Podcasts about Eurovision Song Contest

Vor 14 Jahren sang sich Anna Rossinelli mit «In Love For A While» dank dem ESC in die Herzen der Welt. Heute ist die Baslerin immer noch mit denselben beiden Musikern unterwegs – und hat mit «Heat» ihr sechstes Album veröffentlicht. Es war 2011, als Anna Rossinelli mit «In Love For A While» die grosse Bühne des Eurovision Song Contest betrat. Seither ist viel passiert, doch eines ist geblieben: Die Band ist ohne Manuel Meisel und Georg Dillier nicht denkbar. Diese Konstellation ist für Anna bis heute zentral. Mit «Heat» erscheint nun das sechste Album der Formation – ein Werk, das nicht nur musikalisch, sondern auch persönlich geprägt ist. Elf neue Songs sind entstanden, und obwohl es bereits das sechste Album ist, brennt Anna Rossinelli nach wie vor für ihre Musik. Für die Produktion hat sie mit vielen kreativen Köpfen zusammengearbeitet, um frische Impulse einzubringen. Das Album ist für sie wie Tagebucheinträge: ehrlich, nah und voller Emotionen. Denn die letzten Jahre brachten neue Herausforderungen, so sind nicht nur Anna, sondern auch ihre beiden Bandkollegen Eltern geworden. Mittlerweile bereichern vier Kinder das Bandleben – und trotzdem bleibt die Freude auf Konzerte gross. Ebenfalls in der Sendung: Amaya Gloor. Wir rufen sie live an und lernen sie etwas besser kennen. Die Musikerin aus dem Berner Oberland mit Wurzeln in Jamaika und Costa Rica erzählt von ihrer neuen EP «Unfinished» und warum sie einen Song von Tina Turner covern wollte. Welchen, erfahren Sie in der Sendung.

6 Monate nach der Durchführung des Eurovision Song Contest zieht der Kanton Basel-Stadt eine positive Bilanz. Der ESC habe ganz viel Wertschöpfung nach Basel gebracht. Ausserdem: · Einlasskontrollen: Das Münster erhält Unterstützung von Basel Tourismus während des Weihnachtsmarkts · Künstliches Knochenmark: Einem Forschungsteam der Uni Basel gelingt eine sehr komplexe Aufgabe

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.         AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 National Final Season Tribute to the Kessler Twins (Germany 1959)  The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Review and Preview Eurovision Spotlight: Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest  with Ross Bennett Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from www.escXtra.com Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal  National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests    Alice and Ellen Kessler (Germany 1959)  at OGAE Germany Convention 2015 Tribute to The Kessler Twins (Germany 1959): The Eurovision Community received sad news on the passing away of Alice and Ellen Kessler also known as the Kessler Sisters or the Kessler Twins, at the age of 89 in Munich, Germany on 17 Nov 2025. The Kessler Twins represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the song "Heute abend wollen wir tanzen gehen" which came 9th. As a tribute, Radio International will rebroadcast the interview that JP and Eric did with the twins at the OGAE Germany Convention in January 2015 in Munich.  The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025: The 23rd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be held on Saturday 13 Dec 2025 from the Olympic Palace in Tblisi in Georgia with young artists from 18 countries taking part. In the running order: Malta, Azerbaijan, Croatia, San Marino, Armenia, Ukraine, Ireland, The Netherlands, Poland, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Georgia, Cyprus, France and Albania.  Returning countries are Azerbaijan, Croatia and Montenegro while Estonia and Germany are taking a break. The Hosts of the show are David Aladashvili and Liza Tsiklauri. The show starts at 1700 hours CET. Last year's Winner was Georgia's Andria Putkaradze who won with the song "To my mom".  Radio International will be introducing the songs to the listeners over the next weeks until the week on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025. But also there will some highlights from past editions of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.    The Home Composed Song Contest 2025 - The Grand Final Results Show on 29 Nov 2025: The annual music competition for non-professional musicians takes place again and is already in full swing. The public and jury have the opportunity to cast their votes as well. Visit the website of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 - click here The Home Composed Song Contest is in its 34th year, this is a competition for Eurovision fans who write, perform and produce their own music, who enter their own original song composition (audio only) and then also take part as a jury, to help choose the winning song. This year there are 24 songs from 12 different countries, and you can listen to the songs, and read the lyrics and bios on the official website - click here The Radio International Team once again forms one Jury and you will be able to hear the songs also on thre next three edition sof Radio International. Well done to all participants and may the best entry win. Last week Radio International introduced the first eight of the 24 songs of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025. This week listen to the third and final segment of eight songs from the contest. The results will be published on 29 Nov 2025 during the Grand Final Show on the contests YouTube Channel. Click here to watch the Grand Final. The time of the show will be communicated here nearer the date.         The Eurovision Spotlight - The history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest:  It is Autumn 2025 it also time for the traditional look at the next host country's Eurovision Song Contest entries. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Over the next weeks and before the National Final Season for 2026, Radio International's team members will be reviewing all the Eurovision entries from Austria. Ross Bennett will be continuing series of the Eurovision Spotlight looking at the history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest.   Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar:Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....   For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

Nikolaj og Amalie har været på Roskilde Festival endnu en gang, og i denne episode vender de lighederne mellem Eurovision Song Contest og Roskilde Festival som to store og festlige musikbegivenheder.

Australia first competed at Eurovision when Austria hosted the 60th Edition of the Contest in 2015. As we approach the 70th Edition (also hosted by Austria), let's explore Australia's history with the ESC and do a pulse check on how the country is doing in the competition. Down Under Summary Australian Artists at Eurovision: The New Seekers, Olivia Newton-John, Gina G (2:47) Why is Australia so into Eurovision? (19:14) Australia at Eurovision (25:38) ...Oh, Canada? (39:57) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.           AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 National Final Season The Home Composed Song Contest 2025 (Part 3 of 3) - click here for the website Eurovision Spotlight: Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest  with Chris Poppe Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from www.escXtra.com Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal  National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests  The Home Composed Song Contest 2025: The annual music competition for non-professional musicians takes place again and is already in full swing. The public and jury have the opportunity to cast their votes as well. Visit the website of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 - click here The Home Composed Song Contest is in its 34th year, this is a competition for Eurovision fans who write, perform and produce their own music, who enter their own original song composition (audio only) and then also take part as a jury, to help choose the winning song. This year there are 24 songs from 12 different countries, and you can listen to the songs, and read the lyrics and bios on the official website - click here The Radio International Team once again forms one Jury and you will be able to hear the songs also on thre next three edition sof Radio International. Well done to all participants and may the best entry win. Last week Radio International introduced the first eight of the 24 songs of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025. This week listen to the third and final segment of eight songs from the contest. The results will be published on 29 Nov 2025 during the Grand Final Show on the contests YouTube Channel.. Details where and when will be published here.        The Eurovision Spotlight - The history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest:  It is Autumn 2025 it also time for the traditional look at the next host country's Eurovision Song Contest entries. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Over the next weeks and before the National Final Season for 2026, Radio International's team members will be reviewing all the Eurovision entries from Austria. Chris Poppe will be continuing series of the Eurovision Spotlight looking at the history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest.   Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar:Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....   For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

