Alert – Eurovision 2025 final live: UK entry Remember Monday dealt crushing blow ahead of last performance – latest results and updates

Last year’s winner Nemo took tot he stage with an impressive rendition of The Code

1. Norway | Kyle Alessandro – Lighter

2. Luxembourg | Laura Thorn – La Poupée Monte Le Son

3. Estonia | Tommy Cash – Espresso Macchiato

4. Israel | Yuval Raphael – New Day Will Rise

5. Lithuania | Katarsis – Tavo Akys

6. Spain | Melody – ESA DIVA

7. Ukraine | Ziferblat – Bird of Pray

8. United Kingdom | Remember Monday – What The Hell Just Happened?

9. Austria | JJ – Wasted Love

10. Iceland | VÆB – RÓA

11. Latvia | Tautumeitas – Bur Man Laimi

12. Netherlands | Claude – C’est La Vie

13. Finland | Erika Vikman – ICH KOMME

14. Italy | Lucio Corsi | Volevo Essere Un Duro

15. Poland | Justyna Steczkowska – GAJA

16. Germany | Abor & Tynna – Baller

17. Greece | Klavdia – Asteromáta

18. Armenia | PARG – SURVIVOR

19. Switzerland | Zoë Më – Voyage

20. Malta | Miriana Conte – SERVING

21. Portugal | NAPA – Deslocado

22. Denmark | Sissal – Hallucination

23. Sweden | KAJ – Bara Bada Bastu

24. France | Louane – maman

25. San Marino | Gabry Ponte – Tutta L’Italia

26. Albania | Shkodra Elektronike – Zjerm

Pro-Palestine demonstrators have been pictured setting light to both the US and Israeli flag ahead of tonight’s Eurovision final in Basel, Switzerland.

It comes as droves of protesters have today flocked to Barfüsserplatz in the heart of the Swiss city, which is hosting this year’s Eurovision contest, as one protester is seen with blood smeared across her face and a prop, which is said to represent a body bag.

Ahead of tonight’s much anticipated grand final, crowds of Palestinian supporters held signs which read ‘boycott Israel apartheid’ and ‘no stage for genocide’, as they waved flags and released flares into the sky.

The music contest, whose motto is ‘united by music,’ has been roiled for a second year by disputes over Israel’s participationm with dozens of former participants also calling for the nation to be excluded over its conduct in the war against Hamas in Gaza.

Around 4,000 musicians, artist and music industry pros from five Nordic countries signed an open letter denouncing the Middle Eastern country’s entry in the 69th Eurovision song contest in Basel.

Those who signed the statement, including some previous Eurovision winners, dubbed Israel’s involvement in the competition as a bid to ‘whitewash and divert attention’ from the Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza strip.

Raphael, 24, is set to represent Israel with her song New Day Will Rise at this year’s contest, after surviving the horrific October 7 attacks just 18 months ago.

Despite the ongoing tension, her song is currently among the favourites to win, according to bookmakers.

Each participating nation in Eurovision has until mid-March to choose their song and artist to perform it, with the selection of the song and artist done through a televised national selection show, internal process, or via any other method.

Successful participants will then compete at the annual singing competition, with the contest usually comprising of three live shows: The First Semi-Final (Tuesday evening), the Second Semi-Final (Thursday evening), and the Grand Final (a Saturday night spectacular).

On the Saturday night Grand Final, participating acts who have qualified will join the ‘Big Five’ broadcasters: the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy, alongside the winners from the previous year (For 2025, this is Switzerland)

The main rules of participation are the following:

1. Song must be original and no longer than three minutes in length.

2. Lead vocals must be performed live.

3. There can be no moer than six performers on stage during any one performance.

Then, after each show, each competing country will give two sets of points (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12) to their all-time favourite songs.

One set of votes is given by a jury of music industry professionals from that paticular country, while another is given by viewers who are watching the show in that country.

You are not allowed to vote for your own country.

In the semi-finals, only those countries who took part in that specific show, alongisde non-participating countries, can vote (along with two or three of the ‘Big Five’ already in the Grand Final).

In the Grand Final, all of the competing countries and the ‘rest of the world’ can vote.

At the end of the Grand Final, the Eurovision winner is decided by the song that has received the most points.

Viewers watching Eurovision tonight can vote via telephone, SMS, and through the official app.

Hopes are rising that music legend Celine Dion could make a surprise appearance tonight.

