Celine Dion had never been due to ‘attend, perform, or present’ at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

In May the 2025 contest took place in Basel, Switzerland, with Austrian entrant JJ being crowned the winner with his song Wasted Love.

In the lead-up to the final, there was mounting speculation that Celine, 57, would take to the stage to mark 37 years since she won Eurovision for the host country in 1988.

After reports that the singer’s private jet had been seen in Basel, a message from her was aired during the first semi-final.

In it she reflected on the contest and how Switzerland ‘has always held a special place in [her] heart’.

‘It’s a country that believed in me and gave me the chance to be part of something so extraordinary, winning the Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland

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