Eurovision Song Contest 2025: almost 400 applications submitted for the National Selection
13 November 06:16
The organizers of the Ukrainian National Selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 have received 369 applications from artists who want to take part in the contest. This was reported by Public Broadcasting, Komersant ukrainskyi reports
Applications for participation in the National Selection were accepted from September 17 to November 10. During this time, 374 songs were submitted by 304 artists – some of them submitted several songs.
In total, 232 solo artists and 72 bands submitted their songs to the competition. The applications came not only from Ukraine but also from abroad – from Sweden, Germany, Poland, the USA, France, Spain, and the UK.
Based on the results of the preliminary selection, the organizers will form a long list of participants who will continue to compete in the National Selection. It will include up to 20 performers who will have to pass a personal audition.
By December 20, up to 9 performers will be selected to be shortlisted for the National Selection. One more participant will be selected from among the longlist participants who will not be included in this list through online voting. The full list of finalists will be published by January 17, 2025.
The final of the National Selection will take place in February 2025. The winner will be announced based on the results of the jury and audience voting. He or she will represent Ukraine at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest to be held in the Swiss city of Basel in May 2025.
Eurovision 2025
the 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Swiss city of Basel after Nemo won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song “The Code”.
The grand final will be held at the St. Jakobshalle arena on Saturday, May 17, and the semifinals will be held on May 13 and 15, 2025.
The full list of countries participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will be announced later.