Celine, who won for the Swiss in 1988 with Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi, could take to the St Jakobshalle stage, amid her stepping back from touring due to health issues.

She did appear during the first semi-final on Tuesday, where she sent a video message saying she wants ‘nothing more’ than to be in Basel, and recalling her triumph as a ‘life-changing moment’.

At a press briefing on Saturday, Eurovision director Martin Green, from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), commented on Celine, saying: ‘My answer was going to be, Father Christmas exist, you’ll have to wait and see.’

But fans are convinced she will be there in some capacity after her private jet was spotted after reprotedly flying in to Switzerland from Paris.

The UK’s Eurovision entrant Remember Monday have been dealt a significant blow ahead of tonight’s grand final.

The country pop band, made up of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, all 30, left fans impressed with their performance during the semi-finals.

However, while theories had previously surfaced that the group might take home the trophy of the 69th iteration of the annual contest, it appears that the odds are not in their favour as they are more likely to finish in last place rather than first, according to Ladbrokes.

In a crushing blow to their chances of success, they have been ranked at just 66/1 to take home the trophy by bookies, with nine other countries soaring ahead of them.

Their odds of coming in last place are much closer at just 3/1, while the chance of them scoring ‘nul points’ has been ranked at 12/1.

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The UK’s entrant for this year are Remember Monday, a country girl band comprising of trio of best friends Laura Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steel, all 30.

They are the first girl group to represent the UK since Precious in 1999.

Having earned a reputation for their strong vocals and perfectly blended harmonies, the girl group from Farnborough, Hampshire, have entered their song What The Hell Just Happened? for this year’s competition.

The group first gained prominence after entering The Voice UK in 2019, where they were coached by Jennifer Hudson and made it to the show’s quarter-finals.

Since their launch, Remember Monday have released two EPs and 12 singles with their biggest hit yet being What The Hell Just Happened?, the tune which fans will be eager to see them perform at the Eurovision final.

Tonight, after countries such as Luxembourg, Israel, Lithuania and Spain hit the stage, Remember Monday and the UK are eighth in line and so likely to be performing around 9pm BST.

Ahead of the big night, the group previously teased a performance full of ‘drama and theatrics’ overseen by creative director Ace Bowerman, who has worked with stars like Dua Lipa, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran, and Blackpink.

It marks the biggest performance of the band’s career to date.

Outside the St Jakobshalle arena on Saturday afternoon, British fans are keeping their fingers crossed for Remember Monday.

Devon-based Gary Turner, 50, dressed in an union flag suit alongside his two friends, was cautiously hopeful for the ‘middle’, or ‘left-hand’ side of the rankings board, which would place the UK act far from the bottom.

Ben Bevan, 19, from Grays in Essex, praised the trio, and said: ‘It’s like an earworm getting stuck in your head, you can’t get it out, and I think at first I was a bit sceptical, but it’s really growing on me now so yeah, it’s definitely one of my faves.’

‘I love that we have, finally, someone that can sing,’ said Sam Bate, 32, from London.

‘I feel like we’ve had some issues, we haven’t had the whole package, but I feel we’ve got the whole package this year.’

Finland and Sweden are well-known foes but their rivalry is usually limited to sporting arenas.

Now, it seems, it has spilled over to the Eurovision stage.

The rivalry has taken on a new dimension as Finland’s president Alexander Stubb has said he will not be endorsing his own country’s entry.

Rather than waving the Finnish flag for Ich komme (I’m Coming) by Erika Vikman, Mr Stubb will instead be supporting Sweden’s offering, Bara bada bastu (Just Sauna), performed by KAJ, who are in fact from Finland.

According to The Times, the president said: ‘If KAJ wins Eurovision, in the end it is Finland and Vora that win,’ when asked who he wanted to life the trophy.

As we get closer to the start of the highly anticipated grand finale, bookies are saying that the music contest is now a two-horse race between Sweden and Austria.

The top favourites for this year’s competition are as follows:

Sweden: KAJ – Bara Bada Bastu

Sweden have been the favourite since late February and even moved to odds-on for a record eighth Eurovision triumph last month with dance-pop trio KAJ.

Their entry single, ‘Bara Bada Bastu’ is the group’s first chart-topper, and the first song sung in Swedish entered by Sweden since 1998.

KAJ are the first Finnish act to represent Sweden at the Eurovision, hailing from the coastal town of Vörå, where Swedish is still the main language.