Un vent de nouveauté souffle sur l'Eurovision 2026 : le Canada

In dieser Episode haben wir gleich drei spannende Interviews für euch! Wir reisen zurück zum ESC 2019 nach Tel Aviv und sprechen mit Victor Crone, der für Estland mit „Storm“ antrat. Außerdem treffen wir eine echte ESC-Legende: Sandra Kim aus Belgien – sie gewann mit „J'aime la vie“ und erzählt, wie sie damals über ihr Alter schwindelte. Und auch Renata Dąbkowska von der Gruppe Sixteen ist mit dabei. Sie vertrat Polen 1998 mit „To takie proste“. Zum Schluss gibt uns Tel Avivs Mister Eurovision, Alon Amir, spannende Einblicke in die Diskussionen rund um Israels Rolle beim ESC.Unser Weihnachtsvoting ist gestartet! Wir suchen "The Winner Of The Winners" - den besten Siegersong der ESC-Geschichte. Alle Informationen und den Link zum Voting gibt es auf unserer Homepage.Victor Crone war Anfang Oktober in der Wiener Stadthalle beim OGAE Eurovision Live und Marco befragte ihn über seinen Auftritt 2019 in Tel Aviv mit "Storm" und ob er nochmal beim Eurovision Song Contest auftreten würde. Erst ein paar Wochen später wurde bekannt, dass er gemeinsam mit Stig Rästa beim estnischen Vorentscheid Eesti Laul 2026 starten wird.Bei der Nordic Eurovision Party 2026 in Oslo hat Sonja Sandra Kim getroffen. Sandra Kim war gerade mal 13, als sie mit "J'aime la vie" den Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen gewann. Im Interview, das sowohl auf Sonjas Seite bleistiftrocker.de als auch auf ihrem Videokanal abrufbar ist, erzählt Sandra über die Hintergründe ihres Auftritts.1998 trat Renata Dąbkowska mit ihrer Band Sixteen beim Eurovision Song Contest in Birmingham für Polen an. Ihr Lied "To Takie Proste". Marco traf Renata beim OGAE Germany Treffen in München und sprach mit ihr über den Nachteil, vor Dana International die Bühne zu betreten. Mittlerweile ist sie als Therapeutin für Kinder tätig, singt mit ihnen aber auch.Unsere Gäste mussten natürlich auch die traditionellen Fragen am Schluss beantworten:Einzig Victor Crone hat den ESC 2025 geschaut und liebt Tommy Cashs "Espressio Macchiato".Sein Lieblingslied vom ESC ist "Goodbye to Yesterday" seines (künftigen) Duettpartners Stig Rästa zusammen mit Elina Born. Renata Dąbkowskas absoluter Lieblingssong ist der Siegertitel "Amor Pelos Dois" von Salavador Sobral.Anschließend plaudern Sonja und Marco mit Alon Amir, langjähriger Head of Press für diverse Delegationen, und Autor des Buches "Three Minutes of Eternity".  Der Israeli berichtet von den aktuellen Entwicklungen rund um den Sender KAN, über die Bedeutung des Song Contets in Israel selbst. Zusammen erörtern sie die rückehrenden Länder.In der Kleinen Geschichte am Schluss erzählt Alkis von einem Vater/Tochter-Gespann beim Song Contest. Creators: Marco Schreuder & Alkis Vlassakakis & Sonja RiegelMerci Chérie Online:www.MerciCherie.atFacebook: MerciCheriePodcastInstagram: mercicherie.atTikTok: @merci_cherie_podcastbluesky: @mercicherie.atBitte bewertet uns und schreibt Reviews, wo immer ihr uns hört.

Wien steht auch 2026 trotz Herausforderungen im Haushalt für leistbares Wohnen und soziale Sicherheit. Im Interview mit Bernhard Ichner spricht Finanzstadträtin Barbara Novak über Konsolidierung mit Verantwortung, wie die Stadt weiter in Mobilität, Digitalisierung und zukunftsweisende Technologien investieren will und den wirtschaftlichen Impuls durch den Eurovision Song Contest 2026.Wenn euch die Folge gefallen hat, freuen wir uns, wenn ihr unseren Podcast bewertet und abonniert (falls ihr das noch nicht gemacht habt). Feedback könnt ihr uns auch an podcast(at)ma53.wien.gv.at schicken. Folgt uns auf unseren Social Media Kanälen:https://www.facebook.com/wien.athttps://bsky.app/profile/wien.gv.athttps://twitter.com/Stadt_Wienhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/city-of-vienna/https://www.instagram.com/stadtwien/Und abonniert unseren täglichen Newsletter:http://wien.gv.at/meinwienheute Weitere Stadt Wien Podcasts: Historisches aus den Wiener Bezirken in den Grätzlgeschichten büchereicast der Stadt Wien Büchereien

