When the song “Revolution” was released on the internet, I was 100% percent sure that Mans Zelmerlow would grab the trophy at the Melodifestivalen. The song follows the classic Sweden pop song formula, which should be a Eurovision fans’ favourite. Look at its stage production. It is meticulously designed and will leave fans an impactful memory of the performance.
I am not particularly pleased to see Mans Zelmerlow at Eurovision again, though he’s an icon. The song is not a total breakthrough. It creates fireworks but not excitement.
After finding out the news that NAPA won the Festival da Canção 2025, the news of KAJ winning also popped up on the internet.
I hadn’t followed Melodifestivalen, therefore had no clue about KAJ.
To my big surprise, Bara bada bastu (Let’s just go to sauna) is nothing like a Swedish pop song, but a truly fun song about sauna. The staging is excellent. Why did KAJ write a song about sauna which originated in Finland?
The band is actually based in Finland, though the group performs mostly in Swedish. How amazing it is that Sweden finally sends a song in their own language rather than English!
After all, Eurovision is the best occasion for fans to appreciate European languages other than English.
In the meantime, I just wonder if fans now prefer more honest and genuine performances like KAJ or NAPA while the highly commercial songs are pursued, but to a lesser extent.
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