SWISS CHOOSE BASEL TO HOST 2025 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Next year's Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Swiss city of Basel, the event's organiser said on Friday, setting it up for an economic boost from the hundreds of thousands of fans expected to flock to its restaurants, hotels and bars.

The final, which was watched by 163 million viewers around the world this year, will take place on May 17 in Basel's St Jakobshalle arena, a multi-purpose sport and music venue that can accommodate 12,000 fans. Basel beat competition from Geneva to host the May 2025 event, which Switzerland will host after singer Nemo won this year's competition in Malmo, Sweden.

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