Eurovision 2025 Betting Odds Hint at Surprise Winner and Host Change

Although Eurovision is chiefly for European countries there has been a global appeal to the contest that stretches back further than Australia debuting in the competition in 2015. All the way back in 1980, Morocco became the first Arabic entrant into the Eurovision Song Contest. Samira Bensaïd sang ‘Bitakat Hob’ but only amassed seven points, all from Italy, and came second last, only finishing above Finland.

Lebanon intended to enter the 2005 event with Aline Lahoud selected as the country’s singer with the song ‘Quand tout s’enfuit.’ However, Lebanon pulled out once they learned they would have to broadcast every other nation’s entry including Israel’s.

Eurovision hopes to avoid any political scandal in Switzerland where all the attention will be on the singers competing to take home the coveted trophy.

There is a familiar name at the top of the bookies’ list to find success in Basel as seven-time winners Sweden are the current 9/4 favourites. Sweden first won the contest back in 1974 when all-conquering ABBA achieved 24 points with ‘Waterloo’ under a very different scoring system from today. Fifty-one years after that success, KAJ is hoping to repeat ABBA’s win with ‘Bara bada bastu’ but they face tough competition.

Austria is 5/2 to win Eurovision with some bookmakers even having them neck and neck with Sweden in the odds. Last winner in 2014 thanks to Conchita Wurst, in 2025 it is JJ waving the red and white flag for his country with the track ‘Wasted Love.’ Behind them in the pecking order is five-times winners France.

France has not had a winner in Eurovision since 1977 but Louane with ‘Maman’ could change all that with odds as low as 5/1 on the 28-year-old. Louane will have the benefit of not having to compete in the semi-final of the competition as the “Big 5” nations qualify straight to the main event as do the hosts Switzerland. Success on home soil looks to be unlikely, however, with the Swiss entrant Zoë Më and her track ‘Voyage’ an outsider at 100/1.

For the United Kingdom, it looks like Eurovision will be another barren year where success is concerned. Olly Alexander finished in 18th place with 46 points in 2024 and the odds are against the UK’s 2025 entry, country trio Remember Monday with their song ‘What the hell just happened?’ Some bookmakers place the UK’s entry as low as 150/1 meaning any chance of a first win since 1997 is remote at best.

Who Will Replace Graham Norton? Latest Eurovision Host Odds Revealed

While there could be a shake-up when it comes to the winner of the contest, bookmakers are also offering suggested odds for a new host of UK’s grand final. Graham Norton has provided commentary on the contest since 2009 when he took over from the iconic Terry Wogan. Norton has followed in Wogan’s footsteps of poking fun at some of the more eccentric aspects of Eurovision while celebrating the joy that it brings to the continent of Europe and beyond.

Should Norton ever step back from his role the bookmakers have marked two clear favourites to take his place – Rylan Clark and Scott Mills. Both are priced at 10/11 and have provided commentary on the Eurovision semi-finals in recent years.

Mel Giecroyc (6/4) is among the favourites though and has plenty of Eurovision experience herself having shared commentary duties with Graham Norton in 2023. On that occasion, Norton helped host the show with the UK hosting the event alongside Hannah Waddingham, Alesha Dixon, and Julia Sanina.

Waddingham is 5/2 while Dixon is 4/1 to take over from Norton permanently. Both of those make them outsiders compared to another BBC favourite, Claudia Winkleman (2/1). Winkleman currently hosts Strictly Come Dancing and The Traitors and her offbeat sense of humour could be a perfect match for Eurovision.

Graham Norton is expected to take his usual seat for Eurovision in Switzerland and as he could remain in place for many years to come it might be a complete unknown today that eventually takes over from the legendary broadcaster.