Eurovision Bingo

Eurovision Bingo 2025

The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the most eagerly anticipated cultural events on the calendar and easily the most popular of our bingo card generators.  It turns out that thousands of you like to include a game of bingo in your Eurovision watch party whether it’s in person or online.

There are still many people in the UK that treat Eurovision as a bit of a joke.  But over the last 20-30 years the contest has acquired huge cultural, social and even political significance and breaks down borders by showcasing the music, languages and cultures of many nations and by being a paradigm of diversity and inclusion.  This was reflected in the choice of United By Music as the slogan for Eurovision 2023; it’s now been adopted for all subsequent contests as a permanent slogan.  Here’s what Martin Österdahl, the Executive Supervisor of Eurovision, said about that:

The Eurovision Song Contest is more than just a song competition; it’s a celebration of the power of music to bring people together. After over 20 years of using different slogans, and as we approach our 70th anniversary, we feel we have found one that truly encapsulates our brand.

By establishing a permanent slogan, we will have consistency in our message that music unites us all. It’s the perfect slogan to underline our values of inclusivity, equality, universality and celebrating diversity through music.

As the popularity of the Eurovision Song Contest continues to grow around the world, we believe using the same slogan annually will help our brand become even stronger.

If all that sounds a bit serious, never fear.  The TV coverage is all about sheer entertainment and the BBC coverage has already started with the Big Eurovision Party on March 7th (and BBC iPlayer) and there’s plenty of videos to enjoy on YouTube showing song selections from other countries.  You can find out all about the BBC coverage on their Eurovision info page.

The presenters in Basel are Hazel Brugger, Michelle Hunziker and Sandra Studer (a previous Eurovision contestant for 2025 hosts Switzerland).

The entries have all now been announced (scroll down for the list) and you don’t have to wait until May to get into the Eurovision mood!  Several pre-parties took place during April and even if you didn’t attend any of them in person, there was lots of associated content online.

• Eurovision in Concert – Amsterdam ( 5 April)
• Manchagen Eurovision Festival (10, 11, 12 April) (this was in Manchester!)
• London Eurovision Party (13 April)
• PrePartyES –  Madrid (17, 18, 19 April)

Next up are the rehearsals, starting May 3rd. If that’s not enough Eurovision to whet your appetite, check out #eurovisionalbm on YouTube, which is packed with videos of contestants past and present doing cover versions and yes, we have stumbled into a timeline where a Eurovision contestant covers a Pixies song!

How to Play Eurovision Bingo

First, generate your cards.

• Tap to start
• At this stage you can make any desired tweaks to your cards:
  • We’ve set the grid size to 4×4 giving each player 16 items to look out for, but you can use the dropdown to change it to 3×3 or 5×5 if you’d like
  • Don’t like our card design?  You can change the background to an image of your choice and the colours to whatever you like.
  • If you’re a true Eurovision fan you’re bound to have lots of ideas for things to go on the bingo card that we haven’t thought of, so go ahead and edit the list of items!  Remove any of our items you don’t like and add your own great ideas.  Just be sure to keep enough items on the list for everyone to get a different bingo card.
• Press Generate Bingo Cards
• If you want printed bingo cards, enter the number of cards you want and press Generate Printable Cards.
  • You’ll be taken to a page of cards, all different from each other and unique to you.
  • They can be printed from your browser (adjusting the scaling via the printer settings if necessary) or you can copy or bookmark the URL for printing later.
• Alternatively you can Invite through email.
  • Each person you invite will receive a link to their very own unique bingo card, and you’ll get your own card too. (We don’t keep their email addresses).
  • These cards can be played on your phone or other device – when you daub an item, it changes colour (and will stay changed, if you start playing at one of the semi finals and return later for the main event).

Once you’ve all got your cards, it’s time to watch Eurovision and mark off all the items as they happen, are shown on screen or are mentioned in the commentary.  The winner is the first to complete a line, but if you’re watching both semi finals as well as the Grand Final you will probably want to play on to see who completes the most lines or gets full house.

PRO TIP – Print out more cards than you need so your guests can choose one they like the look of.

Eurovision Song Contest – List of Contestants

The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest will take place at the St Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland, following the Swiss win in 2024 with Nemo – “The Code”.  The semi finals will be on 13th and 15th May 2025 and the grand final on 17th May.

The 2025 entries are as follows:

Albania – Shkora Elektronike – “Zjerm” (sung in Albanian) – 1st semi-final

Armenia – Parg – “Survivor” (sung in English) – 2nd semi-final

Australia – Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (sung in English) – 2nd semi-final

Austria – JJ – “Wasted Love” (language TBA) – 2nd semi-final

Azerbaijan – Mamagama – “Run with U” (sung in English) – 1st semi-final

Belgium – Red Sebastian – “Strobe Lights” (sung in English) – 1st semi-final

Croatia – Marko Bošnjak – “Poison Cake” (sung in English) – 1st semi-final

Cyprus – Theo Evan – “Shh” (sung in English) – 1st semi-final

Czechia – Adonxs – “Kiss Kiss Goodbye” (sung in English) – 2nd semi-final

Denmark – Sissal – “Halluncination” (sung in English) – 2nd semi-final

Estonia – Tommy Cash – “Espresso macchiato” (sung in Italian and English) – 1st semi-final

