| Ezra's Eurovision Song Contest #03 Connect Together | |
| Host | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Presenters | Mila Horvat Ecija Ivušić |
| Dates | |
| Grand Final | 18th April 2025 |
The Ezra's Eurovision Song Contest 03 was the third edition of the annual Ezra's Eurovision Song Contest. It took place at Dom Sportova in Zagreb, Croatia, following Albina's win in the previous edition with "Grad Sve Zna" and was organised by the JBU and Hrvatska Radiotelevizija (HRT). The shows consisted of a final only, continuing on from the previous two editions.
11 countries participated. Denmark and Latvia returned after an absence from #02 while Lithuania, Slovakia and Wales made their debuts this edition.
The contest was won by Adéla with her song "Superscar". The rest of the top 5 consisted of Poland, Sweden, Lithuania and Wales.
Bidding for the third edition of EESC took place straight after Croatia's win on the 7th December. Many bids were recieved and shortlisted internally by HRT and the JBU. It was announed on the 20th December that Zagreb would be host city, while the smaller Dom Sportova would be the hosting venue.
It was announed by the JBU that the final only format would continue into the third edition following on from the first and second editions.
"Connect Together" was announced as the slogan for the third edition, described as a call to "connect with one another no matter the differences with one another". The visual design depicts of the well known heart based on the colours featured on the Croatian Checkerboard, also known as the Chequy.
On the 1st February, it was announced that the Allocation draw would become the Running Order draw. Instead of halfs being drawn, the running order will be drawn instead. Pots were announced on the 14th February.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania Germany Denmark Greece | 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇪🇸 Spain Latvia | Poland Slovakia Wales |
11 countries were confirmed to participate. Denmark and Latvia returns after an absence from #02 while Lithuania, Slovakia and Wales make their debuts this edition.
| Country | Broadcaster | Delegation | Artist(s) | Song | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | HRT | Jshllooo99 | Breskvica | Cini | Croatian |
| Denmark | DR | Jshllooo99 | MØ | Who Said | English |
| Germany | NDR* | tarko11 | Shirin David | Bauch Biene Po | German |
| Greece | ERT | Kimi | Emena X3 | Greek | |
| Latvia | LTV | yyyytttttttgsggs76 | Aminata & Sudden Lights | Ataust rīts | Latvian |
| Lithuania | LRT | HumianossPL | Evgenya Redko | Nebeatpažįstama | Lithuanian |
| Poland | Polsat | Julxka_q | Justyna Steczkowska | WITCH Tarohoro | English, Polish |
| Slovakia | RTVS | Kapsel26101 | ADÉLA | SUPERSCAR | English |
| Spain | RTVE | Julxka_q | Chiara Oliver | ronda de más | Spanish |
| Sweden | SVT | HumianossPL | Agnes | 24 Hours | English |
| Wales | S4C | Kapsel26101 | Charli xcx | Von Dutch | English |
The Final is set to take place on the 18th April 2025. Interval/opening acts are expected to be announced in March.
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | Agnes | 24 Hours | 104 | 3rd |
| 2 | Greece | Kimi | Emena X3 | 39 | 9th |
| 3 | Wales | Charli xcx | Von Dutch | 86 | 5th |
| 4 | Spain | Chiara Oliver | ronda de más | 59 | 7th |
| 5 | Poland | Justyna Steczkowska | WITCH Tarohoro | 136 | 2nd |
| 6 | Latvia | Aminata & Sudden Lights | Ataust rīts | 35 | 10th |
| 7 | Slovakia | ADÉLA | SUPERSCAR | 145 | 1st |
| 8 | Lithuania | Evgenya Redko | Nebeatpažįstama | 102 | 4th |
| 9 | Croatia | Breskvica | Cini | 23 | 11th |
| 10 | Denmark | MØ | Who Said | 40 | 8th |
| 11 | Germany | Shirin David | Bauch Biene Po | 84 | 6th |
*On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortium ARD