Eurovision 2025: Impressions from the Grand Final jury show

Liv Webster
6 hours ago
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The jury show for Eurovision 2025 has just completed with half the points for this year's contest now cast!

At Eurovision entries are judged by the juries on Friday night with the other half of the points cast live by the general public during the live show on Saturday.

Of course, the jury show is incredibly important and performers must nail both tonight's show and tomorrow's live final to be in with the chance to win in Basel, Switzerland.

Find out how the performers fared and which stood out to the team:

Norway: Kyle Alessandro – Lighter

Show opener Kyle Alessandro had a bit of trouble with the verses today - they sounded a little more mumbly and strained than we are used to hearing from the Norwegian. Chorus was fine and the big notes were mostly good with the last one being a little strained.

Luxembourg: Laura Thorn – La Poupée Monte Le Son

Mostly solid from Laura Thorn - she had a very small timing issue at the start that was sorted in under 10 seconds. Big notes were fine, if we are being picky a few areas sounded a little patchy and flat at times through the verses.

Estonia: Tommy Cash – Espresso Macchiato

Honestly, Tommy Cash put on his best vocals tonight! You can tell he really locked in to try and give the smoothest performance he possibly could for what vocal capacity he has.

Israel: Yuval Raphael – New Day Will Rise

The first 30 seconds were a bit of a struggle with breathy-ness and some intonation issues. The first big note was a little crunchy but the final big note was on point and very good.

Lithuania: Katarsis – Tavo Akys

On point as always from the boys at Katarsis - they just deliver so consistantly every single time! Not a note out of place and even sounds like the studio, juries will respect this.

Spain: Melody – Esa diva

Nothing stood out as good or bad! Her big note was on point and totally fine, she always brings lots of energy to the stage.

Ukraine: Ziferblat – Bird of Pray

Vocal from the lead was a little strained at times and unfortunately there were some crunchy and flat notes at times. He seemed quite nervous throughout the performance and ended some of the longer notes towards the end of the song early, I presume to avoid risking vocals.

United Kingdom: Remember Monday – What The Hell Just Happened?

Probably their best performance yet we've seen at the contest! Less shouty and more together. The last 30 seconds had some kind of technical issue where the girls got a bit out of time and messy. They reined it back together quickly and recovered well.

Austria: JJ – Wasted Love

His best performance yet - no issues whatsoever! He has finally got the balance between the softer parts of the song and the big chorus vocals, the soft parts are more delicate and clear. This was incredibly strong tonight.

Iceland: VÆB – RÓA

They did their usual thing and did it well! The juries won't blink at this - especially straight after Austria.

Latvia: Tautumeitas – Bur Man Laimi

Their best vocals yet - the big note at the end of the song was the strongest and most in-tune we've heard yet! They girls were completely locked in - no messy timing issues.

Netherlands: Claude – C’est La Vie

If I had to be picky about it - his vocal sounded a little strained compared to what we know his best can be. Otherwise, totally fine and nothing to worry about.

Finland: Erika Vikman – Ich Komme

Erika pulled out all the stops this afternoon - this was easily her best vocal yet. Less shouty and more jury friendly, she ironed things out just enough to help her jury cause. She seems to be flirting with the camera even more. For anyone who was concerned about the technical issue she had this morning with the microphone - it worked perfectly tonight.

Italy: Lucio Corsi – Volevo Essere Un Duro

Lucio did his thing as he always does! No changes here - solid performance and vocal as always.

Poland: Justyna Steczkowska – Gaja

The lower sections where she sings the verses was much better tonight - stronger and clearer! The big note was not her best and cracked a little bit before she went into the growl as she was being lowered to the ground. She got a little caught in the ropes again but recovered well.

Germany: Abor & Tynna – Baller

Unfortunately, she was very nervous tonight - especially for the first 2 minutes but relaxed into it! They had less smoke on stage today which was good as it covered her too much during semi-final 2. Strong finish.

Greece: Klavdia – Asteromáta

Wow - her best vocals we have seen at the competition so far! Less strain than heard in other nights and the big notes were clean and crisp!

Armenia: Parg – Survivor

Parg did his thing - camera angles have been really honed in now, looked and sounded great! His big note was really good, the best we've heard from him so far.

Switzerland: Zoë Më – Voyage

Perfect. Vocals were delicate, clean and strong. Thankfully, there were no technical issues tonight! She is so consistent every time she performs, definitely in the running to take out the jury vote.

Malta: Miriana Conte – Serving

Same as always - no issues and her voice sounded less strained tonight! The big notes were right on.

Portugal: Napa – Deslocado

The boys did their thing as usual - vocals were delicate and as expected. No major changes to any camera angles.

Denmark: Sissal – Hallucination

Sissal was on fire tonight - her best vocals yet! The big notes were totally fine and she looked very happy with her show at the end.

Sweden: Kaj – Bara Bada Bastu

No worries here from the favourites from Sweden - they brought their issue charm and energy. No hairy vocal moments - the whole press centre was singing along!

France: Louane – Maman

Louane managed to pull out her best vocal yet (like lots of artists tonight) for the juries! This felt like a good spot in the running order as there is a little interludge inbetween Sweden and her whilst they set up her sandpit. It has room to breathe. She bottled even more magic tonight - also in the running for winning the juries.

San Marino: Gabry Ponte – Tutta L’Italia

Gabry Ponte did his usual thing - no technical issues or major vocal issues. Fun!

Albania: Shkodra Elektronike – Zjerm

Wow - they put together their best vocal show for the juries tonight - the camera shots have been perfected even further to have more intimacy. Fans of this song can be excited by what they did!

The biggest talking points from the press centre were the race between Austria, Switzerland and France to the top of the juries. All put in incredibly strong performances - arguably their best yet, we wonder which will take it out!

Eurovision 2025: Impressions from the Grand Final jury show

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