With the surprising news that the Canadian government and national broadcaster CBC are considering funding an entry into the Eurovision Song Contest, we discuss whether Canada could join the line-up for next year's competition in Vienna. We also celebrate the return of Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania, and look ahead to Eesti Laul after a number of former Estonian Eurovision stars were revealed to be competing next year.Later on Dr Eurovision himself, Paul Jordan joins us as he explains how he helped selected the acts set to compete in January's Luxembourg Song Contest.Read the latest news on Canada's potential Eurovision returnClick this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A CoffeeFollow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 22ú lá de mí Dheireadh Fómhair, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1980 bhí triúir fear sa chúirt ar triail do dhúnmharú de Gharda I Ros Comáin. I 1993 tháinig sé amach go mbeadh an plean forbairt don rialtas leis an chostas 20 billiúin punt, laghdaithe go 16 billiúin punt I 6 bhliain. I 2004 bhí na Gardaí ag fiosrú an ghadaíocht de a lán báid timpeall Lough Derg sa Chláir agus i Thiobraid Árann. Chuaigh timpeall 6 bháid ar iarradh agus 14 inneall timpeall an abhainn is mó sa tSionainn. Chuaigh giar iascaireacht ar iarradh chomh maith. I 2012 chuir siad isteach an chéad dífhibrileoir I Liberty Square san Arch Bar. Chuir Par Hayes an cheist cén fáth nach raibh aon ann agus rinne sé an iarracht é a fháil. Bhí a lán airgead ag teacht ó Chrannchur na Nollag an bhliain roimhe. Sin Meat Loaf le I'd Do Anything For Love – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1993. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1999 tháinig sé amach go raibh Sinéad O'Connor ag iarradh eaglais a cheannach – áit a oirníodh ina gCaitliceach í. Bhí an eaglais ar dhíol do 70 míle punt. I 2005 tháinig sé amach go raibh Waterloo ó ABBA an t-amhrán is fearr ón Eurovision riamh. D'fhéach daoine ar seó speisialta I 31 tír timpeall an Eoraip agus bhí vótáil ag dul ar aghaidh chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh do 50 bhliain. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh aisteoir Jeff Goldblum I Meiriceá I 1952 agus rugadh aisteoir Christopher Lloyd I Meiriceá ar an lá seo I 1938 agus seo chuid de na rudaí a rinne sé. Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo. Welcome back to another edition of Ar An Lá Seo on the 22nd of October, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh 1980: 3 men facing charges of the capital murder of a garda in roscommon was on trial before the special criminal court. 1993: The governments much valued £20bn National development plan will be worth only £16bn or less in six years 2004 - The theft of several boats and outboard engines from a number of shoreside locations around Lough Derg in Clare and north Tipperary was investigated by gardai. Up to six boats and fourteen outboard engines went missing sparking concern by anglers and boat owner around the Shannon's largest lake. Fishing gear stored in boal sheds has also gone missing.  2012 - The first ever defibrillator was installed at Liberty Square in the Arch Bar, following an initiative by Pat Hayes (Jnr) to provide the life-saving machine. The proceeds from the well-known local hostelry's Christmas Draw 2011 have been put to good use.  That was Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love – the biggest song on this day in 1993 Onto music news on this day In 1999 It was reported that Sinead O'Connor was attempting to buy the church where she was ordained into the Catholic sisterhood. The church was on the market for £70,000. 2005 Waterloo by ABBA was voted the best song in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. Viewers in 31 countries across Europe voted during a special show in Copenhagen to celebrate the annual event's 50th birthday. And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – actor Jeff Goldblum was born in America in 1952 and actor Christopher Lloyd was born in America on this day in 1938 and this is some of the stuff he has done. I'll be back with you tomorrow with another edition of Ar An Lá Seo.

In der aktuellen Podcastfolge sprechen der Gastgeber Axel Metz und die Sängerin Nicole über ihre anstehende „Carpe Diem Tour“ und den Tourauftritt in Limbach-Oberfrohna. Das Gespräch beleuchtet Nicoles Erfahrungen als westdeutsche Künstlerin, die bereits vor dem Mauerfall in der DDR aufgetreten ist, wobei sie betont, dass es ihr dabei um die Menschen und die Musik ging und nicht ums Geld. Sie reflektiert über die Veränderungen im Publikum nach der Wiedervereinigung, das nun euphorischer und offener sei. Weiterhin äußert sich Nicole kritisch über den modernen Eurovision Song Contest, der ihrer Meinung nach zu laut, schrill und zu wenig auf das Lied fokussiert sei. Abschließend spricht sie über ihre langjährige Freundschaft und musikalische Zusammenarbeit mit dem Texter Heinz Rudolf Kunze und die bleibende Popularität der Musik der 80er Jahre. Nicole singt am 09. November 2025 in der Stadthalle in Limbach Oberfrohna bei Chemnitz.

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.         AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 National Final Season The Home Composed Song Contest 2025 (Part 2 of 3) - click here for the website Eurovision Spotlight: Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest  with Alasdair Rendall Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from www.escXtra.com Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal  National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests    Taking you through Autumn 2025 and into the National Final Season of the Eurovisoion Song Contest 2026 but also watch out for the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Coverage.  The Home Composed Song Contest 2025: The annual music competition for non-professional musicians takes place again and is already in full swing. The public and jury have the opportunity to cast their votes as well. Visit the website of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 - click here The Home Composed Song Contest is in its 34th year, this is a competition for Eurovision fans who write, perform and produce their own music, who enter their own original song composition (audio only) and then also take part as a jury, to help choose the winning song. This year there are 24 songs from 12 different countries, and you can listen to the songs, and read the lyrics and bios on the official website - click here The Radio International Team once again forms one Jury and you will be able to hear the songs also on thre next three edition sof Radio International. Well done to all participants and may the best entry win. Last week Radio International introduced the first eight of the 24 songs of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025. This week listen to the second segment of eight songs from the contest. The results will be published on 29 Nov 2025 during the Grand Final Show on the contests YouTube Channel.. Details where and when will be published here.        The Eurovision Spotlight - The history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest:  It is Autumn 2025 it also time for the traditional look at the next host country's Eurovision Song Contest entries. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Over the next weeks and before the National Final Season for 2026, Radio International's team members will be reviewing all the Eurovision entries from Austria. Alasdair Rendall will be continuing series of the Eurovision Spotlight looking at the history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest.   Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar:Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and.... For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

It was a busy October in Eurovision Land: The EBU unscheduled an extraordinary member session, two countries announced their return to the Contest, and several national selections are getting their ducks in a row. We get caught up on the headlines as Eurovision 2026 starts to take shape. Momentum Summary EBU cancels "extraordinary session" (1:32) Bulgaria and Romania return to Eurovision (3:21) Gert Kark joins the Eurovision Reference Group (8:15) Patreon: PanArctic Sing-Alongs (10:18) National Final Roundup: Estonia, Spain, Albania, Montenegro, Luxembourg, Austria, San Marino (11:38) Photo by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/photos/man-reading-newspaper-in-bulletin-board-c5QdMcuFlgY) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

