The Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast

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Apr 30, 2024 • 23min

Ep20: Nemo & Sarah Bonnici

Sarah Bonnici from Malta shares her Eurovision dream and putting her career on hold, while Nemo of Switzerland discusses their elaborate staging for The Code. They talk about hitch-hiking to Malmö, making friends with other contestants, and the challenges of representing their countries on the Eurovision stage.
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Apr 29, 2024 • 23min

Ep19: Baby Lasagna

Guest Marko, Croatia's Baby Lasagna, known for anthem Rim Tim Dagi Dim, talks about love of cats and hometown reception. Discussion includes lasagna love, hair color, cultural heritage, feline friends, martial arts to singing career transition, and unplanned success in music industry.
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Apr 28, 2024 • 33min

Ep18: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil, LUNA, Silia Kapsis

Ukrainian artists alyona alyona & Jerry Heil discuss their Eurovision journey and rap skills. LUNA from Poland talks about influences and staging. Silia Kapsis from Cyprus teases a Eurovision supergroup. The podcast includes insights on rehearsals, forming a Eurovision Spice Girls group, chess symbolism, tower climbing metaphor, and inspiration from Bjork.
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Apr 25, 2024 • 59min

Ep17: Conchita & Friends LIVE

It’s a very special episode of the podcast recorded in front of a LIVE audience at the London Eurovision Party. Steve welcomes Conchita on stage to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their iconic win in Copenhagen. They discuss the impact of Rise Like A Phoenix, working on the Eurovision movie and the perils of skiing. Gustaph (Belgium, 2023) and Keiino (Norway, 2019) also share their Eurovision memories and stories. From the Class of 2024, Malta’s Sarah Bonnici, Ireland’s Bambie Thug, Austria’s Kaleen and Belgium’s Mustii drop in too. Thank you to the London Eurovision Party for hosting us.The Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast is produced and presented for the EBU by Steve Holden. The theme music is composed by Machine Sound. Visual design by Chris Fox and Ángela Espejo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 18, 2024 • 25min

Ep16: Marcus & Martinus

For this week’s episode, Marcus & Martinus sit down with Steve to talk about representing this year’s host country… Sweden!The twins are taking their song Unforgettable to Malmö, where they’ll be first to perform in the Grand Final on May 11. The soccer-crazy brothers discuss which one of them is the better footballer, their embarrassing historic haircuts and how Loreen is their ‘Eurovision Mother’. The Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast is produced and presented for the EBU by Steve Holden. The theme music is composed by Machine Sound. Visual design by Chris Fox and Ángela Espejo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 11, 2024 • 30min

Ep15: Nutsa Buzaladze & Teya Dora

Joining Steve on this week’s episode are Georgia’s Nutsa Buzaladze and Serbia’s Teya Dora. Nutsa is taking her song Firefighter to Malmö. She speaks about her experience on the finals of American Idol, singing with Kylie Minogue and tells us about the joys of one of Georgia’s delicious national dishes - khachapuri!Teya Dora will sing the ethereal ballad Ramonda in Sweden. She speaks about winning the Serbian national final and getting the support of Konstrakta and Luke Black. She also discusses her gigantic viral hit Džanum, which has had billions of views and streams around the world. The Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast is produced and presented for the EBU by Steve Holden. The theme music is composed by Machine Sound. Visual design by Chris Fox and Ángela Espejo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 6, 2024 • 43min

Ep14: Hola Desde Madrid!

El podcast oficial del Festival de Eurovisión os llega desde la PrePartyES 2024 en Madrid. Víctor Escudero presenta este episodio en español y habla con algunas de las fantásticas candidaturas de este año. Charla con Nebulossa de España para conocer el vínculo especial que existe entre este dúo de marido y mujer. Después de competir en el Benidorm Fest, Megara se dirigió a San Marino y ahora representan al microestado con su canción 11:11. Desde Portugal nos acompaña Iolanda, que cantará Grito en Malmö.Y la copresentadora de Víctor en la PrePartyES, Melani, nos habla de cómo fue representar a España en Eurovisión Junior en 2019 y de sus futuras metas.El podcast oficial del Festival de Eurovisión está producido para la UER por Steve Holden. El tema musical está compuesto por Machine Sound. Diseño visual de Chris Fox y Ángela Espejo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 4, 2024 • 32min

Ep13: Nemo & LADANIVA

This episode comes from the first pre-party of the season… in Madrid!  First up is Nemo, who’s representing Switzerland with The Code. They talk about the song, weird breakfasts and losing their luggage. There’s also a special guest appearance from one of their best friends… who happens to be Teya (of Teya and Salena fame)! Then Steve catches up with LADANIVA who are representing Armenia. The duo are singer Jaklin and instrumentalist Louis who are taking their song Jako to Malmö. All we’ll say is that you should keep listening for the best impression of a chicken you will ever hear.Big thanks to Eurovision Spain for hosting us at the PrePartyES 2024. The Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast is produced and presented for the EBU by Steve Holden. The theme music is composed by Machine Sound. Visual design by Chris Fox and Ángela Espejo.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 28, 2024 • 20min

Ep12: Bambie Thug

Steve catches up with Ireland's Bambie Thug as they prepare to bring their witchy brand of goth pop to Malmö.They chat about their pride at representing their country, their hatred of tap dance and how they brought some Mean Girls inspiration to the video for Doomsday Blue.The Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast is produced and presented for the EBU by Steve Holden. The theme music is composed by Machine Sound. Visual design by Chris Fox and Ángela Espejo.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 21, 2024 • 18min

Ep11: SABA

SABA will be taking the bridge from Copenhagen to Malmö to represent Denmark with her song Sand. The singer tells host Steve Holden about her unlikely journey to the Eurovision Song Contest via musical theatre and her talents as a footballer. She also discusses the special bond with her identical twin sister.The Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast is produced and presented for the EBU by Steve Holden. The theme music is composed by Machine Sound. Visual design by Chris Fox and Ángela Espejo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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