Finland – Erika Vikman – “Ich komme” (sung in Finnish) – 2nd semi-final

France – Louane – “Maman” (sung in French) – in final, votes in 2nd semi-final

Georgia – Mariam Shengelia – “Freedom” (sung in Georgian and English) – 2nd semi-final

Germany – Abor & Tynna – “Ballet” – in final, votes in 2nd semi-final

Greece – Klavdia – “Asteromata” (sung in Greek) – 2nd semi-final

Iceland – Væb – “Róa” (sung in Icelandic) – 1st semi-final

Ireland – Emmy – “Laika Party” (sung in English) – 2nd semi-final

Israel – Yuval Raphael – “New Day Will Rise” (sung in English, French & Hebrew) – 2nd semi-final

Italy – Lucio Corsi – “Volevo essere un duro” (sung in Italian) – in final, votes in 1st semi-final

Latvia – Tautumeitas – “Bur man laimi” (sung in Latvian) – 2nd semi-final

Lithuania – Katarsis – “Tavo akys” (sung in Lithuanian) – 2nd semi-final

Luxembourg – Laura Thorn – “La poupée monte le son” (sung in French) – 2nd semi-final

Malta – Miriana Conte – “Kant” (sung in English) – 2nd semi-final

Montenegro – Nina Žižić – “Dobrodošli” (sung in Montenegrin) – 2nd semi-final

Netherlands – Claude – “C’est la vie” (sung in French and English) – 1st semi-final

Norway – Kyle Alessandro – “Lighter” (sung in English) – 1st semi-final

Poland – Justyna Steczkowska – “Gaja” (sung in Polish and English) – 1st semi-final

Portugal – Napa – “Deslocado” (sung in Portuguese) – 1st semi-final

San Marino – Gabry Ponte – “Tutta l’Italia” (sung in Italian) – 1st semi-final

Serbia – Princ – “Mila” (sung in Serbian) – 2nd semi-final

Slovenia – Klemen – “How Much Time Do We Have Left” (sung in English) – 1st semi-final

Spain – Melody – “Esa diva” (sung in Spanish) – in final, votes in 1st semi-final

Sweden – KAJ – “Bara bada bastu” (sung in Swedish) – 1st semi-final

Switzerland – Zoë Më – “Voyage” (sung in French) – in final, votes in 1st semi-final

Ukraine – Ziferblat – “Bird of Pray” (sung in English and Ukrainian) – 1st semi-final

UK – Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (sung in English) – in final, votes in 2nd semi-final

Not all European countries participate; some choose not to and others are not members of the European Broadcasting Union.  Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Monaco, Romania and Slovakia are notable non participants.  North Macedonia and Kosovo are yet to be admitted.

With most of the songs announced, the initial favourites to win were Sweden and Austria, followed (at quite a distance) by France and Israel. With a couple of weeks to go until the contest starts, Sweden is very clearly in the lead.  The UK entry remains unfancied.

Top 5 Most Notorious Eurovision Moments of All Time

Where to begin? The competition has been careening from one year to the next since 1956. In amongst the numerous gems (Abba, Loreen, uh, Bucks Fizz, Dana International, Conchita Wurst) have been an awful lot of wardrobe malfunctions and some utterly cringeworthy performances. Here are five of the worst/best.

Ireland’s Turkey – 2008

Marking a low point in Irish musical history is Dustin’s Turkey puppet. Yes, that’s correct. Ireland happened upon the idea of using a puppet to represent the country at the 2008 event. ‘Where oh where did it all go wrong’ asked Dustin before his warbling intro morphed into a bizarre electro number. Where indeed. It’s a mystery.

Flying the Flag – 2007

The UK has had its fair share of ‘bad luck’ at Eurovision, despite entering some decent songs from the likes of Gina G and Cliff Richard. Rest assured, that ‘Flying the Flag’ isn’t one of them. The song’s flight attendant theme was sprinkled with some appalling innuendos which we won’t go into here. To top it all off, the song just wasn’t very good.

Cry Baby – 2003

Another embarassing fail from the UK. Jemini’s alright-ish ditty was ruined on the night by a performance that was about as off-key as you can get. In fairness, the monitors weren’t working but yeesh – what a shocker. By the time the song was over, most of Europe was in tears. The act also failed to score a single point.

Remedios Amaya – 1983

This rock-flamenco hybrid was inflicted upon continental Europe by some Spanish woman called Remedios Amaya. Backed by a plodding bass guitar and not a whole lot else besides, the meandering verse was frantically delivered by a feverish Remedios who sounded a lot like Yoko Ono singing on a good day. Nuff said.

Tune about a Treaty – 1990

Toto Cutugno (us neither) sang about the Maastricht Treaty back in 1990. Oh the excitement. Naturally, Eurovision voters loved it and awarded the drab number first place. Bedecked in a white suit and sporting an alarming mullet, Cutugno’s clench-fisted ode to the EU’s foundation treaty has aged very, very badly.