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Eurovision 2025 - Semi-Final 1

Sara Cox and Richie Anderson are live from the St Jakobshalle arena, for the first Eurovision semi-final in Basel, Switzerland.

Sara Cox makes her return to the Eurovision Song Contest commentary booth, co-hosting alongside Radio 2 colleague and fellow fan of the contest, Richie Anderson. They’ll be live from Basel, Switzerland, for the first Semi-Final of the year!

Tonight fifteen countries take part, with the best ten qualifying for the Grand Final on Saturday night. Sara and Richie bring you all the action from the St. Jakobshalle arena, as we find out which countries' entries will be joining UK act, Remember Monday, in Saturday’s Grand Final... alongside the acts from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the host country Switzerland.

Let Sara and Richie know where you're listening and how you're celebrating... text 88291 or send a message on WhatsApp to 08000 2 88 2 91 with pictures of your Eurovision party!

Sara previously commentated on the Eurovision Song Contest alongside Scott Mills in Düsseldorf (2011) and Baku (2012) and once again returned to the competition in 2021 when the contest was held in Rotterdam. Richie is a life-long Eurovision fan and has been known to host a Eurovision themed party on the night of the Grand Final! He was in Turin for the competition in 2022, reported live from Liverpool in 2023, and joined the BBC’s commentary team last year for the Semi Finals broadcast live from Malmö.

2 hours, 20 minutes

Last on

Tue 13 May 2025 20:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • VÆB

    RÓA (Eurovision 2025 - Iceland)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • Justyna Steczkowska

    GAJA (Eurovision 2025 - Poland)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • Klemen

    How Much Time Do We Have Left (Eurovision 2025 - Slovenia)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • Tommy Cash

    Espresso Macchiato (Eurovision 2025 - Estonia)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • melody.

    Esa Diva (Eurovision 2025 - Spain)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • Ziferblat

    Bird of Pray (Eurovision 2025 - Ukraine)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • KAJ

    Bara Bada Bastu (Eurovision 2025 - Sweden)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • NAPA

    Deslocado (Eurovision 2025 - Portugal)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • Kyle Alessandro

    Lighter (Eurovision 2025 - Norway)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • Red Sebastian

    Strobe Lights (Eurovision 2025 - Belgium)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • Lucio Corsi

    Volevo essere un duro (Eurovision 2025 - Italy)

  • Mamagama

    Run With U (Eurovision 2025 - Azerbaijan)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • Gabry Ponte

    Tutta L'Italia (Eurovision 2025 - San Marino)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • Shkodra Elektronike

    Zjerm (Eurovision 2025 - Albania)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • Claude

    C'est La Vie (Eurovision 2025 - Netherlands)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • Marko Bošnjak

    Poison Cake (Eurovision 2025 - Croatia)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • ZOË MË

    Voyage (Eurovision 2025 - Switzerland)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • Theo Evan

    Shh (Eurovision 2025 - Cyprus)

    • Universal Music A/S.

  • Hazel Brugger & Sandra Studer

    Made In Switzerland (Eurovision Song Contest 2025)

  • iolanda, Jerry Heil, Marina Satti & Silvester Belt

    Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi (Eurovision Song Contest 2025)

Broadcast

  • Tue 13 May 2025 20:00
    BBC Radio 2