Where to watch? Which countries? And in what order? All about the Eurovision final

The final of the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, where Portugal will be represented by NAPA with the song 'Deslocado', takes place this Saturday night.

This year's festival takes place at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel, Switzerland, following Nemo's victory with 'The Code' at the 2024 edition.

It should be noted that the two semi-finals took place on May 13 and 15. In the final, 26 countries will be present - the ten selected in each of the semi-finals, the 'Big Five' and the host country.

Where to watch the Eurovision broadcast?

Viewers will be able to watch the festival final live on RTP1, from 8pm , with the programme hosted by presenters Hazel Brugger, Sandra Studer and Michelle Hunziker.

Which countries made it to the final?

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Sweden and Ukraine were the 20 countries that qualified in the two semi-finals held.

However, there are five countries that are automatically selected - known as the 'Big Five': Germany, Spain, France, Italy and the United Kingdom .

Finally, Switzerland joins the list as the host country for the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.

There were 37 countries that started, but only 26 made it to the final next Saturday. The list was completed on Thursday night, with the second semi-final of the competition - find out who all the finalists are and watch their performances in this article.

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What will be the order in which countries will act?

1. Norway : Kyle Alessandro, 'Lighter'
2. Luxembourg : Laura Thorn, 'La Poupée Monte Le Son'
3. Estonia : Tommy Cash, 'Espresso Macchiato'
4. Israel : Yuval Raphael, 'New Day Will Rise'
5. Lithuania : Katarsis, 'Tavo Akys'
6. Spain : Melody, 'That Diva'
7. Ukraine : Ziferblat, 'Bird of Pray'
8. UK : Remember Monday, 'What The Hell Just Happened?'
9. Austria : JJ, 'Wasted Love'
10. Iceland : VÆB, 'RÓA'
11. Latvia : Tautumeitas, 'Bur Man Laimi'
12. Netherlands : Claude, 'C'est La Vie'
13. Finland : Erika Vikman, 'Ich Komme'
14. Italy : Lucio Corsi, 'Volevo Essere Un Duro'
15. Poland : Justyna Steczkowska, 'GAJA'
16. Germany : Abor & Tynna, 'Baller'
17. Greece : Klavdia, 'Asteromáta'
18. Armenia : PARG, 'SURVIVOR'
19. Switzerland : Zoë Më, 'Voyage'
20. Malta : Miriana Conte, 'SERVING'
21. Portugal: NAPA, 'Displaced'
22. Denmark : Sissal, 'Hallucination'
23. Sweden : KAJ, 'Bara Bada Bastu'
24. France : Louane, 'maman'
25. San Marino : Gabry Ponte, 'Tutta L'Italia'
26. Albania : Shkodra Elektronike, 'Zjerm'

NAPA, with 'Deslocado', secured a place in the final after qualifying in last Tuesday's semi-final.

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How does voting work?

Each country receives a total of points, where 50% belongs to the juries and the other 50% to the public, and each country has a spokesperson - which, in the case of Portugal, is Iolanda, a Eurovision participant last year, having reached 10th place in the final.

12 points, 10 points and also 8 to 1 are distributed.

Is Portugal well placed in the bookmakers?

If Portugal was no longer a favorite to reach the final, it is now still not one of the favorites, finding itself at the bottom of the bookmakers' table . It should be noted, however, that in recent days, the song 'Deslocado' has been at the top of Spotify in several European countries.

Sweden is well-placed and is the favorite to win the Eurovision Song Contest. The top three 'favorites' are completed by Austria and France.

Remember the performance of Madeira's NAPA in the semi-final:

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