TiBB Music Festival: Auckland 18 starts on 11 October 2025 at 21:00 CET/20:00 BT/15:00 EDT!
Winner
🇳🇿 Jude Kelly
Semi-Final
Saturday, 7 June 2025, 21:00 CEST
Semi-Final Results
Friday, 13 June 2025, 21:00 CEST
Grand Final
Sunday, 15 June 2025, 21:00 CEST
Grand Final Results
Sunday, 22 June 2025, 21:00 CEST
Venue & Location
🇳🇿 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand
Host Broadcaster
Television New Zealand (TVNZ)
Presented by
Oriini Kaipara
Executive Producer
Bettina Hollings
Executive Supervisor
Delilah Crawford
No. of Participants
30
No. of Finalists
20
Gin Wigmore brought the contest to Aotearoa for the first time. Jude Kelly's Clarence keeps the contest on home soil.
After Gin Wigmore won the sixteenth edition with her song "Black Sheep", the contest flies to the southern hemisphere for the third time, this time in Auckland, New Zealand.
At the conclusion of the final, it was announced that with 335 points, New Zealand became the third country to win twice and the first country to win on two consecutive occasions.
TiBB Shapes Music
As the original logo for the contest returns with a standardised graphics package; a new permanent slogan would be created.
For all successive contests from this edition onwards, TiBB Shapes Music would be the permanent slogan.
Return of the Big 6
From this edition onwards, the Big 6 rule returns: the top 6 of the previous edition would automatically qualify. As the top 6 of the previous edition, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, and United States will automatically qualify for the final.
A History-making presenter
This edition, New Zealand broadcaster, journalist, and translator and interpreter of Maōri and English, Oriini Kaipara will present the contest. In 2019, she was the first person with a moko kauae facial tattoo to present mainstream television news.
Kia ora Auckland!
The TBU Reference Group on 24 March 2025 revealed that Spark Arena would become the third city in the Southern Hemisphere to play host of the contest. Combined with the arena's location in downtown Auckland, the bustling cityscapes, and its proximity to nearby hotels and the airport, Auckland was the prime choice for the contest's first outing to New Zealand. On 7, 12, 14 and 21 June, it will be the sixteenth city to play host to the TiBB Music Festival.
The Semi-Final Continues
The TBU Reference Group on 24 March 2025 revealed that like the previous edition, due to the number of countries participating (30 countries), the single semi-final would return. As the Big 6, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, and United States would automatically qualify, with 14 songs qualifying from the semi-final. All semi-finalists will be able to vote in the final.
R/O
Country
Artist
Song
Pts.
Rank
01
🇲🇱 Mali
Amadou & Mariam ft. Manu Chao
Sénégal Fast Food
59
15th
02
🏴 Scotland
Amy Macdonald
Is This What You've Been Waiting For?
85
10th
03
🇹🇷 Türkiye
Mehmet Yenigün
Bebeğim
3
24th
04
🇲🇽 Mexico
Thalía
Don't Look Back
60
13th
05
🇦🇹 Austria
Falco
Rock Me Amadeus
125
5th
06
🇩🇪 Germany
Bernhard Brink
Stärker als die Ewigkeit
11
22nd
07
🏴 England
Charlotte OC
Colour My Heart
33
19th
08
🇩🇰 Denmark
Lukas Graham
Cheat Code
105
7th
09
🇹🇼 Taiwan
babyMINT
LUCY!!!!!!
6
23rd
10
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Samuel Welton
Echte Liefde is te Koop
32
20th
11
🇰🇷 South Korea
BABYMONSTER
Billionaire
182
1st
12
🇨🇦 Canada
Tyler Shaw
Woman On The Moon
110
6th
13
🇪🇬 Egypt
Sharmoofers ft. Akram Hosny
Zambahola
42
17th
14
🇨🇿 Czechia
Ewa Farna
Nie znam tego miejsca
25
21st
15
🇯🇵 Japan
Perfume
Chocolate Disco
66
11th
16
🇵🇱 Poland
LUNA
The Tower
143
3rd
17
🇸🇲 San Marino
Elliot Lee
Pink (Freak)
35
18th
18
🇦🇺 Australia
Tina Arena
Show Me Heaven
178
2nd
19
🇫🇮 Finland
Erika Vikman
Syntisten pöytä
95
9th
20
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Elestee
Butterflies
60
14th
21
🇧🇧 Barbados
Rihanna ft. David Guetta
Right Now
48
16th
22
🇸🇪 Sweden
NONONO
Pumpin Blood
127
4th
23
🇳🇴 Norway
Skrellex
Love Again
104
8th
24
🇲🇪 Montenegro
Andrea Demirović
Just Get Out Of My Life
64
12th
R/O
Country
Artist
Song
Pts.
Rank
01
🇫🇮 Finland
Erika Vikman
Syntisten pöytä
199
7th
02
🇳🇿 New Zealand
Jude Kelly 🏆
Clarence
335
1st
03
🇯🇵 Japan
Perfume
Chocolate Disco
121
15th
04
🇬🇷 Greece
Helena Paparizou
My Number One
166
10th
05
🇲🇽 Mexico
Thalía
Don't Look back
196
8th
06
🇳🇴 Norway
Skrellex
Love Again
160
11th
07
🇦🇺 Australia
Tina Arena
Show Me Heaven
188
9th
08
🇺🇸 United States
Aly & AJ
What It Feels Like
94
17th
09
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Elestee
Butterflies
130
14th
10
🇨🇦 Canada
Tyler Shaw
Woman On The Moon
61
20th
11
🇲🇪 Montenegro
Andrea Demirović
Just Get Out Of My Life
93
18th
12
🇮🇹 Italy
Damiano David
Born with a Broken Heart
284
3rd
13
🏴 Scotland
Amy Macdonald
Is This What You've Been Waiting For?
233
6th
14
🇵🇱 Poland
LUNA
The Tower
317
2nd
15
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
HBz x LIZOT x 2 Engel & Charlie
Bisschen Spaß
131
13th
16
🇰🇷 South Korea
BABYMONSTER
Billionaire
256
4th
17
🇦🇹 Austria
Falco
Rock Me Amadeus
239
5th
18
🇸🇪 Sweden
NONONO
Pumpin Blood
143
12th
19
🇩🇰 Denmark
Lukas Graham
Cheat Code
74
19th
20
🇮🇪 Ireland
The Script ft. will.i.am
Hall of Fame
188
16th
Starting with the this edition, the wiki-tables will only be available on the contest's wiki page.
Only the detailed breakdown of the results of the Semi-Final and Final will be seen on the website.
For country-by-country breakdown of the results of the Semi-Final televoting, click here.
For country-by-country breakdown of the results of the Grand Final jury voting and televoting, click here.