12 Points bei Steady unterstützen: https://steadyhq.com/de/12-points-der-esc-podcast/aboutDiese ESC-Saison gibt es bisher ein großes Thema: Wird Israel am ESC 2026 teilnehmen oder nicht? In der letzten Ausgabe unseres Podcasts haben wir euch erzählt, dass darüber in einer Sondersitzung im November abgestimmt werden soll. Diese Nachricht ist nun aber wieder veraltet, denn es gibt Änderungen.Außerdem warten wir natürlich alle gespannt, was der SWR für den deutschen Vorentscheid geplant hat. Viel klüger sind wir noch nicht, aber mittlerweile ist die Bewerbungsfrist abgelaufen und damit weiß man zumindest beim SWR, wen Deutschland potentiell zum ESC 2026 schicken könnte. Über diese und weitere News zum Eurovision Song Contest informieren wir euch in unserer neuesten Ausgabe!Cover-Foto: Fabian Sponheimer https://fabiansponheimer.comIntro & Outro: RixdorfZu unserem Twitch-Channel kommt ihr hier: https://twitch.tv/dasdilettantischeduettNoch mehr von Mikkel und Andi findet ihr hier: https://linktr.ee/dasdilettantischeduettIntro & Outro: RixdorfCover-Foto: Fabian Sponheimer https://fabiansponheimer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.       Taking you through Autumn 2025 and into the National Final Season of the Eurovisoion Song Contest 2026 but also watch out for the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Coverage.     AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 National Final Season The Home Composed Song Contest 2025 - click here for the website The Eurovision Vault with Michael Goodrich  Eurovision Spotlight: Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest  with Eurovision Lordship Marcus Keppel-Palmer Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from www.escXtra.com Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal  National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests  The Home Composed Song Contest 2025: The annual music competition for non-professional musicians takes place again and is already in full swing. The public and jury have the opportunity to cast their votes as well. Visit the website of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 - click here The Home Composed Song Contest is in its 34th year, this is a competition for Eurovision fans who write, perform and produce their own music, who enter their own original song composition (audio only) and then also take part as a jury, to help choose the winning song. This year there are 24 songs from 12 different countries, and you can listen to the songs, and read the lyrics and bios on the official website - click here The Radio International Team once again forms one Jury and you will be able to hear the songs also on thre next three edition sof Radio International. Well done to all participants and may the best entry win. Starting this week Radio International will introduce the songs of the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 during three shows. The results will be published on 29 Nov 2025 during the Grand Final Show on the contests YouTube Channel.. Details where and when will be published here.        The Eurovision Vault: Our American DJ colleague from Tuscon, Arizona returns to present to you the Eurovision Vault. Four songs are in the segment for you to guess which year Michael features on this week's Eurovision Vault. Scratch your heads and bite your nails while trying to remember which year it is.       The Eurovision Spotlight - The history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest:  It is Autumn 2025 it also time for the traditional look at the next host country's Eurovision Song Contest entries. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Over the next weeks and before the National Final Season for 2026, Radio International's team members will be reviewing all the Eurovision entries from Austria. Eurovision Lord Marcus Keppel-Palmer will be continuing series of the Eurovision Spotlight looking at the history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest.   Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar:Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and.... For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

1956 stand Freddy Quinn beim allerersten Eurovision Song Contest mit dem Song "So geht das jede Nacht" für Deutschland auf der Bühne – und zugleich, wenn man so will, als erster Österreicher. Sein Leben gleicht einer Legende. Doch wie viel davon ist wahr, und welche Bilder gehören geradegerückt? Um das Rätsel Freddy Quinn zu entschlüsseln, haben wir mit Daniel Böcking, dem Autor seiner Autobiografie, und mit Biograf Elmar Kraushaar gesprochen.Bereits 2011 erschien das Buch "Freddy Quinn: Ein unwahrscheinliches Leben" von Elmar Kraushaar im Atrium Verlag. Elmar Kraushaar, langjähriger Eurovision-Berichterstatter für die Berliner Zeitung und bereits 1983 Autor des ersten Buches über den deutschen Schlager ("Rote Lippen – die ganze Welt des deutschen Schlagers"), geht in seiner nicht autorisierten Biographie den Mythen und Legenden rund um das fast unglaubliche Leben von Freddy Quinn auf den Grund. In akribischer Recherche setzt er den Mythen ein echtes Bild eines erfolgreichen Sängers und Entertainers entgegen.Der Journalist Daniel Böcking hatte die Gelegenheit, Freddy Quinns Lebensgeschichte persönlich nach Interviews mit ihm aufzuschreiben. 2025 erschien so die Autobiographie des mittlerweile 94-jährigen Superstars, der Deutschlands Musikwelt über vier Jahrzehnte geprägt hat. "Freddy Quinn. Wie es wirklich war" erschien in der Edition Koch. Daniel Böcking hat uns auch den kurzen Clip von Freddy Quinn mit dessen Erlaubnis zur Verfügung gestellt. In seiner Autobiographie erzählt Quinn von seinen Anfängen, räumt aber auch selbst mit dem Seemanns-Image und den Halbwahrheiten auf, die Quinns Produzent Lotar Olias rund um den Star verbreiten ließ. Freddy Quinn ist eine Legende. Der Entertainer hält bis heute gemeinsam mit Caterina Valente den Rekord, des längsten Nummer 1-Hits der Geschichte. Sein Durchbruch mit "Heimweh" hielt sich 21 Wochen und sechs Tage auf der Nummer 1 der deutschen Verkaufscharts. Zig Millionen verkaufter Tonträger, Straßenfeger-TV-Show-Master, erfolgreicher Kino-Star der frühen 60er, Quinn hatte (fast) alles erreicht. Der 1931 in Österreich geborene Wahl-Hamburger lebt jetzt mit seiner Frau Rosi am Land.Natürlich müssen auch Daniel Böcking und Elmar Kraushaar unsere Fragen am Schluss beantworten. Auf der Playlist haben sie keinen einzigen Song vom Eurovisions-Jahrgang 2025. Der absolute Lieblingstitel vom Eurovision Song Contest ist für den frankophilen Elmar Kraushaar "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", France Galls Siegerlied für Luxembourg aus dem Jahr 1965. Für Daniel Böcking ist es der Hit für seine ganze Familie, der deutsche Siegertitel "Ein bißchen Frieden" von Nicole, geschrieben von Ralph Siegel und Bernd Meinunger.Sonja, Marco und Alkis erinnern sich entsprechend in ihrem Geplauder an Bernd Meinunger, dem Textdichter von über 5.000 Titeln, darunter ettlichen Eurovision-Hits.In der Kleinen Geschichte am Schluss erzählt Marco von einem Kommentator mit zweifelhafter Vergangenheit. Creators: Marco Schreuder & Alkis Vlassakakis & Sonja RiegelMerci Chérie Online:www.MerciCherie.atFacebook: MerciCheriePodcastInstagram: mercicherie.atTikTok: @merci_cherie_podcastbluesky: @mercicherie.atBitte bewertet uns und schreibt Reviews, wo immer ihr uns hört.

