First semifinal of Eurovision 2025: live streaming
13 May 22:01
The Eurovision Song Contest has started in the Swiss city of Basel today, May 13. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the official Eurovision website.
When will Ukraine perform?
Ukraine will be represented by the band Ziferblat with the song Bird of Pray. In the first semifinal, they will perform at number 5.
The costumes for the performance were designed by Ivan Frolov, who has already dressed Ukrainian artists for the Eurovision Song Contest, including Tvorchi, Jamala, and Tina Karol. The designer has also worked with such artists as Beyoncé and Sabrina Carpenter. The final costumes will be seen on the stage of the first semi-final.
Sweden, the bookmakers’ favorite, will also perform in the first semifinal. In addition, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland will perform their acts, which automatically qualify for the final.
Where to watch the broadcast?
- On the websites of Suspilne Kultura and Eurovision in Ukraine.
- On the Suspilne Kultura TV channel.
- Listen on Radio Promin.
Who will be commenting?
Both the semi-finals and the final will be commented on by Timur Miroshnichenko, the constant voice of the competition. In the first semi-final, he will be joined by Oleksandr Pedan.
Bookmakers’ forecast
Thus, bookmakers believe that Sweden, Estonia, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Albania have the best chances of winning the first semifinal.
- kAJ band with the song Bara bada bastu from Sweden has a 95% chance of taking first place;
- Tommy Cash with Espresso macchiato from Estonia – 94%;
- Claude with the song C’est La Vie from the Netherlands – 94%;
- ziferblat with the song Bird of Pray from Ukraine – 94%;
- skodra Electronike with the song Zjerm by Albania – 92%;
- Theo Evan with the song Shh from Cyprus – 85%;
- Kyle Alessandro with the song Lighter by Norway – 84%;
- Justyna Steczkowska with the song Gaja from Poland – 83%;
- Red Sebastian with Strobe Lights from Belgium – 71%;
- Gabri Ponte with Tutta L’Italia from San Marino – 54%.
How to vote in the first semi-final
From Ukraine, you can vote only in the semi-final in which Ukraine participates. Therefore, Ukraine votes in the first semifinal:
- online via esc.vote;
- via SMS to 7576 and indicate the participant from 01 to 15.
You can vote up to 20 times. You cannot vote for a participant from your own country.
Viewers from all over the world, except for those in the participating countries, can vote for their favorite within 24 hours before each semi-final and grand final.
