Get ready for glitter, gimmicks and a sauna-themed song with the 69th edition of the international song competition.

Eurovision band Ziferblat of Ukraine sings their national anthem with Ukrainian people during a family meeting in a park in Basel as part of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest week, in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, May 15, 2025. Credit: AP/Martin Meissner BASEL, Switzerland — Ukraine’s musicians can’t escape war, even at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Dion previously won the Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland in 1988, and shared a message at this year's contest held in Basel, Switzerland Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE.

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“Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi” remains the last entry performed in French to win Eurovision; France has not won since 1977. Switzerland waited until 2024 to prevail again, that time with Nemo’s “The Code,” which is written in English — not one of Switzerland’s four official languages.

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Estonia’s entry in the pan-continental pop competition, which holds its grand final on Saturday in Basel, Switzerland, is a playful dance-pop track that reels off a string of Italian cliches — including references to spaghetti and “sweating like a mafioso” — before a singalong chorus: “Espresso macchiato, macchiato, macchiato.”