Will Australia compete at Eurovision 2025?

Dale Roberts
Sep 16, 2024
2 min read

Updated: Oct 30, 2024

UPDATE: Australia will be competing at Eurovision 2025.

In the last few weeks, the location and dates of Eurovision 2025 have been confirmed.

Basel in Switzerland will host the Contest on the 13, 15 and 17 May next year.

However, which nations will be competing?

The full list of participating broadcasters and nations isn't expected for a few more months, however, many have indicated publicly their intention of competing.

This has tied in with the first deadline expiring over the weekend.

Broadcasters must have indicated to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) their intention to participate by September 15. However, they don't have to publicly announce this intention.

So, what do we know and will Australia compete?

In a statement to Aussievision, a spokesperson from SBS said:

We don’t have any updates to share at this stage, but we love being part of the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s an exceptional event that highlights the universal language of music and its power to connect people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

It was really special to have Electric Fields represent Australia this year and share Yankunytjatjara language and the Yidaki on the biggest stage in the world.

Australia traditionally does not announce until the EBU confirms the full list of participating nations.

This is because Australia is not a full member of the EBU and relies on a year-by-year invite (after a recent five-year contract tied in with Australia Decides expired in 2023).

If SBS want to participate, it is not expected they will face any issues from the EBU.