Think About Eurovision

In this episode Kris finds himself once again succumbing to Stockholm Syndrome when it comes to the Flag Ceremony, Matti feels a certain way about children at Eurovision, your hosts are left waiting for the great songs, and Matti starts some salacious gossip! A Canadian In Eurovision Rita Baga’s Night of 1000 Celine Dion’s look Barbara Dex Award is gone, and now called the You're A Vision Award Th...

In this special episode, Kris and Matti discuss the American Song Contest along with special guest, musician and ska podcaster, Matt Wixson. Kris wants to share Las Marias with the world, Matt Wixson sheds light on why the contest may not be grabbing headlines in America, and Matti starts his campaign to host Eurovision Canada! A Canadian In Eurovision Breaks down The American Song Contest  R...

In this week’s episode Kris treats Chrissy to a song by an artist from before her time, with a song that was less than a decade ago ! Chrissy reminds Kris about a comment he posted on Youtube and WE’RE STARTING TO GET EXCITED FOR EUROVISION 2022 OMFG AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!  Johnny Logan: What’s Another Year (1980)  Hold Me Now (1987)  Lena: Satellite (2010)  Taken By A Stran...

In this weeks episode your hosts massively agree with each other for possibly the first (and last time), Matti provides a bit of LGBT sex education and we spend far too long talking about Swiss guy’s bulge Dilophosaurus scene - Jurassic Park   Sandie Shaw - Puppet on a String  Teddy Johnson & Pearl Carr - Sing Little Birdie  Franco’s suppression of the Catalan language  Dað...

In this week’s DNQ Files Kris attempts to surprise Matti with a song he’s never heard before, plays Matti a song he absolutely has heard before, and we learn that everybody parties!  Love Inc - You’re A Superstar  Want to win Eurovision? Go barefoot, like Sandie Shaw (1967), Sertab Erener (2003), Dima Bilan (2008), Loreen (2012) and Emmelie De Forest (2013)  Katie Miller-Heidke at A...

In this issue of the DNQ Files Kris shares the public’s winner of Melodifestivalen 2022, Anders Bagge with Bigger Than The Universe , there’s pleasant surprises, we try not to “get too political” (and fail), and that bloody turkey manages to rear his plucking head once again!! All Swedish Winners: Abba - Waterloo  Herreys - Digge Loo Digge Ley  Charlotte Nielsen - Take Me To Your Heaven...

In this episode we start big by discussing religion, Matti has strong opinions about Austria’s boyband, and Kris starts rambling on about ska punk of the early 00’s because of course he does… They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)  Sertab - Every Way That I Can  Turkish Radio & Television’s head Ibrahim Even on Conchita at Eurovision 2014  Another episode, another...

This episode of the podcast is dedicated to the musical excellence sent to the contest on a yearly basis by Ukraine, a country who has always made it to the grand final. The Russian army is currently invading Ukraine, a sovereign nation under false pretences, and yet every day, Ukraine is resisting the aggressor.  If you can financially help in any way, please visit https://standwithukraine.c...

Join us, as Chrissy dons her finest ball gown, whilst Matti and Kris don their finest black tie suits, as we make our way to the glitzy, glamourous town of Cannes, France, for le Grand Prix Eurovision De La Chanson Europeenne 1959 whilst opinions are split over Monaco’s song, and any visitors to Disneyland will end up with an ear worm. With apologies to the French language. Not here to fuck spider...

*gingerly taps microphone* *annoyed sound engineers everywhere, tutting at Kris tapping the microphone, Kris should know better* ... ahem, is... is this thing on? Ah yes, sorry for the sudden radio silence. But we'll be coming back very soon, huskier than ever (thanks to Kris' new husky voice after getting Covid) all ready to discuss Eurovisions of yore, songs that failed to get to Eurovision, and...

In this week's episode of Think About Eurovision, we visit the picturesque market town of Harrogate, discuss Matti's pant wearing habits, Kris doesn't pay attention to clothes that people wear, and we manage to have unanimous opinions on more than one songs, for possibly the first time in the podcast's history? This week's episode isn't sponsored by Visit Harrogate, but it's a nice place, and you...

In Chrissy's first ever DNQ Files, Chrissy dips her toes into the pool of songs that didn't quite get to the Eurovision Song Contest, where we listen to Surma's entry into the 2019 Festival Da Canção, Pugna, Kris continues to profess his love for Estonian psychodelic punk, we discuss art and how it's wasted on Kris, and Chrissy has the best possible reaction for an audio format. When Kris & Ki...

