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==Contest overview==
==Contest overview==


The 2025 edition was organised by  
The 2025 edition was organised by [[Andy Brook]] from the [[United Kingdom in the Home Composed Song Contest|United Kingdom]].


Final show: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG-1jpQnuOw here].
There were 24 participating songs from a total of 12 different countries. Previous winner [[CornEL]] returned after a few years away and fellow winners [[Roy Vorland]] and [[Stefan Engel]] teamed up on an entry, while Eurovision alumnus Tor Endresen even made an appearance as a vocalist. Elsewhere, a notable milestone was achieved as Martin Kahnberg's "Y bore" was recognised as the 700th entry in Home Composed history. Not bad for a competition that began with five entrants swapping audio cassettes by mail back in [[Home Composed Song Contest 1991|1991]]!


In the scoreboard table, [[File:Gj1.png]] represents...  
Andy Brook recruited his musical collaborator Tiina Kolehmainen as co-host for the grand final, an impressive and entertaining show that can still be viewed in full [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIS__0dHIHQ here].  


24 participating songs, return of xyz. Unlike last year's close fight, ConstantX aka... prevailed on third (?) attempt...  
The 24 participant juries were joined by an internet-based public vote (shown as [[File:Gj6.png]] in the scoreboard table below) and no fewer than five guest juries. Online media were represented in the shape of the LGBTQ+ radio station GlitterBeam Radio ([[File:Gj1.png]]), the Swedish-language podcast Schlagervännerna ([[File:Gj2.png]], including past HCSC entrant Marcus Björkander) and the now-traditional jury from Radio International ([[File:Gj3.png]]). Past entrant Gniewko Paw ([[File:Gj4.png]]) contributed a youth perspective, while a jury from OGAE Ukraine ([[File:Gj5.png]]) was invited to give its views in recognition of Ukraine's status as reigning Home Composed champion and the hard work by the [[Home Composed Song Contest 2024|2024]] edition's organising team.
 
In contrast to last year's dead heat for first place, ConstantX a.k.a. [[Constantinos Karaiskos]] from the [[United Kingdom in the Home Composed Song Contest|United Kingdom]] was challenged for a while but ultimately pulled away for a fairly comfortable victory with the song "[[Summer Drifting]]", building on a very strong track record in the competition since making his debut in [[Home Composed Song Contest 2022|2022]].


