KAJ will represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025 with Bara Bada Bastu

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This morning saw the Grand Finale of Melodifestivalen and the Swedes have chosen KAJ to represent them in Basel with the song Bara Bada Bastu (Just take a sauna).

12 acts competed, but it was the Finnish comedy group made up of Kevin Holmström, Axel Åhman, and Jakob Norrgård who took the crown. The trio won the televote and came second with the juries to take the win over pre-contest favourite Måns Zelmerlöw by seven points.

Second place went to 2015 Eurovision winner Måns Zelmerlöw who narrowly won the jury vote and came second with the public. Greczula finished 3rd, coming fifth with the juries but third in the public vote.

Bara Bada Bastu was written by the trio in conjunction with Robert Skowronski , Kristofer Strandberg and Anderz Wrethov. This is the first time the trio have competed in Melodifestivalen.

About Bara Bada Bastu Jakob says -

"The song is about just taking a sauna, simply. It's a steaming hot pop song. Sauna pop, you could call it".

Full Results:

1. KAJ – Bara bada bastu - 164 points

2. Måns Zelmerlöw – Revolution - 157 points

3. Greczula – Believe Me - 103 points

4. Klara Hammarström – On and On and On - 77 points

5. Dolly Style – Yihaa - 75 points

6. John Lundvik – Voice of the Silent - 74 points

7. Scarlet – Sweet n' Psycho - 64 points

8. Annika Wickihalder – Life Again - 54 points

9. Erik Segerstedt – Show Me What Love Is - 51 points

10. Meira Omar – Hush Hush - 50 points

11. Maja Ivarsson – Kamikaze Life - 32 points

12. Saga Ludvigsson – Hate You So Much - 27 points

    
    

Jury Score:

1. Måns Zelmerlöw – Revolution - 76 points

2. KAJ – Bara bada bastu - 74 points

3. John Lundvik – Voice of the Silent - 49 points

4. Dolly Style – Yihaa - 48 points

5. Greczula – Believe Me - 47 points

6. Annika Wickihalder – Life Again - 36 points

7. Klara Hammarström – On and On and On - 34 points

8. Scarlet – Sweet n' Psycho - 31 points

9. Meira Omar – Hush Hush - 26 points

10. Erik Segerstedt – Show Me What Love Is - 24 points

11. Saga Ludvigsson – Hate You So Much - 17 points

12. Maja Ivarsson – Kamikaze Life - 2 points

    
    
    
    

Public Score:

1. KAJ – Bara bada bastu - 90 points

2. Måns Zelmerlöw – Revolution - 81 points

3. Greczula – Believe Me - 56 points

4. Klara Hammarström – On and On and On - 43 points

5. Scarlet – Sweet n' Psycho - 33 points

6. Maja Ivarsson – Kamikaze Life - 30 points

7. Dolly Style – Yihaa - 27 points

8. Erik Segerstedt – Show Me What Love Is - 27 points

9. John Lundvik – Voice of the Silent - 25 points

10. Meira Omar – Hush Hush - 24 points

11. Annika Wickihalder – Life Again - 18 points

12. Saga Ludvigsson – Hate You So Much - 10 points

Sweden debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 and has won seven times (1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, 2015, 2023). Last year, Marcus & Martinus won Melodifestivalen and represented Sweden with their entry Unforgettable which finished 9th at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

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