Iceland’s grand final and three more semi-finals: How to follow the Eurovision Saturday

Saturday arrives, and the national selections return for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025. Tonight, there are four shows: three semi-finals and the grand final in Iceland, where the country will select its representative.

Stay up to date with everything you need to know to follow each selection (all times CET).

20h00, Suécia – Melodifestivalen 2025, Heat 4: SVT Play

• Time: 20h00
• Broadcast: SVT Play
• Format: The six participants perform once at the Malmö Arena, but there are two rounds of voting, with the public having the final say. In the first round, the winner of the semifinal is decided. In the second round, the remaining five contestants compete for the second spot in the final and for the «Final qual» place, awarded to the second highest scorer in this second voting phase.
• Voting: 100% public
• Other details: Ace Wilder is confirmed as one of the guests, performing a new version of her song Busy Doin’ Nothing with the hosts, Edvin Törnblom and Keyyo, at the beginning of the show.
• Competing songs (click on song titles to listen; sorted by running order)
  • Andreas Lundstedt: Vicious
  • Ella Tiritiello: Bara du är där
  • Tennessee Tears: Yours
  • KAJ: Bara bada bastu
  • AmenA: Do Good Be Better
  • Måns Zelmerlöw: Revolution

20h15, Germany – Chefsache ESC 2025, Semi-final: RTL+

• Time: 20h15
• Broadcast: RTL+
• Format: There are 14 participants, who will present live for the first time their original songs for the Chefsache ESC 2025, with the semi-final taking place at EMG Studio 8 in Cologne. A professional jury will decide the results entirely.
• Voting: 100% jury
• Competing songs (click on song titles to listen the released ones)
  • Abor & Tynna
  • Benjamin Braatz: Like You Love Me
  • Cage: Golden Hour
  • Cloudy June: If Jesus Saw What We Did Last Night
  • Cosby: I’m Still Here
  • Feuerschwanz: Knightclub
  • From Fall To Spring: Take the Pain Away
  • Jaln
  • Jonathan Henrich: Golden Child
  • Julika: Empress
  • Leonora
  • Lyza: Lovers on Mars
  • Moss Kena: Nothing Can Stop Love
  • The Great Leslie

20h45, Iceland – Söngvakeppnin 2025, Final: YouTube, RÚV

• Time: 20h45
• Broadcast: YouTube, RÚV
• Format: The final takes place at the RVK studios in Reykjavik, with the six finalists performing only once. The results will be decided equally, with 50% from the international jury and 50 percent from the public.
• Voting: 50% jury / 50% public
• Other details: In addition to the participants, there will be performances by two guests: Käärijä (Finland, ESC 2023) and Hooja.
• Competing songs (click on song titles to listen; sorted by running order)
  • Águst: Like You
  • Bjarni Arason: Aðeins lengur
  • Júlí & Dísa: Fire
  • VÆB: RÓA
  • Tinna: Words
  • Stebbi Jak: Set Me Free

22h05, Portugal – Festival da Canção 2025, Semi-final 1: RTP1 , RTP Play

• Time: 22h05
• Broadcast: RTP1 , RTP Play
• Format: Ten competitors perform on stage at the RTP studios in Lisbon in a single round of performances. In the first voting phase, the jury and the public each have 50% of the say in the ranking, with the top five advancing to the final. The remaining five participants go to a second round of voting, but this time only by the public, to determine the sixth finalist.
• Voting: 50% jury / 50% public (1st round); 100% public (2nd round)
• Other details: There will also be guest performances, not yet specified by RTP. The announced guest artists include iolanda, Os Assessores (with Ana Bacalham, Sara Correia, and Selma Uamusse); João Borsch (with Maria João and Huca); Fogo Fogo (with Orquestra das Batukadeiras de Portugal); and Expresso Transatlântico (with Ana Lua Caiano and The Legendary Tigerman).
• Competing songs (click on song titles to listen; sorted by running order)
  • Xico Gaiato: Ai Senhor!
  • Rita Sampaio: Voltas
  • Du Nothing: Sobre Nós
  • Marco Rodrigues: A Minha Casa
  • Margarida Campelo: Eu sei que o amor
  • JOSH: Tristeza
  • Capital da Bulgária: Lisboa
  • Bluay: Ninguém
  • Jéssica Pina: Calafrio
  • Peculiar: Adamastor