 9 artists will compete in each semi-final (besides semi-final 2) with 2 of them qualifying for the final.
  3. The dates of the shows will be as follows:
    • Semi-Final 1: Saturday, 11th of January 2025
    • Semi-Final 2: Saturday, 18th of January 2025
    • Semi-Final 3: Saturday, 25h of January 2025
    • Semi-Final 4: Saturday, 1st of February 2025
    • Semi-Final 5: Saturday, 8th of February 2025
    • Final: Saturday, 15th of February 2025
  4. The semi-final results will be based on 50% jury votes and 50% public votes.
  5. A public vote will determine the winner of the final.
  6. Gabrielė Martirosian, Nombeko Augustė and Rimvydas Černiauskas.
  7. The final will occur in Lithuania’s largest arena: Kaunas “Žalgiris”.

“Melodifestivalen 2025” – Semi-Final 2

When

20:00- 21:30 CET

How To Watch?

SVT Play

The Songs

  1. Nomi Tales (Nomi Bontegard) – “Funniest Thing
  2. SCHLAGERZ (Maria Rolf, Maria Persson and Sandra Estberg) – Don Juan
  3. Erik Segerstedt – “Show Me What Love Is
  4. Klara Hammarström – On and On and On
  5. Fredrik Lundman – “The Heart of a Swedish Cowboy
  6. Kaliffa – “Salute

Playlists

YouTube

Spotify

The Format

  1. The selection will feature 5 semi-finals and a grand final:
    • Semi-Final 1: Saturday 1st of February 2025, Luleå (Coop Norrbotten Arena)
    • Semi-Final 2: Saturday 8th of February 2025, Gothenburg (Scandinavium)
    • Semi-Final 3: Saturday 15th of February 2025, Västerås (Västerås Arena)
    • Semi-Final 4: Saturday 22nd of February 2025, Malmö (Malmö Arena)
    • Semi-Final 5: Saturday 1st of March 2025, Jönköping (Husqvarna Garden)
    • Final: Saturday 8th of March 2025, Stockholm (Strawberry Arena)
  2.  Keyyo and Edvin Törnblom will host the show.
  3. A public vote will determine the results of the semi-finals
  4. 6 artists will take part in each semi-final. The top 2 will qualify for the final.
  5. The artists who finish in the 4th, 5th, and 6th place (in each semi-final) will be eliminated.
  6. At the end of the 5th semi-final,
  7. The highest-scoring 3rd-place song (out of a possible 5) will get a ticket to the final
  8. The remaining 4 artists will face additional voting rounds. The winner will qualify for the final.

Söngvakeppnin 2025″ – Semi-Final 1

When

20:45 – 22:15 CET

How To Watch?

RUV

The Songs

5 artists will perform tonight in the following running order:

  1. Stebbi JAK – Frelsið Mitt Set Me Free
  2. BIRGO – Ég flýg í storming / Stormchaser
  3. Ágúst –– Eins og þú Like You
  4. BIA – Norðurljós / Northern Lights
  5. VÆB – RÓA

Playlists

Spotify

AppleMusic

YouTube

YouTube (English Versions)

The Format

  1. Benedikt Valsson, Guðrún Dís Emilsdóttir and Fannar Sveinsso will host the shows.
  2. The national selection will feature 3 shows:
    • Semi-Final 1: Saturday, February 8th 2025
    • Semi-Final 2: Saturday, February 15th 2025
    • Grand Final: Saturday, February 22nd 2025
  3. The shows will be held in RVK Studios in Gufunes.
  4. 5 artists will perform in each semi-final, 3 of them will qualify (based on 100% public vote)
  5. In the semi-finals, all artists will perform their songs in Icelandic.
  6. 6 artists will compete in the final. The grand final results will be determined by one round only, composed of a 50% jury vote (featuring 7 international members) and a 50% public vote.
  7. The main changes compared to previous years are:
    • No wildcards will be given to one of the semi-final non-qualifiers
    • The number of finalists increased from 5 to 6
    • The “super-final” has been cancelled.
  8. Thomas Benstem and Selma Björnsdóttir will be the artistic directors of the contest.

Eurovision 2025 will be held in Basel, Switzerland on the 13th, 15th, and 17th of May 2025

Doron Lahav is 30-year-old, who lives in Israel. Doron has been watching the Eurovision Song Contest since early 2000s. Doron works as a Data Scientist and shows interest in singing and writing.

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