Sweden 2025: KAJ - Bara bada bastu (1 Viewer)

[Penelope]

People have interestingly started to float the balloon that this could be a relative dud on the night. I still don't think so, but I could see it!

 

[Soldi]

Not sure how it’s still the favourite to WIN?!

 

[lolly]

It's one of relatively few which sticks after one listen, which surely won't do it any harm.

 

[VoR]

I think at worst it tanks the jury and sweeps the televote in Finland, Norway, Estonia, Denmark and Iceland, which is a minimum of 50-100 points right there. (I think the juries in those countries will treat it quite kindly too, even if the rest of the world is a bit nonplussed).

So I think upper mid-table is the worst it can realistically do, and I expect it to go higher than that. Not sure I buy it as the frontrunner though.

 

[Kratz]

People have interestingly started to float the balloon that this could be a relative dud on the night. I still don't think so, but I could see it!

 

[Apoca]

I can’t quite see a scenario where it wins either (but it’ll be Top 10, probably Top 5 for sure) - but the same statement rings true for the other entries. The front runners in 2021-2023 were much clearer, this year could be a 2011 redux.

 

[Devil]

I could see this winning.

 

[VoR]

I'd love it if this was a year when something nobody's really looking at really came alive with the staging and swept into contention.

Bring it home, Cyprus!

 

[Lucille]

BALLER UP!

 

[Kratz]

Remember Mon…

Oh forget it.

 

[VoR]

They were forced to endure Richard Madeley on GMB this morning.

 

[AGinAg (38)]

The the recently revived Duolingo owl is behind Sweden. I'm calling it the winner.

 

[wildchild]

In Finland they have 7M overall Spotify streams while Erika has 5M.

 

[straightorbroken]

Almost crashed the car hearing 24K Gold thanks to Spotify's algorithm. I did think "oh please not Eurovision" so I guess I got my wish

It's really up there for 2025's galvanic banger category.

 

[straightorbroken]

Oh my god, not Hush Hush as well. Another beaut thrown up today, I thought I was discovering so much hot and fresh new music

 

[Kratz]

Honestly, the choices they had

Hush Hush
24K Gold
On And On And On
I LOVE IT!

and Sweden sent…this

 

[Lucille]

Back on the subject of KAJ this was fun last night in Madrid.

 

[straightorbroken]

Honestly, the choices they had

Hush Hush
24K Gold
On And On And On
I LOVE IT!

and Sweden sent…this

Completely forgot about OAOAO - that one I actually knew about. 3 incredible prolapsers. I need to actually watch this thing next year for sure.

 

[Dark Carnival]

Back on the subject of KAJ this was fun last night in Madrid.

Don’t get it twisted, no cunt was served by Kaj.

 

[Soldi]

I’d say this is the front runner now. It’s easily going to net a 300+ televote score.

 

[Broomhelga]

The juries should bury this.

 

[D5K]

The juries should bury this.

They should but I don’t think they will. Our only hope is some other country really bringing some amazing staging.

 

[Tisch]

The juries should bury this.

Why "should" they? It's fun, well performed, a crowd pleaser, a bit different, simple but effective staging...

Just because a song falls into the "fun" category doesn't mean the juries need to be poe-faced about it. There is clearly an absolute chasm between this and the likes of I Don't Feel Hate or Moustache.

 

[Tisch]

Anyway, vote KANT! Juries gonna love it!

 

[VoR]

The international juries ranked it well at Melfest, so I don’t see why they wouldn’t do similarly at Eurovision if it’s a clear standout.

Also Rim Tim Tagi Dim and Cha Cha Cha were both top six with the juries.

 

[Kratz]

I don’t think the juries should or will bury it - it’s feels like the favourite. I can stand it but it is clearly very popular.