Eurovision But Sexy 2025

The 4th season of ESCBS took place in Cansado (Mauritania) and Ceuta after Ali Bint Amar Techit, Fuel Fandango and Amadou & Mariam won in Ordino in the 2024 edition of the contest with their songs "Khaki Dunes Of The Moorish" and "Ruido".

47 countries took part in the contest - the largest number to date - 7 of these were making their debut in ESC But Sexy. The format remained mostly the same although the Pre-Qualifying Round increased from 16 to 15 songs after successive last-minute withdrawals, like previous years 8 would advance from this to the semi-finals. The semi-finals both consisted of 17 songs each. However, the Grand Final remained the same. The Big 6 this edition was made up of the six highest-placing entries from 2024: Mauritania, Ceuta, The Netherlands, Norway, Iceland and Armenia.

Pre-Qualification Round
15 countries competed in the Pre-Qualifying Round, all of which voted along with Big 6 members Armenia and Iceland.

The highlighted countries advanced to the Semi Finals.

Semi-Final 1
17 countries competed in the 1st Semi-Final, all of which voted along with Big 6 members Ceuta and Netherlands.

The highlighted countries advanced to the Grand Finale.

Semi-Final 2
17 countries competed in the 2nd Semi-Final, all of which voted along with Big 6 members Mauritania and Norway.

The highlighted countries advanced to the Grand Finale.

Other Countries
Eligibility for potential participation in ESCBS requires a national broadcaster with active ESCBSBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members has been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not. The following list of countries declined to state their reasons as shown below.

• Albania: the country withdrew because of bad results in previous years.

• Algeria: the country withdrew because there was no funds and artist suggestions given by the ESCBSBU foreign relations manager, Katherine Simpson-Parkinson

• Austria: the country withdrew due to the death of Queen Mamacita IV. It was stated by ORF that Austria will be present in 2026.

• Belarus: the country withdrew because of a staff member saying a word disrespectful for some people in the society.

• North Macedonia: the country withdrew due to the lack of song submissions.

• Romania: the country withdrew due to disagreement with last year's results.

• Slovakia: the country withdrew because of bad results in previous years.

• Tunisia: the country's broadcaster RTT, initially had confirmed the nation's participation in the contest. Although, Tunisia was not announced in the list of participating countries published by ESCBSBU. The reason for it is still unknown.