AP PHOTOS: The Eurovision Song Contest is back

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4:40 PM on Tuesday, May 13, 2025

By MARTIN MEISSNER

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Eurovision has officially started, with the first round of semi-finals held Tuesday in the Swiss city of Basel.

The contest is a week of power pop and outrageous outfits that culminates in the final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night. Competitors representing 37 countries are competing in one of the world’s biggest spectacles.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

___ For more coverage of this year's Eurovision contest, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/eurovision-song-contest

 

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