2025 ist ihr Jahr. Sandra Studer moderierte im Mai den Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, den grössten Musikwettbewerb der Welt. Im Focus spricht sie über diesen Karrierehöhepunkt, über das Neinsagen – und warum ihr das manchmal so schwer fällt. Sandra Studer ist Moderatorin, Sängerin, Schauspielerin und Mutter von vier Kindern. Seit über dreissig Jahren ist sie mit ihrem Mann zusammen. Viele fragen sich, wie schafft sie das alles? Gibt es ein «Sandra Studer Rezept» für ein glückliches und erfolgreiches Leben? Im Gespräch mit Judith Wernli verrät die 56-Jährige, warum es sich lohnt, immer wieder Neues auszuprobieren. Sie erzählt von ihrem Liebesbrief an Björn von ABBA und was nun nach dem ESC zuoberst auf ihrer Bucketlist steht. ___________________ Habt ihr Feedback, Fragen oder Wünsche? Wir freuen uns auf eure Nachrichten an focus@srf.ch – und wenn ihr euren Freund:innen und Kolleg:innen von uns erzählt. ___________________ «Focus» ist ein Podcast von SRF -Host: Judith Wernli -Angebotsverantwortung: Anita Richner _____________________ Das ist «Focus»: Ein Gast – eine Stunde. «Focus» ist der SRF-Talk, der Tiefe mit Leichtigkeit verbindet. Nirgends lernt man Persönlichkeiten besser kennen.

Feel Slovenia the podcast takes you beneath the surface of one of Europe's most surprising countries – its culture, creativity and the people who make it sing. And this time, that's quite literal. This episode is about the Slovenian language and features an extensive, exclusive, indepth interview with its surprising ambassadors – the hugely successful rock band, Joker Out.The band, who gained international fame representing Slovenia at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest with their song Carpe Diem and made the world dance – and sing in Slovenian – share how performing entirely in Slovenian became a statement of authenticity and pride. Through candid stories from behind the scenes, reflections on songwriting in multiple languages and a few personal tips for exploring Slovenia, the episode reveals how a small language can have a big voice.Feel Slovenia the Podcast is brought to you by the Slovenian Tourist Board and hosted by Dr Noah Charney.Sound Production: Urska Charney For more inspirational content, check out www.slovenia.info and our social media channels, including Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Tripadvisor.

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 22ú lá de mí Dheireadh Fómhair, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1980 bhí triúir fear sa chúirt ar triail do dhúnmharú de Gharda I Ros Comáin. I 1993 tháinig sé amach go mbeadh an plean forbairt don rialtas leis an chostas 20 billiúin punt, laghdaithe go 16 billiúin punt I 6 bhliain. I 1980 tháinig sé amach gur cheannaigh sreang ollmhargaí Quinsworth an t-ionad siopadóireachta in Inis. I 1999 tháinig gaineamh ón Sahara agus an Spáinn agus bhí sé sin an fáth a raibh a lán dath meirg ar carr in Inis. Sin Meat Loaf le I'd Do Anything For Love – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1993. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1999 tháinig sé amach go raibh Sinéad O'Connor ag iarradh eaglais a cheannach – áit a oirníodh ina gCaitliceach í. Bhí an eaglais ar dhíol do 70 míle punt. I 2005 tháinig sé amach go raibh Waterloo ó ABBA an t-amhrán is fearr ón Eurovision riamh. D'fhéach daoine ar seó speisialta I 31 tír timpeall an Eoraip agus bhí vótáil ag dul ar aghaidh chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh do 50 bhliain. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh aisteoir Jeff Goldblum I Meiriceá I 1952 agus rugadh aisteoir Christopher Lloyd I Meiriceá ar an lá seo I 1938 agus seo chuid de na rudaí a rinne sé. Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo. Welcome back to another edition of Ar An Lá Seo on the 22nd of October, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh 1980: 3 men facing charges of the capital murder of a Garda in Roscommon was on trial before the special criminal court. 1993: The governments much valued £20bn National development plan will be worth only £16bn or less in six years 1980: The Quinsworth supermarket chain has bought the Ennis shopping center. 1999: Sands from the Sahara or the high plateaus of Spain were probably responsible for the light coating of rust coloured deposits in vehicles in Ennis That was Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love – the biggest song on this day in 1993 Onto music news on this day In 1999 It was reported that Sinead O'Connor was attempting to buy the church where she was ordained into the Catholic sisterhood. The church was on the market for £70,000. 2005 Waterloo by ABBA was voted the best song in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. Viewers in 31 countries across Europe voted during a special show in Copenhagen to celebrate the annual event's 50th birthday. And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – actor Jeff Goldblum was born in America in 1952 and actor Christopher Lloyd was born in America on this day in 1938 and this is some of the stuff he has done. I'll be back with you tomorrow with another edition of Ar An Lá Seo.

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.       AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 National Final Season Tribute to Dr. Bernd Meinunger (Eurovision Song Lyricist)  Eurovision Spotlight: Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest  with Dermot Manning Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from www.escXtra.com Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal  National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests    The Team is back from the Holidays and now ready and fully energized to take you through Autumn 2025 and into the National Final Season of the Eurovisoion Song Contest 2026 but also watch out for the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Coverage.  Dr. Bernd Meinunger (Lyricist of "Ein bisschen Frieden")   Tribute to Dr. Bernd Meinunger: The sad news of the passing of Dr. Bernd Meinunger reached the Eurovision Community and beyond on 18 Oct 2025. Bernd Meinunger was a song producer and lyricist and had successes with 18 of his creations in the Eurovision Song Contest including Germany's first winning song performed by Nicole entitled "Ein bisschen Frieden" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982. The lyrics were written by Bernd Meinunger and Ralph Siegel wrote the music. All in all Bernd Meinunger wrote about 5500 songs from the the 1970s until 2025. Sadly, he passed away on 17 Oct 2025. Due to the sad news Radio International will remember Bernd Meinunger during this week's edition of the show by playing all his 18 Eurovision entries which were mainly for Germany but also for Luxembourg, San Marino, Switzerland and Montenegro.  Rest in Peace:  Dr. Bernd Meinunger 30 Sep 1944 - 17 Oct 2025.       The Eurovision Spotlight - The history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest:  It is Autumn 2025 it also time for the traditional look at the next host country's Eurovision Song Contest entries. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Over the next weeks and before the National Final Season for 2026, Radio International's team members will be reviewing all the Eurovision entries from Austria. Dermot Manning will be continuing series of the Eurovision Spotlight looking at the history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest.   Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar: Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and.... For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

