Ukraine performed on the stage of Eurovision-2025 (video).

The final of Eurovision-2025 in Basel

The final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, which is taking place in the Swiss city of Basel, started at 22:00. Representatives from 26 countries are participating in the final.

Ukraine also secured a place in the final in the first semi-final. Ukraine is represented by the band Ziferblat with the song Bird of Pray. The Ukrainians performed under the seventh number.

The lead singer of the band Ziferblat, Danilo Leshchynskyi, shouted 'Glory to Ukraine' from the Eurovision stage.

It is worth mentioning that all 37 participating countries in the competition can vote in the final.

Viewers from Ukraine can also vote, but only for other participants, excluding Ukraine (07). To do this, you need to send an SMS with the number of the chosen performer (from 01 to 26, except 07) to the number 7576.

The cost of one vote is 8.50 UAH, with a maximum of 20 votes.

Ukraine also has the opportunity to cast its vote online via esc.vote.

'If you are in one of the participating countries shown in the photo, vote for Ukraine via SMS or phone call. If you live in a country that is not participating in the competition, use online voting in the Rest of the World section,' the message says.

In addition, as is traditional, the show started with a parade of flags, during which all participants appeared on stage with their national flags.

Ukraine was among the first to walk the stage to loud applause from the audience. The band Ziferblat, representing the country with the song Bird of Pray, came out seventh on stage.

Countries participating in the final of Eurovision-2025 include Norway, Luxembourg, Estonia, Israel, Lithuania, Spain, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Austria, Iceland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Finland, Italy, Poland, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Portugal, Malta, France, San Marino, Sweden, Albania, Armenia, and Denmark.

Automatically, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom qualified for the final. These are the countries that are the largest financial donors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

Switzerland also automatically qualified for the final as the winning country of last year's contest.