Homespun pop group Remember Monday will represent the United Kingdom in The Eurovision Song Contest tonight – competing among 16 finalists in a feverishly pitched competition.
Graham Norton will host the UK’s coverage of the competition live from host country Basel, Switzerland, with Scott Mills and Rylan Clark also hosting live on BBC Radio 2.
And, before the weekend is out, we’ll know who has been crowned winner of the show and landed the coveted microphone trophy – not to mention the chance for their country to host in 2026.
This year’s favourites to win are Sweden’s Kaj, who sailed through the semi-finals with the coordinated dance number Bara Bada Bastu (Just Sauna).
With bookies giving the act a 42% chance of success, they will be hoping to beat rivals on the leaderboard, Austria and France, who have a 21% and 9% shot each at winning.
It’s all still to play for then – but how can you vote for your Eurovision favourite once you’ve heard your top song? Here’s how to cast your vote in Eurovision 2025.
How to vote in the Eurovision 2025 final
Voting for the grand final opens just before the first song begins, and will remain open throughout the evening and for up to 40 minutes after the final song is performed.
As well as a professional jury vote which will makes up just under half of the final score, viewers can vote for their favourite song.
This year, for the first time, UK viewers are able to use the official Eurovision app to participate in voting. To do so, download it from your device’s app store, then use it to vote for your favourite acts during the show.
As before, fans can also cast their vote by dialling a Mobile Short Dial Code (MSDC) from UK mobiles and landlines.
Using the MSDC, viewers can call (not text!), and will be charged a guaranteed fixed price for the number, which will appear on screen when your favourite act performs.
No text voting is available in the UK.
Unfortunately, you can’t vote for the act representing your own country – so if you try voting for Remember Monday, it won’t count!
When it comes to the results, the juries give out their points – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 – and then the televote result from each country, using the same points system, is added to the scoreboard.
Whichever country’s act ends up with the highest points total is declared the winner – and in the event of a tie, the act with the highest number of points from the public vote will take the trophy.
How much does it cost to vote in Eurovision?
It costs 15p per call to vote in Eurovision on a mobile.
If you call on a landline, you’ll be charged 15p plus whatever your network access charge is.
Voting isn’t free on the app, either – as the app will take you to the MSDC in order for you to cast your vote. So, you’ll still have the 15p charge.
Remember: there’s no text voting or website voting in the UK, so there’s no free alternative in place right now.
The Eurovision Grand Final is on Saturday, May 17 at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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