Following Nemo’s win at Eurovision 2024, Swiss broadcaster SRF reports that three Swiss cities have expressed their interest in hosting Eurovision 2025.
Potential Hosts
After Nemo’s victory on Saturday, three cities have expressed their interest in hosting Eurovision 2025: Geneva, Basel and St. Gallen. According to SRG spokesman Edi Estermann, to be able to host next year’s contest, a city needs to meet several conditions. Namely, it needs to have the capability to host the contest, accommodation for delegations, press and fans and be able to cater to all. This, according to Estermann, would likely limit the host city field to a few cities. According to Florian Eggli, the top candidates would be Zurich, Basel and Geneva.
Switzerland’s Eurovision History
Switzerland both hosted and debuted in the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Their first participation was successful, as they won with Lys Assia’s “Refrain”. Since then, they have participated on 63 occasions, making the Grand Final 52 times.
Switzerland’s most recent participation saw them being represented by Nemo with their song “The Code”. Performing in the second semi-final, they qualified for the Grand Final for a fifth consecutive participation. At the end of voting in the final, it was revealed Switzerland had won the contest. Nemo scored 365 points with the national juries, as well as 226 points with the televote. The overall winning score for “The Code” was 591 points. This win marks Switzerland’s third win in the contest following on from Lys Assia in 1956 and Celine Dion in 1988.
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News Source: SRF
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