The Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast

It's a dream job, but being a Head of Delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest is never easy. From managing mega-stars, to airlines losing luggage, to potentially crashing out in the semis - a HoD has so much to deal with. So with the Grand Final less than two months away, we go behind the scenes at the Heads of Delegation meeting in Liverpool. Four heads of delegation share their secrets and sto...

On this episode, Finland's Käärijä cha-cha-chats rap and Rammstein. Monika Lynkyte from Lithuania gets a surprise message from a familiar name. Estonia's Alika reflects on bad moods and a lifelong love of rock. Plus, Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson drops by, and co-founder of Aussievision, Dale Roberts, gives us a deep dive into Australia at Eurovision. And Dutch legend Edsilia Rombley plays Eu...

On this episode, Ukraine's TVORCHI discuss Heart of Steel and they were brought together by a random meeting on the street. US Olympic figure skater, and the host of Eurovision in the States, Johnny Weir talks about his love of the contest and his favourite Eurovision songs to ice-skate to. Albina Kelmendi drops in to talk about representing Albania with Duje, and Latvia's Sudden Lights are here t...

On this episode, we're joined by Subwoolfer's Ben Adams and Gaute Ormåsen as they tell us about their amazing year after FINALLY being revealed as Space Wolves 'Keith and Jim'. Georgia's representative Iru won Junior Eurovision in 2011 with girl group Candy, and is now ready to make her mark on the main competition. Plus, Georgia's Head of Delegation Natia Mshvenieradze talks about trying to turn...

Gustaph from Belgium becomes the first act of 2023 to appear on the podcast, as he finally gets to be front and centre at Eurovision. UK TV presenter, commentator and Eurovision superfan Rylan Clark discusses his love of the contest and being involved for the BBC. Ukraine's Head of Delegation Oksana Skybinska returns to talk about preparation for Liverpool and putting on Ukrainian selection show V...

We're looking ahead to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest which is taking place in Yerevan, Armenia. Joining us are David Tserunyan, Executive Producer of JESC 2022 and Anna Ohanyan, Communications Supervisor at JESC 2022. We also chat to two previous winners of Junior: Ralf Mackenbach (The Netherlands, 2009) and Mariam Mamadashvili (Georgia, 2016). Tomaž Milhelič from Sestre (Slovenia, 2002) talk...

It's a winner's special as we take you backstage at Amsterdam's Het Grote Songfestivalfeest, where dozens of Eurovision acts performed their greatest hits. Duncan Laurence chats about the power of Arcade, duetting with Rosa Linn and his involvement with the 2023 Dutch act. Lordi's lead singer Mr Lordi discusses rubber, rock and miconceptions about his band. Netta talks about her songwriting proces...

The Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast is back for season 2! Host Steve Holden has been on a mini tour of Europe to meet some of your favourite Eurovision artists of recent times. Konstrakta (Serbia, 2022) tells us how her life has changed since storming to 5th place in Turin. Malik Harris (Germany, 2022) gives us a lesson in positivity after coming last at the 2022 Contest. Stefania (Greece...

The Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast is back and presenter Steve Holden returns with a preview of the new season. The Contest lands in Liverpool in May 2023 and over the next seven months, we'll be hearing from Eurovision acts past and present, the brand new Class of '23 and the people helping to organise the world's biggest live music event. You can find Steve on Twitter (@stevehreports)...

W're back! Three of this year's Grand Finalists join presenter Steve Holden to discuss their experience at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Sweden's Cornelia Jakobs reflects on her fourth place position with Hold Me Closer, and being 'in the right place at the right time'. Czech Republic's We Are Domi are back in Prague after opening the show with Lights Off. And Iceland's Systur reveal their...

Ukraine has won the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Kalush Orchestra and their song Stefania came in first place, with the United Kingdom and Spain in 2nd and 3rd places. Steve Holden chats to Ukraine's Head of Delegation, Oksana Skybinska, just a few moments after her country's win. She explains what the victory means to Ukraine, and her hopes for the Contest in 2023. Find Steve...

Steve Holden chats to the reigning Eurovision Song Contest champions Måneskin about their amazing year since winning for Italy. Damiano, Victoria, Thomas and Ethan discuss memories of the night they won in Rotterdam, their travels around the world and supporting the Rolling Stones. They're returning to the Eurovision stage to perform their new single Supermodel at the Grand Final. Find Steve (@ste...

The Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final has arrived and presenter Steve Holden hosts a massive episode of the podcast. He's joined by 2011 champion Eldar Gasimov, 2021 Swiss entry Gjon's Tears, Swedish commentator Edward af Sillén, Ukraine's Head of Delegation Oksana Sybinska and Denmark's 2022 entry REDDI. Choreographer Kyle Hanagami discusses creating Chanel's routine to Slo-Mo and British DJ Zo...

