Second Cherry - Almost a Eurovision podcast

As we near the end of the series, the boys are in Serbia taking a look at Beovizija 2020. What song does the Second Cherry team think should have gone to Eurovision and deserves a second chance? Live Performances of Selected Songs: Hurricane with “ Hasta la vista “ Andrija Jo with “ Oči Meduze “ Neda Ukraden with “ Bomba “ Lazar Živanović with “ Puklo je n...

The boys have a bumper episode for you this week as they present more songs than ever from the Moldovan national final. One song got the ticket to Eurovision, many others did not. So what has been selected to represent Moldova at the Second Cherry Song Contest 2020? Live Performances of Selected Songs: Natalia Gordienko with “ Prison “ Valentin Uzun & Irina Kovalsky with “ Moldovit...

The boys are back down under to dissect all the goings on from Eurovision: Australia Decides national selection. After the Aussie cherry, Electric Fields’ “ 2000 and Whatever “, finished 2nd in last years’ Second Cherry Song Contest, what has piqued the interest of the team and been selected for 2020? Live Performances of Selected Songs: Montaigne with “ Don’t B...

The boys are in Belarus this week as they wade through a sea of entries from the national selection. Only five are being presented here and only one can be the Belarussian cherry for 2020. Live Performances of Selected Songs: VAL with “ Da Vidna “ NAPOLI with “ Don’t Let Me Down ” Sasha Zakharik with “ Rocky Road “ Yan Yarosh with “ Fire “ CHAKRAS with &#8...

With a pastel de nata in one hand and a ice cold Superbock in another, the boys gladly take us back to Portugal’s Festival da Canção. What cherry has been picked to represent the westernmost sovereign state in Europe in the Second Cherry Song Contest 2020? Live Performances of Selected Songs: Elisa with “ Medo de sentir “ Bárbara Tinoco with “ Passe-Partout ” Blasted Mechanism wi...

It’s a short hop over the border from last week’s Swedish episode to this week’s episode: Norway! Not only have the boys selected a plethora of noteworthy songs from the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix, but they are joined by yet another special guest. What cherry has been picked to represent Norway in the Second Cherry Song Contest 2020? Live Performances of Selected Songs: Ulrikke...

It’s a big one this week! The boys roll into Sweden and take a look at Melodifestivalen 2020. They also share some interviews from the Swedish Church in Marylebone, where London-based fans flock every year to watch the Swedish selection show. Live Performances of Selected Songs: The Mamas with “ Move “ Felix Sandman with “ Boys With Emotions “ Dotter with “ Bull...

In this week’s episode the boys are joined by a special guest who lends their thoughts on the songs that made up the Ukrainian national selection show, Vidbir 2020. Live Performances of Selected Songs: Go_A with “ Solovey “ Katya Chilly with “ Pich “ KRUTЬ with “ 99 “ Jerry Heil with “ Vegan “ Khayat with “ Call For Love “ Fo Sho wi...

Another week, another cherry! In this episode the boys dip into all things Romania and the national final Selecția Națională 2020. Live Performances of Selected Songs: “ Alcohol You “ “ Storm “ “ Colors “ “ Beautiful Disaster “ “ Cherry Red “ Other Links: Matt & Monty’s Good Thing of The Week That is Good: Jaja Ding Dong Bar in...

From last week’s foray into the Israeli national final, the boys fly back north to Denmark and the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. One song reminds Matt of using the amenities of a gay bar and Monty talks northern knitwear! Only on Second Cherry! Live Performances of Selected Songs: Ben & Tan “ YES “ Kenny Duerlund “ Forget It All “ Sander Sanchez “ Screens “...

The boys are ditching their warm coats this week and heading south east to Israel! Eden Alene won the ticket to Rotterdam 2020 with the song “ Feker Libi “, but there were other songs she sang in the national selection that need to be discussed. Have the Second Cherry team picked the right song for Israel this week? Recorded versions of the selected songs: “ Feker Libi “ &#...

In this week’s episode the boys put on their warm coats and head north to Iceland for Songvakeppnin! Iceland may have made the right decision to crown Daði Freyr as the national final winner, but Second Cherry is all about the songs that didn’t make it to Eurovision. So, what song has been picked as the Icelandic cherry? Live Performances of Selected Songs: Daði og Gagnamagnið “...