==Entries and results==
==Entries and results==
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|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 01
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 01
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:gre.png]] [[Greece in the Home Composed Song Contest|Greece I]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Time Trip]]
| Artist Name
| Konstantinos Papoutsis
| Songwriter(s)
| Konstantinos Papoutsis
| Lyricist(s)
| n/a
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 149
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 02
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 02
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:swe.png]] [[Sweden in the Home Composed Song Contest|Sweden I]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Bomerang]]
| Artist Name
| Majo
| Songwriter(s)
| Majo
| Lyricist(s)
| Majo
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 65
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 03
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 03
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:swe.png]] [[Sweden in the Home Composed Song Contest|Sweden II]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Strength]]
| Artist Name
| Eva-Karin Håkansson
| Songwriter(s)
| Eva-Karin Håkansson
| Lyricist(s)
| Eva-Karin Håkansson
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 47
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 04
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 04
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Shattered Hearts]]
| Artist Name
| [[Roy Vorland]]
| Songwriter(s)
| Marcus Seiler
| Lyricist(s)
| [[Stefan Engel]]
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 97
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 05
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 05
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:uk.png]] [[United Kingdom in the Home Composed Song Contest|United Kingdom I]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Hubris Nemesis]]
| Artist Name
| Vulnerable
| Songwriter(s)
| Ray Holt, [[Martin Faulkner]], Andrew Donaldson
| Lyricist(s)
| Ray Holt
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 66
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 06
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 06
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:swe.png]] [[Sweden in the Home Composed Song Contest|Sweden II]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Y bore]]
| Artist Name
| Martin Kahnberg
| Songwriter(s)
| Martin Kahnberg
| Lyricist(s)
| Martin Kahnberg
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 29
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 07
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 07
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:uk.png]] [[United Kingdom in the Home Composed Song Contest|United Kingdom II]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[One And The Same]]
| Artist Name
| Lucidesque
| Songwriter(s)
| George Calland
| Lyricist(s)
| George Calland
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 72
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 08
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 08
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:alb.png]] [[Albania in the Home Composed Song Contest|Albania]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Përtej kohës]]
| Artist Name
| Ainhoa Feal
| Songwriter(s)
| Ainhoa Feal
| Lyricist(s)
| Ainhoa Feal
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 35
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 09
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 09
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:uk.png]] [[United Kingdom in the Home Composed Song Contest|United Kingdom III]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Summer Drifting]]
| Artist Name
| ConstantX
| Songwriter(s)
| [[Constantinos Karaiskos]], Chris Hall
| Lyricist(s)
| [[Constantinos Karaiskos]]
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 180
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 10
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 10
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:nor.png]] [[Norway in the Home Composed Song Contest|Norway I]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[When You Sleep]]
| Artist Name
| Tor Endresen
| Songwriter(s)
| Leslie Egerer
| Lyricist(s)
| Irene Ahnell
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 89
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 11
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 11
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:nor.png]] [[Norway in the Home Composed Song Contest|Norway II]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Ambient Love]]
| Artist Name
| Dreamerproject
| Songwriter(s)
| Dreamerproject
| Lyricist(s)
| n/a
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 51
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 12
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 12
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:irl.png]] [[Ireland in the Home Composed Song Contest|Ireland]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[A Lesson In Forgiveness]]
| Artist Name
| Lamph
| Songwriter(s)
| E. Jackson, C. Jackson
| Lyricist(s)
| E. Jackson, C. Jackson
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 20
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 13
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 13
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:esp.png]] [[Spain in the Home Composed Song Contest|Spain]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Until We Meet Again]]
| Artist Name
| Rafael de Alba
| Songwriter(s)
| Rafael de Alba
| Lyricist(s)
| Rafael de Alba
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 135
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 14
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 14
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany II]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[The Brain Cries Havoc!]]
| Artist Name
| Janneck Schmacke
| Songwriter(s)
| Janneck Schmacke
| Lyricist(s)
| Janneck Schmacke
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 57
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 15
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 15
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:uk.png]] [[United Kingdom in the Home Composed Song Contest|United Kingdom IV]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Gotta Getta Grip]]
| Artist Name
| Jimmy Andrews' Midlife Crisis
| Songwriter(s)
| Jim Brook, Andy Mendelson
| Lyricist(s)
| Jim Brook
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 19
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 16
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 16
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:gre.png]] [[Greece in the Home Composed Song Contest|Greece II]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Xenichtise me]]
| Artist Name
| Thanos and Dimitra
| Songwriter(s)
| Thanos Chasiotis
| Lyricist(s)
| Thanos Chasiotis
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 136
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 17
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 17
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:nor.png]] [[Norway in the Home Composed Song Contest|Norway III]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Young Girl]]
| Artist Name
| Billy Fraser
| Songwriter(s)
| Billy Fraser
| Lyricist(s)
| Billy Fraser
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 15
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 18
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 18
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany III]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Slovenly]]
| Artist Name
| Jan Wehner
| Songwriter(s)
| Jan Wehner
| Lyricist(s)
| Jan Wehner
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 9
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 19
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 19
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:nor.png]] [[Norway in the Home Composed Song Contest|Norway IV]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Fly Away]]
| Artist Name
| [[Gunnar B. Ingebrigtsen|Gunnar Bernhard Ingebrigtsen]]
| Songwriter(s)
| [[Gunnar B. Ingebrigtsen|Gunnar Bernhard Ingebrigtsen]]
| Lyricist(s)
| [[Gunnar B. Ingebrigtsen|Gunnar Bernhard Ingebrigtsen]]
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 82
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 20
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 20
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:ltu.png]] [[Lithuania in the Home Composed Song Contest|Lithuania]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Laiškas jai]]
| Artist Name
| Ignas Valiulis
| Songwriter(s)
| Ignas Valiulis
| Lyricist(s)
| Ignas Valiulis
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 62
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 21
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 21
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:fra.png]] [[France in the Home Composed Song Contest|France]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Kunstschutz]]
| Artist Name
| Serge Fourcade
| Songwriter(s)
| Serge Fourcade
| Lyricist(s)
| n/a
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 7
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 22
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 22
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:rom.png]] [[Romania in the Home Composed Song Contest|Romania I]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Lover Come Over]]
| Artist Name
| Floriana
| Songwriter(s)
| Adrian Mardan, Lukinich Atilla
| Lyricist(s)
| Floriana
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 137
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 23
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 23
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:rom.png]] [[Romania in the Home Composed Song Contest|Romania II]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[Da-mi vara inapoi]]
| Artist Name
| [[CornEL]]
| Songwriter(s)
| [[CornEL]]
| Lyricist(s)
| [[CornEL]]
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 124
|-
|-
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 24
| style="background:#fceecc;" | 24
| [[File:ger.png]] [[Germany in the Home Composed Song Contest|Germany I]]
| [[File:ita.png]] [[Italy in the Home Composed Song Contest|Italy]]
| [[Song Title]]
| [[When You Go]]
| Artist Name
| Cassidy Civet
| Songwriter(s)
| Nash Milani
| Lyricist(s)
| Nash Milani
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 57
|-
|-
|}
|}
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! Total
! Total
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Song Title
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Time Trip
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 00
| x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 149
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Bomerang
|  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 65
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Strength
|  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 47
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Shattered Hearts
|  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 97
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Hubris Nemesis
|  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 66
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Y bore
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 29
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | One And The Same
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 72
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Përtej kohës
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 35
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Summer Drifting
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 180
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | When You Sleep
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 89
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Ambient Love
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 51
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | A Lesson In Forgiveness
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 20
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Until We Meet Again
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 135
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | The Brain Cries Havoc!
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 57
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Gotta Getta Grip
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 19
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Xenichtise me
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 136
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Young Girl
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 15
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Slovenly
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 9
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Fly Away
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 82
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Laiškas jai
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 62
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Kunstschutz
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 7
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Lover Come Over
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 137
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Da-mi vara inapoi
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 124
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | When You Go
|  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 57
|-
|-
|}
|}
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<center>'''The host'''<br />[[File:2025host.jpg|center|200px|border|Andy Brook]]</center><br /><center>'''The logo'''<br />[[File:Hcsc2025logo.jpg|center|338px|border]]</center>
<center>'''The host'''<br />[[File:2023_15.jpg|center|200px|border|Andy Brook]]</center><br /><center>'''The logo'''<br />[[File:Hcsc2025logo.jpg|center|338px|border]]</center>


