Austria will reveal their representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 this morning, while in Greece its national final takes place this evening
The key times for today are:
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Austria – Eurovision 2025 – Artist Reveal – 06:30 CET - 🇨🇭 Eurovision 2025 – ArenaPlus Tickets on Sale – 10:00 CET
San Marino – Una Voce per San Marino 2025 Semi-Final Three & Four Participants – Afternoon- 🇬🇷 Greece – Ethnikós Telikós 2025 – Final – 20:00 CET
Malta – #togetherformusic – 20:40 CET
Spain – Benidorm Fest 2025 – Semi-Final Two – 22:45 CET
Austria – Eurovision 2025 – Artist Reveal – 06:30 CET
The Austrian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will be revealed this morning. The reveal will take place during the radio program Ö3-Wecker. The song is expected to be premiered on the radio in March.
It was previously reported that seven songs were in the running to represent Austria at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, including two songs from Philip Piller and Dominic “Dodo” Muhrer who previously represented Austria on home soil for 2015 as part of The Makemakes.
Listen to the reveal live on the radio here.
🇨🇭 Eurovision 2025 – ArenaPlus Tickets on Sale – 10:00 CET
Over 36,000 Eurovision Song Contest fans will be able to watch the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland at the St. Jakob-Park. With tickets go on sale for the event this morning.
As part of Arena Plus there will be a 90-minute pre-show, followed by the Grand Final on the big screen. The first three acts performing as part of the event are:
- Baby Lasagna – Croatia 2024
- Anna Rossinelli – Eurovision 2011
- DJ Antoine – Swiss DJ
Tickets for ArenaPlus go on sale on Ticketcorner.ch at 10:00 CET, no pre-registration is required to purchase tickets unlike for the Song Contest itself.
The event will be hosted by Mélanie Freymond and Sven Epiney, they will be announcing the results of the Swiss jury from the event.
San Marino – Una Voce per San Marino 2025 Semi-Final Three & Four Participants – Afternoon
The artists that have been selected by the jury to compete in the third and fourth Semi-Final of Una Voce per San Marino 2025 will be announced this afternoon. The organisers of Una Voce per San Marino 2025 are announcing the semi-finalists from January 29 to 31.
The Semi-Finals of the San Marinese selection is expected to take place in late February. The final of the San Marino Song Contest will take place on March 8, and will have changes compared to the format seen in previous years. The artistic director Massimo Bonelli has also hinted at a major transparency for the voting procedures. Jurors will be expected to publicly announce their votes, and Bonelli himself will have the opportunity to award 10 additional points to an artist.
🇬🇷 Greece – Ethnikós Telikós 2025 – Final – 20:00 CET
Tonight Greece will select their representative for the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland.
Twelve artists will compete this evening in Ethnikós Telikós 2025, all vying to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest. The final will come live from the Christmas Theatre in Galatsi, Athens. Former Eurovision winner Helena Paparizou and two-time Eurovision representative Sakis Rouvas will host the show.
The winner of the selection will be chosen by a combination of two juries; one Greek and one international (50%), and public voting (50%). In case of a tie, public voting will take preference.
The running order is as follows:
- Rikki – “Elevator”
- Thanos Lambrou – “Free Love”
- Kostas Ageris – “Gi mou” (My land)
- Andy Nicolas – “Lost My Way”
- Klavdia – “Asteromata” (Starry-eyed)
- Konstantinos Christoforou and Karafotis – “Paradisos” (Paradise)
- Georgina Kalais and John Vlaseros – “High Road”
- BARBZ – “Sirens”
- Evangelia – “Vale” (Put it)
- Dinamiss – “Odyssey”
- Nafsika – “Unhurt Me”
- Xannova Xan – “Plate”
A number of guests are set to perform as part of the show. Marina Satti will perform her Eurovision 2024 entry ‘ZARI’, as well as handing over the trophy to her successor, the winner of Ethnikós Telikós 2025.
Cyprus’ Eurovision 2025 entrant, Theo Evan, is expected to make his first Eurovision-related live appearance during Ethnikós Telikós 2025. He is expected to perform his own rendition of Eleni Foureira’s 2018 entry for Cyprus – ‘Fuego’.
The winner of the Greek selection will be determined by 50% public televote and 50% jury voting. The jury vote will be split 50/50 between a Greek jury and an international jury. It is being speculated the International jury of Ethnikós Telikós will include jurors from France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium and Norway.
The final can be watched live on ERTFlix internationally, you do require an account to watch the show. The show is also airing on ERT1 and ERT WORLD.
Malta – #togetherformusic – 20:40 CET
The preview show for the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 #togetheformusic is airing tonight. The show is being broadcast six nights a week bringing viewers closer to the Maltese selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The show airs on weeknights for 5 minutes, with a longer 30 minute show on Sunday evenings.
Watch the show live here.
Spain – Benidorm Fest 2025 – Semi-Final Two – 22:45 CET
Benidorm Fest 2025 continues this evening with the first Semi-Final live from Palau Municipal d’Esports l’Illa de Benidorm.
Eight artists will be competing this evening for four places in the final of the Spanish selection for the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Paula Vázquez, Ruth Lorenzo and Inés Hernand will be hosting the show.
The running order for this evening is:
- Mel Ömana – “The Queen”
- Henry Semler – “No lo ves” (You don’t see it)
- De Teresa – “La pena” (The pain)
- J Kbello – “VIP”
- Carla Frigo – “Bésame” (Kiss me)
- Mawot – “Raggio di sole” (Ray of sunlight)
- Celine Van Heel – “La casa” (The house)
- Melody – “Esa diva” (That diva)
The results of the show will be determined by 50% public voting and 50% jury voting. The public can vote through SMS voting as well as for free on the RTVE Play App. App voting is free with viewers able to vote for one act per show.
The jury lineup features eight professionals who will collectively contribute 50% of the total scores.
The national jury includes:
- Roberto Santamaría (director of Radio Nacional de España)
- Javier Llano (head of music programming at CADENA 100, a Spanish radio station)
- Jaime Acero (Content Director of TelevisaUnivision and music producer)
- Claudia Orellana (esteemed musical talent scout)
Furthermore, the international jury showcases a diverse array of experts. On the international jury are:
- Oksana Skybinska (Head of the Ukrainian delegation for Eurovision)
- Maja Tokic (executive producer of Dora, Croatia’s Eurovision preselection)
- Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen (Dutch Head of Contest for Eurovision 2023 and former Dutch Head of Delegation).
For the first time in the history of Benidorm Fest, the full results of the semi-finals will only be revealed after the final.
The guest performances this evening will come from host Ruth Lorenzo, Argentinian-Spanish singer Chenoa, and neofolk artist Isabel Aaiún as the interval acts.
Watch the show live here.
Image source: Daniel Stridh
