The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Switzerland next Saturday will feature competitors from all 37 nations. Known simply as Eurovision, this international song competition sees various acts representing their country in the hope they’ll be crowned the ultimate winner.
The popular contest is organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union with this year seeing the highest number of non-English entries since it began after a decision was made to scrap the language rule in 1999. Winner predictions are at fever-pitch with betting giants Paddy Power giving their insights – and if you think this year’s Eurovision could be won by a Brit, think again, as Paddy Power’s latest odds put the UK at a 100/1. The Grand Final of the Eurovision will take place in Basel, Switzerland, but which country is predicted to take the crown according to Paddy Power’s latest odds?
Eurovision 2025 Austria’s act is JJ with his “Wasted Love” and is a firm favourite among many Eurovision fans.
JJ is Johannes Pietsch with the beautiful song being co-written by JJ and Teodora Spiric – also known as Teya and previously competed in Eurovision in 2023.
The United Kingdom’s country-pop girl Eurovision entry this year is Remember Monday with members including Lauren Burne, Holly-Anne Hull, and Charlotte Steel in the band.
But the favourites are currently Sweden’s KAJ, who are way up front in the Eurovision 2025 betting odds and had a cool 36% chance of winning.
KAJ are a trio who perform nostalgic songs that celebrate Finnish and Swedish culture.
The trio also add Nordic folk melodies, theatrical performances and modern pop to their act and have quickly gained a lot of attention thanks to their hilarious ways.
Kevin Holmström, Axel Åhman and Jakob Norrgård make up the group and are the first Finnish act to represent Sweden at the Eurovision.
The betting company listed their top 5 Nordic countries to outperform in this year’s Eurovision which went to Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, followed by Iceland.
As for the top Balkan winners, Paddy Power put number one spot to Albania, followed by Greece, Slovenia, Serbia and Croatia.
Paddy Power’s top Baltic prediction for this year’s Eurovision went to Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.
Paddy Power’s latest Eurovision 2025 odds:
Sweden 5/4
Austria 23/10
France 9/1
Israel 17/1
Belgium 20/1
Finland 22/1
