The Euro Trip | Eurovision Podcast

Lee Smithurst (Head of Show) and Dan Shipton (Lead Creative Director) return to share their memories of the contest in Liverpool. They take us behind the scenes as they share their hot takes from rehearsals, discuss that controversial semi-final results sequence, and choice their favourite moments from the live shows. And stick around as we bring you an sneak peak at what you can expect from us as...

We're back for the 2024 season... ahead of schedule! We react to the shock news the BBC and record label TaP Music won't continue their relationship into 2024, and ask what might be next as we look ahead to the contest in Malmo. To do so we're joined by industry experts Paul Jordan and Nick Levine as they assess what went right, what went wrong, and what should be the first thing on the BBC's to-d...

We look back on another exciting year and celebrate our favourite moments from this Eurovision season. To kick start the episode we're joined by an old friend as the host of the Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast Steve Holden joins us to reflect on 2023, before the boys choose their favourite moments from the last year. They include a catch up with We Are Domi, big interviews with Loreen and...

We hope you've just about recovered from a whirlwind week that was Eurovision 2023. We're here by your side to debrief everything that happened in Liverpool. Aftonbladet's Tobbe Ek will be with us to discuss Loreen's historic win, Milla Ollikainen will be in Helsinki to chat about how close Finland got to winning the contest again, and Liverpool City Councillor Harry Doyle will be looking back at...

Can you believe it? We've made it to Grand Final day of Eurovision 2023 and we've got you covered with a whole host of guests to get you up to speed and in the know ahead of what's looking like one of the best contests in recent memory! 02:39 - Betting expert Ben Robertson 05:47 - 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra 10:20 - Flag Parade artist Tina Karol 15:47 - Exec Producer Andrew Cartmell 21:01 - Refe...

Reaction from the Village, Press Centre, and highlights from our first live listener event at Sugar & Dice board game cafe here in Liverpool. We also crown our first Liverpool Legend, and we go on a detective mission to find out more about Loreen's iconic nails. Follow us on  Twitter , Instagram & TikTok  or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at  eurotrippod...

The week is racing by as we look ahead to the second semi final as sixteen countries aim to claim the final spots for the Grand Final. We're live from the arena as the boys watch the first dress rehearsal of the show, Gustaph joins us from the Village, and 2022 icons Subwoolfer are interviewed by their superfan. Follow us on  Twitter , Instagram & TikTok  or email hello@eurotrippodca...

We react to the first ten qualifiers for the Eurovision Grand Final with guests in the Village and Press Centre joining us to discuss the results. There's also a return for Executive Supervisor Martin Osterdahl to discuss the big news story of the week so far... Follow us on  Twitter , Instagram & TikTok  or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at  eurotrippodcast...

We've got day two wrapped up as we look ahead to the first live show. We chat to Ukrainian commentator Timur Myroshnechenko, and podcast pals Ben Robertson, Tobbe Ek and Bella Qvist also join us, before we catch up again with BBC Eurovision Managing Director Martin Green. Follow us on  Twitter , Instagram & TikTok  or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at  eurot...

We are live in Liverpool for Eurovision 2023! Today we bring you all the action from the Turquoise Carpet where all the artists and their delegations get a chance to chat to the press and meet the fans. We bring you conversations with artists, songwriters, heads of delegations and even some of the BBC's production team too, to find out how they're feeling ahead of show week. Follow us on  Twi...

We celebrate Germany's legandary commentator who retires from the contest this year in Liverpool. 2023 marks his 25th commentary, and in this special interview he looks back on all those years attending Eurovision, from his first in 1997, to Lena's memorable victory in 2010. Follow us on  Twitter , Instagram & TikTok  or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at  eu...

It's less than a week before we're in Liverpool for daily episodes, so this week we catch up with Germany's Lord of the Lost before they take to the stage to rehearse. We also catch up with friend of the podcast Zoe London about her DJ set at Euroclub, plus we get an insight into Sugar & Dice - the venue for our live event next week. 07:15 - News roundup 10:30 - Zoe London 22:28 - Leap to Live...

The Managing Director of this year's contest joins us live from Liverpool as preparations continue with rehearsals just a few days away. We're also joined by Norwegian hopeful Alessandra who teases changes to her staging at the contest, and we go back through the archives after asking you what you remember about the first Eurovision you watched on television. 06.33" - Latest Eurovision News 08.54"...