The boys have a very special treat for you this week as they bring you the delights of the Lithuanian national selection, Pabandom iš naujo! Matt went to the show back in February and now provides us with some insight through interviews, soundbites, and maybe a little bit of gossip from backstage! As per, the question of who will be selected as Lithuania’s ‘cherry’ will be answer...

The 2020 season continues with a virtual and socially-distanced trip to Finland, and talk about the national final UMK. Matt talks about a date he went on during the week of the show that took a very coincidental and related turn. Monty vents his disapproval at using numbers as letters. Buckle up and join the boys for a very Finnish ride! Links: Please vote for Second Cherry in the upcoming Britis...

The 2020 season kicks off with a Balkan bang! The Albanian national final didn’t pass entirely without incident, so join the boys who have dug down into the 58th edition of Festivali i Këngës and found a few gems. Most importantly, what song has been picked as the cherry that will represent Albania in this year’s Second Cherry Song Contest? Links: Eleni Foureira’s medley performa...

It’s the last of our three bonus episodes taking a look at the song’s selected for this year’s cancelled Eurovision Song Contest. Matt and Monty guide you through the entries from the Big 5 plus hosts The Netherlands. They also share their thoughts on their home nation’s new selection process and what they really think about the BBC’s attitudes to the Contest. They al...

The boys return with a review of Eurovision Semi-Final 2, or, what would have been the Thursday night of Eurovision week. What songs have been highlighted as the stand out entries? Grab a wine / coffee / tea and settle down as Matt and Monty lead you through some of the songs. Links: Second Cherry on Twitter Second Cherry on Instagram Second Cherry on Facebook Email us: hello@secondcherry.vision

The 2020 season kicks off with a special bonus episode where Matt and Monty review the songs that would have made up the first semi-final at this year’s cancelled Eurovision Song Contest. Links: Second Cherry on Twitter Second Cherry on Instagram Second Cherry on Facebook Email us: hello@secondcherry.vision

We’re back! Well, we’re teasing you a bit to start with, just the tip for now… Matt & Monty return with an introduction to the Second Cherry 2020 season but before we do we’ve got a Contest to go to. We’re all accredited up and raring to haul our lanyards to Rotterdam for Eurovision in May. Links: Second Cherry on Twitter Second Cherry on Instagram Second Cherry o...

And there we have it. The Second Cherry Song Contest 2019 has taken place and we have a winning ‘cherry’. Matt and Monty deliver the results, talk about the live event, and say a fond farewell to you, the podcast listeners, and the 2019 series. Links: Second Cherry on Twitter Second Cherry on Instagram Second Cherry on Facebook Email us: hello@secondcherry.vision

Now that all the songs have been selected for the Second Cherry Song Contest 2019, it’s time to vote on your favourites! But before that, Matt and Monty run through the ‘best of the rest’ of the national final season in the 2019 wash up episode. Links: Dženan Lončarević’s performance of “ Nema suza ” (Finale – Beovizija 2019) Second Cherry on Twitter Secon...

A Ukrainian cherry has been picked! The boys review Vidbir 2019 where we saw 20 instruments in one, some hate-filled yellow knitwear, and one very very awkward question. We can also announce that the Second Cherry team has drawn a line in the sand – we have our 16 songs for our 2019 contest! Links: Second Cherry on Twitter Second Cherry on Instagram Second Cherry on Facebook Email us: hello@...

That’s right folks, another episode from the second cherry boys. This week the hosts are joined by a special guest. They delve deep into the French history at Eurovision and, of course, select the song that will represent France at the Second Cherry Song Contest 2019. Links: Second Cherry on Twitter Second Cherry on Instagram Second Cherry on Facebook Email us: hello@secondcherry.vision

Welcome to Second Cherry. We’re nearing the end of the series but fear not, more cherry picking is yet to come! This week sees the boys in the Baltic state of Lithuania. Even though the country has a relatively short history at Eurovision, there is still a wealth of acts to talk about from years past. And the review of the Lithuanian national final, Eurovizijos Atranka, sees another cherry p...

The boys deliver a jammed-packed episode from the famous Teatro Ariston… well, not actually! But the boys do pick an Italian cherry from Sanremo 2019. Also look out for the boy’s unconventional musical interlude. Prego! Links: Italy 1958 – Domenico Modugno with “ Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) “ Italy 1997 – Jalisse with “ Fiumi di parole ” Europhoria podcast &...