The competition is run by an opaque Swiss organization that wants to sidestep controversies that could spoil the fun.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is in full swing. Occurring in three rounds, the First Semi-Final was held on May 13, the Second Semi-Final will be on May 15 and the Grand Final will take place on May 17. Each round streams exclusively on Peacock.

Contestants from Malta, Sweden, Estonia, and the Netherlands are among those favored to win Eurovision this year.

As Israel gears up for Eurovision, which just began and which will end with the final on Saturday night, Kan 11 will present Hurricane in Malmo, a documentary about Eden Golan competing in the contest in Sweden last year.

Thirty-seven nations are providing us with a smorgasbord of sounds ranging from espresso-powered electro-swing to sauna-based schlager.

Eurovision 2025 starts on Tuesday, May 13, at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT for fans in the U.S. The contest runs through the Grand Final on Saturday, May 17, also starting at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT. Here’s the schedule:

Despite impressing the Eurovision Song Contest viewers with his intense visual performance, Belgium's Red Sebastian did not qualify for the upcoming grand final.

A songwriter from Dorset says she has had the time of her life at the Eurovision Song Contest despite her song being knocked out in the semi-final stages. Poison Cake, co-written by Emma Gale, was sung by Croatian pop star Marko Bosnjak in the first of two rounds ahead of Saturday's grand final.