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Eurovision 2025 - Semi-Final 2

Sara Cox and Richie Anderson are live from the St Jakobshalle arena, for the second Eurovision semi-final in Basel, Switzerland.

Sara Cox makes her return to the Eurovision Song Contest commentary booth, co-hosting alongside Radio 2 colleague and fellow fan of the contest, Richie Anderson. They’ll be live from Basel, Switzerland, for the second Semi-Final of the year!

Tonight sixteen countries take part, with the best ten qualifying for the Grand Final on Saturday night. Sara and Richie bring you all the action from the St. Jakobshalle arena, as we find out which countries' entries will be joining UK act, Remember Monday, in Saturday’s Grand Final... alongside the acts from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the host country Switzerland.

Let Sara and Richie know where you're listening and how you're celebrating... text 88291 or send a message on WhatsApp to 08000 2 88 2 91 with pictures of your Eurovision party!

Sara previously commentated on the Eurovision Song Contest alongside Scott Mills in Düsseldorf (2011) and Baku (2012) and once again returned to the competition in 2021 when the contest was held in Rotterdam. Richie is a life-long Eurovision fan and has been known to host a Eurovision themed party on the night of the Grand Final! He was in Turin for the competition in 2022, reported live from Liverpool in 2023, and joined the ѿý’s commentary team last year for the Semi Finals broadcast live from Malmö.

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2 hours, 20 minutes

Music Played

  • Ҵ‐J

    Milkshake Man (Eurovision 2025 - Australia)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Nina Žižić

    Dobrodošli (Eurovision 2025 - Montenegro)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Emmy

    Laika Party (Eurovision 2025 - Ireland)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Tautumeitas

    Bur man laimi (Eurovision 2025 - Latvia)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • PARG

    SURVIVOR (Eurovision 2025 - Armenia)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • JJ

    Wasted Love (Eurovision 2025 - Austria)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Remember Monday

    What the Hell Just Happened? (Eurovision 2025 - United Kingdom)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Klavdia

    Asteromata (Eurovision 2025 - Greece)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Katarsis

    Tavo akys (Eurovision 2025 - Lithuania)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Miriana Conte

    Serving (Eurovision 2025 - Malta)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Mariam Shengelia

    Freedom (Eurovision 2025 - Georgia)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Louane

    Maman (Eurovision 2025 - France)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Sissal

    Hallucination (Eurovision 2025 - Denmark)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • ADONXS

    Kiss Kiss Goodbye (Eurovision 2025 - Czechia)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Laura Thorn

    La Poupée Monte Le Son (Eurovision 2025 - Luxembourg)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Yuval Raphael

    New Day Will Rise (Eurovision 2025 - Israel)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Abor & Tynna

    Baller (Eurovision 2025 - Germany)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Princ

    Mila (Eurovision 2025 - Serbia)

    • Universal Music A/S.
  • Erika Vikman

    ICH KOMME (Eurovision 2025 - Finland)

    • Universal Music A/S.

Broadcast

  • Thu 15 May 2025 20:00