As preparations continue for the band KAJ, which will represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025, the Swedish national broadcaster has revealed the commentators for Eurovision 2025—and one of them is Petra Mede, who has hosted Eurovision three times!
Amid the preparations of KAJ, Sweden’s representative for Eurovision 2025 with the song “Bara Bada Bastu,” the Swedish national broadcaster has announced that Edward af Sillen and Petra Mede will be the commentators for the Swedish broadcast of the Eurovision 2025 Grand Final.
Af Sillen, a seasoned Eurovision commentator, has provided commentary every year since 2009 and will handle the semi-finals solo this year. For the first time ever, Petra Mede, who hosted Eurovision in 2013, 2016, and 2024, will join him in the commentary booth for the Grand Final
This marks the first time Petra Mede will serve as a commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest, after her extensive experience as a host: “It’s the first time I’ve had the honor of commentating on the Eurovision Song Contest, but fortunately it’s not the first time I’ve had the honor of working with Edward. The first makes me feel excited, the second makes me feel safe and happy.”
Sweden at Eurovision 2025:
“Bara bada bastu” (in English: “Just take a sauna”) is the title of the song that will be performed by band KAJ, who will represent Sweden in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2025, taking place on May 13 in Basel, Switzerland. The song was written by the band members – Kevin Holmström, Axel Åhman, and Jakob Norrgård – along with Anderz Wrethov, Kristoffer Strandberg, and Robert Skowronski.
Wrethov is no stranger to the Eurovision world, having written numerous Eurovision songs, including “We Will Rave” by Kaleen, who represented Austria in Eurovision 2024, “Fuego” by Eleni Foureira, who represented Cyprus in Eurovision 2018 and finished in second place, and “Voices” by Tusse, Sweden’s representative in Eurovision 2021. The song is performed in Finnish and Swedish.
Nowadays, Sweden leads the betting odds with 27% chance to win Eurovision 2025.
KAJ – Who Are You?
KAJ is a Swedish-Finnish music and comedy group from Vörå, Ostrobothnia, Finland, consisting of Kevin Holmström, Axel Åhman, and Jakob Norrgård. The group’s name is derived from the initials of its members’ first names. They are known for their humorous performances and songs primarily in Swedish, particularly in the Vörå dialect.
The group has released several albums, including “Professionella Pjasalappar” (2012), “Lokalproducerat Pjas” (2014), “Kom ti byin” (2016), “Gambämark” (2018), “Botnia Paradise” (2021), and “Karar i arbeit” (2024).
Sources: Eurovisionfun
Eurovision 2025: This will be Sweden’s 63rd participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Sweden joined the competition in 1958 and has won it seven times over the years. Sweden’s most recent victory was at Eurovision 2023 with the song “Tattoo,” performed by the singer Loreen.
