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Super Saturday Summary – 15ᵗʰ February

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Welcome to our weekly post in an effort to keep you up-to-date on anything and everything *Eurovision* you might have missed in the last 7 days! Spoliers ahead!

🇳🇴 🏆 The Stig Karlsen era has come to an end Norway

Melodi Grand Prix has come and gone, and with no Semi Finals this year, everything was riding on the Final. Not only did Lighter by Klye Alessandro dominate the jury vote (getting 118 of a possible 120 points), but he also won the televote with 189 points, a full 54 points ahead of second place Bobbysocks!

Notably, this was the last MGP organized by Stig Karlsen, Norway’s outspoken Head of Delegation at Eurovision for over 10 years.

Check out Kyle’s performance AND our chat with him just before MGP!

🇪🇪 🏆 Estonia to serve espresso in Basel

With Käärijä in the Green Room next to Eurofan-favourite Tommy Cash, there was little doubt as to who would win Eesti Laul this year! In a field of 16 acts, just three made it to the Superfinal where Espresso macchiato beat out An-Marlen’s Külm and Andrei Zevakin feat. Karita’s Ma ei tea sind.

🇱🇹 🏆 Lithuania completes the Baltic line-up for Basel

Twelve acts battled it out in the final of EUROVIZIJA.LT after five long weeks of Semi Finals. A combination of a jury (50%) and televote (50%) chose three songs to proceed to a Superfinal, where the Lithuanian public had 100% of the vote. The three Superfinalists were:

  • Winner: Katarsis – Tavo akys
  • 2ⁿᵈ place – Lion Ceccah – Drobė
  • 3ʳᵈ place – Liepa – Ar mylėtum?

In the end, Katarsis fended off Liepa and Lion Ceccah for the right to represent Lithuania in Basel with Tavo akys!

🇮🇹 Sanremo 75 has come to a spectacular end

After over 25 hours of television since Tuesday, the 75ᵗʰ Festival di Sanremo has ended in Italy, BUT we await confirmation on Italy’s participation for Basel.

This is because Sanremo is not officially a national final for Eurovision, and the winner has the first right of refusal to go to Eurovision. That decision is truly an after thought, and typically gets answered in the days after the Finalissima on the Ligurian coast.

The final ranking from 29th to 6th place was revealed, leaving a Superfinal of five songs. Voting reopened and was added to the previous scores. In the end, the Top 5 looked like this:

  1. Olly – Balorda nostalgia
  2. Lucio Corsi – Volevo essere un duro
  3. Brunori Sas – L’albero delle noci
  4. Fedez – Battito
  5. Simone Cristicchi – Quando sarai piccola

🇮🇸 Iceland’s Söngvakeppnin Final is set

Söngvakeppnin‘s second and last Semi Final concluded in Iceland on Saturday. Two of the five songs were eliminated on Saturday meaning three more songs move to next week’s Final of six acts on 22ⁿᵈ February.

🇩🇪 Germany’s Chefsache has its Semi Finalists

Germany’s new selection format Chefsache ESC 2025 began on Friday and continued on Saturday, where 24 quarterfinalists were trimmed down to just 14 for next Saturday’s Semi Final. Next week, 5 more will be eliminated meaning just 9 will make the Final on 1ˢᵗ March. The 14 Semi Finalists are:

  • Abor and Tynna – “Skyfall” (Adele)
  • Benjamin Braatz – “Breakfast” (own song)
  • Cage – “Wrong Places” (H.E.R.)
  • Cloudy June – “Sad Girl Era” (own song)
  • Cosby – “Loved for Who I Am” (own song)
  • Feuerschwanz – “Dragostea din tei” (O-Zone)
  • From Fall to Spring – “Control” (own song)
  • Jaln – “Lose Control” (Teddy Swims)
  • Jonathan Henrich – “Golden Hour” (Jvke)
  • Julika – “Run” (Leona Lewis)
  • Leonora – “Good Day” (own song)
  • Lyza – “Voilà” (Barbara Pravi)
  • Moss Kena – “Die with a Smile” (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
  • The Great Leslie – “Fix You” (Coldplay)

🇸🇪 Melodifestivalen in Västerås adds two more acts to Final

Heat 3 in Sweden saw another six acts compete, with two spots in the Final up for grabs, and one act that could still qualify via a special final qualification round after Heat 5 on 1ˢᵗ March.

This year, points were not shown on screen, but the final result was:

Once again we see the only song sung in Swedish song not get through, and finishing at the bottom of the results table tonight.

🇵🇱 🏆 Poland makes history

On Friday night, a 10 song final in Warsaw chose the song Gaja performed by Justyna Steczkowska the winner. Justyna is heading back to Eurovision 30 years after she last represented Poland, finishing in 18ᵗʰ place with Sama in Dublin in 1995.

What do you think about this week’s results? Do you have a favourite already? Who should travel to Basel, this May? Let us know in the comments and on our social media profiles @buildingbridgespod !

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