The Euro Trip | Eurovision Podcast

She's one of the favourites to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest; Malta's Destiny joins the boys to discuss her hopes and chances of taking the trophy back to the Mediterranean. There's yet another edition of our Rotterdam Road Trip, and things get a little high brow with an actual doctor joining us to discuss her latest Eurovision project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Blind Channel, Finland's entry for Eurovision 2021 join Rob and James to chat about their lives since winning UMK, their hopes for Rotterdam and promise to buy us all a drink (you included). Conor Devlin talks about how he wcreated something special for Lesley Roy and The Euro Trip's Rotterdam Road Trip continues. 11:05 - News roundup 16:30 - Conor Devlin chats Lesley Roy's music video 28:30 - The...

Albina (Croatia 2021) joins Rob and James as the podcast focuses on all things Rotterdam. There's also your chance to get involved with The Euro Trip's Eurovision Sweepstake, and we analyse the current odds to see if we can predict a winner. Oh, and podcast favourite Sheila Kamerman returns to give us another glimpse of life in this year's host city. 11.51" - Latest Eurovision News 18.23" - Ben Ro...

The man responsible for Sweden's incredible form at Eurovision over the past decade joins Rob & James for a feature length conversation covering everything from Melodifestivalen, Eurovision, and the upcoming American Song Contest. Don't skip ahead, as there are so many incredible stories in this special episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a whirlwind few months, national selection season has drawn to a close and it gives us a chance to pause, take a breath and take stock. Because of that, Rob and James have invited twi of their favourite artists along for a chat about the shows across Europe. 13:50 - Sissi and Pedro Gonçalves Interview 40:00 - One Second Song Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The series finale of Melfest Monday is here! Rob and James react to Tusse's victory with a whole host of special guests, including Bella Qvist, one of SVT's first ever English language commentators for the Grand Final. There's also another appearance from podcast favourites Stina Stjernkvist, and Aftonbladet's Tobbe Ek. 03.14" - Bella Qvist (Part One) 13.38" - Hall of Fame 18.19" - Stina Stjernkvi...

Join Rob and James and a host of Eurovision stars as they discuss 'Embers' James Newman's entry for Rotterdam. Nicki French (UK 2000), James Fox (UK 2004), and Charlie McGettigan (Ireland 1994) are joined by Radio 1 Music Reporter Steve Holden as they chat about the UK's hopes this year, and changing perceptions of the contest at home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legendary songwriter Linnea Deb joins the boys to discuss her career, including her Eurovision win in 2015, and the three songs she has competing in this weekend's Melfest Final. Denmark's Eurovision commentator stops by to discuss his country's chances in Rotterdam, and we have all the gossip you need about Dadi's brand new song for Iceland. 08.40" - Eurovision News Roundup 15.10" - Ole Topholm I...

In our biggest episode to date, we are joined by a whole host of guests to review Saturday's Andra Chansen and of course preview the final of Melodifestivalen 2021. SVT's online expert Gustav Dahlander is our special guest throughout, we hear from Aftonbladet's Tobbe Ek on his predictions for the final, photographer of the stars Stina Stjernkvist gives us her unique perspective and finalist Anton...

Hear Eurovision's Executive Supervisor like you've never heard him before. Martin Osterdahl joins James for an in-depth conversation about his life and career, Eurovision 2021, as well as what changes to the contest we can expect to see over the coming years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We catch up with Cheryl Baker 40 years after her Eurovision triumph, we catch up with ESC Kompakt again to chat all about Germany's entry for 2021 and we head to Denmark to speak to The Cosmic Twins ahead of their appearance in Dansk Melodi Grand Prx this coming weekend. 07:50 - Eurovision News roundup 15:30 - ESC Kompakt discuss Germany's entry 23:30 - The Cosmic Twins Interview ahead of DMGP 32:...

The semi-finals are over! And wow, what a finale... Lovers of Valdaro singer Erik Gabriel joins Rob & James to review the action, as well as look ahead to next weekend's Second Chance Round. There's also an in-depth interview with Melfest debutants Lillasyster, and we try to find the "Best Melfestivalen Group" in the Hall of Fame. 03.42" - Erik Gabriel (Part One) 12.51" - Melfest Monday Hall o...

We get the behind the scenes stories of Joe and Jake's time representing the United Kingdom in Eurovision from Jake Shakeshaft, there's also the latest news including a review of the Spanish entry from a journalist in based near Barcelona, and Portuguese singer Da Chick discusses her hopes to represent the country in Rotterdam. 08.58" - News Headlines 14.35" - Eurovision-Spain.com discuss their en...

