The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

Ned Raggett returns to discuss that last six entries of the second semi-final for Eurovision 2022. Will one of the boys with emotions be able to overtake Sweden’s melancholy? (No. The answer is no.) Himbo Summary Romania - WRS - "Llámame" (2:56) Poland - Ochman - "River" (9:21) Montenegro - Vladana - "Breathe" (17:03) Belgium - Jérémie Makiese - "Miss You" (22:45) Sweden - Cornelia Jakobs - "Hold...

The middle of the second semi-final for Eurovision 2022 is all over the map, but seems to have a lot of Americana vibes? Bre Booker returns to help us sort through the randomness. Americana? Summary San Marino - Achille Lauro - "Stripper" (1:46) Australia - Sheldon Riley - "Not the Same" (8:24) Cyprus - Andromache - "Ela" (14:28) Ireland - Brooke Scullion - "That's Rich" (21:30) North Macedonia -...

Justin Ladia joins us to start our coverage of the second semi-final for Eurovision 2022, with Finland, Israel, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Malta on the docket this week. Subversive Summary Finland - The Rasmus - "Jezebel" (2:23) Israel - Michael Ben David - "I.M" (8:30) Serbia - Konstrakta - "In Corpore Sano" (16:17) Azerbaijan - Nadir Rüstəmli - "Fade to Black" (25:22) Georgia - Circus Mirc...

We have a running order! We have tickets when! We have Mike Nothnagel joining us to discuss the rest of the first semi final for Eurovision 2022: Portugal, Croatia, Denmark, Iceland, Greece, and Norway Lilith Fair (Taylor's Version) Summary Eurovision News: Running Orders and Tickets (sort of) (1:36) Cosa Sta Facendo Måneskin: Lollapalooza Edition (3:43) Welcome, Mike Nothnagel! (8:40) Portugal -...

Evan Stewart joins us to discuss more entries from the Eurovision 2022 first semi-final. Will the Netherlands, Slovenia, Switzerland, Armenia, or Austria be able to challenge current favorite Ukraine? Meditation Therapy Summary Netherlands - S10 - "De Diepte" (4:14) Slovenia - LPS - "Disko" (9:33) Switzerland - Marius Bear - "Boys Do Cry" (15:09) Ukraine - KALUSH Orchestra - "Stefania" (21:19) Arm...

Meredith Clark joins us to discuss Albania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, and Moldova as we kick off our coverage of the first semi-final for Eurovision 2022. Fairgrounds Summary Albania - Ronela Hijati - "Sekret" (5:32) Bulgaria - Intelligent Music Project - "Intention" (10:42) Latvia - Citi Zēni - "Eat Your Salad" (18:00) Lithuania - Monika Liu - "Sentimentai" (25:04) Moldova - Zdob și Zdub &...

In the last week of Eurovision Selection Season, we have a manageable number of internal selections to process and ease into the sunset with chill vibes from three national finals. One More Google Summary Tuesday: Switzerland (2:02) Wednesday: Georgia and Cyprus (4:52) Thursday: Belgium, United Kingdom, and Greece (10:44) Friday: Austria (22:57) Saturday: Sweden's Melfest, Iceland's Songvakeppnin,...

Our brains may have turned into soup, but we survived the last overstuffed Saturday of Eurovision Selection Season. Just barely though... we were told there would be no math... Math Summary Internal selections: The Netherlands and Montenegro (1:43) 12 Points Germany goes to "Rockstars" by Malik Harris (5:25) Denmark's REDDI won "The Show" (11:13) WRS wins Romania's Selectia Nationala with "Llamame...

We stand with Ukraine. Україна Summary Eurovision Response to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (1:31) Eurovision in the Wild: David Byrne Edition (7:02) Australia Decides on Sheldon Riley's "Not the Same" (9:15) The Rasmus wins Finland's UMK with "Jezebel" (15:49) More Super Saturdays: Iceland, Sweden, France, Romania, and more (20:45) Spotify Playlists Eurovision Selection Season 2022 EuroWhat Podcas...

In the biggest Saturday for Eurovision 2022 selection season, 6 songs were chosen for Turin. We travel to Norway, Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, San Marino, and Malta and examine a variety of TV formats along the way. Quante voci? In questa economia? Summary News: Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dogg to Host American Song Contest; Ukraine Update (1:25) Azerbaijan announces Nadir Rüstəmli (4:32) Norway Gives Tha...

It was another busy week for Eurovision as Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia made their picks for Turin. We get caught up and look ahead to the next Super Saturday in this week's episode. HyperRoop Summary Austria selects Lum!x and Pia Maria to perform "Halo" (1:25) Ukraine's VidBir chooses Alina Pash's "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" (3:49) Estonia puts all its "Hope" in STEFAN (9:23) Moni...

North Macedonia, Ireland, Israel, and Italy have determined their songs for Turin, and that was only about 1/3 of Eurovision Super Saturday number 1 for the 2022 season. We recap this weekend's non-stop content stream. Oops! All Screens! Summary Eurovision 2022 Hosts (1:22) North Macedonia runs "Circles" around Andrea (3:50) Brooke representing Ireland? "That's Rich" (6:02) Michael Ben David wins...

