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Basel 2025: Your First Look at the First Semi-Final

Gabry Ponte rehearsing Tutta L'Italia for San Marino at St. Jakobshalle

Gabry Ponte rehearsing Tutta L'Italia for San Marino at St. Jakobshalle

For the very first time, the 15 songs of the First Semi-Final have been brought to life on the St. Jakobshalle stage in Basel.


Theo Evan rehearsing Shh for Cyprus at St. Jakobshalle

If you can't wait until Tuesday 13 May to see how your favourite Eurovision 2025 songs are going to look on stage, we've got a sneak peek for you right here.

On Saturday 3 May and Sunday 4 May, the 15 artists taking part in the First Semi-Final got a chance to step out onto the stage of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest and have a run-through of their performances for the first time since landing in the Host City.

Later in the week, we'll be releasing 'as-seen-on-TV' video clips onto our official channels ; once the performers have had more time to perfect their creations. But until then, here's a small preview of what you can expect from the first night of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.


🇮🇸 Iceland | VÆB - RÓA

VÆB rehearsing RÓA for Iceland at St. Jakobshalle

🇵🇱 Poland | Justyna Steczkowska - GAJA

Justyna Steczkowska rehearsing GAJA for Poland at St. Jakobshalle

🇸🇮 Slovenia | Klemen - How Much Time Do We Have Left

Klemen rehearsing How Much Time Do We Have Left for Slovenia at St. Jakobshalle

🇪🇪 Estonia | Tommy Cash - Espresso Macchiato

Tommy Cash rehearsing Espresso Macchiato for Estonia at St. Jakobshalle

🇺🇦 Ukraine | Ziferblat - Bird of Pray

Ziferblat rehearsing Bird of Pray for Ukraine at St. Jakobshall

🇸🇪 Sweden | KAJ - Bara Bada Bastu

KAJ rehearsing Bara Bada Bastu for Sweden at St. Jakobshalle

🇵🇹 Portugal | NAPA - Deslocado

NAPA rehearsing Deslocado for Portugal at St. Jakobshalle

🇳🇴 Norway | Kyle Alessandro - Lighter

Kyle Alessandro rehearsing Lighter for Norway at St. Jakobshalle

🇧🇪 Belgium | Red Sebastian - Strobe Lights

Red Sebastian rehearsing Strobe Lights for Belgium at St. Jakobshalle

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | Mamagama - Run With U

Mamagama rehearsing Run With U for Azerbaijan at St. Jakobshalle

🇸🇲 San Marino | Gabry Ponte - Tutta L'Italia

Gabry Ponte rehearsing Tutta L'Italia for San Marino at St. Jakobshalle

🇦🇱 Albania | Shkodra Elektronike - Zjerm

Shkodra Elektronike rehearsing Zjerm for Albania at St. Jakobshalle

🇳🇱 Netherlands | Claude - C'est La Vie

Claude rehearsing C'est La Vie for Netherlands at St. Jakobshalle

🇭🇷 Croatia | Marko Bošnjak - Poison Cake

Marko Bošnjak rehearsing Poison Cake for Croatia at St. Jakobshalle

🇨🇾 Cyprus | Theo Evan - Shh

Theo Evan rehearsing Shh for Cyprus at St. Jakobshalle

You'll be able to see a small selection of extra photos on the official Eurovision Song Contest app, which you can download via: Dynamic Link / iOS / Android


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