(17 May 2025)
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Basel, Switzerland – 17 May 2025
1. Wide of signage
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sophie Mason(left), Rachel Seller, fans – on dressing up:
Mason: “Yeah, we’re just think that you have to for Eurovision, it’s just…”
Seller: “It’s like, it is our friendship together. Spending hours getting ready and, you know, just getting the buildup to the show…”
Mason: “Months unvented…”
Seller: “Months and months…”
3. Wide of fans
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Sophie Mason(left), Rachel Seller, fans – on favorite performers:
Seller: “We have a few., don’t we. Yeah, so Iceland…”
Mason: “Yeah, Iceland is my favorite. Love Iceland.”
Seller: “Albania, Sweden, love Sweden. We love the UK song this year, too.”
Mason: “We do love the UK song. Yes, we do.”
Seller: “There’s not many we don’t really like. No.”
Mason: “There’s not that many.”
Seller: “There’s an odd one or two.”
Mason: “An odd one, or two, but yeah.”
Seller: “Most of them we love this year. It’s a good year.”
5. Fan named Patricia in red taking photos
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Patricia, fan – on who they’re rooting for:
“Well, I mean, of course Switzerland, because I’m Swiss, but I cannot vote for my own country, right? I really love the Latvian. I really love the nails and their outfits, it’s really fairytale-like, and also I love their harmonies. Also, love Austria I must say. Yes.”
7. Patricia walking in street
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Patricia, fan – on who could win:
“It could be Malta, because she has something, you know. Very – It’s very simple, but kids love her song and it’s really poppy. So I think she could win this tournament – the competition.”
9. Wide of fan area
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Stefanie Dietenhofen (left), Claudia Ohnesorge, fans – on Basel, Switzerland hosting the competition:
Dietenhofen: “Here it’s better. The whole city enjoy the Eurovision and every…”
Ohnesorge: “The city is beautiful. The stages. The all stages. All the people you see favorite – it’s beautiful.”
(Reporter: “And you’re supporting Germany. What do you like about the song?”)
Dietenhofen: “The song is good and we hope that we are on Platz 10 or 11.”
11. Wide of fans with flags
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Kasia Narasimhan, fan – on Justyna Steczkowska from Poland:
“She’s really the queen of our hearts. We support her very, very much. And we really hope that she will feel our love because this is now really important and our support.”
13. Side of street
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Kasia Narasimhan, fan – on other acts she likes:
“I really like a Swedish song with sauna. I think it’s really nice. And my son, he’s six, and he really likes the Norway song. Do you know it?”
(Reporter: “Yeah, the ‘Lighter.’”)
“Yes, the guy like, in the silver uniform, it made a huge impression on him.”
15. Wide of fan area
STORYLINE:
The world’s largest live music event has reached its glitter-drenched conclusion with the grand final on Saturday of the Eurovision Song Contest, a celebration of music and unity.
Ahead of the competition, fans gathered outside of the St. Jakobshalle Arena before heading into the fan zone. More than 300,000 people have visited Basel so far for the contest, and more than 100,000 people will have attended the 9 audience shows in St Jakobshalle and the arena, plus public viewing at St Jakobs Park by the end of the event.
Over 500,000 visits have been made to Eurovision venues, including the Eurovision Village and Euroclub, this week.
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