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Sweden SWEDEN 2025 - KAJ - Bara bada bastu
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RainyWoods
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Aw happy you got a song you enjoyed through just now then
And haha, yeah I figured you wouldn't be into Victoria's song. The Countess Luann vibes be strong with that one 
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I want both Arwin and Scarlet in the final! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!
If this is the case, I'll let Victoria DTF now for @RainyWoods to have more plaesent finals!
If this is the case, I'll let Victoria DTF now for @RainyWoods to have more plaesent finals!
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Do you predict him as the next DTF?
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I wasn't sure at all as well, that's why I asked you...I think it was really taugh in top 4 here! Really really close..I wasn't sure at all to be honest, but I'm sad it's completely out.
I think Arwin and Ella are going to the final, but wish and hope for Dolly Style..
lavieenrose
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I'm going to write another post singing the praises of Melodifestivalen's production value by highlighting another huge plus it has over just about anywhere else: it's FAST. Sweden look to have exported "have a real budget" as the lesson for other NFs to learn, and that's all well and good, but I wouldn't be upset if exported "getting on with it" to just about anywhere else.
(Portugal, this isn't about you; do your thing, baby)
EDIT: got import and export conflated briefly
exported "getting on with it" to just about anywhere else.(Portugal, this isn't about you; do your thing, baby)
EDIT: got import and export conflated briefly
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YIHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!We did it!!!
Dolly Style is in the final!
Will see them live, finally in the final in the 4th attempt! So happy! 
YIHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Ugh. Not happy with the results from Finalkvalet. Ella had the most enjoyable song from those five. It's shaping up to be quite a good final, though with many enjoyable songs (which is rare for me). Hush Hush is probably my least favorite this year.
So, first off, Saga Ludvigsson's plastic country making #1 straight to the final was not what i expected at all, and i doubt many others did. No real idea what people saw in it, but i guess the others having disappointing performances helped it stand out. Though it continues a general trend this year of weak entries (that will probably be forgotten when this MF is done) ending up #1 in each semi and the real favorites going to final as #2.
So, Scarlet... great staging of course, maybe a bit underwhelming musically. What i don't like is that the industrial / metal element is really just used as a framing, the bulk of the song really is ABBA-esque dance pop, and the unnecessarily long and repetitive chorus takes up so much time, their vocal skills or anything else doesn't get enough room. The weird distorted vocals and other noisy elements of the studio version, which made much of its character, were also toned down in this version.
Staging was good but a bit dark, it was hard to see what was happening around them, and it sure was a lot. Overall, it would have been a pretty good entry for Sweden to send something new, but i'm all sold on the KAJ train now.
So Arwin... great singing talent, but the performance felt a bit bland and lacking in substance behind the flash, and the song is melodically weak, if somewhat creatively arranged and structured. I really thought he would make the final, but i can see him returning, good luck for the future.
Arvingarna, or is it Arwingarna... oh GOD that was hilariously mediocre! My parents, who are just in the target audience for this, thought it was awful and very inferior to their previous attempts. First off, the song is a packed conglomerate of over-used melodic and lyric cliches. Second, the staging, while it could have looked cool if it was done right, was obviously over their skill level. The result:
Disaster bop!
They obviously couldn't focus on their singing and had to be very careful not to trip on these stairs, which would of course have been outright physically dangerous. The vocals were outright bad at some points, weak for almost all of it. Also, their expression later on when they weren't sent to the final was pretty funny, clearly no disappointment there...
So, Vilhelm Buchaus... i'm sure "Elon Musk as a Americana singer-songwriter" is not a look anybody's begging for, but enough about that. The staging idea with it staying on his face almost all the time was done well, and not used often enough IMO. The song is slightly above the (very low) average for this genre in MF, and he did a convincing emotional delivery with strong vocals and stage presence, i thought he or Arwin would be 2nd place to Scarlet.
Finally, another disaster bop with Victoria, seriously, she couldn't sing at all! She sounded completely out of breath, and it was all flash & glitz around a bottom tier song with non-existant vocal skills. This was seriously a Gunilla Persson-level disaster, except better executed visually.
As for the "finalkval" voting.... i guess the result was pretty fair, i actually thought it would be Arwin, but Meira Omar is a fair choice, i just don't think the song is very strong. The selection was really drawn out, as everything this year. And you know their self-congratulation has reached the depths of desperation when they start getting nostalgic about their interval acts...
Also, anyone think if Ronny & Ragge had competed, they could have won?
