Sixteen countries will compete. But only ten will advance to the grand final. Welcome to Semi-Final 2 of Eurovision 2025.
The second show of this year’s contest is sure to draw a lot of headlines. It features a series of very colourful acts, some of which sent social media into meltdown with their risqué themes and lyrics. See, for instance, Finland (“ICH KOMME”), Malta (the song formerly known as “KANT”), and Australia (“Milkshake Man”).
The second show in this year’s contest also includes Austria’s JJ, who the bookies have neck-and-neck with Sweden’s KAJ (from the first semi) at the top of the odds table to win the entire contest.
But before they can think of the grand final, these 16 countries have one very big task: surviving semi-final 2 — and the televote only voting system.
Running Order
During the semi-final allocation draw, the sixteen countries were drawn into the first half or second half. Producers are now deciding the precise running order based on making the most interesting show (considering things like visual flow) and also practicality (the time and difficulty of moving acts and their props on and off the stage).
Running Order
First half
🇦🇹 Austria: JJ with “Wasted Love”
🇱🇹 Lithuania: Katarsis with “Tavo akys”
🇦🇲 Armenia: Parg with “Survivor”
🇲🇪 Montenegro: Nina Žižić with “Dobrodošli”
🇬🇷 Greece: Klavdia with “Asteromata”
🇮🇪 Ireland: Emmy with “Laika Party”
🇦🇺 Australia: Go-Jo with “Milkshake Man”
🇱🇻 Latvia: Tautumeitas with “Bur man laimi”
Second half
🇨🇿 Czechia: Adonxs with “Kiss Kiss Goodbye”
🇮🇱 Israel: Yuval Raphael with “New Day Will Rise”
🇲🇹 Malta: Miriana Conte with “Serving”
🇫🇮 Finland: Erika Vikman with “Ich komme”
🇩🇰 Denmark: Sissal with “Hallucination”
🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Laura Thorn with “La poupée monte le son”
🇬🇪 Georgia: Mariam Shengelia with “Freedom”
🇷🇸 Serbia: Princ with “Mila”
Automatic qualifiers
These countries will perform their acts in full during the semi-final. However, because they are all automatic qualifiers, viewers will not be able to vote for them. Viewers in these countries will vote in this semi-final.
🇫🇷 France
🇩🇪 Germany
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Now we want to know what you think. We’ve got two polls below: one to name the winner, and one to name the 10 qualifiers.
Who should win Semi-Final 2 of Eurovision 2025?
Who is your winner? Use this poll to vote for your absolute favourites who you’d like to see win this semi.
You can vote for as many countries as you want, but you can only submit your votes ONE time. Be sure to click the box next to each country you want to support before hitting submit.
Who should qualify from Semi-Final 2 of Eurovision 2025?
And which 10 countries do you want to see qualify for the final? Support your ten qualifiers by voting for them in the poll below.
As above, you can only submit your votes ONE time. Be sure to click the box next to each country you want to support before hitting submit.
the good old times of 2020 where there was no drama just song contest , now its more like a war all the time everywhere all at once… i hope someday we can back to that normality again , we need a change… but these last 3 years gonna be identical… proving that everything is rigged and songs dont matter anymore…
I think Israel would win the Semi Final again, but it’s gonna be close with Austria. Then at the final it all depends on the juries, and since they would probably boycott Israel again, Austria will win the contest by winning by a margin the jury votes, while Israel will win the public, and come maybe 10th in the juries. Hope to be wrong and the juries will play fair this year, but that’s a lot to expect from bunch of c0wards. Even though I think Israel deserve the win 100% this year, I’ll be really happy also with Austria… Read more »
where is belgium in that list?
my fave is Isreal
In a time when I feel aggression rising in media and public space, New Day Will Rise deeply resonates with me. That is literally what my mother said to little bullied me growing up i a small town. And I survived. And now, I just want to close my eyes again and wait for better times. All that madness is strengthening my wish to stick with my inner me and to be in a safe place with my loved ones. It carries me through dark times like these and saves me from losing hope. And, if we are lucky, a… Read more »
The song is average, not good not bad.
But her spot “I am a Hamas survivor” delivers many points.
That’s not “her spot”, that’s her reality.
I guess it’s just a pity then that the artist performing that song represents all of what you resent from your youth.
This Semi Final is so much stronger, wow, hard to predict who will qualify.
