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As the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 edges closer, Tim had a chance to speak to Nicolas Alves from Portugal on his journey to the Contest. Together, they talk about Nicolas’ love for LEGO, how his rehearsal went and what to look out for when he takes to the stage on Sunday. Listen to the latest episode […] The post 🇵🇹 TEP Interviews: Nicolas Alves appeared first on That Eurov...

Ahead of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, Rosie sent some questions over to Chanel Dilecta, who will represent Italy at this year’s Contest. In the interview, Chanel talks about her Junior Eurovision journey. She tells us about how she was selected to take part in the contest, what she loves about her song and […] The post 🇮🇹 TEP Interviews: Chanel Dilecta appeared first on That Euro...

Ahead of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, Rory got to speak Katarina Savić – who will represent Serbia at this year’s Contest. In the interview, Rory talks to Katarina about her Junior Eurovision journey. She tells us about what her song “Svet Bez Granica” means to her, and how she became such a keen […] The post 🇷🇸 TEP Interviews: Katarina Savić appeared first on That Eurovision Sit...

Next week, Junior Eurovision 2022 is finally going to happen. That’s why this week Tim and Janek sit down to talk about it. They give their overall thoughts on the line up. They talk about their first impressions of the songs, which entries are they looking forward to see on stage. Closing the discussion, Tim […] The post 🇦🇲 TEP Talks: “Junior Eurovision 2022” appeared firs...

In this episode, Ben is joined by Isabelle, Angus and Rosie to discuss the history of fashion at Eurovision. They discuss their favourite outfits, what makes a Eurovision ensemble a success, and the legacy of the Barbara Dex (now the You’re A Vision) award. Listen to the latest episode on the streaming platform of your […] The post 👗 TEP Talks: You Can Break The Rules of Fashion appeared fi...

This week, Janek, Shiloh and Euan looks back a decade ago at the 2012 edition of the contest. They look back at the songs that took part in the contest, as well as the hosts, stage and the interval acts. They discuss what Azerbaijan did great and what they need to improve if they every […] The post 🇦🇿 TEP Talks: “It begins to snow” – Eurovision 2012 appeared first on That E...

In this episode, Shiloh is joined by Rory and Rosie to discuss Eurovision’s place in the academic world! Shiloh and Rory have both written academic papers on the contest, and Rosie is an academic who likes to nerd about Eurovision in her spare time. They discuss their own research, as well as sharing some other […] The post ✍️ TEP Talks: Eurovision in Academia appeared first on That Eu...

In this episode, Euan sat down with Tim and Janek to look back at the 2016 edition of the Swedish pre-selection Melodifestivalen. They looked back on the quality of songs, the hosts and our thoughts about the winning entry, as well as mentioning who they would like to see compete in the future. Listen to […] The post 🇸🇪 TEP Talks: Melodifestivalen 2016 appeared first on That Eurovision Site...

After a succesful year for the serbian nation, Isabelle sat down with Rosie, Angus, Janek and Euan to dive down into the history of the country in the contest. They talked about their thoughts about the country’s previous entries, about their national selection and at the end they shared some artists we would love to […] The post 🇷🇸 TEP Talks: Serbia – Beauty Never Lies appeared...

After the announcement that 37 countries will be competing at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, Tim , Isabelle and Janek discuss about the countries that are participating, those who withdrew, as well as some predictions for next year’s competition. Listen to the latest episode on the streaming platform of your choice Spotify Apple Podcasts What is […] The post TEP Talks: 37 count...

It’s the 100th episode of That Eurovision Podcast! And in an ironic twist of fate, our latest episode contains no Europeans to speak of. That’s right – this episode is a discussion between the American members of our team: Helen, Shiloh, and Ben. They discuss their journeys to falling in love with Eurovision, the history […] The post 🇺🇸 TEP Talks: The Americans’ Journ...

With the up-and-coming new edition of Junior Eurovision 2022, Janek, Jazzi, and Tim decided to sit down and look back at the 2019’s edition of the contest. They talked about their thoughts about the production, hosts, and their favorite songs. The team also discussed what Poland and TVP did great and what they could improve […] The post 🇵🇱 TEP Talks: Year of climate change anthems &#82...

