Eurovision Semi Final 1 - Tuesday 13th May 8pm

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Semi One features violins, saunas, timetravel back to the 70s, dragons, and there's even time for a coffee break.

1 ICELAND Roa Væb
2 POLAND Gaja Justyna Steczkowska
3 SLOVENIA How Much Time Do We Have Left Klemen
4 ESTONIA Espresso macchiato Tommy Cash
> SPAIN Esa diva Melody
5 UKRAINE Bird of Pray Ziferblat
6 SWEDEN Bara bada bastu KAJ
7 PORTUGAL Deslocado Napa
8 NORWAY Lighter Kyle Alessandro
9 BELGIUM Strobe Lights Red Sebastian
> ITALY Volevo essere un duro Lucio Corsi
10 AZERBAIJAN Run With U Mamagama
11 SAN MARINO Tutta l'Italia Gabry Ponte
12 ALBANIA Zjerm Shkodra Elektronike
13 NETHERLANDS C'est La Vie Claude
14 CROATIA Poison Cake Marko Bošnjak
> SWITZERLAND Voyage Zoë Më
15 CYPRUS Shh Theo Evan

Top Ten to qualify for the final (Spain, Italy and Switzerland have already automatic qualified)

Please keep this thread for the Show itself (if you want to add comments/spoilers before it starts theres already a thread in progress here https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5270858-eurovision-2025?page=1 )

This reminds me of the Russian grannies.

I've no idea why this is popular because it's absolute shite. There, I've called it. Sweden's entry.

This is just class !

Got told off again 😞 🤣🤣🤣

Agreed. It's a bit crap.

I want to be in your house 🤣

Saturdays Eurovision Party Costume is RIGHT THERE.

Towel and Bucket hat.

Another key change !

Sweden said they don't want to host again if they win.

I know this one is a favourite, and usually I like the daft ones - and I do like it, but it's a bit too obvious really. But it's so catchy. I can see why it's going to do well.

Sauna.

Oooh this is good but also funny too. Love the staging. Sounds a bit Russian rather than Nordic though 🤷🏼‍♀️

But love me some accordion action

Definitely one of the best sauna-based songs I've heard.

Really like Sweden. It has everything going for it.

the concept, the staging, the dancing, the catching lyrics. Just the right amount of bonkers

Sauna ! 🧖
love it

Sweden: KAJ – “Bara Bada Bastu” - Fun entry, great professional staging. Quality song. Qualifying.

It’s their lucky day

Well, that has entered my consciousness.

Winning in all probability.

Really?! Cool.

We'll host it again!

(Tbf I think they will struggle to do it again after last year.)

I just said to ds ..that if I was I. The kitchen..doing the washing up...
I could really get into it ..and the kitchen would be blitzed clean ....

He laughed at me !!

I loved Salvador Sobral. I know not everyone did.

Finland could do it...

Sauna!!

This one has nice start ... will probably turn shite soon enough.

Sweden is how to do tongue in cheek. Whereas Estonia got it wrong, this had the key component of being entertaining and catchy.