<br />{{HCSC}}
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Latest revision as of 09:06, 20 January 2026

Contest overview

The 2025 edition was organised by Andy Brook from the United Kingdom.

There were 24 participating songs from a total of 12 different countries. Previous winner CornEL returned after a few years away and fellow winners Roy Vorland and Stefan Engel teamed up on an entry, while Eurovision alumnus Tor Endresen even made an appearance as a vocalist. Elsewhere, a notable milestone was achieved as Martin Kahnberg's "Y bore" was recognised as the 700th entry in Home Composed history. Not bad for a competition that began with five entrants swapping audio cassettes by mail back in 1991!

Andy Brook recruited his musical collaborator Tiina Kolehmainen as co-host for the grand final, an impressive and entertaining show that can still be viewed in full here.

The 24 participant juries were joined by an internet-based public vote (shown as Gj6.png in the scoreboard table below) and no fewer than five guest juries. Online media were represented in the shape of the LGBTQ+ radio station GlitterBeam Radio (Gj1.png), the Swedish-language podcast Schlagervännerna (Gj2.png, including past HCSC entrant Marcus Björkander) and the now-traditional jury from Radio International (Gj3.png). Past entrant Gniewko Paw (Gj4.png) contributed a youth perspective, while a jury from OGAE Ukraine (Gj5.png) was invited to give its views in recognition of Ukraine's status as reigning Home Composed champion and the hard work by the 2024 edition's organising team.

In contrast to last year's dead heat for first place, ConstantX a.k.a. Constantinos Karaiskos from the United Kingdom was challenged for a while but ultimately pulled away for a fairly comfortable victory with the song "Summer Drifting", building on a very strong track record in the competition since making his debut in 2022.