We now have all 25 acts confirmed for the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final and host Steve Holden gets some instant reaction from all 10 qualifiers of Semi Final 2. He speaks to Emppu and Aki from Finland's The Rasmus, Sheldon Riley from Australia, Cornelia Jakobs from Sweden, WRS from Romania, Konstrakta from Serbia, Stefan from Estonia, Nadir Rustamli from Azerbaijan, Jérémie Makiese from Belg...

Presenter Steve Holden gets exclusive reaction chats with all 10 qualifiers from Semi Final 1. He speaks to Amanda from Greece, Systur from Iceland, Monika Liu from Lithuania, MARO from Portugal, S10 from the Netherlands, Roman from Moldova's Zdob și Zdub, Rosa Linn from Armenia, Marius Bear from Switzerland, plus the delegation heads of Norway and Ukraine. Eurovision YouTuber Alesia Michelle and...

The United Kingdom's Sam Ryder chats to host Steve Holden about performing Space Man. At the Opening Ceremony of the Contest, Mahmood and Blanco speak about representing their home country of Italy and Greece's Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord stops for a chat too. Rob Lilley speaks to Croatia's Mia Dimšić and Nadir Rustamli from Azerbaijan. And creative specialists Dan Shipton and Marvin Dietmann reveal...

It's been 10 years since Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest with Euphoria. In this special episode of the podcast, the singer chats to host Steve Holden to discuss her memories of that winning night in Baku when she came first for Sweden. She talks about the iconic performance, the legacy of the song and the doors it opened for her. Find Steve (@steve_london_ldn) on Instagram. Hosted on Acast....

Some of the team behind Norway's Subwoolfer join host Steve Holden to talk about the Contest's infamous yellow wolves, San Marino's Achille Lauro chats about his song Stripper and - more importantly - his mechanical bull, Roberta. France's Alvan & Ahez discuss bringing Breton to the Eurovision stage and Rob Lilley catches up with Sheldon Riley from Australia. And Corinne Cumming, one of Eurovision...

As we get a first glimpse of the Big 5, host Steve Holden catches up with Spain's Chanel. He also chats to Serbia's Konstrakta, Malta's Emma Muscat and Israel's Michael Ben David. Rob Lilley also hangs out with Georgia's Circus Mircus and Denmark's Reddi as Samya Hafsaoui gives her view from the Eurovision stage. The Contest's walking encyclopedia - Sam Ross - also has more brilliant, geeky trivia...

The rehearsals are in full swing and host Rob Lilley catches up WRS from Romania, Jérémie Makiese from Belgium and Cornelia Jakobs from Sweden. LUM!X & Pia Maria, representing Austria, drop in for a chat too. Rob also explores the arena's stage and finds out what puts the green in the green room. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

We've arrived in Turin! Joining the podcast after their first rehearsals are Ronela from Albania, Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine, Intelligent Music Project from Bulgaria and Roman from Zdob și Zdub, who are representing Moldova with the Advahov Brothers. And Stefan from Estonia drops in to have a chat too. Find hosts Steve Holden (@steve_holden_ldn) and Samya Hafsaoui (@samyahafsaoui) on Instagram...

The United Kingdom's 2021 act James Newman joins host Steve Holden to discuss his 'nil points' at the Contest in Rotterdam. From the class of 2022, we're also hearing from Malik Harris from Germany, MARO from Portugal and this year's youngest competitors, LPS from Slovenia. Plus, Christoph and Daniela from German podcast ESC Schnack talk about their country's hits and misses, and Samantha Ross fro...

Steve Holden and Samya Hafsaoui speaks to Eurovision's Head of Contest Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen, the man who helps put together the shows' running order and tells acts what they can and can't do on stage. We're also chatting to Andrea from North Macedonia, Marius Bear from Switzerland and Andromache, who's representing Cyprus. And Natalia Anderson from Tuneful TV talks about how to run a YouTube...

Host Steve Holden speaks to Vladana from Montenegro and Rosa Linn from Armenia, as well as Systur from Iceland. Croatian radio presenter Monika Lelas tells us what it's like to announce her country's 12 points on the Grand Final night, and Denis and José from ESC Plus talk about the high hopes for Spain this year. You can find Steve on Instagram and TikTok as @steve_holden_ldn. Hosted on Acast. Se...

A special episode from the Amsterdam pre-party! Hosts Steve Holden and Samya Hafsaoui hang out with S10 from the Netherlands, Brooke from Ireland, The Rasmus from Finland, Citi Zēni from Latvia, Monika Liu from Lithuania, We Are Domi from Czech Republic and Ochman from Poland. Plus, Dutch podcaster GJ Koojiman talks us through the Dutch Eurovision renaissance. Find Steve and Samya on Instagram (@s...