The anticipation builds as the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 takes place tonight, Thursday, May 15, featuring 16 countries battling for the last 10 spots in the Grand Final, scheduled for Saturday, May 17.
This evening carries special significance for Greek viewers, as Klaudia represents Greece with her poetic ballad “Asteromata”, taking the stage 7th in the running order, during the first half of the show. All eyes are on her stage performance, which will play a critical role in determining her qualification.
The live broadcast begins at 10:00 PM Greek time (EET) and will be aired through ERT1.
Semi-Final 2: Running Order & Songs
Here’s tonight’s full performance line-up:
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Australia – Go-Jo – Milkshake Man
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Montenegro – Nina Žižić – Dobrodošli
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Ireland – Emmy – Laika Party
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Latvia – Tautumeitas – Bur man laimi
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Armenia – Parg – Survivor
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Austria – JJ – Wasted Love
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Greece – Klaudia – Asteromata
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Lithuania – Katarsis – Tavo akys
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Malta – Mirjana Conte – Serving
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Georgia – Mariam Shengelia – Freedom
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Denmark – Sissal – Hallucination
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Czechia – Adonxs – Kiss Kiss Goodbye
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Luxembourg – Laura Thorn – La poupée monte le son
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Israel – Yuval Rafael – New Day Will Rise
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Serbia – Princ – Mila
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Finland – Erika Vikman – Ich komme
Voting Countries
In addition to the 16 competing countries, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom (members of the “Big 5”) will also be voting in tonight’s semi-final. Viewers from around the world will also contribute under the “Rest of the World” voting category.
Betting Odds: Who’s Likely to Qualify?
According to the latest betting odds, Israel’s Yuval Rafael is the top favourite to qualify tonight, followed closely by Austria’s JJ and Finland’s Erika Vikman. The top ten predicted qualifiers based on current odds are:
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Israel – Yuval Rafael – New Day Will Rise
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Austria – JJ – Wasted Love
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Finland – Erika Vikman – Ich komme
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Malta – Mirjana Conte – Serving
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Australia – Go-Jo – Milkshake Man
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Czechia – Adonxs – Kiss Kiss Goodbye
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Lithuania – Katarsis – Tavo akys
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Greece – Klaudia – Asteromata
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Luxembourg – Laura Thorn – La poupée monte le son
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Serbia – Princ – Mila
All Eyes on Klaudia
Greece’s Klaudia has received praise for her haunting voice and emotionally charged performance in rehearsals, with “Asteromata” being one of the more poetic entries of this year’s contest. Currently ranking 8th in betting predictions, her qualification chances are solid – though far from guaranteed.
Her performance tonight could be decisive, not only for her Eurovision journey, but for Greece’s hopes to return to the top of the scoreboard in this pan-European celebration of music.
