Sunday, April 13, 2025

Eurovision 2025: Basel Basics

Eurovision 2025 is happening in Basel.

For many years you have been able to read everything about each Eurovision’s songs, releases and other goings on.

This year I will only be listing the very basics, just the versions and releases. Basically what I would keep as my own info. I decided that I don’t want to spend so much of my precious time on the computer.

I will be adding to the pages in the coming weeks, please be patient.

Let's get Physical - Official CD/LP dates
France - Louane's mum Vinyl single, Best Of 2CD, 7"back up, now coloured vinyl. English version
The Netherlands - C'est la Vinyl Single Out Now
Belgium - Red Alert, Red Vinyl Single Out Now
Azerbaijan - Run With U, remix
Latvia - Tautumeitas, Acoustic
Sweden - It's getting hot in herre, Sauna Collection CD and LPs
Croatia - Poison Cake To Bake, Acoustic version out now
Poland - Justyna's back, CD, Gromee remix
Norway - Kyle Alessandro, Acoustic version
Ukraine - Religious bird II, acoustic
Germany - Bittersweet duo, album on CD
Albania - Ëlëctronic 
Armenia - Survivor
Australia - All the boys to the yard
Austria - Wasted love
Cyprus - Shh, Theo wir fahr'n nach Basel
Czechia - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Denmark - Hallucination or real?
Estonia - Diluted Coffee Comedy
Finland - Erika's komming
Georgia - Freedom
Greece - Starry Eyed Klavdia, Remixes
Iceland - VÆB
Ireland - Party for the dog that died in space
Israel - Yavo yom
Italy - Olly's silly nostalgic cassette single, 19 Sanremo singles, Olly not going to Basel
Lithuania - All eyes on Katarsis
Luxembourg - La Poupée qui fait Oui
Malta - Serving Kant Kan't but Conte still Serving
Moldova stays home
Montenegro - Nina's back
Portugal - Deslocada Portuguesa
San Marino - The whole of Italy represents San Marino
Serbia - The artists currently known as Princ, new version
Slovenia - The clock is ticking
Spain - New Diva
Switzërland - Zoë Më - Voyage Voyage
United Kingdom - What the heck?

 

Here are the Other Eurovision Collections and some other links you might find helpful or interesting.

1956 - 2020 Eurovision Collectors Guide (via FB)

Find out how you can get your own (inbetweenish) Eurovision Collectors Guide 1956-2020 via our Facebook page or download it here at ESC History. (Thanks Rick!)
The document features all Eurovision entries from 1956 to 2020 with points, places, versions, release details etc. 
Something updated and more userfriendly is under construction to be released after Liverpool.

We have a Facebook for the news bits, odd and ends. Find out more here.

On Spotify we have a playlist with the latest new versions, re-recordings and other discoveries of the tunes of Eurovision Past. Just search for Eurovision Collectors Guide Playlist and follow.

Eurocovers, the original website for Eurovision coverversions, Est. 2006.

And the other Collections (below) have all the details on releases, versions, charts, and other trivia you didn't know you needed. But you do!






Saturday, April 12, 2025

France - Louane - Maman

Maman - Louane
- digital single 15-3
- Vinyl 7"inch single available here, first edition was Sold Out but a new one (cloured vinyl) is up there now. release date 9-5 (Island/Def Jam)
- Also on fortcoming 
Maman - English version
- CD Tiens Mon Best Of, expected May 9.
Maman - instrumental
- same vinyl 7"
Not be confused with her 2014 single Maman from her album Chambre 12


Friday, April 11, 2025

Latvia - Tautumeitas - Bur Man Laimi

Bur Man Laimi - Tautumeitas
digital single 4-12-2024
Bur Man Laimi (Acoustic)
- digital 4-4



Let's get physical

It's gonna hurt but it's time for your yearly physicals

pre-release image
Singles

Netherlands - 7"inch yellow vinyl
France - 7"inch vinyl
Belgium - 7"inch red vinyl

The Officials
The official 2CD with 37 songs is expected on April 25.
A 3 LP vinyl set is expected "End of May".