Crise historique : l'Eurovision au bord de l'implosionDepuis 1956, l'Eurovision a résisté aux crises. Mais en 2026, la participation d'Israël — alors que le pays est accusé de crimes de guerre à Gaza — plonge l'UER (Union Européenne de Radio-Télévision) dans une tempête morale, politique et médiatique. Public divisé, diffuseurs menaçant de se retirer, système de vote contesté : jusqu'où le concours peut-il tenir sans se renier ?Dans cet épisode spécial, Thomas (hôte), Fabien (journaliste médias), Quentin (spécialiste politique) et Vincent (artiste, chroniqueur) passent le concours au crible, sans langue de bois :Partie 1 — L'UER au pied du mur : retour sur l'annulation du vote de novembre, la “neutralité” devenue intenable, et les fractures entre diffuseurs (menaces de boycotts vs. soutien à Israël).Partie 2 — Géopolitique d'un concours : l'Eurovision comme outil de soft power ; trêve fragile qui ne change pas la perception ; double standard Russie/Israël ; quand l'UER déporte la parole morale vers fans, artistes et médias.Partie 3 — La musique sous pression : de October Rain (2024) à New Day Will Rise (2025), lignes rouges franchies ; cas Bachar Mourad ; vers une contagion des “chansons-manifeste” où jurys et publics votent aussi une position.Partie 4 — Quel futur ? Trois scénarios, tous coûteux :Israël reste → retraits en chaîne (Espagne, Pays-Bas, Irlande, Slovénie…) et perte de crédibilité ;Israël se retire de son plein gré → apaisement temporaire mais problème non résolu ;Israël est exclu (tôt = crise financière, tard = crise morale).Dans tous les cas, une réforme de fond devient inévitable : charte éthique, transparence, règles de vote repensées, procédure claire en contexte de guerre.Entre analyse, contradictions de l'UER, satire (la chronique de Vincent) et amour sincère du concours, 12 Points pose la question qui fâche : la musique peut-elle encore réunir quand la scène devient un champ de bataille symbolique ?

The European Broadcasting Union has postponed its plan to hold a membership vote to decide if Israel's broadcaster KAN will be allowed to compete in next year's Eurovision. While it remains unclear if the vote will still happen, it doesn't fully resolve how the EBU got to this point in the first place. We'll take a closer look at other times the EBU's non-political stance has been tested and see what lessons can be applied going forward. Responsive Summary Yugoslavia (3:20) Administrative Changes to the Contest (13:40) Armenia and Azerbaijan (16:42) Georgia (26:58) Final Thoughts (32:14) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Austria has a unique record at Eurovision - being the only country to receive null points but never finish last. Want to know how? Listen to part two of our history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest, taking you from 1992 to the present day.And if you haven't already, listen to part one here: https://pod.fo/e/337a64 .Mentioned in this episode:Sanna Nielsen - ‘Undo' (Sweden, 2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PQJI-3LW-8Anita Simoncini and Michele Perniola - ‘Chain of Lights' (San Marino, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE1KJYNvVAENicole - ‘Ein bißchen Frieden' (Germany, 1982): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp_b-095yPcTony Wegas - ‘Zusammen geh'n' (Austria, 1992): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj2Cl7I0mHELinda Martin - ‘Why Me?' (Ireland, 1992): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKd50924QxsTony Wegas - ‘Maria Magdalena' (Austria, 1993): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcbrElK_tokPetra Frey - ‘Für den Frieden der Welt' (Austria, 1994): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhb_HDPZYagStella Jones - ‘Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt' (Austria, 1995): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF767lgekEUGeorge Nussbaumer - ‘Weil's dr guat got' (Austria, 1996): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnTcTRKzFxABettina Soriat - ‘One Step' (Austria, 1997): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpPOoZzKOcQBobbie Singer - ‘Reflection' (Austria, 1999): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7-2edBlVoEThe Rounder Girls - ‘All To You' (Austria, 2000): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A61Vn6l8crgManuel Ortega - ‘Say A Word' (Austria, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raLn9d5MNHwAlf Poier - ‘Weil der Mensch zählt' (Austria, 2003): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojDYHGnKSGMTie Break - ‘Du bist' (Austria, 2004): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KXWrVtNFiEGlobal.Kryner - ‘Y así' (Austria, 2005): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwglpNlPrZUEric Papilaya - ‘Get A Life - Get Alive' (Austria, 2007): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knKvqSwKiPoNadine Beiler - ‘The Secret Is Love' (Austria, 2011):

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Join Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett as he steps outside the Eurovision Song Contest to share some of his all-time favourite tunes! From timeless classics to hidden gems, expect great music, fun stories, and a relaxed vibe — all handpicked by Ciaran himself. Perfect for music lovers who enjoy discovering what lies beyond Eurovision's glittering stage!

Käärijä, Joost, Baby Lasagana, Tommy Cash... we've used the term "Weird Little Dudes" to describe these contestants from the last few editions of Eurovision. Something else they have in common: all were favorites to win and did extremely well in the televote. We attempt to define the term and try to identify what other Eurovision contestants may fall into this category. Weird Little Dudes Summary Where did the term "Weird Little Dude" come from? (1:20) Pop Quiz: Is this act a Weird Little Dude? (3:06) Dude (5:45) Little (9:37) Weird (18:16) Are "Weird Little Dudes" actually a thing? (33:22) Which countries are more likely to have WLDs at Eurovision? (38:28) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:14 – 11:45)Netanyahu Before the U.N.: The Prime Minister of Israel Defends His Country's Existence and Defense Before World Leaders (Some of Whom Left the Room)Part II (11:45 – 18:44)Palestine is Not (Yet) a Nation: Just Look at the Criteria for a Nationhood and Connect the DotsPart III (18:44 – 23:27)Should Israel Be Barred from the Eurovision Song Contest? The Question is More Important Than It Might First AppearEurovision Members to Vote on Whether to Exclude Israel by The New York Times (Alex Marshall)Part IV (23:27 – 28:02)The NYC Mayoral Race Gets Even More Interesting: Mayor Eric Adams Withdraws from the RaceSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

The European Broadcasting Union will vote in November on whether Israel can compete in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. Under a new rule, if more than 50% of members vote to exclude Israel, next year's contest will take place without Israel. And the vote, expected in December has now been brought forward to November. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Alon Amir, an expert and lecturer on the Eurovision and politics and a former spokesperson for Israel's Eurovision delegation. (Photo: Kan)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The organisation behind the Eurovision Song Contest has confirmed it will hold a vote to determine whether Israel will participate next year. The European Broadcasting Union confirmed it will invite 68 member countries to give their view at a general assembly meeting in November. UK correspondent Gavin Grey says other countries - including Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Iceland and Spain have all said they would consider dropping out of the contest if Israel was allowed to stay involved. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In der Kasse der PH klafft ein Millionenloch. Das führt zu einem Abbau von bis zu 40 Stellen. Ausserdem: · GLP-Kandidatin Sabine Bucher lanciert ihre Kampagne für die Regierungsratswahl im Baselbiet · Herbstgast: Beat Läuchli, Organisator des Eurovision Song Contest

