Spain will be represented by the singer Melody, who will perform the song "Esa Diva" and is through to the final of the competition.

Competing in today's semi-final are Portugal, Iceland, Poland, Slovenia, Estonia, Ukraine, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Azerbaijan, San Marino, Albania, the Netherlands, Croatia and Cyprus.


In the second semi-final, on Thursday, another ten songs will be chosen from the 16 competing in Australia, Montenegro, Ireland, Latvia, Armenia, Austria, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, Georgia, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Israel, Serbia and Finland.

In addition to the 20 countries chosen in the two semi-finals, the so-called "Big Five" (France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and Italy) and the host country, Switzerland, will also compete in the final.

Although not confirmed, there are rumours that Céline Dion may perform in the final of the competition. The singer represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988 and won. It wasn't until 2024 that Switzerland won the competition again.