🇦🇱🇪🇺 BIG EUROVISION PREDICTION SURVEY 2025: FESTIVALI I KËNGËS RESULTS
Based on predictions of Eurofans, I have simulated FiK 63 10000 times. These prediction and simulations give us a detailed picture of how we may expect the contest to play out. Let's take a closer look (🧵)
It is clear from the predictions, that Elvana goes into the final as a massive favourite. While her jury is only slightly ahead of the others, her televote lead is massive, averaging around a 3rd of all votes casts. Her closest competititor is Shkodra Elektronike, with around 13%
If we look at the average final, it's clear to see how this matters. If Elvana is able to match the vote we expect, jury votes won't matter to her win. Any competitor will need a huge overperformance in the televote to have a shot at snatching the win
So does this seem like the best result for Albania's chances in Basel? The short answer is yes, as Elvana is predicted to do better with juries and televoters than the other acts. However, the gap to Shkodra is much smaller here, with Orgesa and Ardit also seeming like likely Q's
Let's now take a look at each entry's detailed overview. It is worth noting that this survey saw a much lower response rate than usual, perhaps due to an overload of songs, interest being focused around the top and late launch. However I still thing you will find this interesting
Elvana Gjata - Karnaval:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 80
Average tele prediction: 34.7%
Win chance: 93.52%
Top 3 chance: 99.12%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 44.7/135.9/180.6
Shkodra Elektronike - Zjerm:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 72.1
Average tele prediction: 12.7%
Win chance: 4.88%
Top 3 chance: 60.96%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 37.9/50.1/87.9
Orgesa Zaimi - I parë:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 68.2
Average tele prediction: 7.5%
Win chance: 0.44%
Top 3 chance: 29.34%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 34.6/30.1/64.7
Ardit Çuni - Amane:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 65.7
Average tele prediction: 7.7%
Win chance: 0.32%
Top 3 chance: 26.17%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 33.1/30.9/64
Mal Retkoceri - Antihero:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 71.4
Average tele prediction: 6.4%
Win chance: 0.3%
Top 3 chance: 24.1%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 37.4/26.3/63.7
Lorenc Hasrama - Frymë:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 61
Average tele prediction: 5.3%
Win chance: 0.23%
Top 3 chance: 15.92%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 29.9/22.4/52.3
Alis Kallacej - Mjegull:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 69.4
Average tele prediction: 3.6%
Win chance: 0.01%
Top 3 chance: 11.82%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 35.6/14.5/50.1
Vesa Smolica - Lutem:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 57.4
Average tele prediction: 4.7%
Win chance: 0.2%
Top 3 chance: 10.72%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 27.2/19.9/47.1
Jet - Gjallë:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 58.8
Average tele prediction: 4.3%
Win chance: 0.03%
Top 3 chance: 9.4%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 28.4/17.8/46.2
Djemtë e Detit - Larg:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 45.3
Average tele prediction: 4.5%
Win chance: 0.07%
Top 3 chance: 8.64%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 21/19.3/40.3
Algert Sala - Bosh:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 60
Average tele prediction: 2.8%
Win chance: 0%
Top 3 chance: 2.66%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 28/11.7/39.8
Nita Latifi - Zemrës:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 33.9
Average tele prediction: 1.4%
Win chance: 0%
Top 3 chance: 0.52%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 13.4/6.6/19.9
Kejsi Jazxhi - Kur bota hesht:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 42.5
Average tele prediction: 0.5%
Win chance: 0%
Top 3 chance: 0.32%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 17.5/2/19.4
Stine - E kishim nis:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 21.5
Average tele prediction: 2.7%
Win chance: 0%
Top 3 chance: 0.24%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 6.5/12.8/19.3
Gjergj Kaçinari - Larg jetës pa ty:
FiK:
Average jury prediction: 31.2
Average tele prediction: 1.4%
Win chance: 0%
Top 3 chance: 0.07%
Av. points received (jury/tele/total): 10.8/5.9/16.7
Dora 2025 SONGWRITER DEEP DIVE 🇭🇷🕸️📊
After getting its best ever result as an independent nation in 2024 Croatia has a lot to live up to in Basel. It looks like many familiar faces are looking to strike, with 21/28 of the songs having connections. Let's take a look (a thread 🧵)
Ananda - "Lies Lay Cold"
One of three songs in the lineup written by Ananda, with her also being the performing artist here. The song was cowritten by Jonas Ekdahl and Andreas Björkman, who have previously worked together on songs for Bernarda and Queens of Roses
EoT - "Bye, Bye, Bye"
In 2019 Maja and Boris played in the band Manntra, along with none other than Marko 'Baby Lasagna' Purišić, reaching 4th place. Can they follow in their former bandmates footsteps in this new constellation?