Preselection albums


Artist albums
Italy - Lucio has an LP/CD album out in April
Poland - Justyna's Witch album has the original Gaja
France - Louanes Best Of on 2CD in May
Germany - Bittersüß album on CD in April
Sweden - Sauna Collection Best Of CD


Netherlands - Claude - C'est La Vie

C'est la vie - Claude
- digital single 27-2
- 7"inch vinyl 28-3 11-4 Yellow vinyl
C'est la vie (Instrumental)
- 7"inch vinyl 28-3 11-4 b-side



Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Belgium - Red Sebastian - Strobe Lights

Strobe Lights - Red Sebastian
- digital single 25-1
- red vinyl single 11-4 pre-order here or here for BE/NL only
- Mostiko/CNR 5411530835935
Strobe Lights (extended)
- b-side vinyl single

Eurosong 2025 at ESCHistory

Friday, April 4, 2025

Sweden - KAJ - Bara Bada Bastu

Bara Bada Bastu - KAJ
- digital single 21-2
- "Best of" CD/LP Sauna Collection Out May 16, Available here* & here
Bara Bada Bastu - karaoke
- CD/LP Sauna Collection Out May 16, Available here* & here
*RecordshopX has a bonus exclusive card with the CD, the also have a brown vinyl LP, and Orange vinyl LP (limited). 
I'm not sure if the vinyl also has the karaoke version.


The 2CD with all 2025 Melodifestivalen entries is out on 28-2

History of Melodifestivalen in the charts is here (Malmö24, scroll down)

Melodifestivalen 2025 at ESCHistory

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Poland - Justyna Steczkowska - Gaja

Gaja - Eurovision edit - Justyna Steckzowska (3:00)
- digital 21-1-2025
Gaja (first version) (2:26)
- Original single digital 28-11-2024
- CD Witch Tarohoro (Self released on own JS label, 29-11-2024)
- CD Title track Witch Tarohoro is her entry from the 2024 Polish National final.
Gaja - Gromee remix
- digital single 4-4

Justyna's Eurovision entry from 30 years ago.


Saturday, March 29, 2025

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Ukraine - Ziferblat - Bird Of Pray

Bird Of Pray (Eurovision version) - Ziferblat (Циферблат)
- digital single 14-3
Bird Of Pray (first version)
- digital single 24-1
Bird Of Pray - acoustic
- digital 24-3
Bird Of Pray - karaoke
- digital 24-3
Vidbir 2025 at ESCHistory

 

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Luxembourg - Laura Thorn - La Poupée Monte Le Son

La Poupée Monte Le Son (ESC version) - Laura Thorn
- digital single 18-3 (with Instrumental)
La Poupée Monte Le Son (original a.k.a. LSC edit)
- digital single 20-12-2024
La Poupée Monte Le Son (Instrumental ESC version)
- digital 18-3
New version release image

original version release image


 

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Serbia - Princ - Mila

Mila (new version) - Princ
- Youtube, digital replaced original on 22-3
Mila (first studio version)
- digital single 27-1
Mila - Live (at Pesma za Euroviziju)
- digital 26-2

Pesma Za Evroviziju 2025 at ESCHistory 

Friday, March 14, 2025

Greece - Klavdia - Asteromata

Asteromata - Klavdia 
- digital single 31-1
Asteromata - Playmen and Valeron remix 4:16
- digital 12-3
Asteromata - Playmen and Valeron Extended 6:18
- digital on Beatport
Αστερομάτα - Κλαυδία

Georgia - Mariam Shengelia - Freedom

Freedom - Mariam Shengelia (მარიამ შენგელია)
- digital single 17-3
The videoversion has a slightly longer intro

Eurovision 2025: Basel Basics

Eurovision 2025 is happening in Basel. For many years you have been able to read everything about each Eurovision’s songs, releases and ot...