ESC101 - A Eurovision History Podcast

This week, we’re exploring Eurovision Postcards, the 60 second film segment shown between entries! Join us as we discover the stereotypes of Europe through the postcards of the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest! Show Notes: Link Linktree: Link

Canada will debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 2027. As a Canadian Podcast, we have some thoughts. Join us as we break down what happened and what our thoughts are! Show Notes: Link Linktree: Link

In this week’s episode, we are returning to The Eurovision Travel Guide, our monthly series where we explore a country in the Eurovision Song Contest. Join us as we explore Montenegro, learning about some of their entries, their national selection methods, and some fascinating historical and musical notes! Show Notes: Link Eurovangelists Podcast Episode on Canadians: Link

This week, we are reviewing and reacting to the 2026 edition of Eurovision Young Musicians, a classical music competition for musicians aged 12 to 21. Join us as the Orchestra takes center stage in Yerevan, Armenia. Meet the 11 contestants and find out which piece was our favourite! Show Notes: Link

Welcome to a series exploring the languages and dialects featured at the Eurovision Song Contest. Join us in discovering the exotic sounds of Europe and beyond, learning about linguistic histories and enjoying some unique Eurovision entries. This episode covers 8 languages and a dialect: Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Broccolino, Jamaican Patois, and Japanese. Show Notes:...

This week’s episode shines a spotlight on the least noticed person on the Eurovision stage…the conductor! Join us as we explore the story of André Popp, the composer and conductor of the Monegasque entry in 1975, as well as the composer of 3 other entries in the 1960s! Show Notes: Link

In this week’s episode, we are concluding our Eurovision 2026 coverage with our review of the Grand Final! Join us as we react to the entries and the interval acts, and find out which entry topped our scoreboard! Show Notes: Link

In this bonus series, we’re reviewing past editions of the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we’re reacting to the 1994 contest. Show Notes: Link

In this week’s episode, we are continuing our Eurovision 2026 coverage! Join us as we review the non-qualified entries and the interval acts featured in the semi-finals! Show Notes: Link Article by Dimitry Pompée: Link

In this bonus series, we’re reviewing past editions of the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we’re reacting to the 1980 contest. Show Notes: Link

In this week’s episode, we are continuing our Eurovision 2026 coverage! Join us as we review the Studio versions of the auto-qualified entries! Show Notes: Link Eurovangelists Podcast T-Shirts: Link

In this bonus series, we’re reviewing past editions of the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we’re reacting to the 1971 contest. Results: Link

In this week’s episode, we are continuing our Eurovision 2026 coverage! Join us as we review the Studio versions of the entries in Semi-Final 2! Show Notes: Link

In this bonus series, we’re reviewing past editions of the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we’re reacting to the 1963 contest. Results: Link

In this week’s episode, we are kicking off our Eurovision 2026 coverage! Join us as we review the Studio versions of the entries in Semi-Final 1. Show Notes: Link

In this bonus episode, we’re sitting down with Matt from the Vienna Tourist Board to discuss their plans for the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Join us as we uncover some of the city’s exciting events designed to celebrate music and culture! The Vienna Tourist Board is the official marketing and management organization for Vienna, providing guests and tourism companies with services,...

In this bonus series, we’re reviewing past editions of the Eurovision Song Contest. This week, we’re starting off with the 1958 contest. ESC101 Voting Results: Link

As we prepare for the 2026 contest, we’re dedicating this episode to the venue that hosted the 2015 contest (as well as the upcoming 2026 contest), Wiener Stadthalle. Joining us this week is Sebastian (known as ‘Sebi’), one of the co-hosts of the Building Bridges Podcast. As Sebi’s home city of Vienna hosted both 2015 and the upcoming 2026 contest, we invited him onto the show to share his experie...

Welcome to a series exploring the languages and dialects featured at the Eurovision Song Contest. Join us in discovering the exotic sounds of Europe and beyond, learning about linguistic histories and enjoying some unique Eurovision entries. This episode covers 3 languages and 7 dialects: Georgian, German, Mühlviertlerisch, Styrian, Viennese, Vorarlbergisch, Greek, Ancient Greek, Cypriot Greek, an...

This week's episode features the story of the interval act of the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, Les Haricots Rouges. Join us as we learn about a French band specializing in Dixieland Jazz from New Orleans! Have a listen to their performance and see if you can spot a familiar tune! Show Notes: Link

In this week’s episode, we are returning to The Eurovision Travel Guide, our monthly series where we explore a country in the Eurovision Song Contest. Join us as we explore Bosnia and Herzegovina, learning about some of their entries, their national selection methods, and some fascinating historical and musical notes! Show Notes: Link

Welcome to a special edition of the Eurovision Yearbook, a series celebrating the lives of Eurovision artists. This week, we are joined by Dami Im, Australia’s representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Join us as we celebrate her 10 year anniversary at the contest and discover the story of Australia’s most successful artist at the contest! Show Notes: Link

This year, we are dedicating a series of bonus episodes reacting to the national selection shows for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Each bonus episode will feature the winning entry alongside a non-winning entry from each show. This episode features entries from the national finals hosted by the broadcasters representing Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, and Sweden.

Welcome to a series exploring the languages and dialects featured at the Eurovision Song Contest. Join us in discovering the exotic sounds of Europe and beyond, learning about linguistic histories and enjoying some unique Eurovision entries. This episode covers 6 languages and a dialect: Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, Karelian Finnish, and French. Show Notes: Link

This year, we are dedicating a series of bonus episodes reacting to the national selection shows for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Each bonus episode will feature the winning entry alongside a non-winning entry from each show. This episode features entries from the national finals hosted by the broadcasters representing Bulgaria. Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, and Serbia.