Austria: JJ – Wasted Love

A groundswell of support for Pop-Opera soprano Johannes ‘JJ’ Pietsch has seen Austria come in from 3/1, and Sweden drift to 10/11.

Despite Austria’s finishing position of 24th last year, JJ seems to have captured the hearts of fans, and the country has now been bestowed 11/4 odds.

The 24-year old’s entrant song ‘Wasted Love’ has gained traction for its artistry, ‘beautiful vocals’ and ‘captivating performance’ according to fans.

France: Louane – Maman

France is coming up third place in the betting, with pop-ballad soloist, Louane, going from 10/1 to 9/1.

Maman is technically a sequel to a 2015 song of the same name, written in the depths of Louane’s despair. ‘I've lost my taste for fun / I can't find meaning', Louane sang.

The Netherlands: Claude – C'est La Vie

The Netherlands has a 12/1 odds on their 21-year-old pop star representative Claude.

Initially, the country asked for their entrant from last year, Joost Klein – who was barred from the final after an alleged altercation with a camera operator — the chance to come back for 2025.

Although he’d already written a song for the contest, he declined, saying his disqualification still “stings’.

What about the UK?

It could shape up to be unfortunate news for British fans, with statistics suggesting that pop girl group Remember Monday is unlikely to win the competition at 66/1 odds.

The band has recently been warned by the BBC and their own team to steer clear of any controversial topics after old social media posts of theirs backing the Black Lives Matter movement resurfaced.

Tommy Cash is a rapper, singer, visual artist and all-round showman from Estonia.

Previous projects have included going through a McDonald’s drive-thru on horseback and turning up to Paris Fashion Week in pyjamas and a large duvet.

He’s worked with the likes of Charli XCX and even performed at Glastonbury but now the Estonian entry has got himself in to hot water with some Italians who have demanded his song be banned from the competition.

Codacons, the Italian association responsible for consumer rights, has demanded the song be disqualified, calling it offensive and stereotyping.

And politician Marco Centinaio, another among the song’s critics, has said: ‘Those who insult Italy should stay out of Eurovision’.

But it seems not everyone is upset and the performer said his performance was greeted with applause when he took tot he stage on the popular Italian channel LA7.

He said: ‘They loved us. I had so many Italians come up to meet in the street after saying ‘you’re a legend!’

Despite Eurovision’s inception in 1956, the United Kingdom has only won the popular song contest a grand total of five times, with the last victory taking place in 1997.

Past winners of the international song competition who later went on to achieve international stardom include Sweden’s 1974 entry ABBA and Switzerland’s 1988 entry Celine Dion.

The previous UK winners of Eurovision are as follows:

Sandie Shaw – Puppet On A String (1967)

Sandie Shaw, 77, was the first British entry to ever win Eurovision with her song Puppet On A String in 1967, earning her 47 votes.

The Dagenham native, went on to earn thousands from her music and was one most successful British female singers of the 1960s.

She performed her song barefoot at the contest in Vienna, something that was a trademark of hers during the swinging sixties.

After her Eurovision win, she continued making music and even appeared on a lot of British TV programmes such as Ready Steady Go! and Top Of The Pops.

Lulu – Boom Bang-a-Bang (1969)

Lulu was the second British Eurovision winner, who took home the crown just two years after Sandie Shaw in 1969 with her song Boom Bang a-Bang in Madrid.

She shared the crown with Lenny Kuhr from the Netherlands, Frida Boccara from France, and Salomé from Spain, after the voting led to a four-way tie.

The Scottish singer and actress, who was born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, went on to have a glittering career spanning six decades.

Her success began before the contest, with her first single hitting the UK Singles Charts in 1964.

Brotherhood of Man – Save Your Kisses For Me (1976)

In 1976, Brotherhood of Man became the first British group to take the Eurovision crown home for the UK with their song Save Your Kisses For Me.

The hit tune became the biggest-selling Eurovision-winning song to date and earned the group some international tours.

Original members of the group included Nicky Stevens, Lee Sheriden, Martin Lee and Sandra Stevens.

Before the competition, which took place in The Hague, they initially found success with their single United We Stand, which was also the name of their debut album – it became a top 20 hit in the UK, Canada, and the US.

They released some more successful singles, including Oh Boy (The Mood I’m In) and Angelo, as well as a second album called B for Brotherhood.

However, going into the eighties, their popularity began to deplete and the hits dried up, before the group eventually split in the 1980s.