Anyone thinking the g3n0cidal country isn’t getting top 3 thanks to voting manipulation is fooling themselves.
What are you talking about, Irland isn’t getting to top 3 with or without vote manipulation. Irland isn’t even in the top 10
Are you one of those manipulators?
No, the g3n0cidal country should be removed from the competition until they stop committing g3n0cide.
There in no such thing! Repeating a lie does not make it true.
get out of these comments troll
Stop murd3ring children
FCK downvoters
Why so bitter?
Those who are haters and brainwashed like the proverbial monkeys will always downvote and the highest numbers are among those from or supporting that one particular country.
Didn’t see it that way, but it adds up, I put that one among my NQs
I want in the final Austria, Armenia, Lithuania and Finland. I can do with the rest of them not going through.
Latvia, Greece, Czechia and Malta would be my next qualifiers.
Malta gets my vote. It’s 12 points from Australia ????
For those saying that Israel won’t qualify – don’t illude yourselves. Just remember last year. The Diaspora is already being mobilised plus there is a budget running into millions to ensure success. The multiple times one can vote for one particular song ensures the qualification of said song. I have been saying this for years – that the EBU should apply the one person one vote – that is the only way that we would really know who is the actual favourite of the general public. But then the EBU is all about money.
Like we do it at MGP here in Norway – one person, one vote.
That is how it should be.
It’s hard to predict who’s in and who’s out in both semis (for different reasons tho)
This semi is more tricky for me to predict. I expect Austria to win and then I’m very confident that Czechia, Finland and Malta will qualify but then it gets quite difficult. Greece and IL have advantage in qualifying I guess (although I don’t like either) and the last 4 spots are open for everyone except Georgia and Serbia. I will go for Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania and Luxembourg for now but I expect potential surprises here.
It is hard to predict because so many of the songs are so freaking weak and instantly forgettable.
Its nice in the way its developing this year.
Not real real outstanders, Austria maybe?
For the rest the playing field is quite open and unpredictable.
I hope this will create alot of excitement and fun for the fans.
Have a good ESC season!!
I would put Malta heaps higher, top 5, and Greece and Ireland lower.
I always get blocked when I mention it. We’ll see if I say it in a different way..
I always go to one certain poll that had the most accuracy since 2015 to who will win eurovision. Because of how it’s done. And two countries really stand out and are so far ahead now. It’s so obvious of who the biggest favourites are.
Fact is fact.
Of course there can be some shifts in the poll when the contest starts, but for now it is what it is. Predicting the winner 7 out of 9 times is pretty good, I think.
Which winners they didn’t predict? Do you know that?
If we are talking winner, then the Eurovision world poll seem to have been one of the most accurate imo. Correct winner 7 out of 9 times. Probobly because people can vote only one time and not for their own country. And people also can’t see the standings before voting I think to avoid tactical voting. So far there is only two countries that really stand out as nr.1 and 2. About 350 votes seperates them. With the 3rd place far behind. 53 000 votes are in so far. The poll often changes a bit during the semifinals. When we… Read more »
You’re absolutely right. It’s very likely going to be one of the 2 and it might come down to the jury votes again like in the last 2 years.
So far, Finland is the winner of both polls. Looks like most of you want Malta and Greece to qualify, but you think Austria has a bigger chance of winning the semi (and I agree).
Statistical anomalies include Czechia: 10th in the winner’s poll, but 5th in the wanting-to-qualify poll with many more hundreds of votes there.
Obviously Israel’s stats are not consistent, and we all know why.
It’s nice to see Ireland qualifying in per both polls. Yeyy.
Luxembourg is a bit underrated. Other than that, I pretty much agree with it all.
My Q
Latvia
Lithuania
Greece
Finland
Malta
Jonas(is)
Fergal.Sherlockistan
Efthymios(is)
Vjera(land)
Ari(nia)
Well… if half of this list isn’t even in Eurovision, that says it all…
Georgio instead of Malta maybe
Georgia
No way! Malta is top 5 for sure. It will qualify. The last 2 years Malta should have Q too, they were robbed. It’s 12 points from Australia to Malta ????
Oh my! What in an Euro hell is this? Should I be flattered?
Yes, you are qualify !!!
