The Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Basel next year. The Swiss city is allowed to organize the event because Switzerland won the Song Contest earlier this year thanks to artist Nemo and the song The Code.
The Song Contest will be held in the St. Jakobshalle, which has a capacity of over twelve thousand visitors.
The battle for the organization of the Song Contest was between Basel and Geneva until the last moment. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has thoroughly tested the proposals of the two cities against set criteria. For example, a location with a capacity of at least ten thousand visitors must be available. The city must also offer enough hotel rooms and be easily accessible. Zurich and a collaboration between Bern and Bielle were previously eliminated.
The Eurovision Song Contest is organized each year by the country that won the previous year. Switzerland received the most points in May of this year with the song and performance of Nemo. The artist won in Malmö, after the Swedish Loreen had emerged as the winner a year earlier.
The Song Contest in Malmö did not go without a hitch this year. Dutch participant Joost Klein was disqualified just before the final due to an incident with a camerawoman. Earlier this month it was announced that he will not be prosecuted for this. Broadcaster AVROTROS wants to meet with the EBU again to discuss the disqualification.
AVROTROS, the broadcaster responsible for the Eurovision Song Contest in the Netherlands, has not yet committed to participating in the 2025 edition. Broadcasters from several countries complained about the unpleasant atmosphere behind the scenes at the event. AVROTROS says it only wants to participate if the EBU changes this.
The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest will be held on 13, 15 and 17 May. The exact dates have yet to be announced. It was recently announced that Montenegro will return after a two-year absence. Source: nu.nl
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