Cliff Notes – Who came last in Eurovision 2025 as Austria secures victory for third time
- Austria triumphed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, marking their third victory, while the UK finished in 19th place, receiving zero points from the public vote.
- San Marino’s Gabry Ponte secured last place with 27 points, followed closely by Iceland’s Væb in penultimate position with 33 points.
- The competition featured a mix of strong performances, with notable entries from Denmark, Finland, and Sweden, the latter finishing fourth despite being a favourite.
Who came last in Eurovision 2025 as Austria secures victory for third time
UK representative Remember Monday crashed out of the competition – but they didn’t come last (Picture: Getty Images)
The final leaderboard for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Grand Final has been confirmed following the Grand Final on Saturday night – including last place.
This year’s competition took place in Basel, Switzerland after Nemo’s win with The Code in 2024.
The likes of Denmark, Finland, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, Albania, Iceland, Portugal and Ukraine all booked their places in the Grand Final despite fierce competition.
And we already know that the Big 5 have a pass to the final, as they contribute the most financially to the EBU. These countries are France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
But ultimately, it was Austria with their act, JJ, who claimed victory after a tense showdown.
As for which country came in last place, the full leaderboard paints an enlightening picture.
The Eurovision 2025 final leaderboard is confirmed (Picture: AP)
San Marino’s Gabry Ponte landed in final place (Picture: Getty)
Hot on his heels is Iceland’s group Vaeb (Picture: AP)
Despite our track record, the UK managed to avoid a losing placement. Instead, in last place was San Marino who was represented by Gabry Ponte who performed Tutta L’Italia. Gabry ended the night on a disappointed 27 points.
Coming in penultimate place was Iceland – who were represented by Væb – an electronic music duo made up of brothers Hálfdán Helgi Matthíasson and Matthías Davíð Matthíasson – with their song Rao at a measly 33 points.
Finally, in third-to-last place was Spain with contestant Melody singing Esa Diva and landing 37.
As for the UK, Remember Monday came in 19th place (just one below Olly Alexander’s 18th place in 2024) and, much like last year, received zero points from the public vote.
The girl group performed their song What the Hell Just Happened with many fans commiserating their poor luck.
Reflecting on the UK’s depressing track record (with the exception of Sam Ryder who came second in 2022), Charlotte from the group told Metro before the final: ‘I want us to be proud. Obviously we’d love some good numbers to come up but that’s not something we can control. We just want to be proud of what we do on stage.’
Spain came in third-to-last and the UK landed 19th place after zero points from the public (Picture: AP)
Meanwhile, Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second despite widespread protests from those campaigning against the war in Palestine throughout the week.
The final Eurovision leaderboard is decided by a combined score based onthe public and jury vote and countries cannot vote for their own entries.
On Thursday night, we also got our first look at the production for the UK entrant with Remember Monday singing their tune, What The Hell Just Happened?
Remember Monday will represent the UK as part of the Big 5 (Picture: Getty)
The ultra-theatrical performance involved a collapsed chandelier, some killer harmonies, and outfits that served serious Powerpuff Girl energy, earning the trio – comprising Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull, and Charlotte Steele – applause and cheers.
Remember Monday ended by hugging and framed inside a heart-shaped prop, although recreating their perfect performance didn’t help in the final.
At one point during the tense week of competition, Brugger said this is ‘the biggest welcome home party that Eurovision has ever seen,’ as the contest comes back to Switzerland, where it started more than six decades ago.
And although this year’s favourites were Sweden’s act Kaj, who sailed through with ease thanks to their coordinated dance to their song Bara Bada Bastu (Just Sauna), they ended up in fourth place with 321 points.
Their performance saw dancers acting as lumberjacks in a fake sauna wearing towels, while the Swedish-speaking singers, from Finland, were dressed in dark green suits.
Close to them in the bookmakers’ leaderboard were Austria and France, and although JJ eventually proved the bookies right, France’s Louane came in seventh place with 230 points.
Iceland’s entrant Vaeb has been compared to X Factor icons Jedward (Picture: Baden Roth/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)
Unfortunately for Ireland, they failed to qualify (Picture: AP)
Although some believed they had stiff competition from Eurovision underdog, Malta’s entry, Miriana Conte, with her tune Serving, she actually ended up in 17th place.
Originally titled Kant but renamed for obvious reasons, the tune warranted sultry choreography and, apparently, a giant pair of lips on stage, out of which Miriana, 24, arrived while two spread legs were displayed on the screen behind her.
It’s safe to say this week has had it all, from those shocking, raunchy numbers to protests against divisive entry Israel’s rehearsals.
There was also an emotional segment, as Eurovision viewers were given a sweet blast from the past when Canadian singer Celine Dion delivered a pre-recorded video message, having won the contest for Switzerland in 1988.
The My Heart Will Go On hitmaker spoke in both French and English as she told viewers that the country ‘has always held a special place in [her] heart’.
Unfortunately despite high hopes that the powerhouse vocalist would appear on Saturday night – with organisers teasing they has been in contact with her team to arrange something special – she was a no show on the night.
The original article was published on May 16.
The Grand Final of Eurovision 2025 is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