My qualifiers and non-qualifiers (in no specific order):
Finland
Greece
Lithuania
Latvia
Luxembourg
Denmark
Czechia
Austria
Montenegro
Malta/Ireland (both irritate me but I like them more than Israel this year)
Malta/Ireland
Australia
Israel
Armenia
Georgia
Serbia
My winner is Serving “Ahh”!… Malta 2025 is my guilty pleasure…
My qualifiers and non qualifiers
Finland
Malta
Denmark
Czechia
Greece
Austria
Latvia
Luxembourg
Montenegro
Australia
Serbia
Ireland
Armenia
Lithuania
Israel
Georgia
It’s never a bad semi when there are at least five songs I really love:
1 NEW DAY WILL RISE
2 La poupée monte le son
3 Asteromata
4 Wasted Love – Kiss Kiss Goodbye
5 Serving
I must give an honorable mention to Latvia, I don’t like the song, but the performance in the national final was amazing!
Now I understand why everyone is getting down voted. It’s because we aren’t saying Israel will win. The bots have arrived lol
No, you got downvoted ebcause what you said about Finland lol
Austria will win overall. Finland is good but it doesn’t have any class. The jury want class in the competition and don’t want the competition to sink into smut and innuendo. Although I like Finland I think Austria is winning this year as it has High jury appeal and televote top 5 if staged well
To all the down voters who will win then any why? If not Austria
I didnt downvote you.
And this entry is from SF1, but people are sleeping on Claude’s Cést la vie.
Could win SF1 and maybe the whole thing in the end.
Austria’s song lacks soul. Feels too engineered/manufactured for the contest
You are right, it’s not authentic.. it’s fabricated especially for Eurovision, I really hope that this will not win!
Still nobody can tell me who will win if not Austria.
Sweden will win, it’s obvious.
Because you’re right. it’s standing out from the rest. Artistically it’s miles ahead.
No, it’s not….
Reminds self… not to listem to propaganda s***.
Isnrael, Isnrael…
Reminding myself that there are repulsive anti-Semitic people like you in the world who should be ignored.
Well, listen to your own advice… AND KEEP QUIET… OR GET THE F*** OUT! Thank you!
You sounds like a real PEACEFUL person. Isn’t it what you and all the radical left all preach about but still you are the most AGGRESSIVE people in the world. Why don’t YOU keep it QUIET and GTFO of here. It’s a music contest ffs!
I just don’t get the appeal of Malta, her live vocals are some of the absolute worst I’ve ever heard in my life
Then you need to watch Katie Price singing
Where is Poland ?
In semi-final 1
This SF is stronger than the first one imo. Here is my personnal top 18.
Note: I put politic aside for this ranking. Because I rank a country high here doesn’t mean I’m going to vote for it in 2 months 🙂 I just have to admit it when a song is good.
1- Finland
2- Austria
3- Israel
4- Australia
5- Greece
6- Czechia
7- Denmark
8- Malta
9- Luxembourg
10- Armenia
11- Latvia (I feel a bit sorry for them…)
12- Georgia
13- Montenegro
14- Serbia
15- Ireland
16- Lithuania
Also, don’t hit me Katarsis’ fans. I can see some qualities in this song and I’m happy for them that they have a public but I just can’t listen to their song. It gives me way too much anxiety.
Swap Malta for Israel and Czechia for instead of Greece
My beloved Is rael is my fave of this second semifinal. To Yuv al, K eren and T omer, from the bottom of my heart: B’Hatzlacha!!! Israel is showing once again dignified live life stories of su rvival, res ilience, growth and co urage, personal and collective as a people, imo. <3 LOVE <3 new day will rise <3 toda <3
It must be so damaging to your self esteem having to post that sort of stuff on the daily knowing that a) you’re fooling nobody and b) it’s so time consuming.
It must be so damaging to your self esteem having to comment on a post that sort of stuff on the daily knowing that a)No one cares about you and b)it’s so time consuming
🙂
Stunning and brave x
Nachon! Ahava lechulam!
While murdering tens of thousands Palestinians who never had a chance of living in dignity
The disgustingly blatant propaganda song turns my stomach
Love song surrounded by mass murder … this must be a joke
“The top ten countries to visit wiwibloggs are (in order): United Kingdom, Spain, United States, Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Australia, Malta and Greece.”
More than the big countries France and Italy.
In the second semi, I’d enjoy seeing qualified for the final Austria, Finland, Greece, Lithuania, and Armenia.
