KAJ (group)

KAJ are a Swedish-speaking Finnish music and comedy group from Vörå, Ostrobothnia in Finland. The group are part of the Finland-Swedish cultural and mainly perform in Swedish with lyrics in the Vörå dialect. The group consists of Kevin Holmström, Axel Åhman and Jakob Norrgård. The group represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "".

Background
Axel Åhman and Jakob Norrgård became close friends when they first met in Vörå through football. Kevin Holmström got to know Axel adter they met at a motocross track in Röukas, where they helped to push Axel's stalled Suzuki out of the woods. Kevin and Jakob first met at a school disco in Maxmo, where they both had Axel as a mutual friend. The group  then later attended the same school where they strengthened their friendship and eventually formed the group in 2009.

Career
The group released their debut studio album, Professionella pjasalappar, on 30 June 2012. Their second studio album, Lokalproducerat pjas, was released on 27 September 2014 and includes the singles "Heimani i skick" and "Jåo nåo e ja jåo YOLO ja nåo". Their third studio album, Kom ti byin, was released on 9 October 2016 and includes the singles "Pa to ta na kako?" and "Taco hej (me gusta)". Their fourth studio album, Gambämark, was released on 14 September 2018. Their fifth studio album, Born to Börn, was released on 14 June 2019 under the name Vörjeans. The album includes the single "Volvoräägör". Their sixth studio album, Botnia Paradise, was released on 10 December 2021. Their seventh studio album, Karar i arbeit, was released on 10 May 2024. The album peaked at number 32 on the Finnish Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Firmans man" and "Dansgolv". In November 2024, the group were announced as one of the participants of Melodifestivalen 2025 with the song "". The group competed in the fourth heat on 22 February 2025 in Malmö and qualified directly to the final on 8 March. In the Final the group won finishing with 164 points, they finished second with the Jury and won the public vote, thus becoming the Swedish representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel. They released their debut compilation album, Sauna Collection, on 16 May 2025 and peaked at number one on the Finnish Albums Chart. The album includes their Eurovision 2025 song "". On 17 May 2025, Kaj finished in 4th place at Eurovision.

Members
  (born 12 December 1993)
  (born 6 February 1993)
  (born 22 March 1993)

Discography
Studio albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions FIN  Released: 30 June 2012
 Label: Self-released
 Formats: CD, digital download, streaming —  Released: 27 September 2014
 Label: Self-released
 Formats: CD, digital download, streaming —  Released: 9 October 2016
 Label: Pjas Productions
 Formats: CD, digital download, streaming —  Released: 14 September 2018
 Label: Pjas Productions
 Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — Born to Börn Released: 14 June 2019
 Label: Pjas Productions
 Formats: CD, digital download, streaming —  Released: 10 December 2021
 Label: Pjas Productions
 Formats: CD, digital download, streaming —  Released: 10 May 2024
 Label: Self-released
 Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 32 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Live albums
 Title Details KAJ 10 (Live) Released: 7 May 2020
 Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Compilation albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions FIN SWE Sauna Collection Release date: 16 May 2025
 Label: Warner Music Sweden
 Formats: LP, CD 1  9

Singles
 Title Year Peak chart positions Album FIN AUT GER IRE NL NOR SWE SWI UK "Heimani i skick" 2013 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Lokalproducerat pjas "" 2014 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "" 2015 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Kom ti byin "" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Paavos Barkbrö" (live) 2017 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  "Volvoräägör" 2019 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Born to Börn "Text-TV" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — rowspan="4"  "Vems pojk e do?" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Rejpelts Miss Valborg" 2022 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Håo Håo Vööbåo" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Firmans man"2024 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Karar i arbeit "Dansgolv" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "" 2025 1  7  24  50  12  1  1  4  48 Sauna Collection "Mosquito" 15  —  —  —  —  —  35  —  — rowspan="2"  "Karaoke" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

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References

Other websites
 Official website

Category:2009 establishments in Europe
Category:2000s establishments in Finland
Category:Finnish musical groups
Category:Musical trios
Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants
Category:Musical groups established in 2009