Eurovision 2025: New Semi-Final qualifiers reveal uses split screens to focus on singers

Why the Eurovision semi-final qualifying announcement has changed

In today's Eurovision 2025 semi-final, a new format of how the qualifiers were announced was revealed.The first nine qualifiers were shown in a split screen of three artists at a time. This meant the audience would know that one of those three acts would go through. The tenth and final qualifier reverted back to the hosts rather than a split screen of the six remaining acts. It's a controversial decision, and in a media briefing at the Eurovisio…

Eurovision 2025: New Semi-Final qualifiers reveal uses split screens to focus on singers

The Eurovision 2025 semi-finals are getting a makeover during the announcement of the semi-final qualifiers segment. In a press release summarising the changes, the EBU shared the following bullet points.