Buck's Fizz – Making Your Mind Up (1981)

In 1981, pop group Bucks Fizz won the competition for the UK, with their catchy song Making Your Mind Up.

Bucks Fizz were formed specially for the Eurovision Song Contest and as a result, they became one of the best-selling UK pop acts of the 80s.

The group was comprised of vocalists Mike, Bobby G, Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston – their banger catapulted to Number One in the UK charts and sold four million copies worldwide.

After winning the contest, they went on to release more hits, including Piece Of The Action and One Of Those Nights, The Land Of Make Believe, and My Camera Never Lies.

Katrina and the Waves – Love Shine A Light (1997)

Rock band Katrina and the Waves were the most recent UK winners of the international competition, having taken home the trophy in 1997 with their song Love Shine A Light in Dublin.

They scored an unprecedented 227 points, giving the band their biggest hit since Walking on Sunshine.

Before the competition, the band had found success with a string of hit singles in the 1980s and 1990s – however Love Shine A Light became their most popular.

The band had toured worldwide with artists such as The Beach Boys, Wham and Fleetwood Mac.

However, things went downhill from here as the group failed to produce another hit and their lead singer Katrina Leskanich, now 64, left in 1998 after some disagreements with the band.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take to the streets in Basel ahead of the Grand Final tonight.

Crowds gathered at Barfüsserplatz with signs reading ‘no stage for genocide’ and ‘end the genocide’.

Other protesters carried fake baby body bags covered in red paint as they shouted and walked through the streets.

Flares were let off and masked protestors carried alrge banners and waved Palestinian flags.

The protests through Switzerland’s capital city comes after Israel’s entry Yuval Raphael, saw her preview show interrupted by six pro-Palestinian demonstrators carrying flags.

Under the arena rules, all flags are allowed but there are limits on size, and so the audience members were quickly ejected from the St Jakobshalle arena.

Israel’s participation in Eurovision has been a source of controversy since its invasion of Gaza in October 2023.

Avid Eurovision fans have been pictured flocking to the streets of Basel ahead of the 2025 Grand Final tonight.

Crowds of supporters representing all 26 countries have gathered in Switzerland for the 69th edition of the annual contest, where the UK’s entrant, Remember Monday, will be competing.

King Charles has given the UK’s Eurovision entry the royal seal of approval with a heartwarming video shared on the Royal Family’s official X account.

In the post the king and Queen Camilla shared a clip of the Band of the Irish Guards playing a rendition of their pop trio’s song What The Hell Just Happened? outside Buckingham Palace in the glorious sunshine.

Alongside the video they wrote: ‘ THIS just happened. Wishing Remember Monday the very best of luck in the Eurovision final in Basel this evening!

The Eurovision 2025 Grand Final is live from Basel, Switzerland, on BBC 1 from 8pm BST tonight, hosted by Hazel Brugger, Michelle Hunziker and Sandra Studer.

Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer also hosted the previous semi-final competitions.

Graham Norton, 62, will return to his long-standing role as BBC 1’s commentator during the final of the popular music competition.

The presenter has been a staple of the Eurovision Song Contest since he began presenting it for the BBC back in 2009.

However, the popular host recently revealed he had undergone major surgery ahead of this year’s final, having been seen with a black sling around his arm while attending the BAFTA Television awards.

He told the Scott Mills Radio Show on BBC Radio 2: ‘This is my left shoulder’s first appearance on radio, (it’s) a brand new shoulder. It’s less than two weeks old.

‘It feels a bit new, it’s a little owie (painful), but forgive me, I’m on many, many medications right now, so if I say anything bad, it’s not my fault!’

The presenter did not elaborate on what caused his shoulder problems.

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Welcome to ‘s live coverage of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland.

Twenty-six nations will compete in tonight’s final in St Jakobshalle, Basel, to get their hands on the cherished glass microphone, otherwise known as the Eurovision trophy.

The UK will be represented this year by Remember Monday, made up of Lauren Byrne, Charlotte Steele and Holly-Anne Hull, with their song What The Hell Just Happened?

The Hampshire-based trio are the first girl group to perform on behalf of Britain since 1999 when Precious performed in Jerusalem with their song Say It Again.

They will hope to go much better than the country’s entrant last year, Olly Alexander, who finished in a disappointing 18th place with zero points from the public.

Stick with us as we bring you the latest Eurovision news, gossip and reaction throughout the evening plus the most eye-catching pictures and videos.