Yuval Raphael, 24, is set to represent her home nation with her song New Day Will Rise at this year's contest, after surviving the horrific October 7 attacks just 18 months ago.

Pro-Palestine protesters have planned to walk the streets of Basle “silently” to demonstrate against Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest.

The first semi-final in Basel, Switzerland, also saw Estonia, Poland and Iceland go through to Saturday’s final.

Find out who qualified for the Eurovision 2025 grand final in semi-final one last night (May 13) - see full list of countries.