The EBU is thrilled that Basel has been selected as the host city for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The contest was born in Switzerland in Lugano back in 1956 and it's great to be bringing it back to its birthplace almost 70 years later.
Hosting has a knock-on boost for the hotel and tourism industries as Eurovision fanatics, artists and country delegations flock in. The contest puts host cities in the spotlight, with 163 million viewers worldwide watching this year's event in Malmo, Sweden.
The contest will be staged at St. Jakobshalle in the Munchenstein district on the edge of Basel. Opened in 1976, it calls itself Switzerland's top multi-purpose arena and can hold more than 12,000 spectators.
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