Eurovision 2025 starts on Tuesday, May 13, at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT for fans in the U.S. The contest runs through the Grand Final on Saturday, May 17, also starting at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT. Here’s the schedule:

Eurovision has officially started, with the first round of semi-finals held Tuesday in the Swiss city of Basel.

The Eurovision Song Contest is here! The 69th annual music competition event features nearly 40 countries starting on Tuesday, May 13. Want to watch Eurovision 2025? Here’s what you need to know. When Is Eurovision Song Contest 2025?

Absurd Estonian act opts for Italian parody as Eurovision semi-final kicks off - Switzerland, where the competition began in Lugano in 1956, is hosting Tuesday’s first 2025 semi-final in Basel at the arena St Jakobshalle.

Dutch belt out their return to Eurovision with violins - Dutch singer Claude Kiambe, 21, sang his track C’est La Vie, a blend of English and French on Tuesday.

So just who are the presenters at this year's contest? Read on to learn more about Eurovision hosts Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer. Hazel Brugger is an American, German and Swiss slam poet and comedian, having been born in California to a Swiss father and German father.

The semi-final on Tuesday, May 13, got off to typical Eurovision style with a mix of music, light entertainment, cheeky commentary and including a brief break to test the audience’s knowledge of Swiss music that took the audience by surprise.

Celine Dion has said she wants “nothing more” than to be at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland. The Canadian singer, 57, won in Dublin 1988 with Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi, and Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR confirmed earlier on Tuesday it is still in “close contact” amid speculation she would perform during the final.

The presenter is set to return as the face of the Eurovision Song Contest on the BBC as he gives his verdict on the UK's entry, Remember Monday, ahead of the Grand Final