Everything you need to follow a Eurovision Saturday with two more national finals

This Saturday, there will be four more selection shows for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025… including the finals of Denmark and Germany, which will choose their representatives.

As usual, we bring you the essentials to follow everything later tonight.

20h00, Denmark – Dansk Melodi Grand Prix: DR 1

• Time: 20h00
• Broadcast: DR 1
• Format: The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix has only one show, which takes place at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning. There are eight participating competitors, who will perform in a single round. The results will be determined equally, with 50% from the jury and 50% from the public.
• Voting: 50% jury / % public
• Other details: Two special guests are confirmed for the DMGP: Birthe Kjær and Saba, who won the competition in 1989 and 2024, respectively.
• Competing songs (click on song titles to listen; sorted by running order)
  • MARIYA: I Belong To Me
  • Tim Schou: Proud
  • Max Ulver: Supernova
  • Hervé Toure: ALLEZ ALLEZ
  • Maria Mathea: Air
  • Adel the Second: The Unluckiest Boy Alive
  • Sissal: Hallucination
  • Andreas Kruse: Hear My Prayer

20h00, Sweden – Melodifestivalen 2025, Heat 5: SVT Play

• Time: 20h00
• Broadcast: SVT Play
• Format: The last six participants will take the stage at the Husqvarna Garden in Jönköping, performing only once. The voting, which is solely from the public, takes place in two stages: in the first stage, the winner is determined. In the second stage, the remaining ranking is decided, with one more contestant advancing to the final and one advancing to the «Final Qual». As this is the last elimination round, the «Final Qual» will be held, with a separate vote where the highest-scoring contestant will go to the final… as well as the most-voted contestant among the third-place finishers across all eliminations.
• Voting: 100% public
• Other details: Two special guests will also perform: the raggers Ronny and Ragge.
• Competing songs (click on song titles to listen; sorted by running order)
  • Arvingarna: Ring baby ring
  • Arwin: This Dream of Mine
  • Saga Ludvigsson: Hate You So Much
  • Victoria Silvstedt: Love It!
  • Vilhelm Buchaus: I’m Yours
  • Scarlet: Sweet n’ Psycho

20h15, Germany – Chefsache ESC 2025, Final: Das Erste

• Time: 20h15
• Broadcast: Das Erste
• Format: Germany will choose its representative for ESC 2025. Nine participants will perform again in the final, in two stages. In the first stage, all contestants will perform a cover and their candidate song, with five being selected by the professional jury to advance to the second round. In the second round, the public alone will decide the winner.
• Voting: 100% jury (1st. round) / 100% public (2nd. round)
• Other details: On the jury panel are Stefan Raab, Yvonne Catterfeld, the winner of ESC 2024 Conchita Wurst, and Nico Santos.
• Competing songs (click on song titles to watch the performances in the semi-finals)
  • Abor & Tynna: Baller
  • Benjamin Braatz: Like You Love Me
  • COSBY: I’m Still Here
  • Feuerschwanz: Knightclub
  • JULIKA: Empress
  • LEONORA: This Bliss
  • LYZA: Lovers on Mars
  • Moss Kena: Nothing Can Stop Love
  • The Great Leslie: These Days

22h07, Portugal – Festival da Canção 2025, Semi-final 2: RTP1 , RTP Play

• Time: 22h07
• Broadcast: RTP1 , RTP Play
• Format: Ten more contestants will take the stage at the Festival da Canção 2025, at the RTP studios in Lisbon. Each will perform only once, but there will be two rounds of voting. In the first round, both the public and the jury will vote, with each having a 50% weight. The top five will advance directly to the final. Afterward, voting will reopen, but only the public will participate to select the sixth finalist.
• Voting: 100% jury (1st. round) / 100% public (2nd. round)
• Other details: Although it hasn’t been specified which, there will also be special guests in this semifinal. RTP has invited for this edition of the Festival da Canção: Os Assessores (with Ana Bacalham, Sara Correia, and Selma Uamusse); João Borsch (with Maria João and Huca); and Expresso Transatlântico (with Ana Lua Caiano and The Legendary Tigerman). Fogo Fogo (with Orquestra das Batukadeiras de Portugal) performed in semi-final 1.
• Competing songs (click on song titles to listen; sorted by running order)
  • A Cantadeira: Responso à Mulher
  • TOTA: á-tê-xis
  • bombazine: Apago tudo
  • emmy Curl: Rapsódia da Paz
  • Inês Marques Lucas: Quantos Queres
  • Fernando Daniel: Medo
  • NAPA: Deslocado
  • Luca Argel ft. Pri Azevedo: Quem foi?
  • Diana Vilarinho: Cotovia
  • HENKA: I Wanna Destroy U