Kiss Kiss Goodbye
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| Single by Adonxs | ||||
| Released | 7 March 2025 | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | Warner | |||
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| "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 entry | ||||
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| Language | English | |||
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| Semi-final result | 12th | |||
| Semi-final points | 29 | |||
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| ◄ "Pedestal" (2024) | ||||
"Kiss Kiss Goodbye" is a song by Slovak singer-songwriter Adonxs. It was written by Adonxs, George Masters-Clark, Ines Coulon, Lorenzo Calvo, Michaela Charvátová and Ronald Janeček. The acoustic version was first presented on 4 February 2025 while the studio version was released on 7 March. It represented Czechia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Eurovision Song Contest
Internal selection
On 11 December 2024, ČT announced that Adonxs, would represent Czechia in Basel, while the song "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" was announced as the Czech entry on 31 January 2025.[1][2] Adonxs and the song were selected in various rounds by a ten-member international jury consisting of music professionals and former Eurovision entrants, a demoscopic jury consisting of 900 members from three countries, and a focus group.[3] An acoustic version of the song was presented to the public on 4 February 2025 during the first semi-final of the 2025 Maltese national final, while its studio version was released on 7 March.[2]
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May and the final on 17 May 2025.[4] During the allocation draw held on 28 January 2025, the Czech Republic was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the second half of the show.[5] Adonxs was later drawn to perform 12th, after Denmark's Sissal and before Luxembourg's Laura Thorn.[6] The Czech Republic did not qualify for the final.[7]
For its Eurovision performance, the staging was led by the creative director and lighting designer Matyáš Vorda and camera director Vít Bělohradský, the same team behind Czechia’s Eurovision stagings since 2022. František Čech was also appointed as the stage choreographer.[8]
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Lithuania (AGATA)[9] | 92 |
| Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[10] | 34 |
References
- ^ "ADONXS will be singing for Czechia at Basel 2025". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ a b Granger, Anthony (2025-01-31). "🇨🇿 Czechia: Adonxs to Sing "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" Eurovision 2025". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ^ Farren, Neil (2024-12-11). "🇨🇿 Czechia: Adonxs to Eurovision 2025". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "Basel will host Eurovision Song Contest 2025". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ^ "Eurovision 2025: Semi-Final Draw Results". Eurovision.tv (Press release). European Broadcasting Union. 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ "Eurovision semi-finals running order announced". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "Eurovision 2025: The Second Semi-Final Qualifiers". Eurovision.TV. European Broadcasting Union. 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
- ^ Conte, Davide (2 May 2025). "Czechia: Creative Team for Eurovision 2025 Revealed". Eurovoix News. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "2025 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 22. týden 2025 in the date selector. Retrieved 2 June 2025.