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Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.       AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  Interview with Kantera (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Interview with Krista Sujak (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) Interview with Ramires Sciberras (Junior Eurovision 2024, Malta)  Tribute to Robin Scott, Eurovision Journalist and Broadcaster  Eurovision Spotlight: Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest  with Ross Bennett (new series) The Eurovision Vault with Michael Goodrich Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from www.escXtra.com Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal  National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests  Interview with Kantera and Krista Sujak (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025): On Sat. 08 Feb 2025 Miriana Conte and her song "Kant" (now "Serving") was selected by the jury and Maltese public to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2025 in Basel in May. Miriana successfully placed Malta in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest ranking 17th at the end of the voting sequence. Earlier on in February 2025, Radio International conducted interviews with all the contestants at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and more.   Kantera (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) This week, Radio International will broadcast an interview with Kantera who took part in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Kantera are a very successful Maltese Band with great results in the Muzika Muzika competition which celebrates the Maltese Song. The song Kantera competed with in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is called "Lalaratatakeke lalaratakabum " and succsessfully qualified from Semi Final 2 to the Grand Final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 where at the end of the Voting Sequence ended up at Number 3.    Krista Sujak (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) with JP The second artist from the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 we feature on Radio International this week is Krista Sujak who is also a newcomer to the contest. Krista competed with the song entitled "Unheard" and qualified from Semi Final 2 to the Grand Final.  At the end of the Voting Sequence Krista's entry ranked at Number 7  in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Listen to the interview with the singer on the show this week.    This concludes the series of interviews from the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Onto the 2026 season.  You can watch all the interviews Radio International did at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025  by visiting the Radio International YouTube Channel - or check out our complete coverage of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest - click here.     The Eurovision Vault: Our American DJ colleague from Tuscon, Arizona returns to present to you the Eurovision Vault. Four songs are in the segment for you to guess which year Michael features on this week's Eurovision Vault. Scratch your heads and bite your nails while trying to remember which year it is.    The Eurovision Spotlight - The history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest:  As the summer 2025 is fading into Autumn 2025 it also time for the traditional look at the next host country's Eurovision Song Contest entries. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Over the next weeks and before the National Final Season for 2026, Radio International's team members will be reviewing all the Eurovision entries from Austria. Ross Bennett will be opening up the brand new series of the Eurovision Spotlight.  Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar:Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and.... For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

Eurovision has given their branding elements a makeover in preparation for next year's 70th edition. Graphic Designer Justin Ladia joins Ben to discuss why rebrands happen, what the EBU may want to accomplish with this rebrand, and first impressions on the new fonts and images introduced for Vienna 2026. Perceived Aura Summary Why do a rebrand? (2:31) Examining the new Eurovision logo and fonts (7:08) The Psychology of Branding (22:12) Bonus Round: Eurovision 2000 (29:01) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl: ESC Insight: France 1959 (https://escinsight.com/2025/06/18/eurovision-insight-podcast-the-eurovision-podcrawl-starts-in-cannes-1959/) Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967 (https://windmachinepodcast.com/2025/06/30/episode-103-1967-podcrawl-oh-vienna-and-the-barefooted-mistress-of-puppets/) The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990 (https://www.eurowhat.com/274) Niall Points: Latvia 2003 (https://niallpoints.com/2025/07/eurovision-podcrawl-riga-2003-dont-cry-gemini-lets-be-gay/) 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987 (https://12pointsfromamerica.com/2025/08/episode-264-eurovision-pod-crawl-a-look-at-eurovision-1987/) That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (https://thateurovisionsite.com/2025/08/25/tes-talks-eurovision-1964-podcrawl/) Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baku-2012-the-last-of-the-old-style/id1676890995?i=1000725434101) Special Guest: Justin Ladia.

Day 1,307.Today, as the UN Security Council debates Russia's latest airspace violations, we ask why Estonia held fire – unlike Turkey in 2015 – before hearing frontline perspectives from Ukrainian soldiers with The Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell, and exploring Russia's answer to the Eurovision Song Contest.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Farrell (Report, The Kyiv Independent). @francisjfarrell on X.JOIN US FOR 'UKRAINE: THE LATEST' LIVE, IN-PERSON:Join us for an in-person discussion and Q&A at the distinguished Honourable Artillery Company in London on 22nd October starting at 7pm.Our panel includes General Sir Richard Barrons, former head of UK Joint Forces Command and latterly one of the authors of Britain's Strategic Defence Review, and Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine Forum at the Chatham House think tank.Tickets are open to everybody and can be purchased at: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainelive Content referenced:Francis Farrell's reporting at The Kyiv Independent:https://kyivindependent.com/author/francis-farrell/ Intervision: Putin's rival to Eurovision (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/09/20/intervision-putins-version-of-eurovision/ Putin prepares to tax Russia's rich as war chest runs dry (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/09/19/putin-prepares-tax-russias-rich-war-chest-runs-dry/ EU brings forward Russian gas ban after pressure from Trump (Joe Barnes in The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/09/19/eu-brings-forward-russian-gas-ban-after-pressure-from-trump/ SIGN UP TO THE NEW ‘UKRAINE: THE LATEST' WEEKLY NEWSLETTER:https://secure.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/ukraine/ Each week, Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley answer your questions, provide recommended reading, and give exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights – plus maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons to complement our daily reporting. It's free for everyone, including non-subscribers.NOW AVAILABLE IN NEW LANGUAGES:The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The United States has, for the sixth time since the start of the war in Gaza, vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. The US said that the resolution failed to recognise Israel's right to defend itself as well as condemn Hamas. Also: President Trump floats the idea of removing broadcasting licences from US networks that show programmes which criticise him; the "mileage clock" inside a rat's brain which could help in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease; the former tennis champion, Björn Borg, on how he is battling cancer like a Wimbledon final; and Intervision is Russia's answer to the Eurovision Song Contest but is it entertainment or propaganda for President Putin?The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

