Eurovangelists

It's a super-duper Saturday this weekend, because not only do we cover Poland's Polish Qualifications, Estonia's Eesti Laul, Norway's Melodi Grand Prix and Lithuania's Eurovizija. LT, but we also make time for the granddaddy of all song competitions, Italy's Sanremo. It's a packed weekend of competition, but it also means there's five NEW songs in the Eurovision class of 2025. Jeremy can't get eno...

Didn't get enough Eurovision 2025 national finals last weekend? Well this time we've got FIVE national finals to talk about, starting with Ireland's Eurosong. After that, it's Ukraine's Vidbir, Latvia's Supernova, Malta's MESC, with Finland's UMK to round things out. Five finals means five new competitors in this year's ESC, and some of them have us thinking we might have heard a winner. Jeremy ha...

Four national finals in one weekend? That's a Super Saturday, Eurovision fans, and it's the first of three in a row. We're talking about Greece's Ethnikos Telekos, Slovenia's EMA, Spain's Benidorm Fest, and Belgium's Eurosong, which means we have FOUR new Eurovision 2025 songs as well! We also talk about a particular impression by Slovenian artist Klemen, and despite his best intentions, how he mi...

National Final Season is about to start its crazy downhill decent towards Eurovision 2025, and we've got the latest one before we're inundated with them. Luxembourg put on another great show with fantastic guest artists, and some very solid competitors as well. Jeremy celebrates a short king, Dimitry makes yet another impassioned speech against recency bias, and Oscar is a little put off by the st...

We finally tackle what might be our second most common fan question, which is: why is Australia in Eurovision? The short answer is they're really good at it, but we've got the full answer, plus Australian commentary courtesy of Lachlan, the president of OGAE Australia, to give us all the inside info on the Aussie acts of the last decade. Jeremy doesn't want tomorrow, Dimitry is weightless in his l...

Can you believe it's been a whole year since our first episode? We kind of can't either, but it's true: we've reached our Eurovangeversary! We look back at the past year, answer a few postcards, and challenge each other to a few games, so come join the party. Jeremy's haunting his fellow hosts with the ghost of episodes past, Dimitry has a bone to pick with the ESC 250(s), and Oscar wants us to de...

It's officially 2025, which means it's national final season for Eurovision. Dimitry's put together a batch of the most compelling national finals based on accessibility, show quality, and of course, DRAMA. Jeremy loves a short setlist, Dimitry gets trolled by a coffee shop order, and Oscar prays for another glow up for Ireland. Keep track of the upcoming national finals with the helpful calendar...

Happy New Year! We've reached our second national final of the Eurovision 2025 season, and it's Albania's venerable Festivali i Këngës, now in its 63rd year. We're excited for this year's revamp thanks to new director of FIK, Elhaida Dani, and we talk about our favorites and least favorites from the final night of performances. Jeremy's pleasantly surprised by a Williamsburg hipster, Dimitry urges...

It's been a heck of a year for Eurovision, and with that year comes lots of questions. The Eurovangelists answer a flood of postcards sent in by fans, talk about Dimitry's trip to Het Grote Songfestivalfeest, and disclose their individual Spotify Wrapped top songs! Jeremy wonders if San Marino is indeed the San Marino, Dimitry finally rises to his cohosts' level, and Oscar shares his favorite Sent...

The Christmas season is upon us, and not even the Eurovision Song Contest is capable of resisting those sleigh bells. The Eurovangelists are joined by the hilarious Jiavani as they go through a winter wonderland of holiday music performed exclusively by past ESC artists. Jeremy's belting out with Saturday morning gusto, Dimitry urges us all to be proud of our bodies, Jiavani lobbies for more aunt...

Montenegro is officially back in the Eurovision game, and the Eurovangelists are rarin' to chat about their national final, MonteSong 2024. We go over all of our favorite entries and ones that maybe weren't quite ready for the big show. Jeremy's been stung by an unknown villainess, Dimitry reveals the power of 13 people, and Oscar continues to be our Power Rangers expert. 12/4 UPDATE: The winner o...

In celebration of MonteSong, Montenegro's national final happening on November 27th, the Eurovangelists are going through every song Montenegro's ever sent to the ESC over the decades they've been participants. A very broad collection of styles and performers await you as we discuss what Montenegro should keep in mind when voting for their entry at the end of the month. Jeremy's back with another...