My personal qualifiers would be Finland, Malta, Australia, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia, Cezchia and Luxembourg
Could Finland be this year’s FFF like Saara Aalto in 2018? Those who predict that Israel will not qualify with that strong entry, have been obviously expressing their attitude towards the country, not the song itself.
Saara Aalto was flat, because of terrible dancers vocals and also live was a mess. Ich komme will stand out anyway better.
Serbia’s song is my favourite, which is unusual as I normally find the ballad bloat rather exhausting. It’s an incredibly powerful, emotional song with some of the best vocals in the competition; there is a build-up which actually delivers (so many ballads fall into the trap of blue-balling in that regard), and the rock elements make it refreshing. Princ is very easy on the eyes too which just completes the package. I am also very keen on Armenia’s catchy anthem, which I can see the stadium audience all singing along to, and Finland has yet again delivered on a fun… Read more »
Lithuania is my favourite this year, the only song I would actually listen to if it wasn’t for Eurovision. I really like Greece and Montenegro and I enjoy Australia’s song as well (even though I normally despise this kind of music, but I think it’s really catchy). I doubt my favourites will get far, but I hope they will qualify!
First poll I am seeing Austria so low. I get it that it’s only televote semi, and people from 2 or 3 countries mass vote in these polls as usual and we know who they are, but being 9th means a disastrous televote score.
Who are the mass voters?
Greece, Al_ania and Malta
And they don’t like Austria for some reason.. But they like Finland?
Finland has appeal that gets people to vote for them, Austria gets votes very well on one of the two polls here, which means people are ready for it to win this semifinal, but it might not be on their qualifier wishes.
Don’t really know what else there is, but I doubt bots are causing this, and if Greeks massvote, they mass vote Greece same goes for Al_ania and Malta. Al_ania isn’t even on these polls, as it’s in SF1.
I don’t get that really. If Austria is such a favourite to win the semifinal then they should be really high in both polls. I would say nr.1 in both polls. To match the hype I mean.
Perhaps yes, all hype I have seen is based mainly on the odds, maybe the live performance will make it or break it?
Personally I can see it between a shock NQ and a possible winner.
Yes that’s correct. Austria is in my bottom 3 and Finland in my top 3!
Isn’t that how it goes.. either people love it or hate it. I think it’s his voice that devides people the most. I find the verses really boring instead..
“The top ten countries to visit wiwibloggs are (in order): United Kingdom, Spain, United States, Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Australia, Malta and Greece.”
More people from each of these countries than from the big countries France and Italy are visiting Wiwibloggs.
Interesting.
For me – “Serving Ahh” is the winner!! (Malta is my guilty pleasure…)
My prediction in alphabetical order
My personal list
1.Greece 10,5/12
2.Lithuania 10/12
3.Czechia 8,5/12
4.Serbia 8/12
5.Latvia 7,5/12
6.Luxembourg 7/12
7.Israel 6,5/12
8.Australia 6/12
9.Montenegro 5/12
10.Finland 4,5/12
11.Georgia 4,5/12
12.Malta 4/12
13.Austria 3,5/12
14.Denmark 2,5/12
15.Armenia 1,5/12
16.Ireland 1/12
I think Austria is probably the best all round package for Eurovision.
Denmark is my personal favorite, Sissal is an icon!
I have a feeling that Finland will win this semi as it is the most overtly appealing from a televote only results perspective
I don´t like neither Austria nor Denmark, sorry.
I think I know who will “win” the semi, 😉
But who it SHOULD be, is Finland.
My pre-rehearsals semi2 top 16:
1. Austria
2. Czechia
3. Latvia
4. Finland
5. Lithuania
6. Denmark
7. Luxembourg
8. Ireland
9. Greece
10. Malta
11. Armenia
12. Montenegro
13. Serbia
14. Israel
15. Australia
16. Georgia
This one’s definitely the stronger of the two semis. It’s gonna be a bloodbath and half of my top10 aren’t probably gonna make it.
Never ever both Ireland and Denmark will qualify.
Ok but this list is my personal favorites, not my predictions.
Finland alllllll the way. Live Performance at UMK was stellar. Ireland is my favorite ‘brain bop’… I think it’ll do well with a large cross section of voter types… It fun, not overtly sexy, political, no innuendo; just a happy clappy bop to get people moving.
