Scott Mills to announce 2025 UK Eurovision entry this Friday

It’s official! Scott Mills is introducing the UK Eurovision 2025 act on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds on Friday 7 March..

Listen in to The Scott Mills Breakfast Show from 8am to meet the act and hear the song!

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Basel, Switzerland following Nemo’s victory at the Grand Final in May 2024 with their song The Code.

The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place in St. Jakobshalle, Basel, on Saturday 17 May with the Semi-Finals taking place on Tuesday 13 and Thursday 15 May.

Eurovision 2025 Semi-Finals

First Semi-Final

The first Semi-Final will be on iPlayer and BBC One on 13 May and the following countries are taking part:

First half:

• Sweden
• Ukraine
• Slovenia
• Iceland
• Estonia 
• Poland
• Portugal 

Second half:

• Netherlands
• Azerbaijan
• Albania
• San Marino
• Belgium
• Cyprus
• Croatia
• Norway

The exact running order will be decided closer to the time and Italy, Spain and Switzerland will be able to vote during this Semi-Final.

Second Semi-Final

The second Semi-Final will be on iPlayer and BBC One on 15 May and the following countries are taking part:

First half:

• Austria
• Lithuania
• Armenia
• Montenegro
• Greece
• Ireland
• Australia
• Latvia

Second half:

• Czechia
• Israel
• Malta
• Finland
• Denmark
• Luxembourg
• Georgia
• Serbia

The exact running order will be decided closer to the time and France, Germany and the United Kingdom will be able to vote during this Semi-Final.

Eurovision season officially starts on Friday 7 March at 11.40pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and The Big Eurovision Party brings you a celebratory concert, filled to the brim with Eurovision legends and epic performances.

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Hosted by Eurovision royalty, Edsilia Rombley and Drag Race UK star, Tia Kofi, The Big Eurovision Party showcases some of Eurovision’s most iconic alumni, as they take to the big stage to perform some of Eurovision’s most loved bangers and ballads from The Ziggo Dome stadium in Amsterdam.

Our fabulous host and Eurovision expert, Tia, will also give audiences an exclusive backstage pass as she meets some of the stars of the show ahead of their big stadium performance.

The Big Eurovision Party includes performances and interviews from Eurovision stars past and present including: Loreen, Nemo, Käärijä, Katrina (Katrina and the Waves), Johnny Logan, Marija Šerifović, Baby Lasagna, Bambie Thug, Edsilia Rombley, Guy Sebastian, Kristian Kostov, Alessandra and Marcus & Martinus to name but a few – so make sure you don’t miss the party!