AP PHOTOS: Moments from the Eurovision Finals

May 18, 2025
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BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — The world’s largest live music event reached its conclusion with the grand final on Saturday of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest JJ from Austria holds up the trophy onstage, he won with the song

Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest JJ from Austria holds up the trophy onstage, he won with the song “Wasted Love” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, early Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Laura Thorn from Luxembourg performs the song

Laura Thorn from Luxembourg performs the song “La Poupee Monte Le Son” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Claude from the Netherlands performs the song

Claude from the Netherlands performs the song “C’est La Vie” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Shkodra Elektronike from Albania performs the song

Shkodra Elektronike from Albania performs the song “Zjerm” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Melody from Spain performs the song

Melody from Spain performs the song “ESA DIVA” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Tautumeitas from Latvia performs the song

Tautumeitas from Latvia performs the song “Bur Man Laimi” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Lucio Corsi from Italy performs the song

Lucio Corsi from Italy performs the song “Volevo Essere Un Duro” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Tautumeitas from Latvia performs the song

Tautumeitas from Latvia performs the song “Bur Man Laimi” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

PARG from Armenia performs the song

PARG from Armenia performs the song “SURVIVOR” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Kyle Alessandro from Norway, center, performs the song

Kyle Alessandro from Norway, center, performs the song “Lighter” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Remember Monday from the United Kingdom perform the song

Remember Monday from the United Kingdom perform the song “What The Hell Just Happened” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

VAEB from Iceland performs the song

VAEB from Iceland performs the song “ROA” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Melody from Spain reacts as she arrives for the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Melody from Spain reacts as she arrives for the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Ziferblat from Ukraine performs the song

Ziferblat from Ukraine performs the song “Bird of Pray” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Louane from France performs the song

Louane from France performs the song “maman” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Acts from more than two dozen countries took the stage in Basel, Switzerland, to compete in the competition’s conclusion.

Sissal from Denmark performs the song

Sissal from Denmark performs the song “Hallucination” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

KAJ from Sweden performs the song

KAJ from Sweden performs the song “Bara Bada Bastu” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Tommy Cash from Estonia, center, performs the song

Tommy Cash from Estonia, center, performs the song “Espresso Macchiato” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Classically trained countertenor JJ of Austria won the 69th contest with the operatic song “Wasted Love.”

JJ from Austria performs the song

JJ from Austria performs the song “Wasted Love” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Zoe Me from Switzerland performs the song

Zoe Me from Switzerland performs the song “Voyage” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second at a competition overshadowed by the Gaza war.

Miriana Conte from Malta performs the song

Miriana Conte from Malta performs the song “SERVING” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Yuval Raphael from Israel performs the song

Yuval Raphael from Israel performs the song “New Day Will Rise” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Katarsis from Lithuania performs the song

Katarsis from Lithuania performs the song “Tavo Akys” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

KAJ from Sweden performs the song

KAJ from Sweden performs the song “Bara Bada Bastu” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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