BASEL The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest kicked off on May 13 with a semi-final filled with pyrotechnics, color and a dramatic sweep of music . Fifteen acts from across the continent battled on the state-of-the-art stage in Basel for 10 places in the Eurovision final to be held on May 17. After performing action-packed, three-minute set-pieces, their fate was decided not by the 6,500 Eurovision fans packing the St. Jakobshalle arena, but by millions of television viewers. Comedy trio KAJ, who are