Kross-European Song Kontest of 1925

This was the 6th edition of the KESK contests.

Hosting
The company had 20 cities possible for hosting the contest. The Swiss government narrowed the cities to just 3. The cities were then voted on, but the voting remained secret. Zürich won the internal selections, causing the contest to be hosted in there.

Participants
Very early, only 3 months after ending the 1924 contest, 7 countries confirmed their participation: United Kingdom,  Greece,  France,  Belgium,  The Netherlands,  Germany, and  Bulgaria (debutant). In the following week Italy and  Switzerland also confirmed. After another 2 months Spain announced they would participate, while  Lithuania withdrew. In January Norway,  Sweden,  Denmark,  Estonia and  Latvia all confirmed. Finally, in February, the last country, Yugoslavia, confirmed they would participate. Portugal missed the deadline, so they couldn't take part in this edition.

Elimination Round
Since the stage in Zürich was frequently used for various events, the 1925 contest introduced the idea of an elimination round, in which 12 countries would participate, from which 8 would join the Big 3 ( France, The Netherlands,  United Kingdom) and the host  Switzerland in the Grand Final.

Grand Final
The Grand Final happened on 19th of April 1925.

Other countries
Luxembourg - The country confirmed they wouldn't return to the contest in Switzerland in December of 1924.

Hungary - The Hungarian broadcaster expressed interest in the contest. The country did not enter the contest in 1925 because of political problems.

Poland - Poland was spectating the contest since 1921, and they said they may join the contest in 1926 or 1927.

Ireland - The Irish television seemed interested in the contest. The presenter said they may debut soon.