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The Guardian - UK
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Angelica Frey

Sauna fiends, space dogs and Jesus Christ Superstar: it’s the 10 best Eurovision songs of 2025!

Estonia's Tommy Cash performs Espresso Macchiato during the dress rehearsal for the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in Basel, Switzerland.
Will he be your cup of tea? … Estonia's Tommy Cash performs Espresso Macchiato at the dress rehearsal for the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in Basel, Switzerland. Photograph: Georgios Kefalas/EPA

Erika Vikman – Ich Komme (Finland)

What would Eurovision be without sexually explicit songs? Australia’s Milkshake Man by Go-Jo is quite self-explanatory; the standout is Finland’s Erika Vikman with Ich Komme (“I am coming” in German). Set to a four-on-the-floor beat and Eurodance instrumental, the track bursts with unrestrained hands-in-the-air energy. Vikman sings of pleasure, ecstasy and a state of trance with a vigour reminiscent of Norway’s 2023 entry Queen of the Kings, by Alessandra. Vikman hails from a family of Finnish tango musicians – her mother and sister are both active in the genre – and she herself embraced it early in her career. Still, back in 2020, her breakout hit was another sex-positive, disco-inspired anthem: Cicciolina, which celebrates the boldness and self-determination of the Hungarian-born porn star Ilona Staller.

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