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This week sees the 18th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Warsaw, Poland following Viki Gabor’s win in 2019. So, to celebrate this, Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim look at the class of 2020, reveal our top threes and discuss how Junior Eurovision is being used as a Petri dish […] The post TEP Previews: Junior Eurovision 2020 appeared first on That Eurovision Site...

This week, Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim take a trip to Portugal – the country that, up until 2017, was the country waiting the longest time to score its first win. We look back at some of our favourite Portuguese Eurovision songs, as well as discussing the prominence of the Portuguese language in both Festival […] The post Portugal: Winning at Losing appeared first on That Eurovision Sit...

This week, Rosie, Jazzi and Rory return to the archives and revisit Eurovision 2009, held in Moscow, Russia. We discuss our favourite songs from the Contest, debate about Russia’s problematic hosting of the show and have a rather pointed rant at Andrew Lloyd Webber (UK fans best beware!). What do you think of our choices? […] The post TEP Reviews: Eurovision 2009 appeared first on That...

This week, we were so incredibly happy to be joined by Jan Bors, the former Head of Delegation for the Czech Republic from 2016 to 2020. Together with Jazzi, Rosie and Rory, we look at Jan’s career at the competition and discuss the behind-the-scenes aspects of Eurovision that usually elude the audience. We also look […] The post TEP Talks To: Jan Bors appeared first on That Eurovision...

This week, the hosts return to the Big Five to cover France, one of the most present countries to ever take part in Eurovision. Jazzi, Rosie, Rory and Tim regale their favourite French entries, reflect on the ever-present use of French in the Contest and debate on what French monument should be used in future […] The post France: L’Amour or L’Enfer? appeared first on That Eurovis...

This week, Tim rejoins the podcast as we talk about Georgia, one of the newest countries to join the Eurovision family. After a heavy dose of love for Sopho Khalvashi, we talk about Georgia’s contrast of results in the adult Contest with the Junior Contest, where Georgia is the most successful nation. We also reminisce […] The post Georgia: The Land of Wine On Our Minds appeared first...

This week, Rosie, Jazzi and Rory return to Scandinavia to talk about all things Norway – the second most successful Nordic nation. We talk about our favourite Norwegian entries in the Contest, reflect on Melodi Grand Prix’s quality of songs in comparison to other Scandinavian national finals and have a frank discussion on the debate […] The post Norway: A Story of Polar Results a...

This week, in a bit of a departure from our usual format, Rory, Rosie and Jazzi discuss some Eurovision songs that have either gone up in their estimations, or others that have fallen out of favour with their music tastes after the Contest. Expect controversy and surprise throughout! Although these are our own personal opinions, […] The post TEP Talks: Growers and Fallers appeared first on T...

This week, we were very happy to be joined by Rosie’s boyfriend Lewis to reflect on the celebration of diversity that was Eurovision 2017, held in Kyiv, Ukraine! Together, we share our memories of the 2017 Eurovision season, divulge our top three entries, while also reflecting on the chaos of the organisation of the Contest. […] The post TEP Reviews: Eurovision 2017 appeared first on T...

This week, the hosts round off their “stan country” reviews by going to Tim’s “stan” country of Israel. Together, they talk about their favourite Israeli entries, discuss the growing variation of language used by Israel and investigate how KAN, Israel’s new public broadcaster, has managed to have such incredible success at the Contest after succeeding […]...

This week, the hosts take a trip to Scandinavia – to Jazzi’s “stan country” of Finland. We discuss our favourite Eurovision entries from Finland and talk about Yle’s gradual development of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) as a national final format. We also discuss how Finland’s experience with the juries has negatively impacted their recent results […] The p...

This week, we looked to the newest member of the Big Five – and Rosie’s so-called “stan country”: Italy. Together with Rory, Jazzi and Tim, we talk about our favourite and least favourite Italian entries, discuss the popularity of Sanremo as a quasi-national final format, and look at how Italy’s impact on the Contest has […] The post Italy: Class and Kitsch Comb...