It is that time of the year again! It is time to look at the songs that missed out on Eurovision in their respective national finals! Tim, Jazzi, and Euan looked at the 2022 OGAE Second Chance Contest contenders and talked about their favorites and who they thought should have been in the line-up. The […] The post 🎙️TEP Talks: OGAE Second Chance Contest 2022 thoughts and predictions appeared...

As we get closer to finding out the host city of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, we look into the two remaining cities shortlisted to host next year’s competition. Rosie and Rory have reflected on what both cities can offer in terms of hosting next year’s contest in their discussion. Listen to the latest episode […] The post 🇬🇧 TEP Discuss: Glasgow or Liverpool 2023? appeared f...

Happy Eurovision New Year! It is September 1, and it means that we begin a new season of the Eurovision Song Contest. Ahead of the new season, Tim and Angus discussed what we currently know about next year’s competition, and what they are looking forward to. Listen to the latest episode on the streaming platform […] The post 🎙️TEP Talks: Let the Eurovision 2023 season begin! appeared f...

Back in April 2020, we covered the UK in our second episode ever of That Eurovision Podcast! Following their change in fortunes at Eurovision 2022, Jazzi is joined by Rory, Rosie and new team member Shiloh to discuss what’s changed in the UK’s approach, what led to Sam Ryder’s success and how the UK can […] The post 🇬🇧 TEP Talks: The UK 2.0 – A new era? appeared first...

In this episode of That Eurovision Podcast, we travel to the decade of shoulder pads as Angus, Isabelle, and Helen revisit Eurovision 1980. They discuss their favourites, Morocco’s participation, why the Netherlands hosted, and what the BBC and EBU can take from the last time the winner did not host. As for the tweets about […] The post 🎙️TEP: The Whimsical Year of Penguins and Mimes a...

In this episode of That Eurovision Podcast, Rosie, Angus, and Helen discuss their Eurovision wish lists for competing artists. They suggest artists for Ireland, Switzerland, Norway, the UK, Iceland, Malta, Australia, France and Denmark, and consider how these artists might help to continue streaks of success or change courses of bad results. Listen to the […] The post TEP Talks: Our Eurovisi...

A few months after the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Turin, Tim, Rosie, and Lewis look back on their experience attending the contest this year in Italy. Listen to the latest episode on the streaming platform of your choice Spotify Apple Music What did you think about this year’s Eurovision Song Contest? What […] The post A retrospective of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest...

In this episode of That Eurovision Podcast, Rosie, Rory, Tim, and Helen reveal the second winners of the TES National Final Awards! They discuss who you have voted for as your winners, second and third places, and who they voted for during the awards. Were there any big surprises or major disagreements with the results? […] The post 🎙That Eurovision Podcast: TES National Final Awards –...

In this episode of That Eurovision Podcast, Rosie, Rory, Tim, and Helen reveal the first winners of the TES National Final Awards! They discuss who you have voted for as your winners, second and third places, and who they voted for during the awards. Were there any big surprises or major disagreements with the results? […] The post That Eurovision Podcast: TES National Final Awards – P...

The national finals season has ended. The night after the last national finals took place in Sweden, Iceland, and Portugal, it was time for a rundown of the whole season in general. Rosie, Jazzi, Angus, Lewis and Isabelle sit down and talk through their favourite songs and moments from the national finals. The TEP team […] The post 🎙️TEP Talks: National Final Decompression Session appeared f...

Ahead of participation in the Melodifestivalen final, Tim is able to talk again to John Lundvik. He is participating in the song “Änglavakt”. He talks about the decision to sing in in English or Swedish, his excitement about potentially appearing again on the Eurovision stage, and his love for Barbara Pravi’s “Voila”! You can also […] The post 🇸🇪 John Lundvik: “Eurovi...

In this episode of That Eurovision Podcast, Jazzi is joined by Rosie, Isabelle and Stuart to discuss on of Eurovision’s oldest competing countries, Spain. They discuss their favourite Spanish entries, the rich political history of Spain in Eurovision, the role of minority and regional languages in Spain and the contest as a whole, and how […] The post 🇪🇸 TEP Talks: Spain – SloMo...

In this episode of That Eurovision Podcast, we round off the year by looking at the host country of this year’s contest. The Netherlands. Angus, Isabelle, and Helen talk about how the Netherlands turned its Eurovision fortunes around, the importance of Birth of a New Age, and how happy they are that S10 will be […] The post 🇳🇱 TEP Talks: The Netherlands – Dutch Triple Threat appe...