70 years of glitter, drama, and zero points for the UK. The chaos started here.
4.0252 minSeason 69 • Episode 3
LatestThe 69th Eurovision Song Contest was held in Basel, Switzerland, at the St. Jakobshalle in May 2025. 37 countries competed, marked by the return of Montenegro. The shows were hosted by Hazel Brugger, Michelle Hunziker, and Sandra Studer. The event's motto was 'Welcome Home', celebrating Eurovision's return to its 1956 origins. Its brand identity, 'Unity Shapes Love', was inspired by Swiss dialogue and featured pulsating heart visuals. The stage design was influenced by Switzerland's mountains and diversity. Austria’s JJ won the contest with the song 'Wasted Love', earning 436 points and securing Austria's first victory since 2014. In second place was Israel's Yuval Raphael with 'New Day Will Rise' (357 points), while Estonia's Tommy Cash finished a close third with 'Espresso Macchiato' (356 points).
The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.
Production
Escalating set designs that peaked at 'giant hamster wheel' and never looked back.
Costume
National costume budgets that either soared magnificently or catastrophically failed.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1956 contest allowed each country to enter two songs. Only Switzerland did, and one of them won.
Eurovision invented modern reality competition television and accidentally predicted the EU's entire political trajectory.
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