PESMA ZA EVROVIZIJU '25 SONGWRITER DEEP DIVE 🇷🇸🕸️📊
One of the most hyped national finals of the 2020's, PZE is back for its fourth edition. Among the entries, we see plenty of artists and songwriters from both recent and older selections. Let's take a closer look! (a thread 🧵)
AltCtrl - "Mamurna jutra"
Both former members of Lift, Dimitrije and Aleksa are performing as part of a new project for PZE 2025. They were also involved with the writing of Nadia's "Devojka tvog dečka"
Ana and the Changes - "Brinem"
One of "the Changes", Aleksa was also a part of Ejo, making it to the final with the jazzy "Trag" in 2020
EMA 2025 SONGWRITER DEEP DIVE 🇸🇮🕸️📊
After a two year hiatus, the beloved Slovenian national final, EMA, is back! Among artists and writers we see a bunch of familiar faces, with 8/12 entries having connections to previous entries. Let's tak a closer look at each (a thread 🧵)
Anna - "Čau"
Anna is making her debut with the help of Krešimir Tomec, who was behind Slovenia's 3rd JESC entry. He was also behind "Masquerade" for EMA 2014, which failed to make the superfinal
Astrid and the Scandals - "Touché"
A fan favourite in 2020, barely missing out on a spot in the final via the EMA FREŠ wildcard round, Astrid is back for revenge with a new project. Will this gain as many fans as 2020?
Why Līgo by the Ludvig may be ineligible for Eurovision in its current form, a thread 🧵
I believe Līgo would be ineligible for Eurovision, as it appears to sample “Līg”, a choral song by Ārijs Šķepasts:
Specifically, the slower choral parts of the snippet of The Ludvig’s song above appear to be making use of Ārijs’ composition. Please note, that I am not referring to the uptempo choir part, that was shown in the original 20 second snippet
MELODIFESTIVALEN 2025 SONGWRITER DEEP DIVE 🇸🇪🕸️📊
A dominant national final in modern Eurovision, Mello is back once again! And just look previous years, the song list is filled with familiar faces. Only 2 of the 30 songs seem to have no attachment to previous songs (a thread 🧵)
Linnea Henriksson - Den känslan
Two of the newer songwriters in the Mello sphere, "Den känslan" was written by David Lindgren Zacharias and Sebastian Atas. Their previous collabs include Lisa Ajax' "Awful Liar" and Robin Bengtsson's "Innocent Love"
Meira Omar - Hush Hush
Three star writers, Laurell, Anderz and Dino have many succesful entries between them. Previous collabs between Anderz and Laurell include Raylee's "Wild" and "Hero", and Maria Sur's "Never Give Up"
🇲🇪🇪🇺 BIG EUROVISION PREDICTION SURVEY 2025: MONTESONG RESULTS
Based on the predictions of Eurofans, I have simulated Montesong 2024 10000 times. These predictions and simulations allow us to get a solid picture of each entry's chances at the competition. Let's go! (A thread 🧵)
As reflected in the winning chances, you believe "Dobrodošli" is by far the strongest entry in the selection, having both the highest predicted jury and tele score on average. While 8 of the entries have limited chances, the other 8 either do well with jury, tele or both
Just going by the averages, Nina sweeps, with jury and televote runners up Tamara and Isak coming 2nd and 3rd. However, this standard scenario is very unlikely, as entries will surely surprise on Wednesday. This diversity is reflected in the 10000 simulations, more on that later