The Euro Trip | Eurovision Podcast

We now have our 26 finalists, with Denmark amongst them for the first time since 2019. Reacting to the news we chat to both a Danish journalist and a member of their delegation, before moving on to the shock of the night...Australia failing to qualify for the Final for the second year in a row. Later we also hear whether Ireland need to change strategy after their non-qualification, Luxembourg cel...

Ahead of the second Eurovision semi-final, we're reunited with Go-Jo to chat about this European travels, words of affirmation, and his magnetic stage presence. For the first time we also meet Malta's Eurovision diva - Miriana Conte - and Eurovision legend Gjon's Tears teases more about his upcoming performaces later in Eurovision week. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for...

We've had the first live show of Eurovision week, and we react to a dramatic evening as we hear from journalists and fans from Portugal, Estonia, Norway and Sweden. After their shock NQs we also discuss Belgium and Cyprus, before hearing from Dane Chalfin, the vocal coach preparing Remember Monday to take to the stage for the first time this Thursday. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip +...

We give you a chance to hear a small clip from our first Basel Briefing episode available in full exclusively on Patreon. In this section you can hear us reveal who you, The Euro Trip podcast listeners, voted for as your top 10 of Eurovision 2025. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month, which includes access to our exclusive Basel Briefing episodes . To sup...

The first live show is upon us, and we're joined by the Finnish band hoping to bring the contest back to Sweden for a record eighth time. We chat to Kevin, Axel, and Jakob about how their are preparing for the first semi-final, and how the plan on protecting that all important sauna sausage. We also hear from Kyle Alessandro and his love of caffiene, and Eurovision winner Jørgen Olsen tells us his...

We've arrived in Basel, and we start our coverage of Eurovision week in style with the biggest Turquoise Carpet and Opening Ceremony event in the history of the contest. We're reunited with Remember Monday, have our first catch up with Tommy Cash, and have one of the strangest interviews ever with this year's hosts. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month, w...

In an exclusive conversation we sit down with the Creative Director behind Remember Monday's performance in Basel. In a wide ranging interview, Ace Bowerman tells us more about what to expect from the staging, how the concept for the song developed, and how they became the UK's Creative Director in the first place. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month, wh...

It's our final weekly episode before we head to Basel! We're chatting to the producers putting the finishing touches to the live shows and finding out all the latest gossip on what we can expect next week. First up we're reunited with friends of the podcast, Executive Producers Reto Peritz and Moritz Stadler, while later in the episode we're joined by Show Producer Yves Schiffele who reveals all a...

We bring you an update about this week's regular episode of The Euro Trip podcast, being released this Wednesday. Want to listen to our interview with Eurovision 2025 Head of Show Yves Schefferle right now? Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month, which includes access to our exclusive Basel Briefing episodes dropping from Monday 12th May. Follow us on ...

If you’ve always wanted more of The Euro Trip in your life, we’ve got something just for you.  On top of our usual free daily episodes during Eurovision week that you’ve come to know and love over the last few years, we’re giving you the chance to find out more about what we get up to in the Eurovision host city.  The Basel Briefing is a series of extra daily podcast episodes hosted by R...

This week we're heading to Iceland to find out how the UK entry ended up in a tiny Icelandic town on their pre-Eurovision promotional tour. We meet the man who organised their music video as they covered the iconic track from the Eurovision movie, and hear more gossip about what they got up to on their Icelandic adventure. Later in the podcast we also meet Latvia's representatives, Tautumeitas, an...

In an exclusive interview, Contest Producer Christer Björkman reveals all about some of the eyecatching performances we can expect to see in Basel. Speaking to us from his office in Switzerland, he tells us about some of the never-seen-before staging plans certain countries are preparing, and how his role is helping shape this year's Eurovision. Read more about our chat with Christer here . We're...

In a week where the Eurovision world descends on London, we bring you all the action from this year's London Eurovision Party. Recorded live at the venue we're chatting to friends old and new as we find out more about this year's artists and how their preparations are going with just a few weeks to go before the contest in Basel. To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee . Follow us on ...