Dea Norberg, a singer who has performed at Melfest on a staggering 121 occasions joins Rob and James to review Saturday's show. Rob also chats to participants Lovad and Tess Merkel ahead of their semi final and another performer enters the Melfest Monday Hall of Fame. 04:40 - Dea Norberg Part One 17:45 - Melfest Monday Hall of Fame 23:10 - Lovad Interview 29:02 - Tess Merkel Interview 33:50 - Dea...

A bonus Friday episode gets you closer to Eurovision than ever before as the boys bring you two feature length interviews. First up is Eurovision's king of digital content Stijn Smulders, as he reveals what it's like connecting with fans around the world, plus a behind the scenes look at #EurovisionAgain. Then there's the inside track on this year's contest from Eurovision 2021 Executive Producer...

As the final of Melodi Grand Prix in Norway draws to a close this coming weekend, we chat to Tom, Fred and Alexandra from Keiino as they look to return to the Eurovision Song Contest. We also speak to Oskr ahead of the final of UMK and get the lowdown from BBC Radio 1's Steve Holden about Duncan Laurence entering music charts around the world. 07:25 - Eurovision news round-up 10:15 - Steve Holden...

Melodifestivalen 2017 singer Axel Schylström reviews a dramatic weekend of Melfest action, before looking ahead to the third semi-final coming up this Saturday. There's also a chance to hear James' interviews with songwriting duo Anderz Wrethov and Linnea Deb, and there's more nominations for the Melfest Monday "Hall of Fame". Axel Schylström (Part 1) - 03.12" Melfest Monday Hall of Fame - 15.11"...

Make yourself comfortable and settle in for a bumper edition of the podcast this week, featuring former UK entry and wannabe Belarussian representative Daz Sampson, Melfest's Patrik Jean, and Ukrainian Eurovision jury member Yaroslav Lodygin. 08.14" - News Round-Up 13.15" - Yaroslav Lodygin discusses Ukraine's entry for Rotterdam 22.48" - Patrik Jean on his Melodifestivalen entry 27.24" - The 'Big...

Melfest Semi Final One is done and dusted, so the boys get a helping hand from SVT's online expert Gustav Dahlander to debrief Saturday's show. He's a man with all the facts and stats so there's nobody better to give us the lowdown. Semi Final Two participants Julia Alfrida and Anton Ewald also join us to discuss their chances. 03:44 - Gustav Dahlander (Part 1) 14:05 - Melfest Monday Hall of Fame...

In the week of Melodifestivalen, we speak to Swedish royalty Sanna Nielsen about her career, including her Eurovision journey in 2014. We also catch up with French journalist Sébastien Barké about last weekend's French selection and speak to another Eurovision 2021 hopeful. 08:13 - Eurovision news round-up 13:03 - Sébastien Barké on the French song for 2021 20:57 - Blind Channel's Niko on their Eu...

With Melodifestivalen set to be bigger than ever before, Rob and James have decided to dedicate a podcast to all things Melfest 2021. In this first episode they're joined by Aftonbladet journalist Tobbe Ek, contest royalty Sanna Nielsen, and esteemed song writer Andreas Stone Johansson to preview Saturday's first semi-final. 4.38" - Tobbe Ek (Part 1) 11.18" - Sanna Nielsen 13.54" - Melfest Monday...

Eurovision national selection season is in full swing this week and the boys speak to a handful of those hoping to fly the flag for France at Eurovision 2021. Israel's former Head of Press Alon Amir shares his thoughts on Israel's song and we hear from Atli Orvarsson, the man behind the music in the Eurovision movie. 07:40 - Eurovision news round-up 11:43 - Alon Amir on Israel's song for 2021 18:3...

Lake Malawi front man Albert Cerny joins Rob and James to reflect on his Eurovision experience of Tel Aviv 2019, including how the trip inspired another of the group's hit songs. There's also the inside line on the Dutch Covid-19 situation with a journalist based in Rotterdam, and Croatian singer Nina Kraljic discusses her hopes to represent her country again in 2021. 07.03 - Eurovision News Round...

The boys are back for another jam packed episode featuring an in-depth interview with Australia's most successful artist at Eurovision: Dami Im. Rob and James also get the latest about Stefania's song for Greece plus they chat to one of this year's Eesti Laul contenders who has an unusual link to Eurovision. 06:26 - News round-up 10:36 - All the latest on the Greek song for 2021 17:19 - Sissi on h...

Rob and James return with their first episode of this year. With plenty to discuss, the boys canter through the latest news, including our first song of Eurovision 2021. There's a chat with ESC kompakt's Benjamin Hertlien about Germany's plans for the contest, Terence James discusses his hopes to represent France, and Eldar Gasimov reflects on his win in Dusseldorf. 07.26" - News round-up. 13.26"...