section_path: Contest overview/Semi-final 2
section_name: Semi-final 2
paragraph_text: Semi-final 2
  
  The second semi-final took place on 15 May 2025 at 21:00 CEST. Sixteen countries competed in the second semi-final. Those countries plus France, Germany and the United Kingdom, as well as non-participating countries under an aggregated "Rest of the World" vote, voted in this semi-final. The running order (R/O) was determined by the contest producers and was announced publicly on 27 March. In addition to the competing entries, the United Kingdom, France and Germany performed their entries during the show, appearing on stage after the entries from Austria, Georgia and Israel, respectively. Israel was awarded the most points in the semi-final, and qualified for the final alongside, in order of points total, Latvia, Finland, Greece, Austria, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Denmark, Malta, and Armenia. The countries that failed to reach the final were Australia, Czechia, Ireland, Serbia, Georgia, and Montenegro.
  
  This semi-final was opened by a monologue by Philip, a Eurovision fan, about the things he loves about the contest. The interval acts included a presentation on Swiss punctuality backed by a dance troupe performing an interpretive routine titled "On Time"; and four former participants performing their intended entries for the cancelled 2020 contest – Switzerland 's Gjon's Tears with " Répondez-moi ", Lithuania 's The Roop with " On Fire ", Azerbaijan 's Efendi with " Cleopatra ", and Malta 's Destiny with " All of My Love ". Co-presenter Sandra Studer performed the 1990 Italian winning entry, " Insieme: 1992 ", after the qualifiers were announced.