Eurovision, tonight the final: the favorites, the order of the singers

After the two semifinals of Tuesday 13 and Thursday 15 May the picture for the Final of the 2025 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest which will take place tonight in Basel – directed on Rai1 and on YouTube, and which will decide the winning country. As always, to those who win the task of organizing the next edition of the European singing event.

The finalists

Tonight on the stage of St. Jakobshalle in Basel the 26 finalists who will compete for the victory of the 69th edition. Twenty nations come from the selections of the two semifinals, whose winners have been decreed thanks to the televoting, five are the so -called “Big Five”, namely France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom to which every year a place in the final is ensured. To them are added the Switzerland that accesses by the right to the final evening as an organizing nation of the event and winner of the last edition (Nemo with “The Code”). Curiosity: Switzerland was the nation, in 1956, to host the debut of the Eurovision Song Contest

Lucio Corsi’s Italy (and Gabry Ponte)

As far as Italy is concerned, it is represented by “I wanted to be a tough“, Of Lucio Corsi who arrives at the event after the defection, for other commitments, of Olly who as a winner of Sanremo should have been on the Basel stage. The second classified at the Festival was selected in its place. The performance of courses will be the fourteenth of the evening, just over half of the lineup (see under the exit order). Gabry Ponte was also competing, with “All Italy”, for San Marino – who has returned to the final after several years: he will perform for 25 °
Rai broadcasts the evening on Rai 1 will start at 20.35 with the preview which, from 9.00 pm, will follow the live broadcast. To the management the confirmed Gabriele Corsi this year accompanied by Bigmama.

Televoting

The winner will be decreed by the Sommat of the televoting and with that of the national juries, made up of 5 professionals. The viewers of the participating countries (not only those who arrived in the final) and from all over the world can vote by telephone, via SMS or through the Eurovision app – but not for their country, as the competition rule wants. So the Italians this evening will not be able to vote for Lucio Corsi but give their preference to one of the other 25 finalists.

The national juries will award a 10 -song score, from 12 to 1. The notorious “12 points” will be communicated after the performances with the ritual of connections from the offices of the national countries: for Italy they will be announced by Topo Gigio. THEIn sum of the votes of each of the national juries he will determine the global and partial ranking of the juries. After the ranking, the votes of the public will be added to the final ranking that will decide the winning song.

The bookmakers

According to the Eurovision World website, where the different betting platforms are summarized, the most popular nation for victory is with 40% of Sweden possibilities (which presents “BADA BADA BASTU“, performed by the kaj) with shares ranging from 1.85 to 2. In this ranking Lucio Corsi It is under the rise, to 11 place, but it is even if, pre -date to 1%, with shares from 100 to 200_. The possibility of victory of Gabry Pontein the race for San Marino with his (Italian) catchphrase “All of Italy“It is given less than 1%, with shares between 200 and 400 depending on the chosen betting site.

The ladder with the exit order tonight

This is the output order scheduled in the final evening of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 edition

1. Kyle Alessandro – Lighter | Norway
2. Laura Thorn – The Poupée Monte Le Son | Luxembourg
3. Tommy Cash – Macchiato Espresso | Estonia
4. Yuval Raphael – New Day Will Rise | Israel
5. Katarsis – Tavo AKYS | Lithuania
6. Melody – ESA Diva | Spain
7. Ziferblat – Bird of Pray | Ukraine
8. Remember Monday – What the hell Just Happened? | United Kingdom
9. JJ – Wasted Love | Austria
10. Væb – róa | Iceland
11. Tautumeitas – Bur Mani Laimi | Latvia
12. Claude – C’est la vie | Netherlands
13. Erika Vikman – ICH Komme | Finland
14. Lucio Corsi – I wanted to be a tough | Italy
15. Justyna Steczkowska – Gaja | Poland
16. ABOR & TYNNA – BALLER | Germany
17. Klavdia – Asteromáta | Greece
18. Parg – Survivor | Armenia
19. Zoë Më – Voyage | Switzerland
20. Miriana Conte – Serving | Malta
21. Napa – Deslocado | Portugal
22. Sissal – HalluCination | Denmark
23. Kaj – Bara Bada Basu | Sweden
24. Louane – Maman | France
25. Gabry Ponte – All of Italy | San Marino
26. Shkodra Elektronike – Zjerm | Albania

The Eurovision 2025 final will be visible to leave from 20:30 live on Rai one and streaming on Raiplay.