But yeah, as for now, i'm completely down with KAJ as the winner, i guess Scarlet would be good but it would be a missed opportunity for Sweden to send something nobody would have expected before. They, or something similar can return, KAJ has everything set to win this year. Fortunately, don't think Måns has a great chance, his song doesn't stand out among the similar ones in the final.
So, Scarlet... great staging of course, maybe a bit underwhelming musically. What i don't like is that the industrial / metal element is really just used as a framing, the bulk of the song really is ABBA-esque dance pop, and the unnecessarily long and repetitive chorus takes up so much time, their vocal skills or anything else doesn't get enough room. The weird distorted vocals and other noisy elements of the studio version, which made much of its character, were also toned down in this version.
Staging was good but a bit dark, it was hard to see what was happening around them, and it sure was a lot. Overall, it would have been a pretty good entry for Sweden to send something new, but i'm all sold on the KAJ train now.
So Arwin... great singing talent, but the performance felt a bit bland and lacking in substance behind the flash, and the song is melodically weak, if somewhat creatively arranged and structured. I really thought he would make the final, but i can see him returning, good luck for the future.
Arvingarna, or is it Arwingarna... oh GOD that was hilariously mediocre! My parents, who are just in the target audience for this, thought it was awful and very inferior to their previous attempts. First off, the song is a packed conglomerate of over-used melodic and lyric cliches. Second, the staging, while it could have looked cool if it was done right, was obviously over their skill level. The result:
Disaster bop!
They obviously couldn't focus on their singing and had to be very careful not to trip on these stairs, which would of course have been outright physically dangerous. The vocals were outright bad at some points, weak for almost all of it. Also, their expression later on when they weren't sent to the final was pretty funny, clearly no disappointment there...
So, Vilhelm Buchaus... i'm sure "Elon Musk as a Americana singer-songwriter" is not a look anybody's begging for, but enough about that. The staging idea with it staying on his face almost all the time was done well, and not used often enough IMO. The song is slightly above the (very low) average for this genre in MF, and he did a convincing emotional delivery with strong vocals and stage presence, i thought he or Arwin would be 2nd place to Scarlet.
Finally, another disaster bop with Victoria, seriously, she couldn't sing at all! She sounded completely out of breath, and it was all flash & glitz around a bottom tier song with non-existant vocal skills. This was seriously a Gunilla Persson-level disaster, except better executed visually.
As for the "finalkval" voting.... i guess the result was pretty fair, i actually thought it would be Arwin, but Meira Omar is a fair choice, i just don't think the song is very strong. The selection was really drawn out, as everything this year. And you know their self-congratulation has reached the depths of desperation when they start getting nostalgic about their interval acts...
Also, anyone think if Ronny & Ragge had competed, they could have won?
But yeah, as for now, i'm completely down with KAJ as the winner, i guess Scarlet would be good but it would be a missed opportunity for Sweden to send something nobody would have expected before. They, or something similar can return, KAJ has everything set to win this year. Fortunately, don't think Måns has a great chance, his song doesn't stand out among the similar ones in the final.
Scarlet sucked today. No real idea for performance. Top thought was to hang these sado maso slaves during last chorus? Really? They should be there at start and it should be only the beginning.
The ginger girl did 90% of the job here, but she barely made these high notes.
On the other hand, I love it gave me Loboda vibes mixed wish schlager mixed with real housewives of Miami.
My personal star of the evening was the dude who had a concert like performance, first from his attic, then in front of the audience. That was a gem and top3 material right there. Possibly jury winner. They love blandness with idea.
The ginger girl did 90% of the job here, but she barely made these high notes.
On the other hand, I love it gave me Loboda vibes mixed wish schlager mixed with real housewives of Miami.
My personal star of the evening was the dude who had a concert like performance, first from his attic, then in front of the audience. That was a gem and top3 material right there. Possibly jury winner. They love blandness with idea.
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Which song in the final do you prefer?
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Copy and paste for my thoughts. But I know Klara is not winning this one sadly.
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Glad we agree. I think votes for a funny song will in the Eurovision final go to Estonia. The sauna song with KAJ is neither funny enough nor good enough to win Eurovision Klara has a chance with its lush presentation and good singing.
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The problem with Dolly Style is that they dress like japanese kawaii aesthetic from Japanese subculture while singing with cowboy hats and trying some countryeffort it feels plastic. Real cowboy outfits would have been better but I understand their stickh is to be in kawaiistyle.