Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Bit late to the party on this one but Albania has finally clicked with me. I can't stop listening to it now and I finally understand why it has been such a fan favourite from the start. I really hope it does well.

Of all the performance clips released so far the one that has disappointed me the most is The Netherlands.

It's so good isn't it? Looks great in the rehearsals too.

I'm worried about The Netherlands, which has surprised me as I thought he was a safe bet. Vocals wise hopefully he was just having an off day but the staging looks so dull.

It does seem like quite a long time ago now that Erika was being mentioned as a possible winner. I still think it'll do well in the televote, but juries will be cool on it. She seems to be a big fan favourite still, but fans tend to forget that they're only a small portion of total voters on the night, so that won't count for much on the night.

That clip of The Netherlands is so disappointing. I had it as a possible contender (but not now).

His vocals seemed off and the staging colour palate is so dark and doesn't suit the song.

I think Switzerland might be worth a bet as a possible jury winner.

Sf2 looks very close to call, Ireland always ends up in the tougher SF!

Austria, Israel and Finland are certs and I also can't imagine the final without Go-Jo and Miriana so Australia and Malta are going through. After that it gets tough.

I'd say Montenegro will NQ due to bland song and ridiculous outfit.

Latvia feels very avant-garde and inaccessible to the general public, even though it looks good I struggle to see who votes for it, so likely NQ.

Georgia feels lacklustre and will be overshadowed by Israel and France performing in the SF. The outfit looks unsuitable for this type of song. NQ

All the rest are in with a shout IMO.

Lithuania does have neighbour Latvia and it's diaspora in countries like Ireland and the UK to vote for it. Will that be enough?

Greece is missing key voting allies Cyprus and Albania who are in SF1. Will the song get the Greek diaspora in other countries to vote?

Armenia have a habit of sneaking through most years, is the song appealing enough this time?

Luxembourg looks very dark colour pallet for a child friendly song but seems to be performed well. Last year they had novelty factor after returning from a 30 year absence.That won't be the case this year.

Denmark gives me Brooke 2.0 vibes. I think Germany performing in the the same section of the SF could damage this in comparison. I'm not feeling positive for Sissal's chances but we'll see.

Serbia is a strange performance, has he shot himself in the foot with the bizarre dragging across the floor? For a love song where is the storyline in the performance.

Czechia looks underwhelming. Could he he be in trouble? I've seen Mustii comparisons... but I think he'll be OK.

And finally Ireland, the camera work needs dynamism and energy to make it come across well on screen. Any kinks in the choreography need to ironed out to give us a chance.

My shaky predictions for the other 5 qualifiers are: Greece, Lithuania, Czechia, Serbia and a potential battle between Ireland and Luxembourg for the remaining spot.

I would go the other way and say Lithuania is not safe. It's a downbeat and depressing dirge (IMO)and it doesn't help that such an inaccessible and uncommercial song is in Lithuanian. I would surprised if it qualified from any higher than 9th or 10th in this semi.

I've never been a fan of Serbia's song, and I had it as a no-hoper. However, Princ did get lucky with the running order, plus there's a guaranteed 12 points from Montenegro. Anyway, here's a sneak peek at Serbia's staging. Dragging him across the stage floor is an interesting choice…

https://bsky.app/profile/escdiscord.com/post/3loqz6dvg6c2q

Anyone interested in trying a little prediction ?

5 countries that won’t qualify SF1 :

Slovenia

Portugal

Azerbaijan

San Marino

Croatia

SF2 is much tougher I think

6 countries that won’t make it:

Montenegro

Ireland :(

Armenia

Georgia

Luxembourg

Serbia

I’ve a pretty poor track record in fairness.

That is great to see!

The stage & production levels this year look amazing.

That frame around the stage is incredibly effective.

I don't know what to think about France's staging. I'm not sure if it works or not.

The model pretty much sums up my prediction. Our song is ok enough in a smaller field but it will be forgotten among 25 other songs. Very forgettable song sadly. I will probably skip Eurovision 2026 if Sweden does win. I don't think I can deal with Petra again!

Same here. I like the Swedish song, but I don't want another Swedish hosting if it's just going to be Petra Mede and Lynda Woodruff again. SVT needs fresh faces and a fresh approach.

Regarding Ireland's qualification chances on Thursday, it literally could go either way. While a 2nd half draw would have been better at least in the first half we are immediately preceeded and followed by slower, dark non-English songs so have a chance to stand out. Also our entry this year is essentially a Norwegian entry not just the singer but the dancers and choreographer will be from Norway. Since the 2 semi final system was introduced in 2008 Norway have only failed to qualify twice so hopefully some of that could rub off on us. Ireland would kill for a qualification record like that!