Despite Celine Dion's Eurovision message, host hasn't given up hope of an appearance<br /><br />Despite a video message from Celine Dion implying that Switzerland's biggest Eurovision star would not make it to the 2025 contest, the contest's host said she had not given up hope on Wednesday, May 13.<br /><br />There had been speculation that Canadian Dion, who until last year was Switzerland's most recent winner with 1988's "Ne partez pas sans moi," would make an appearance at the contest in Basel.<br /><br />But she sent an emotional video message played during the semi final on Tuesday, May 12, where she told fans she would "love nothing more than to be with you," implying that she would not.<br /><br />But host Sandra Studer, herself a former Eurovision contestant, told a press conference on Wednesday that she still had hope.<br /><br />"I think what we can say is that we didn't lose hope yet, so there is still some hope that she could come. But honestly, I don't know," she said.<br /><br />REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br /> <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#tmtnews<br />#celinedion<br />#eurovision2025
