Traditionally the competition is hosted by the previous year’s winner, and last year’s victor was nonbinary Swiss singer Nemo with their operatic anthem “The Code.” The 2025 contest will be held at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel, a largely German-speaking city bordering France and Germany. Switzerland is the birthplace of Eurovision — it staged the first-ever contest, and the European Broadcasting Union, which runs the show, is based in Geneva. The competition will be aired by national broadcasters in participating nations, on streaming service Peacock in the United States and on the Eurovision YouTube channel in some countries.
Published at: 2025-04-30 21:38:07
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