Second Cherry - Almost a Eurovision podcast

And the winner is… Well, it's finally arrived. Matt and Monty review the fantastic live final at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, as part of Eurofest, and look at how the voting went down. There's also some significant news from the boys as we wrap up 2023.

Well here we are, we've made it to the final 'cherry' to be selected for the Second Cherry Song Contest 2023! This week, the boys tackle the behemoth that is the Swedish Melodifestivalen. Loreen may have taken both the Melfest and Eurovision crown, but in an alternative universe, what else could have been in Liverpool this year?

With the penultimate cherry selected in this week's episode, the boys take a look at the Romanian Eurovision national final simply titled: Selecția Națională 2023. Listen for yet another episode of eclectic music and questionable choices.

One of the highlights of the Eurovision national final season is the Sanremo Music Festival, or Festival di Sanremo. And once again the boys take a look at this year's song selection and pick a cherry that will represent Italy in the Second Cherry Song Contest 2023.

This year saw a very successful Serbian national selection, with Pesma Za Evroviziju offering up all kinds of marvelous entries. We could only have one winner though, so the boys step in and select a cherry from the best of the rest!

Vamos! It's time for another cherry picking and this week the boys take on Spain. Benidorm Fest has become a hugely popular addition to the Eurovision calendar in recent years, so what has been chosen to represent España in the Second Cherry Song Contest 2023?

After another (unscheduled) summer break, the boys return with an episode all about Estonia and Eesti Laul. Is the Eurovision national selection is churning out some of the most interesting music in Europe? Or is it the rule of diminishing returns? You'll have to listen to find out!

"We're 90 metres underground… on generators… and we're singing." If you can find a more poignant quote from this year's Eurovision season then we'll eat our vinoks! The boys turn their attention to Vidbir, the Ukrainian national selection held in an underground metro station in Kyiv. The songs were as impressive as the production, but what cherry has been picked to represent Ukraine in the Second Cherry Song Contest 2023?

This week the boys discuss the Norwegian national selection for Eurovision: Norsk Melodi Grand Prix. As well as a cherry being selected from a bunch of songs, the boys take a slightly different approach to their 'Good Thing of the Week' and address the news that TAP will no longer be working with the BBC to find next year's UK act. Grab a coffee/beer and tune in...

Another day, another cherry! And this time the boys dissect the German Eurovision national selection, Unser Lied Für Liverpool. With Germany falling to last place at this year's contest, how is the nation finding its artists and what is going wrong? Jump into this week's episode to find out...

News of Eurovision 2024 may have started trickling through but the boys are not finished with 2023 yet! This week Matt and Monty take a look at Dansk Melodi Grand Prix - the national selection for Denmark. It's all fun and games but who has been selected as the Danish cherry in this year's Second Cherry Song Contest?

The boys are back after a short break and ready to talk all things Lithuania and the Pabandom iš naujo! national selection. As always, a song is selected to go into this year's Second Cherry Song Contest.

Another week, another cherry! This time the boys discuss Eurosong, the Belgian national selection for this year's Eurovision. The show was a veritable feast and an assault on the senses! What? How? Why? Well, listen and find out...

Happy Birthday to us! Well, celebrations at least, for the 100th episode of the Second Cherry podcast! The boys are joined by special guest Jody from the Second Cherry team and discuss all things Portugal. Ai coração!

The new series of Second Cherry returns for the 2023 season. The boys kick off with Finland and the hugely successful national selection, UMK. It did pick Eurovision's televote winner after all! But who has been selected as the Finnish cherry for the Second Cherry Song Contest? There's only one way to find out...

The dust has settled on Eurovision 2023 and the boys do one last review of the final days of the week.

We know all the qualifiers for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023! Ahead of Saturday's show, the boys look at the running order and see what can be gleaned from the positions allocated by the show pro

We now know the qualifiers from the first semi-final, so naturally, attentions turn to Thursday night's Semi-Final 2. The boys also take a ferry cross the Mersey with fellow Eurovision fans!

As the media take a first look at the Eurovision Semi-Final 1 rehearsal, the boys bring you some notes, appraisals, and predictions!

The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is almost here and the boys have arrived in Liverpool. They've been wandering the streets to give you a flavour of this year's contest.

Eurovision is just around the corner but before that the boys are ready to finish you off... with the last of our special preview episodes! The Big 5 and reigning champs Ukraine. See you in Liverpool...

Matt and Monty are back with another bonus episode. This time the boys preview the songs in the second semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Matt and Monty return with first episode of Second Cherry 2023. Kicking off with a special bonus episode, the boys preview the songs in the first semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

The 2022 season comes to an end as Matt and Monty deliver the results of live show and tell us who has won this year's Second Cherry Song Contest. Listen as the boys say goodbye to Eurovision 2022.

This week sees the final 'cherry' to be selected for the 2022 contest. The boys have saved a cracker of an episode for the last hoorah with a look at Eurovision: Australia Decides. Joining the boys via video link up from Down Under is the Aussievision podcast's very own Dale and Mike.