Entries and results

Draw Country Song Title Performer Composer Lyricist Position Points
01 Gre.png Greece I Time Trip Konstantinos Papoutsis Konstantinos Papoutsis n/a 2 149
02 Swe.png Sweden I Bomerang Majo Majo Majo 12 65
03 Swe.png Sweden II Strength Eva-Karin Håkansson Eva-Karin Håkansson Eva-Karin Håkansson 17 47
04 Ger.png Germany I Shattered Hearts Roy Vorland Marcus Seiler Stefan Engel 7 97
05 Uk.png United Kingdom I Hubris Nemesis Vulnerable Ray Holt, Martin Faulkner, Andrew Donaldson Ray Holt 11 66
06 Swe.png Sweden II Y bore Martin Kahnberg Martin Kahnberg Martin Kahnberg 19 29
07 Uk.png United Kingdom II One And The Same Lucidesque George Calland George Calland 10 72
08 Alb.png Albania Përtej kohës Ainhoa Feal Ainhoa Feal Ainhoa Feal 18 35
09 Uk.png United Kingdom III Summer Drifting ConstantX Constantinos Karaiskos, Chris Hall Constantinos Karaiskos 1 180
10 Nor.png Norway I When You Sleep Tor Endresen Leslie Egerer Irene Ahnell 8 89
11 Nor.png Norway II Ambient Love Dreamerproject Dreamerproject n/a 16 51
12 Irl.png Ireland A Lesson In Forgiveness Lamph E. Jackson, C. Jackson E. Jackson, C. Jackson 20 20
13 Esp.png Spain Until We Meet Again Rafael de Alba Rafael de Alba Rafael de Alba 5 135
14 Ger.png Germany II The Brain Cries Havoc! Janneck Schmacke Janneck Schmacke Janneck Schmacke 14 57
15 Uk.png United Kingdom IV Gotta Getta Grip Jimmy Andrews' Midlife Crisis Jim Brook, Andy Mendelson Jim Brook 21 19
16 Gre.png Greece II Xenichtise me Thanos and Dimitra Thanos Chasiotis Thanos Chasiotis 4 136
17 Nor.png Norway III Young Girl Billy Fraser Billy Fraser Billy Fraser 22 15
18 Ger.png Germany III Slovenly Jan Wehner Jan Wehner Jan Wehner 23 9
19 Nor.png Norway IV Fly Away Gunnar Bernhard Ingebrigtsen Gunnar Bernhard Ingebrigtsen Gunnar Bernhard Ingebrigtsen 9 82
20 Ltu.png Lithuania Laiškas jai Ignas Valiulis Ignas Valiulis Ignas Valiulis 13 62
21 Fra.png France Kunstschutz Serge Fourcade Serge Fourcade n/a 24 7
22 Rom.png Romania I Lover Come Over Floriana Adrian Mardan, Lukinich Atilla Floriana 3 137
23 Rom.png Romania II Da-mi vara inapoi CornEL CornEL CornEL 6 124
24 Ita.png Italy When You Go Cassidy Civet Nash Milani Nash Milani 14 57

Scoreboard

Juries
Gre1.png Swe1.png Swe2.png Ger1.png Uk1.png Swe3.png Uk2.png Alb.png Uk3.png Nor1.png Nor2.png Irl.png Esp.png Ger2.png Uk4.png Gre2.png Nor3.png Ger3.png Nor4.png Ltu.png Fra.png Rom1.png Rom2.png Ita.png Gj1.png Gj2.png Gj3.png Gj4.png Gj5.png Gj6.png Total
Time Trip x 149
Bomerang x 65
Strength x 47
Shattered Hearts x 97
Hubris Nemesis x 66
Y bore x 29
One And The Same x 72
Përtej kohës x 35
Summer Drifting x 180
When You Sleep x 89
Ambient Love x 51
A Lesson In Forgiveness x 20
Until We Meet Again x 135
The Brain Cries Havoc! x 57
Gotta Getta Grip x 19
Xenichtise me x 136
Young Girl x 15
Slovenly x 9
Fly Away x 82
Laiškas jai x 62
Kunstschutz x 7
Lover Come Over x 137
Da-mi vara inapoi x 124
When You Go x 57

Media

HCSC 2025 winner: ConstantX - Summer Drifting


Recap of all HCSC 2025 songs in draw order
The host
Andy Brook


The logo
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Home Composed Song Contest
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30 Years Of HCSC: Greatest Hits

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Statistics
Winners · Medal table: Countries · Medal table: Participants · Most entries: Countries · Most entries: Participants

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