Moldova made a surprise internal selection and Spain made its Eurovision selection at last week's Benidorm Festival. We discuss these songs and look ahead to the first Super Saturday of 2022! Convoluted Summary Zdob si Zdub will represent Moldova again (1:15) Spain choose Chanel's "SloMo" at Benidorm Fest (4:14) Pabandom and MGP (8:48) Cosa sta facendo Måneskin? Sanremo Edition (16:49) Midweek Sel...

Ben returns with his thoughts about Lithuania's Pabandom is Naujo, Norway's 2022 process, Maneskin's appearance on Saturday Night Live, and a look ahead to EMA and Benidorm. [Episode Title] Summary News: Sound of Beauty Logo and Slogan, American Song Contest Delayed (1:13) Last Week in Eurovision: Norway's Melodi Grand Prix and Lithuania's Pabandom is Naujo (5:06) Eurovision in the Wild: Australia...

Dave Steeves returns to the program to discuss Norway's Melodi Grand Prix, a casual approach to Eurovision Selection Season, and the pivoting that is happening in response to the pandemic. Pivot Summary Last week in Eurovision (2:51) Malta snippets drop Finland UMK announces acts and songs Poland switches to a national final Omicron disrupts Melfest and Songvakeppnin Cosa sta facendo Måneskin? Coa...

This week we travel to Lithuania for Pabandom is Naujo, check out the Eurovision menus in Romania and Latvia (ooo, salad), and see how famous Maneskin's birthdays are. Hunker Down Summary Montenegro chooses Vladana and "Breathe (Unforgivable)" (1:16) Song drops: Romania and Latvia (2:57) Pabandom is Naujo! Week 1 (6:14) Cosa sta facendo Måneskin? Famous Birthdays Edition (10:32) This week: Finland...

It's full steam ahead to Eurovision 2022, with Albania making its (correct?) choice, a wild ESC 250 countdown, and looking forward to selection season series starting Saturday. Unprecedented Summary Eurovision 2022 Selections: Festivali i Këngës 60 () Cosa sta facendo Måneskin? New Year's Rockin' Eve Edition () ESC 250 Results () Coming up this week: Montenegro and NRK MGP Artists, Lithuania's Pab...

The Czech Republic has made their selection, a number of processes have released more details, and we check in with the Eurovision Class of 2021. Class of 2021 Summary Selections: We Are Domi, S10, Amanda Tenfjord (1:22) Processes: Pabandom is Naujo, Australia Decides, Benidorm, Festivali i Këngës (8:15) News: Eurovision 1964 Video Clip; Cosa sta facendo Måneskin? (12:40) Checking in on the Class...

With a lot of new folks discovering Eurovision over the past year and selection season 2022 underway, we put together a tutorial to answer the question: How does Eurovision work? Eurovision 101 Summary Bulgaria's Intelligent Music Project debuts "Intention" (1:01) What's Måneskin Up To? Grammys and the Voice (6:10) Selection season news (8:35) Estonia's Eesti Laul Slovenia's EMA freš Czech Republi...

The dreaded Nul Points visited Rotterdam at Eurovision this year. We take a look at the sordid history of the dubious distinction. Nul Points Summary News: Georgia's Circus Mircus, American Song Contest Launch Date, Estonia's Eesti Laul, Albania's Festivali i Këngës, Czech Republic's Online Selection (2:23) Eurovision Again: 2004 (11:01) Nul Points: A Taxonomy (13:58) A Pointless History of Eurovi...

Belarus won't be competing at Eurovision in the foreseeable future, so this seems like a good time to take an historical view of the country and its identity. Belarus Summary News: Australia, Germany, American Song Contest, ESC Top 250 (1:11) A Brief History of Belarus (6:33) Belarus at Eurovision (14:22) Belarus Today (28:49) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast  is available wherever you get you...

Does breaking the fourth wall work at Eurovision? Ben takes us through a collection of songs that try to go meta. Metaverse Summary News (1:16) Eurovision Again: 2012 (10:23) When Eurovision Goes Meta (15:16) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast  is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe, please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Euro...

Maura Johnston guides us through how the Billboard Charts work and why Måneskin and Duncan Laurence cracked the American Top 40. Hot 100 Summary Host city when? Torino 2022! (0:45) How do the Billboard charts currently work? (2:52) How Duncan Laurence May Have Got on the Billboard Charts (7:40) Why is "Beggin'" rocketing up the Hot 100? (12:35) Other Eurovision Hot 100 Appearances (18:02) Why a 25...

We continue our series of music competitions with Eurovision connections by visiting Chile's Viña del Mar International Song Festival. Viña del Mar Summary Eurovision Again: 1968 (1:07) Belgium Selects (3:29) What is the Viña del Mar Festival? (6:41) El Monstruo (16:16) Xuxa vs El Monstruo (19:56) Enrique Iglesias and Paolo Meneguzzi vs El Monstruo (31:20) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast  is...

As we wait for the Eurovision 2022 host city announce, we take a look at the five cities hoping to stage the event for Italy. Quale Città? Summary News: ABBA, Dunkin Radio, Belgium, Eesti Laul, Melfest (3:17) Italian City Thunderdome (12:13) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast  is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe, please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and...