In this week's episode Matti gives a song a one word review, Kris shares how he feels about U2 and Chrissy tells us how she really felt about [REDACTED] as we cast our gaze over the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest!! Jemini - Cry Baby (MATTI - DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK) James Blunt - Love Under Pressure Jethro Tull - The Witches Promise  The Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday  Beck - Wow Morrisse...

In this issue of the DNQ Files, Matti lists as many European countries as he can think of, Kris forces his co-host to listen to the same song twice, and Matti makes an observation that becomes weirdly prescient, as we "enjoy" the surprisingly baroque tinged Freaks by both Jordan Clarke and MAID in the 2019 BBC Eurovision: You Decide National Final Jordan Clarke version MAID version The Porno Song...

Ciao e Benvenuto! Think About Eurovision is back for it's third series just in time to coincide with the New Eurovision Year, and this time we're donning our shell suits, back combing our mullets and downloading Duolingo to cram as much Italian as possible, as we cast our gaze over the absolute shambles of the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest... allora... with the new team of Chrissy and Matti who joi...

Yes! We're back with another Getting To Know You(rovision) with the second new member of the team, Matti. We discuss his introduction to the contest, musical theatres and iffy borders! Loreen - Euphoria (little known song, you may not have heard of it)  Abba - Waterloo  Celine Dion - Ne Partez Pas Sans Mo i  Netta - Toy   Eleni Foureira - Fuego   Eurovision - The Story Of...

As you may have heard in a recent upload to the feed, Kim and Kris were on the lookout for a third member of the Think About Eurovision team, and we were very lucky to have not just one, but two new members of the team! In this first Getting To Know You(rovision), you'll hear excerpts of a chat Kris had with Chrissy! Eimear Quinn - The Voice  Gina G - Ooh Ahh, Just A Little Bit   Sandie...

In the last episode of this series we discuss the Grand Final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest! Kris calls for the UK to send Iron Maiden, Kris and Kim discuss how professional (yet dare we say, slightly unmemorable?) the Dutch production, we sadly need to discuss racism in the televoting, and also *that* shocking quadruple nul point moment!! Go_A - ШУМ (Original version of Shum)  Daði og...

In this week's 2nd Semi Final DNQ episode, Kris and Kim take a look at the songs that failed to make it through to this year's grand final! Kim has learned why we love the suspense of it all, Kris is sad his favourite time travellers failed to make it to the final and Kim gets totes emosh about seing the former winners discuss how Eurovision has impacted their lives! And, to quote the Icelanders:...

In this DNQ File, a very tired Kris speaks to Kim about the First Semi Final of Eurovision 2021, we discuss the differences in viewing experience between the YouTube stream and the BBC Broadcast. Kris tries (and fails) to explain what Line of Duty is, despite having never seen it, Kim has a better viewing experience than the whole of the UK, and Kris gets angry with Cheryl Baker... quite frankly,...

In this episode Kris and Kim get Nadav Guedj to show us Tel Aviv (before we leave) when we watch the 2019 Grand Final in Israel, Kim gets freaked out by Hatari, Kris starts babbling about Quantum Physics, and we discuss *that* Madonna performance.  Augmented reality to play a role at Eurovision 2021  Kris' old ska punk band performing The Time Warp (to an audience, this time)  Nadav...

In this bonus episode, Kris gets to meet Germany's representative for 2021, Jendrik, who is representing his country with the ukulele led, positive mental attitude anthem, I Don't Feel Hate . Jendrik isn't just any old ukulele player, either, he knows his stuff, and his bachelors was actually about the ukulele in popular culture. As well as ukes, we discuss musical theatre, and getting so sweaty t...

In this week's episode Kris and Kim spend an evening at the theatre, dahlings , Kim learns more about the cultural  joys Eurovision has brought to the world and Kris "enjoys" the Flag Ceremony, as discuss the Eurovision pastiche musical theatre event, Eurobeat - The Pride of Europe!! Kinky Boots  Everybody's Talking About Jamie (Yes, that *is* Bianca Del Rio in the trailer)  Everybo...

In this week's episode of the DNQ Files Kris and Kim take a trip to culinary college and learn to bake a cake the Latvian way with our course lecturers, Aarzemnieki , Kim is left wanting a more detailed recipe, Kris condems the band for causing rising sea levels and Kris finds himself really wanting cake, and somewhat distracted by this mood. Natalia Gordienko - Sugar (Moldova 2021)  Aarzemni...

In this episode Kris claims ABBA for the genre of Glam Rock, Kim is introduced to The Wombles of Wimbledon Common, and Kris gets overly angry at the UK's choice of song... again. Hi Maths Fans, the halfway point is 1988 , Kris is truly bad at maths!! Early doors and we're linking Love, Love, Peace, Peace  The first ever British Eurovision was in 1960... and hosted by Katie Boyle (the host of...