Rob's back from his holiday, just in time for our biggest episode ever! We've got four brilliant guests as this year's contest gets ever closer... We catch up with Danish entry Sissal to hear more about her performance plans, why she hated her staging in the National Final, and her plans for social media domination. There's also a chance to hang out with friend of the podcast Steve Holden, Sergio...

Got tickets for this year's contest? In this week's episode we bring you a tour of Basel and all the sights and sounds you can expect if visiting this May. We visit some of the city's most famous landmarks, its best views, and learn more about it's fascinating history. Want to book your own tour? Click this link to book through the official Basel Tourism website . Buy tickets for Manchagen 2025 ,...

With the first semi-final of the contest in Basel just seven weeks away, we meet the record label plotting the UK's route to Eurovision success. Chatting in an exclusive interview, Co-Founder of The Other Songs, Billy Webber, tells us more about his team's plans for Remember Monday over the next few weeks. We're also catching up with another of the class of 2025 as Norway's Kyle Alessandro joins u...

With musicians across Europe (and Australia) preparting for Eurovision, Artist Manager Lulu Davis gives us a special insight into what it's like to take your artist to the Eurovision Song Contest. Having managed Australian band Voyager for years, she describes what it took to get them considered for the contest, the moment that SBS confirmed they'd like to send them to Eurovision, and how she work...

We meet one of the favourites for the contest as JJ joins us from Vienna to talk about his plans for Basel. We learn more about the unique staging he hopes to bring to the competition, and how he's heading back to the opera house before embarking on his promotional tour of Europe. From there we head to Australia and meet their artist, the brilliantly charismatic Go-Jo to learn more about the mythi...

We continue the reaction to Remember Monday's reveal as the UK's 2025 entry as we meet songwriter Thomas Stengaard. He tells us more about the process to create their song and the inspiration behind the track. We also hear from regular guest Nick Levine as he gives us his thoughts on how the girls might do in Basel. And with selection season at an end, we're joined by a very familar face to take a...

We have a winner, KAJ will represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025 after a historic result in the final of Melodifestivalen. Songwriter Anderz Wrethov joins us to relfect on a memorable evening, and reveals how "Bara Bada Bastu" ended up becoming part of this year's competition. Anderz terms us more about the process of writing the song, how a call from show producer Karin Gunnarsson changed everythin...

On the day they were announced as representing the United Kingdom at Eurovison this year, Remember Monday sit down for their only feature length interview. Holly, Lauren and Charlotte describe their excitement now the news if finally official, how they tried (and failed) to keep their participation secret, and how important their friendship will be on the road to Switzerland. Special thanks to the...

We've made it, the road to Stockholm is at an end and it's time to preview the final of Melodifestivalen 2025. We're joined by the brilliant Aftonbladet duo Jenny Agren and Tobbe Ek to predict what might happen, and ask who will represent Sweden in Basel? We look ahead to the battle between Måns Zelmerlöw and KAJ, as well as asking if anyone else stands a chance of winning on Saturday night? To su...

After an exciting National Final, we ask whether Germany are right to be optimistic of a positive result in Switzerland? Head of Delegation and friend of the podcast, Alexandra Wolfslast returns to explain why she's so confident, and explain what really happens at the Head of Delegation meeting once all the songs have been selected. The Euro Trip's own Callum Rowe is here to describe life on the j...

We've made it, the final heat of Melodifestivalen 2025. Ahead of this weekend's live show we meet two of the most talked about acts as Victoria Silvstedt and SCARLET join us to tell us what to expect from their entries this weekend. And with SCARLET tipped as potential winners, how are they dealing with the pressure? We also look back at last week's live show, asking if Måns Zelmerlöw or Kaj are t...

With more and more songs being selected for Eurovision in Basel, we debate a hot topic at the contest with a member of the Reference Group. Icelandic Head of Delegation Felix Bergsson joins us to discuss his act for Switzerland - VÆB - and his own personal feelings on whether we should see the juries return to the semi-finals. And with another busy weekend in store, we're joined by another wishlis...