We celebrate the 100th regular weekly episode of the podcast as we sit down for an exclusive conversation with Lee Smithurst (Head of Show) and Dan Shipton (Lead Creative Director) as they reveal all the details on what to look forward to during the live shows in Liverpool. Follow us on  Twitter , Instagram & TikTok  or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at  eur...

Teya & Salena from Austria are arguably one of the most talked about artists ahead of Eurovision in Liverpool, so we thought you'd want to hear what they had to say! We also say hello again to Tobbe Ek from Aftonbladet who gives us the latest on Loreen's staging drama, and Cath and Lau stop by on our latest instalment of our Leap to Liverpool. 08:12 - News roundup 12:07 - Tobbe Ek 26:02 - Leap...

There's no James' this week, but Rob does his best to fill the gap with two more of the class of 2023! First up TVORCHI find time in their busy schedule to update on their plans for Liverpool, while Ash from Australian band Voyager discusses a meet up with last year's Irish entry Brooke, their excitement at heading to Eurovision, and how he combines drumming with... graphic design! There's also pl...

Malta's 2023 representatives join us to chat about their entry, dance practice, and their very British sounding names. We also launch the 'Leap to Liverpool', our weekly mission to find out more about this year's Eurovision host city. We also have more on the official Eurovision board game, and ask more big questions, namely, when was the last time you saw a milkman? 11.16" - Eurovision News Updat...

For the first time ever, we've invited some of you onto the podcast to tell us what you think of Eurovision! Listeners Hannah, Ross and Kyle join us to give us their thoughts on the class of 2023, betting man Ben Robertson gives us the lowdown on the betting markets and we have some very exciting news about what we're getting up to in Liverpool! 10:15 - Eurovision news update 12:25 - Our very own...

We hear from Ireland's 2023 representatives and learn about Rob & James' sleeping arrangements for Liverpool. In his first feature length chat Conor O'Donoghue joins the podcast to discuss Wild Youth's plans for Eurovision, including more on the songwriting process and how they're coping with the pressure to turn around his country's failing fortunues at the contest. We'll also have more on Ma...

After six weeks of incredible competition, Melfest in 2023 has come to an end. Loreen has won for a second time and stands a huge chance of winning Eurovision again to give Sweden a record equalling seventh ESC crown. We're joined by Aftonbladet's Tobbe Ek to review a sensational Melfest season and look ahead to Eurovision in May, English language commentator Bella Qvist takes us inside the commen...

Finally the news is out, so in a special bonus episode we react to the news that Mae Muller will represent the UK at Eurovision 2023. We hear from journalists who have followed her career, chat to the President of OGAE UK as well as hearing some fan reactions to the entry. We'll even have a message from her former headteacher too! 04.54" - Mae Muller's revealed at the UK entry 10.03" - BBC Radio 1...

Eurovision tickets have come and gone! Were you one of the lucky few to get tickets? We chat to a fan about their ticketing experience. We also chat to this year's Czech entry Vesna and find out how they're shaping up for Eurovision. Plus, we can't be too far away from a UK Eurovision announcement... can we? 08:50 - Eurovision news 17:42 - Fan Corrie on her ticket update 27:42 - Patrice from Vesna...

After weeks of heats and last week's semi-final we're finally counting down to the big night in Stockholm. Before we look ahead we react to everything that happened in Örnsköldsvik and chat about the four qualifiers, doing so in the company of Melfest expert and the man behind Mellopedia, the brilliant Gustav Dahlander. We then hear from listener Will on the unique London venue showing the competi...

For the first time in the 2023 season, we're joined by an act already confirmed to be heading to the contest this May. The lads from Ljubljana, Joker Out, join us to discuss their preparations for the contest in Liverpool, as well as sharing an unusual gig venue... Rob and James also get the chance to debrief about Loreen's performance in Melfest at the weekend, listener Gina joins us to explain w...

Melfest 2023 is racing by now, as all 28 acts have now performed on the stage. This week James is joined by Aftonbladet's Stina Dahlgren and Eurovision Hub's Miceal O'Kane to react to everything from heat four, including the return of Queen Loreen. They also provide their expert analysis and opinions over what to expect from the upcoming Semi Final, plus Victor Crone and Tennessee Tears both stop...