Eurovision 2025: This is the Running Order of The Grand Final

BarcelonaEurovision has already selected the 26 finalists who, this Saturday, May 17, will compete for the coveted glass microphone awarded to the winner of the festival. The 69th edition of the competition, held in Basel, already seems to have a clear frontrunner: Sweden. However, there's always room for surprises. After the two semi-finals, the organizers have announced the running order for the grand final. Spain will perform in the first half of the show — traditionally considered the less favorable slot, as Eurovision winners are more often found in the second half. In fact, Sweden, the favorite, will perform 23rd, while last year’s winner, Switzerland, performed 21st.

Before the running order for the grand final was determined, only one country knew its exact performance slot: Switzerland, this year’s host nation. Representing the Alpine country, Zoë Më will take to the stage in 10th position with her song Voyage, a placement assigned through a draw held back in March.

Since 2024, the running order of Eurovision performances has been determined through a somewhat complex process. Six countries are allocated to perform in the first half of the final, six in the second half, and the remaining thirteen are placed at the discretion of the show’s producers — these are known as “producer’s choices.” Countries in this category are assigned to either half of the show based on the producers' decision. As for the countries selected through the draw, producers then determine their exact position within the assigned half. The organizers base their decisions on artistic criteria to ensure a dynamic and engaging broadcast, as well as on the technical demands of each act, aiming to streamline scene and stage transitions.

In Melody, the representative of Spain, the producers have placed him in sixth place, two places behind the most controversial Eurovision contestant, Israel.

1. Norway | Kyle Alessandro – Lighter
2. Luxembourg | Laura Thorn – The doll mounts the sound
3. Estonia | Tommy Cash – Espresso macchiato
4. Israel | Yuval Raphael – New day will rise
5. Lithuania | Katarsis – Tavo Akys
6. Spain | Melody – That diva
7. Ukraine | Ziferblado – Bird of pray
8. United Kingdom | Remember Monday – What the hell just happened?
9. Austria | JJ – Wasted love
10. Iceland | ROA
11. Latvia | Tautumeitas – Bur man Laimi
12. Netherlands | Claude – That's life
13. Finland | Erika Vikman – I come
14. Italy | Lucio Corsi | I'll be tough again.
15. Poland | Justyna Steczkowska – Gaja
16. Germany | Abor & Tynna – Baller
17. Greece | Klavdia – Asteromata
18. Armenia | PARG – Survivor 
19. Switzerland | Zoë Më – Voyage
20. Malta | Miriana Cuento – Serving
21. Portugal | Dislocated
22. Denmark | Sisal – Hallucination 
23. Sweden | KAJ – Bara Bada Bastu 
24. France | Louane – Mother
25. San Marino | Gabry Ponte – All of Italy
26. Albania | Shkodra Elektronike – Zjerm