As we enter the busiest part of the national final season, almost every week is going to be full of national selections and Eurovision news.
However, this last week of January is one of the most important until Basel itself in May.
So why is it so important? There will be the all-important semi-final draw, tickets go on sale plus some important nations are choosing their entries or revealing details.
Let's take a look ahead.
Monday
Serbia releases songs
Serbia will release the entries competing in their national final Pesma za Evroviziju.
Tuesday
Semi-final draw
The all-important semi-final draw will be held for Eurovision 2025. This will determine which semi-final Australia will be in and who we will be competing against.
Nations are put into pots with other similar countries (based on previous voting records). This ensures that one semi-final is not stacked with a large voting bloc.
The draw will be livestreamed and will take place at 12:30pm CET. This is 10:30pm AEDT in Australia.
Tuesday night / Wednesday morning
Spain - Benidorm Fest
Spain will hold the first semi-final of their national final Benidorm Fest.
In the first semi-final, the following acts will compete:
Chica Sobresalto – Mala feminista
Daniela Blasco – U nana
David Afonso – Amor barato
K!NGDOM – Me gustas tú
Kuve – Loca por ti
Lachispa – Hartita de llorar
Lucas Bun – Te escribo en el cielo
Sonia y Selena – Reinas
You can listen to all Benidorm Fest songs on their YouTube channel.
Wednesday
Tickets go on sale
The public sale of all Eurovision tickets takes place from 10:00am CET which is 8:00pm AEDT.
You must have pre-registered with Ticket Corner where the tickets will be sold.
Thursday
Austria announce their artist
Who will represent the nation at Eurovision 2025? All will be revealed on Thursday (which could be Friday morning in Australia - time TBC)
Thursday night / Friday morning
Greece chooses their entry
Greece will hold its national final Ethnikós Telikós.
Rikki – Elevator
Thanos Lambrou – Free Love
Kostas Ageris – Gi mou
Andy Nicolas – Lost My Way
Klavdia – Asteromata
Konstantinos Christoforou and Karafotis – Paradisos
Georgina Kalais and John Vlaseros – High Road
BARBZ – Sirens
Evangelia – Vale
Dinamiss – Odyssey
Nafsika – Unhurt Me
Xannova Xan – Plate
Spain - Benidorm Fest
Spain will hold the second semi-final of their national final Benidorm Fest.
In the first semi-final, the following acts will compete:
Carla Frigo – Bésame
Celine van Heel – La casa
DeTeresa – La pena
Henry Semler – No lo ves
J Kbello – V.I.P
Mawot – Raggio di sole
Mel Ömana – I’m a Queen
Melody – Esa diva
You can listen to all Benidorm Fest songs on their YouTube channel.
Saturday night / Sunday morning
National selections
A huge evening in Europe and morning in Australia.
The following countries will hold the final of their national selections:
Belgium - Eurosong See the competing songs here
Slovenia - EMA See the competing songs here
Spain - Benidorm Fest See our rankings of songs here
While these have heats or semi-finals:
Latvia - Supernova See our rankings of songs here
Lithuania - Eurovizija.LT
Sweden - Melodifestivalen See who is competing
By the end of this week we will know the semi-final draw, punters will have tickets, we'll have entries or artists from Austria, Belgium, Slovenia and Spain. Bring it on!
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