It's time to travel to Portugal and review the Festival da Canção. The boys' critique includes a look at the band queering and subverting fado but who will get a second bite of the Eurovision cherry?

This week the boys travel to Sweden to bring you the highs and lows of the Swedish Eurovision national final, Melodifestivalen. It's a bumper episode with some additional coverage of the Swedish Church in London.

The boys head to Iceland and encounter feminist hip-hop, sibling duets, an Oscar winner, and an ode to a chickpea dip. Which song will get its Eurovision second chance?

Trolls, pink flamingos and a proper mythological tool! Norway's MGP served us up some right old Eurovision nonsense this year. Which song do the Second Cherry team think deserved a second chance?

The boys return after a short summer break with a trip to Finland. On the Eurovision menu this week is the Finnish national final, UMK. There's talk of gay club dark rooms, relationship mistakes, and a bit of ram pam pam!

The boys head to Spain and plunge into Benidorm Fest where they find a veritable cornucopia of delights. Flamenco, tributes to Rafaella Carrà, and giant breast-shaped globes. What's not to love?

This week, the boys choose a Maltese Cherry. But wait? Who's that on the phone? "Oh, hello Emma Muscat. What's that? Can you change your song again unilaterally and completely undemocratically? Well, let's see what the boys think, eh? Bye!" As this written dramatisation demonstrates, we've got a few things to sort out!

This week, the boys discuss all things Sanremo and the host nation of this year's Eurovision. Strictly not a national final, the show that selects the song that ordinarily goes to the contest for Italy offered a veritable feast of gorgeous, well, Italianess! But what song has the Second Cherry team picked for our Italian friends this week?

Another week in the world of Second Cherry takes the boys to France. Alongside them is Mickael - the only Frenchman they could entice on to the podcast with an offer of cheap booze and takeaway pizza. It wasn't all in vain though, the boys manage to disect the national selection and announce the song that will represent France in this year's Second Cherry Song Contest.

Incredibly, now knowing what we know, Ukraine managed to hold a Eurovision national selection in 2022. So, Matt and Monty jump into some of the songs that competed in Vidbir and select a Ukrainian cherry.

Hell boy, you've got some cheek and some gumption! Find out why a washing machine has the boys in a spin this week as they head to Lithuania and choose a song that deserves a second chance.

The boys head to Estonia for this week's episode where we meet several familiar faces, and one of the contestants almost comes a cropper. Which song will be chosen to represent the country at this year's Second Cherry Song Contest?

After a brief respite from all things Eurovision, they boys return for the usual off-season podcast shenanigans. Who will represent Albania at this year's Second Cherry Song Contest? Join the boys in the first 2022 episode to find out!

The Eurovision Song Contest is over for another year. From the comfort of Cherry Towers, Matt and Monty pour over the results, the experience, and the major talking points.

That's it! We have our lineup for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Matt and Monty take a look at the second semi-final and crawl through the running order for the Saturday show to see what we might expect.

Well, that was a surprise! The boys review the first Eurovision semi-final and some unexpected qualifiers before nailing their colours to the mast for Thursday's show.

The boys are treated to a soirée with the BBC and the British embassy in Milan. On the menu? Sam Ryder! They chat to the man himself about his experi

No rehearsals today but the boys get acquainted with the city and its nightlife, and take part in a Vermouth Experience. Plus, we finally get to meet our friends from Aussievision.

The boys have tucked into their first pizza and sank a fair amount of vino. This morning they've been looking at the Eurovision rehearsals of the Big Five.

The boys have finally arrived in Italy, just in time for the final rehearsals of the Eurovision semi-finalists. Matt also has an interview with Iceland's Systur. Now, where's the Aperol Spritz…?

The second of our (almost) in Turin podcasts. Today Matt and Monty review the second set of press rehearsals. It's going to be a bunfight in the second semi-final – and our buns are up for the scrap.

Matt and Monty are virtually in Turin via the medium of the online press centre and have been sniffing out the likely qualifiers as we get our first look at full rehearsals. Who's hot, who's not, and who is sporting a daring gusset? Join us for the first of our (hopefully) daily updates from Eurovision 2

In the final special preview episode before the boys fly off to Turin, the automatic qualifiers for Eurovision are given a thorough examination. Who disappoints? Who surprises? And who's singing genitalia can't be ignored once you've seen and heard it?

After last week's preview, this week the boys return with Semi-Final 2. Not long now before they'll be on the ground in Turin for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Links: TwitterInstagramFacebook Email us: hello@secondcherry.vision

The boys are back! They return for the 2022 season, kicking off with a special bonus episode. Matt and Monty preview the songs in the first semi-final of this year's Eurovisio

For the final time this season, Matt and Monty bring you dose of (almost) Eurovision madness. The winner of the Second Cherry Song Contest has been crowned! The boys run through the results and say goodbye...for now.