This week, we were thrilled to be joined by Lesley Roy, who would have represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2020. Together with Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim, we talk about Lesley’s journey to Eurovision, discuss the contrast between “nostalgia” and “outdated”, and revel in Lesley’s anecdote about the (in)famous pink suit. What […] The post T...

This week, we were delighted to be joined by Andrew, a good friend of the podcast from the United States to discuss the most recent edition of Eurovision to take place (pre-pandemic) – 2019! With the help of Andrew, we talk about our favourite entries of the year, discuss THAT performance from Madonna and reflect […] The post TEP Reviews: Eurovision 2019 appeared first on That Eurovisi...

This week, the hosts are joined by the fantastic Bradley from What’s the Wurst? to talk about the most successful country at the Contest – Rory’s home nation of Ireland. We talk about our favourite entries and most memorable moments from RTÉ’s participation in the Contest, as well as discussing the resurgence of Irish in […] The post Ireland: Paying the Price for Succ...

This week, the hosts look at the country that stands at the crossroads of Central Europe – the Czech Republic, or Czechia. As usual, Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim look at the country’s track record at the Contest, look at how the national selection ESCZ has been able to show the diversity of the Czech […] The post Czechia: The Rise of the Underdog appeared first on That Eurovision S...

This week, the hosts look at the most recent edition of Eurovision Again’s rewatching series – the 2014 edition in Copenhagen, Denmark. In this episode, Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim reflect on their favourite entries of the Contest, discuss their favourite moments from the Contest – including the historic qualifications of Montenegro and San Marino […] The post TEP Reviews: E...

This week, we were so happy to be joined by good friend of the podcast, Dovilė – a native Lithuanian – to talk about her country’s forays into Eurovision! We talk about the impact On Fire had in fostering the possibility of giving Lithuania its first win, while also looking at Lithuania’s extensive national final […] The post Lithuania: On Fire or Stone Cold? appeared first on That Eurovisio...

This week sees Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim explore their most controversial Eurovision opinions, ranging from who really should have won in 2016 to how to help newly hosting countries produce the best Contest possible. It should be noted that these are all our own individual opinions, so please don’t take our opinions too personally, […] The post TEP Talks: Most Controversial Opinions a...

This week, we review the biggest thing to happen to the Eurovision Song Contest this year (apart from being cancelled): the Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga! Warning, there are spoilers in this episode of the podcast, so if you haven’t watched the film thus far, you should definitely watch the […] The post TEP Reviews – Eurovision Song Contest: The Sto...

With the premiere of “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” imminent, this episode sees Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim talk about Fire Saga’s home country – Iceland! Taking a look at their checkered history at the Contest, we look at our favourite entries from Iceland, examine Söngvakeppnin’s insistence to include Icelandic in the […] The post Iceland: Al...

This week, we are absolutely ecstatic to be joined by the one and only Susanne Georgi, who was fortunate enough to represent Andorra – the only nation in Eurovision never to appear in the grand final. Together with Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim, she tells us about her campaign (#MyFight and #WeCanDoThisAndorra) to return Andorra […] The post Andorra: The Fight to Return (ft. Susanne Georg...

This week, in conjunction with #EurovisionAgain, we look at Eurovision 2018 – held in Lisbon, Portugal. The hosts reveal their favourite entries that took part, discuss RTP’s successes and drawbacks from hosting the Contest for the first time and look to what Portugal can take from this experience to implement the next time Portugal gets […] The post TEP Reviews – Eurovisio...

In our *tenth* episode of THAT Eurovision Song Contest, we talk about the largest country to take part in the competition – Russia. We discuss the Yulia Samoylova debacle of 2017, the impact of Philip Kirkorov and wonder what Russia can do to curb the lack of enthusiasm by much of the Eurovision community for […] The post Russia: Finding the Formula for Success appeared first on That E...

This week, the hosts look back at previous years of the Contest and reveal their ultimate favourites from the entries that didn’t qualify. We talk about the level of quality of songs has improved over the years, as well as discussing which countries should have qualified in lieu of our choices. We also bring out […] The post TEP Talks: Favourite Non-Qualifiers appeared first on That Eu...