Competition has kicked off in the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with sauna-loving Swedish entry KAJ gaining a place in the final and five countries going home after the first of two semi-finals in the pan-continental music extravaganza. Performers from 15 countries battled it out in front of thousands of fans in Basel, Switzerland for 10 spots in Saturday’s final, with the result decided by viewers’ votes. Betting market favourites KAJ, a trio of Swedish-speaking Finns, performed Bara Bada Bastu, a catchy ode to steam and heat whose title translates roughly as “just take a sauna”, accompanied by dancers dressed as...