Unless the history repeats itself as semi 2 last year, Finland should win this especially if Erika closes the show.
I think you’re all underrating Serbia. A simple song powerfully sing by a good-looking lad is going to cut through all the gimmickry. I can still remember the hook and I only heard it once three weeks ago.
It is trash
Winner:
Likely Finland. I can‘t see Austria win the semifinal without juries.
My qualifiers: (was harder for me to get 10 countries together tbh)
Finland
Austria
Greece
Lithuania
Latvia
Czechia
Denmark
Luxembourg
Malta
Australia
The same here, for as well SF1.
There are not many songs standing out to me as in previous years
No jury in the semi. Could Austria be a surprise NQ? He’s not the best performer of the whole bunch?
Could be, happened to Belgium last year. A lot of positive feedback, good ratings and doing well on polls and such, but in the end the song was a dud.
The song from Austria is good, but constructed for Eurovision. Just as Sweden normally do imo. Very slick production. But the staging is gonna be crucial. I remember back in 2011 when France with an opera song and a good looking fellow was the bookies favourite but couldn’t impress even if he had an impressive voice. He just stood there an sang. JJ will need to bring a staging close to the video imo. I think about the staging for Måns Revolution, something similar.
There is no way Austria won’t qualify this year. Maybe he wont do as good as the bookies are thinking if the live performance is not perfect but qualification? Almost 0 chances to miss it.
I think it depends on how close he can approach those high notes on stage, without prerecordings.
Is there a live performance from JJ somewhere, anywhere?
No way last years semi was more stronger than this. Georgia, Serbia, Ireland, Armenia and possibly Montenegro are dead on arrival.
1. Finland
2. Czechia
3. Australia
4. Denmark
5. Ireland
6. Luxembourg
7. Greece
8. Montenegro
9. Malta
10. Armenia
Perfect top 10!
Are we gonna ignore what one country just did to another country? I swear, u people who support Israel are gonna see justice one day
I support Israël. And indeed, we will all see justice one day.
We will see a free palestine hopefully, true justice
No one is supporting you other than the politicians you have bought. It has lost support from the whole world seeing its crimes bar a few stupid people. This is is why it needed millions of dollars just to buy votes in esc last year
No criticism at all, only positive comments, on the Eurovision website, but a low streaming number and only a 3.6 stars validation. It’s a bit strange.
Thankyouuu for mentioning thissss!!! I cant believe how the entire world and EBU had swept it under the rug. I hope a new day arrives where I3R43L stops M0RD0R1NG P4L3T1N14NS. I cant believe these people- not even an ounce of humanity in their hearts. They’re have mastered the art of lying and attention seeking. But Karma is real.
Yeah it’s absolutely disgusting that a country that just killed 400 innocent people in one night, breaking the conditions of the ceasefire, is still allowed to participate, and with a propaganda songs at that!
In this part of the post its painfully clear that the bots are downvoting criticall comments and upvoting the ones in favour for.
There’s no room for sensible sense unfortunately .
Lets hope this ESC25 will progress more peacefull and constructive than last years.
Lithuania should win if we’re just reviewing music and not which gimmicky songs are most “competitive” for Eurovision
Princ should also ditch that nickname and stop trying to associate himself with the actual legend that is Prince, Serbia should be an NQ based on that alone
Hmm well, he shortened his full stage name Princ od Vranje. I hardly think he’s “associating” himself with TAFKAOP lmao.
Then he should emphasize the Princ od Vranje, it may not be a conscious decision to associate but it’s still a bit distasteful and the Serbian wedding singer needs to know his place…
here in the Netherlands we have De Prins van Oranje. Sounds a bit simulair imo.
What do you know…It most certainly does.
Shall we get on to Buckingham Palace and insist they strip him of the title? He’ll qualify anyway and get votes from people who don’t even know the US Prince.
Serbia will not be a NQ
All my favourites are in this Semi, Austria, Latvia, Ireland Luxembourg, Malta and Finland, at least been from UK I can vote for them all
The discrepancy between Lithuania in these two polls just goes to show that what matters in televotes are about who has you #1, not who has you in their top 10.
Lithuania is my favourite.
Do I have to pick one? Most were so unimpressive, I can’t put a melody to the song title. Those that I can – I only can because I don’t like them at all.