After epic performances from 26 countries and votes solid by each the jury and the viewing public, we’ve got our Eurovision Song Contest 2025 winner.
Tonight, the Grand Final befell in Basel, Switzerland, with the competitors held there following Nemo’s win with The Code in 2024.
Representing the UK, three-piece pop-country lady group Remember Monday delivered a high-fashion efficiency of their theatrical tune, What The Hell Just Happened?
But after a prolonged scoring course of, we are able to reveal that Austria has been victorious with their entrant JJ.
Following the conclusion of the jury vote outcomes, Austria sat firmly on the high of the scoreboard with 258 factors, whereas Switzerland was second with 214, and France bought 180.
Meanwhile, the UK girl group, which consists of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, obtained a complete of 88 factors, completely annihilating the earlier curse of our acts ending with ‘nil points.’
Although, that didn’t change at all with the addition of the viewer vote, as the trio obtained nothing from the public, inserting them nineteenth, only one place behind 2024 entry Olly Alexander.
But at the very least no nation went residence empty-handed tonight, regardless that San Marino discovered themselves on the backside of the leaderboard with simply 27 factors.
Tonight, the UK’s nationwide jury votes had been introduced by singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor after Doctor Who actor Ncuti Gatwa pulled out of British Eurovision spokesperson duties simply days in the past, citing ‘unforeseen circumstances’.
Our 12 factors went to Latvia, whereas we additionally awarded 10 factors to Denmark and eight to Austria.
Elsewhere in the ultimate, singer Nemo returned with a reprised model of their successful observe, whereas earlier Eurovision runners-up Croatia’s Baby Lasagna and Finland’s Kaarija additionally carried out a raucous duet.
Tonight’s remaining was hosted by Michelle Hunziker, who was joined by semi-final hosts Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer on the stage in St. Jakobshalle.
Switzerland first hosted the competitors in 1956 in Lugano, with the Basel authorities estimating that greater than half one million individuals have visited the town to this point this week.
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