The Eurovangelists have arrived at the final week of their series on each host's picks for the best songs for introducing Eurovision to new viewers, or older viewers who might want to know what we would pick. This week, we're joined by Mike Cabellon (Mr. Mayor, TV Chef Fantasy League) as we listen to Jeremy's offbeat selections for the eight songs he likes and what makes them worth picking. Jeremy...

The Eurovangelists enter their second week of their series on each host's picks for the best songs for introducing Eurovision to new viewers, or older viewers who might want to know what we would pick. This week, we're joined by Vic Michaelis (Dropout, Upload) as we listen to Oscar's picks for the eight songs he picks from the different decades of ESC and what makes them worth picking. Jeremy's gr...

The Eurovangelists kick off a three week series of taking a listen to each host's picks for the best songs for introducing Eurovision to new viewers, or older viewers who just like hearing what we like. First up is Dimitry, who's got eight songs from all different eras of the contest and a little background on why they're so important to him. Jeremy's going full Basement Dad, Dimitry celebrates th...

After listening to last week's recap of ESC 1989, the Eurovangelists are more hyped than ever for this week's guest: Emilija Kokić of Riva, the winner of Eurovision 1989! We talk with Emilija about how she got into music, her friendship with the composer Rajko Dujmić, and whether she'll be able to teach Dimitry how to sing. Jeremy wants to know about the lecture, Dimitry wonders if he can see the...

It's time for a trip back to Lausanne, Switzerland, when Eurovision boasted an extremely 80s vibe both visually and aurally. There's lots of good songs from this year, despite a preponderance of bald men with long ponytails. Jeremy's penning his own John Hughes screenplay, Dimitry thinks it's a shame about Ray, and Oscar's found the official Mom Song of 1989. Watch the entirety of ESC 1989 here: h...

The boys are joined by comedian and Eurovision lover Lauren Holt to talk about their favorite Eurovision deep cuts that you might not want to mention in a crowd of ESC fans. The case is made for a wide array of songs from all different eras of Eurovision, and we feature a few fan picks as well. Jeremy might be joining the Collective, Dimitry finally understands the significance of butterflies, Lau...

Last week, we celebrated artists who returned to Eurovision to greater glory, but this week, we look at artists who came back to sadly a worse result (sometimes more than once). Let this be a lesson to any ESC artist who's considering a return for Eurovision 2025: it's not always worth it. Jeremy's had it up to here with the scatting, Oscar goes to bat for the double-double, and Dimitry's hungry f...

Achieving victory in the Eurovision Song Contest takes luck as well as skill, and the competitors in this week's episode didn't luck on their side the first time. But all of them came back bigger and better for their second (or third or fourth!) time in Eurovision, so we're taking this episode to give them their due. Jeremy is not feeling these musical weirdos, Dimitry's over the moon for all thes...

The Eurovangelists advise caution to JoJo Siwa as she courts the possibility of becoming the Polish entry in Eurovision 2025, because famous participants in Eurovision haven't fared... great. We revisit some of the biggest names to ever take part in Eurovision, and most of them finished bottom of the pack. Jeremy's had it up to here with all the scatting, Dimitry's holding out for a hero, and Osca...

It was promised in our last Postcard Party, and now it's arrived: an episode-long answer for a great listener question about how people with disabilities can enjoy Eurovision, and the many performers with disabilities over the years at Eurovision. While things are better than ever for Eurovision accessibility, we also point out a few ways that Eurovision 2025 in Basel could do an even better job....

It's the third week of our recap of the winners of Eurovision since the year 2000, and the results are in! This week, we find out everyone's favorites and which songs that our fans have deemed worthy of the dreaded nil points. Jeremy's lost in de Forest, Oscar's loving that left side, and Dimitry's got an ice cold glare for everyone. See how you feel about our rankings by watching all the winning...

The trio finishes off their review of every Eurovision winner from the 21st century, including one bonus winner, and start thinking about who might lead the pack of the 21st century champions. Jeremy's rocking out, Oscar's celebrating the greatest panini press in ESC history, and DImitry has a bee in his bonnet about one of the winners. We need your help to rank the winners! First, watch all the w...

The Eurovangelists are taking three weeks to listen to every Eurovision winner from the 21st century, offer up their thoughts, and then ultimately rank them to determine the greatest winning song of this millennium. Jeremy's spotting Olympic medalists, Oscar's cooking up the most satisfying Eurovision dish, and DImitry dishes on his least favorite artist of the 21st century winners. We need your h...