Competition in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest kicks off Tuesday, with performers from 15 countries battling it out in Basel, Switzerland during the first of two semifinals of the pan-continental music extravaganza.
The lineup includes bookies’ favorite KAJ, a trio of Swedish-speaking Finns representing Sweden with “Bara Bada Bastu” – an upbeat ode to steam and heat whose title translates roughly as “just take a sauna” – and Dutch singer Claude, whose ballad “C’est La Vie” is another favorite with oddsmakers.
