The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is setting up roots in the northern Swiss town of Basel. Organizers announced the news on Friday (August 30), revealing that the 69th edition of the international singing competition will visit Switzerland for a third time next May 13, 15 and 17 when it sets up shop Basel’s 12,000-capacity St....
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Basel in Switzerland to host 2025 Eurovision Song Contest
The 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be hosted in Basel in Switzerland next year, organisers have announced. In a statement on Friday, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said the semi-finals on May 13 and 15 and the grand final on May 17 for the 2025 event will be held in the St Jakobshalle arena. The...
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Swiss choose Basel as host city for 2025 Eurovision
By John Revill Swiss choose Basel as host city for 2025 Eurovision ZURICH, – Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Swiss city of Basel, public broadcaster SRG said on Friday, setting it up for an economic boost from the hundreds of thousands of fans expected to flock to its restaurants, hotels...
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Nemo is the first nonbinary winner of Eurovision
Malmo, Sweden: Nemo, representing Switzerland, won the Eurovision Song Contest for The Code, a catchy track in which Nemo raps and sings operatically about their journey to realizing they were nonbinary. The victory – the first for a nonbinary performer and the first for Switzerland since Celine Dion won in 1988 – capped a rocky...
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Switzerland’s Nemo triumphs at Eurovision Song Contest, Internet reacts
As reported by AFP, Swiss rapper and singer Nemo, aged 24, clinched victory in the contest with their song “The Code,” blending elements of drum-and-bass, opera, rap, and rock. The song explores Nemo’s personal journey of self-discovery as a non-binary individual. “‘The Code’is about the journey I started with the realization that I am neither...
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Switzerland won Eurovision’s jury vote, while viewers favoured Croatia, Israel
MALMO, Sweden, – Swiss artist Nemo won the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, beating 24 rivals with the song “The Code”, while Israel’s Eden Golan finished fifth despite calls for a boycott over the war in Gaza. The winner of the annual music competition was decided by votes from television audiences...
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Switzerland wins Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | Entertainment
Switzerland on Saturday won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia, after having been among bookmakers’ top-three to win the competition. Billed as a feel-good celebration of European diversity, this year’s contest has been thrust into the political spotlight with calls for Israel to be excluded over its...
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Eurovision 2024 RECAP as Switzerland beats Croatia in final
With the countdown to the show in full swing, people have been taking to Twitter to share their predictions, with Croatia seeming to be a firm favourite. @JorgeLiboreiro said: “Baby Lasagna has the whole arena signing. Can Croatia be stopped? The song sounds like a winner as soon as the first notes hit.” @psychogoga added:...
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Eurovision: Switzerland Wins the Most Divisive Song Contest In Competition’s 68-Year History
Swiss performer Nemo has won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, beating Croatian artist Baby Lasagna, who finished second, in what was perhaps the most divisive competition in its history. The nonbinary singer, representing Switzerland, won with their track “The Code” collecting 591 points from a combination of music industry juries in each participating country and...
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Swiss singer Nemo wins controversy-plagued Eurovision Song Contest
Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with “The Code,” an operatic ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing their nongender identity. Nemo beat Croatia’s Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the world. “Thank you so much,”...
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Switzerland leads race for Eurovision Song Contest trophy | Entertainment
Switzerland was leading in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday after a partial vote count, ahead of France and Ireland in what remains a wide-open race as protests continued in host city Malmo over the war in Gaza. The winner of the competition is decided by votes from television audiences...
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Europapa or Baby Lasagna? Contestants to look out for at Eurovision 2024
By Isabelle Yr Carlsson HT Image COPENHAGEN, – The Eurovision Song Contest, a music kitsch-fest watched by some 200 million people, kicks off in Malmö, Sweden on Sunday with its “turquoise carpet” gala, in what fans say is a wide-open year with half a dozen countries having a shot at the title. Unlock exclusive access...