Just one month before the Eurovision final, the country has already won the musical contest seven times, is again the big favorite of the bookmakers, with 29% chance of winning, writes news.ro.
Sweden won the first trophy in 1974 thanks to the Waterloo play played by the ABBA band. This year, representatives of the Nordic country are Finns, this being a premiere.
The Kaj-Kevin, Axel and Jakob trio-was chosen to try to win the 8th trophy for the benefit of the kingdom.
“Bada Bastu Bar” (“Just Have a Sauna”) is a tribute to the art of sauna on the rhythm of the accordion, in Swedish, their mother tongue, because they are part of the Swedish language community in Finland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk3homhaeqy
This unusual title, with its rectifying chorus, does not resemble those presented by the Scandinavian country in previous years.
“Sweden has become accustomed to something very produced, almost glossy, but today I have the impression that the public is a little more sensitive to several asperities, more originality, more singularity,” said Fabien Randanne, 20-minute journalist and a specialist in Eurovision.
Sweden's last victory was in 2023, with the “Tattoo” pop play by the artist Loreen, who had already won the European competition in 2012.
Just one month before the final of May 17 from Basel, Switzerland, all bets are still far from completed. According to betting houses, Austria has a 19% chance of winning thanks to JJ's “Wasted Love” song, a 23 -year -old contranet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iestnpxvio
In the ranking of betting houses, France ranks 3rd, with 10%. Known to the general public in France in the last ten years, the singer and actress Louane will compete with “Maman”, a very personal song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj2dtslcnni
Israel ranks 4th in the betting ranking, with 6% chance of winning. Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the Nova festival attacked by Hamas on October 7, will compete with the ballad “New Day Will Rise”, sung in English, Hebrew and French.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3belu4z6-u
The Netherlands ranks 5th, with 5% chance of winning. Pop artist Claude Kiambe will interpret “C'est La Vie”, a song in English and French.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hehwr5k9pd0
Romania and the Republic of Moldova do not participate in Eurovision 2025
Romania will not participate in this year's edition of the Eurovision competition. The president-general director of the Romanian Television, Dan Turturică, said that our country will return to the competition when “the relationship between TVR and the music producers in Romania will be reset”, according to Pro FM.
“The decision not to participate in Eurovision was taken in the Board of Directors. The first years of my mandate militated to continue participating in this project. Unfortunately, the arguments against them have become more and more numerous and finally the decision was that at least, for the moment, to not participate. The Romanian music producers will be reset. said Dan Turturică, quoted by News.ro.
Last year, public television did not organize national selection for financial reasons. In 2023, our country did not qualify in the Eurovision final.
The Republic of Moldova announced at the beginning of the year that it is withdrawn from Eurovision 2025 as a result of “economic, administrative and artistic challenges”.
“The decision was not an easy one, but necessary in the current context. This year's national selection highlighted certain challenges, including a decrease in the interest of the public and the general quality of the pieces and artistic benefits. This fact has generated a negative perception among the specialists and the public, emphasizing the need for a substantial reform,” Durnescu.
