Competition in the Eurovision Song Contest has kicked off with the first of two semifinals. Ten acts from among 15 countries that performed were voted through by voters to the final of the pan-continental music extravaganza.

Pro-Palestinian protesters have planned to walk the streets of Basel “silently” to demonstrate against Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest.During Tuesday’s semi-final, Canadian singer Celine Dion delivered a pre-recorded address saying she wants “nothing more” than to be in Switzerland,

The city at the crossroads of France, Germany and Switzerland gears up amid global tensions over diversity and inclusion.

Israel Eurovision Singer Yuval Raphael has been rehearsing with booing sounds, she was a survivor of the October 7 Hamas attack.

The countdown is on in Basel as the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 gets underway tonight, promising spectacle, surprises and more than a few sequins.

Get ready Europe, the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is about to begin. Here's everything you need to know ahead of show week in Basel.

Canadian songstress Celine Dion has said she wants “nothing more” than to be at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland, German Press Agency

The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals will be held on Tuesday, May 13 and Thursday, May 15 at Basel’s St Jakobshalle indoor arena. The final, held at the same venue, will take place on Saturday, May 17. Each show will begin at 8pm BST (9pm CEST).

Celine Dion made a cameo during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 tonight in a video message amid speculation she will return for the grand final