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CBC
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Meet the Eurovision finalists
IN PHOTOS | Meet the Eurovision finalists Here's a look at the performers from the two semifinals who have qualified and will be competing on Saturday at the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel, Switzerland. Winner of popular song contest to be chosen at Saturday final
Washington Post
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Eurovision explained as the extravagant pop contest reaches its grand final
BASEL, Switzerland — There has already been triumph and tears, singing onstage and in the streets, and a touch of political division, as the 69th Eurovision Song Contest approaches its grand final in the Swiss city of Basel . Musical acts from 26 countries will take the stage at the St. Jakobshalle arena on Saturday in a spectacular, sequin-drenched competition that has been uniting and dividing Europeans since 1956.
The Sun
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Watch moment Rylan Clark is left in hysterics as Scott Mills makes VERY awkward gaffe during live Eurovision semi-final
RYLAN Clark was left in hysterics as Scott Mills made a VERY awkward gaffe during the first live Eurovision semi-final. Presenter Scott, 52, who was co-hosting the BBC 's coverage alongside Rylan, 36, stumbled over his words while introducing Croatia 's act - accidentally making a bold - and entirely untrue - claim. Speaking live from Switzerland 's St. Jakobshalle on Tuesday night, the Radio 2 DJ enthusiastically narrated to viewers: 'He's the first gay person in Croatia!' When a puzzled Rylan responded with, "What?" he quickly corrected himself. "Sorry, no no, no, hang on, wait, sorry, that's wrong," he assured, before confirming: "He's the first openly gay person in Croatia to be at the Eurovision Song Contest." The pair - who are providing coverage with Richie Anderson and Sara Cox - sent social media into overdrive with the blunder. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one wrote: 'NOT SCOTT READING MARKO WAS THE FIRST GAY PERSON IN CROATIA I AM IN TEARS." Another shared: 'Hahaha @scott_mills 'This is the first gay person in #Croatia '." One more chimed in with: "'He's the first gay person in croatia' uhm scott idk if you know this but gay people tend to love visiting the adriatic." The singer in question, Croatian artist Marko Bošnjak, 21, rose to fame as a finalist on The Voice Kids Adria in 2015. Known for his powerful vocals and emotive performances, he has since built a loyal fanbase across the Balkans. Marko, who is openly gay, has been praised for using his platform to champion LGBTQ+ visibility in the region. Eurovision tech issues during Switzerland's performance His Eurovision debut with the song, Posion Cake, marks a significant cultural milestone for Croatia. Scott's slip-up wasn't the only hiccup during the broadcast, though. At another point in the show, viewers were left puzzled when a camera appeared to crash mid-performance during Switzerland's slot. As per tradition, last year's winning country and the big five (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain,) automatically qualify for Saturday's grand final. However, the finalists get to perform their song during the semi-finals, with Spain, Italy and Switzerland taking to the stage in the first instalment. Swiss artist Zoë Më performed Voyage featuring an arty one camera shot throughout the duration of her song. 5 5 The 24-year-old was seated as she sang her hauntingly beautiful song using armography to express emotion. However as she reached the bridge, the camera spanned round the singer's side and appeared to drop away. The camera returned to Zoë's face as she took to her feet for the dramatic section. She whipped from side-to-side as she sang Faire un, faire un voyage Faire un, faire un voyage Faire un, faire un voyage Avec moi This translates to Go on, go on a journey Go on, go on a journey Go on, go on a journey With me After a number of freeze frames flashed on the screen, the camera then returned to a view from the front before spinning round to show Zoë from behind, singing to the audience with their phones lit up. However, the camerawork left viewers confused. It looked as if the manoeuvre was not planned as audience directions appeared on the archway of the stage. The lit up sign read: "Please turn on your phone light now." After the song ended Rylan addressed the issue in his commentary. Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games. "We should say there as well, I think there was a couple of little tech problems with that one single shot camera." Despite Rylan trying to play it down, Eurovision viewers took to X demanding "justice" for the act. Everything you need to know about Eurovision Here's your complete guide to all things Eurovision: Who was Marcel Bezençon, when did he come up with the Eurovision Song Contest and what's the EBU? How to host a Eurovision party – from drinking games to decorations and costumes How many times has the UK received 'nil points' at Eurovision and been bottom of the leaderboard? Why is Australia in Eurovision and what would happen if they won? How much is Graham Norton paid and what's his net worth? Eurovision winners: where are they now? From working in Tesco to global stardom When has Eurovision not been hosted by the winning country? How do I vote in Eurovision and when will results be revealed? One wrote: "Oh no Switzerland staging is really cool but they had some problems with the cameras," along with a crying emoji. A second suggested: "JUSTICE FOR ZOE ME AND KALEEN ROBBED DIVAS WITH THE CAMERAS." "The cameras breaking???", enquired a third user. While someone else excitedly posted. "THE CAMERAS CRASHED." Another joked: "Not the Swiss delegation's Head of Finance unplugging all the cameras at the end of Zoe's performance." And a sixth fan added: "Oh no. It went a bit wrong with the cameras there." However, the issue will not affect Zoe's chances as she is already through to the final on Saturday. Ten acts made it through - Albania, Estonia, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, the favourites Sweden, and Ukraine. Five acts were eliminated - Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, and Slovenia. The second Eurovision semi-final airs on BBC One on Thursday at 8pm. Along with 16 acts trying to make it into the final, the UK entry Remember Monday, with their song What The Hell Just Happened, will also perform. 5 5
