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Eurovision news with attitude! Conversations inspired by the song contest — though not always limited to it. Catch up on all our Eurovision 2022 interviews, reviews and discussions. Coming to you from London, but riffing on the world of music and pop culture at large. From the team behind Wiwibloggs.com.
Episodes
Apr 13, 2025
Apr 13, 2025
6 min
Gabry Ponte from San Marino discusses his life and career — including producing Eifel 65's international mega-ht "Blue" — at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam. We also discuss his staging plans for "Tutta L'Italia" in Basel.
Interviewer: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams
Apr 12, 2025
Apr 12, 2025
5 min
We chat with Croatia's Eurovision star Marko Bošnjak ahead of Eurovision In Concert in Amsterdam. He discusses the challenge of coming out in a conservative country and how he plans to completely change his Eurovision staging in Basel.
Featuring: William: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams
Apr 12, 2025
Apr 12, 2025
5 min
Eurovision 2025 favourite J.J. from Austria discusses the writing process behind "Wasted Love" at Eurovision in Concert 2025 in Amsterdam.
Apr 7, 2025
Apr 7, 2025
4 min
Louane — France's Eurovision 2025 singer — discusses her song "maman" during our interview at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam. She describes how she got her daughter to sing the final note "maman" of her song, and how her daughter offers the most honest criticism of anyone. She also shares her safe space during these busy days leading to Eurovision.
Interviewer: William: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams
Apr 6, 2025
Apr 6, 2025
43 min
We react to all of the performances from Eurovision in Concert 2025. Who gave the best live performance? Which act improved the most? Which acts failed to deliver? We share our thoughts on the showers, growers and more from the show in Amsterdam.
Mar 30, 2025
Mar 30, 2025
25 min
Our reaction to the Semi-Final 1 running order of Eurovision 2025. Iceland's Vaeb will open the show, while Cyprus' Theo Evan will close it. Among other things, we discuss how the start position could impact who qualifies; why Poland's Justyna was put in second position (the so-called "death slot"); why producers have Cyprus performing last; and so much more.
Watch this podcast on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohTaz4OfgFU
1. 🇮🇸 Iceland – Væb with “Róa”
2. 🇵🇱 Poland – Justyna Steczkowska with “Gaja”
3. 🇸🇮 Slovenia – Klemen with “How Much Time Do We Have Left”
4. 🇪🇪 Estonia – Tommy Cash with “Espresso Macchiato” 🇪🇸 Spain — Melody with “Esa Diva”
5. 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Ziferblat with “Bird of Pray”
6. 🇸🇪 Sweden – KAJ with “Bara bada bastu”
7. 🇵🇹 Portugal – Napa with “Deslocado”
8. 🇳🇴 Norway – Kyle Alessandro with “Lighter”
9. 🇧🇪 Belgium – Red Sebastian with “Strobe Lights”
🇮🇹 Italy — Lucio Corsi with “Volevo essere un duro”
10. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan – Mamagama with “Run with U”
11. 🇸🇲 San Marino – Gabry Ponte with “Tutta l’Italia”
12. 🇦🇱 Albania – Shkodra Elektronike with “Zjerm”
13. 🇳🇱 Netherlands – Claude with “C’est la vie”
14. 🇭🇷 Croatia – Marko Bosnjak with “Poison Cake”
🇨🇭 Switzerland — Zoë Më with “Voyage”
15. 🇨🇾 Cyprus – Theo Evan with “Shh”
Mar 30, 2025
Mar 30, 2025
37 min
We react to the Semi-Final 2 running order for Eurovision 2025. Producers have Australia's Go-Jo opening the show and Finland's Erika Vikman closing it. We ask why Montenegro is in the death slot (second position); suggest that producers wanted to spread out the riskqué sexy acts (Australia, Malta, and Finland), ; and suggest Israel benefits hugely from performing between Luxembourg and Germany.
Watch our reaction on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ANSBdl6845s?si=6cB2DOO1GBECXB6L
1. 🇦🇺 Australia: Go-Jo with “Milkshake Man”
2. 🇲🇪 Montenegro: Nina Žižić with “Dobrodošli”
3. 🇮🇪 Ireland: Emmy with “Laika Party”
4. 🇱🇻 Latvia: Tautumeitas with “Bur man laimi”
5. 🇦🇲 Armenia: Parg with “Survivor”
6. 🇦🇹 Austria: JJ with “Wasted Love” 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Remember Monday with “What the Hell Just Happened?”
7. 🇬🇷 Greece: Klavdia with “Asteromata”
8. 🇱🇹 Lithuania: Katarsis with “Tavo akys”
9. 🇲🇹 Malta: Miriana Conte with “Serving”
10. 🇬🇪 Georgia: Mariam Shengelia with “Freedom” 🇫🇷 France: Louane with “Maman”
11. 🇩🇰 Denmark: Sissal with “Hallucination”
12. 🇨🇿 Czechia: Adonxs with “Kiss Kiss Goodbye”
13. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Laura Thorn with “La poupée monte le son”
14. 🇮🇱 Israel: Yuval Raphael with “New Day Will Rise” 🇩🇪 Germany: Abor & Tyne with “Baller”
15. 🇷🇸 Serbia: Princ with “Mila”
16. 🇫🇮 Finland: Erika Vikman with “Ich komme”
Mar 12, 2025
Mar 12, 2025
18 min
William's reaction to the sauna song "Bara Bada Bastu" — Sweden's Eurovision 2025 entry from KAJ. The Swedish-speaking Finns rode a wave of momentum to win Melodifestivalen 2025. We review their live performance from the national final. Is it surprising the international jury place them second? Does it escape the "joke entry" label? And will the feel-good factor carry through to Basel? We discuss this and more.
00:01 Introduction
01:42 First reaction
04:53 Review and Analysis
07:54 Readers' comments
Featuring: William: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
1 min
It was a nailbiting final in Melodifestivalen in Sweden, but in the end the victory went to the sauna boys! We caught KAJ for their initial reaction to winning and how they are gonna bring the heat to Eurovision.
Featuring: Simon - http://instagram.com/simonfalkdk
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
1 min
Måns Zelmerlöw was the bookmakers' heavy favourite to win Melodifestivalen, but in the end he finished second by only a seven point margin to eventual winners KAJ. We caught up with Måns for a quick reaction after tonight's final, and he tried to cope with not winning.
Featuring: Simon - http://instagram.com/simonfalkdk