South China Morning Post
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
What to see and do in Basel, 2025 Eurovision Song Contest host in Switzerland
With its exposed concrete, sharp lines and overhanging roof, the St Jakobshalle, an icon of 1970s Brutalism in Switzerland on the outskirts of Basel, will provide a stark contrast to the bright colours and flaming-piano pyrotechnics of the Eurovision Song Contest when it plays host to the event from May 10 to 17. Advertisement Its cold concrete and unwelcoming facade is representative of why so many travellers heading south to Italy or onwards to the Swiss Alps speed through without giving the city a second glance. Basel's industrial legacy still looms large. With a long history as a centre for textiles and chemicals industries, the city is often associated with an industrial skyline, grey highways and smoking chimneys. But Basel's image is being redefined. The Rhine, a river once tainted by industry, is now clean enough to swim in. St Jakobshalle arena will host the 2025 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest from May 10 to 17, 2025. Photo: AFP Yves Parrat, chemist with the local health department, says the water quality is regularly checked at three different points during the bathing season.
Hospitality Net
08-05-2025
- Business
- Hospitality Net
Basel hotel booking levels topping 90% for Eurovision
ARLINGTON, Va. – The upcoming Eurovision Song Contest is pushing Basel hotel booking levels as high as 97%, according to the latest Forward STAR data from CoStar. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. Basel's St. Jakobshalle will host this year's Eurovision between 13-17 May. As of 28 April, the market shows its highest occupancy on the books (97.3%) for the final night of the contest. Occupancy on the books for the night before is 92.6%, while the other three nights are in the mid-80% range. The Swiss city was announced as host of Eurovision in August of last year, which has allowed for demand to drive occupancy to compression levels. The level of compression is also a reflection of the lower number of hotel rooms available in the market, with past hosts in the region, Vienna (2015) and Dusseldorf (2011), being much larger. Alex Robinson, regional director at STR — Source: STR For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit Additional Performance Data CoStar's world-leading hotel performance sample comprises more than 88,000 properties and 11.5 million rooms around the globe. Members of the media should refer to the contacts listed below for additional data requests. About CoStar Group, Inc. CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets. Founded in 1987, CoStar Group conducts expansive, ongoing research to produce and maintain the largest and most comprehensive database of real estate information. CoStar is the global leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, enabling clients to analyze, interpret and gain unmatched insight on property values, market conditions and availabilities. is the leading online marketplace for renters seeking great apartment homes, providing property managers and owners a proven platform for marketing their properties. LoopNet is the most heavily trafficked online commercial real estate marketplace with thirteen million average monthly global unique visitors. STR provides premium data benchmarking, analytics, and marketplace insights for the global hospitality industry. Ten-X offers a leading platform for conducting commercial real estate online auctions and negotiated bids. is the fastest growing online residential marketplace that connects agents, buyers, and sellers. OnTheMarket is a leading residential property portal in the United Kingdom. BureauxLocaux is one of the largest specialized property portals for buying and leasing commercial real estate in France. Business Immo is France's leading commercial real estate news service. Thomas Daily is Germany's largest online data pool in the real estate industry. Belbex is the premier source of commercial space available to let and for sale in Spain. CoStar Group's websites attracted over 163 million average monthly unique visitors in the third quarter of 2024. Headquartered in Washington, DC, CoStar Group maintains offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Asia. From time to time, we plan to utilize our corporate website, as a channel of distribution for material company information. For more information, visit This news release includes "forward-looking statements" including, without limitation, statements regarding CoStar's expectations or beliefs regarding the future. These statements are based upon current beliefs and are subject to many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements. The following factors, among others, could cause or contribute to such differences: the risk that future media events will not sustain an increase in future occupancy rates. More information about potential factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those stated in CoStar's filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in CoStar's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and Forms 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, each of which is filed with the SEC, including in the "Risk Factors" section of those filings, as well as CoStar's other filings with the SEC available at the SEC's website ( All forward-looking statements are based on information available to CoStar on the date hereof, and CoStar assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Karolina Capova Media Relations Executive – STR STR View source