At the height of the cold war in the 1970s, the Soviet Union set up an international song contest to rival Eurovision. It was called Intervision, and like its western counterpart, featured a bevy of cheesy songs, sequins and highly flammable outfits – albeit with a different political message. Intervision burned bright and fast – disappearing long before the fall of the Berlin Wall. But this weekend, with Russia still exiled from the Eurovision Song Contest because of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is reviving the competition, and the USA is due to compete. In today's episode, BBC Moscow correspondent and Eurovision superfan Steve Rosenberg explores the intertwined histories of Eurovision and Intervision, and the politics behind Putin's decision. Producers: Hannah Moore and Valerio Esposito Executive producer: Annie Brown Sound engineer: Travis Evans Editor: China Collins(Photo: The international music contest Intervision at Zaryadye Park in Moscow. Credit: Maxim Shipenkov/EPA/Shutterstock)

Am Sonntag startet in Ruanda die Strassenrad-WM. Zum ersten Mal findet der Anlass auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent statt. Doch an der WM in Ruanda gibt es auch Kritik. Der Vorwurf: Das Event biete der umstrittenen Regierung reichlich Gelegenheit zur Imagepflege. Weitere Themen: · Darf Israel beim nächsten ESC antreten? Schon jetzt fordern mehrere Länder den Ausschluss Israels vom Eurovision Song Contest. Wie begründen sie ihre Forderung genau - und was entgegnet Israel auf die Kritik? · Russland und Nordkorea pflegen eine enge Partnerschaft - allerdings nicht gerade auf Augenhöhe. Nordkorea schickt Waffen, Munition und Truppen nach Russland. Eine neue Studie zeigt: Die russischen Gegenleistungen halten sich in Grenzen. · Drei Wochen komplett ohne Handy. Das haben in Österreich ein paar Dutzend Jugendliche versucht, im Rahmen einer Dok-Sendung des ORF. Wie haben die Jugendlichen auf den Smartphone-Entzug reagiert? Wir haben mit dem Psychologen gesprochen, der das Experiment begleitet hat.

The FBI has released images of a person it's trying to find in connection with the murder of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a university in Utah on Wednesday. They show a figure dressed in black and wearing sunglasses. The gunman is still on the run. Also: Brazil's former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to twenty seven years in prison after being found guilty of attempting a coup when he lost the last election, and Ireland has threatened to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel participates.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

Albania appoints a minister to root out corruption, but is it just a PR stunt or could it really make a difference to how the county is run? We speak to Albania's Prime Minister, Edi Rama, about the new appointment.We also ask whether funding for the Eurovision Song Contest is under threat as nations threaten to pull out over the war in Gaza.And one of the world's most popular rappers, Bad Bunny, has added millions to Puerto Rico's economy since July. We hear from a journalist about the artist's impact on the island.

On Nick Ferrari at Breakfast:Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to explain why he appointined now-sacked Ambassador to the US, Lord Mandelson.Ireland threatens to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to participate.All this and more on Nick Ferrari: The Whole Show Podcast

Lord Mandelson has been sacked as the British ambassador to the United States, because of what the Foreign Office said was new information about his links to the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Also: The FBI have released pictures of a man they want to question about the fatal shooting of the prominent conservative activist, Charlie Kirk. And Ireland threatens to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest unless Israel is banned.

It's offficially the pre-season for Eurovision 2026 and we have a lot of news to get caught up on. We're heading to Vienna in May and planning for the national final season is underway. We also review Austria's CV at Eurovision. Welcome to Austria Summary Willkommen in Wien (0:49) National Final Updates: Austria, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Ukraine (4:40) Coming up: Eurovision's Rebranding and the Intervision Song Contest (11:14) Austria at Eurovision (13:29) Eurovision Asia J/K (22:17) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Eurovision Podcast Podcrawl What is the Eurovision Podcrawl? It's where the Eurovision podcast community picks a topic ("a year when a country first hosted Eurovision") and we all publish our episodes in our own styles. At the end of an episode, we'll point to the podcast with the next episode, and so on, through the summer! Here's the crawl: ESC Insight: France 1959 (https://escinsight.com/2025/06/18/eurovision-insight-podcast-the-eurovision-podcrawl-starts-in-cannes-1959/) Wind Machine Podcast: Austria 1967 (https://windmachinepodcast.com/2025/06/30/episode-103-1967-podcrawl-oh-vienna-and-the-barefooted-mistress-of-puppets/) The EuroWhat? Podcast: Yugoslavia 1990 (https://www.eurowhat.com/274) Niall Points: Latvia 2003 (https://niallpoints.com/2025/07/eurovision-podcrawl-riga-2003-dont-cry-gemini-lets-be-gay/) 12 Points from America: Belgium 1987 (https://12pointsfromamerica.com/2025/08/episode-264-eurovision-pod-crawl-a-look-at-eurovision-1987/) That Eurovision Site: Denmark 1964 (https://thateurovisionsite.com/2025/08/25/tes-talks-eurovision-1964-podcrawl/) Douze Points: Azerbaijan 2012 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baku-2012-the-last-of-the-old-style/id1676890995?i=1000725434101)

As we approach the 70th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest, it's fun to take a look at how the ESC was viewed just 10 years ago - some songs remain as classic as ever, while some songs aren't nearly as beloved as they once were (cough_Believe_cough). But Graham Norton and Petra Mede give us a rollicking 90 minutes of ESC hits, and we ain't complaining. Jeremy finally counts himself as a denizen of the Forest, Dimitry has strong feelings about one particular winner's return, and Oscar rediscovers an early 21st century gem from France.Watch Eurovision's Greatest Hits here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ceireJeEwwVisit the archived website for the show here: https://web.archive.org/web/20150406071646/http://60th.eurovision.tv/Watch Electro Velvet's pre-show performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iCwAUVTVdMThis week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6bSicY5EAEgPCQ3NhnB96x The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O'Connell.Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at eurovangelists@gmail.com. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

Swedish band ABBA – made up of Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, and Anni-Frid – conquered the global record charts in the 1970s, and became one of the most successful music groups of all time, conservatively selling more than 150 million albums worldwide. After winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, the quartet would release a string of smash hit songs that made them household names across Europe, the Americas, Australia, and even parts of Asia. The group disbanded in 1982, but found renewed success in the 90s and 2000s thanks to their inclusion in cult-movie soundtracks, the record-breaking compilation album ABBA Gold, and a blockbuster musical adaptation – and eventual Hollywood film – Mammia Mia. Now, more than 50 years after the group's debut, the Great Pop Culture Debate wants to determine the Best ABBA Song of all time. Songs discussed: “Dancing Queen,” “Thank You for the Music,” “Waterloo,” “Voulez-Vous,” “Super Trouper,” “Money, Money, Money,” “Lay All Your Love On Me,” “Mamma Mia,” “Gimme Gimme Gimme,” “Chiquitita,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Take a Chance On Me,” “S.O.S.,” “The Name of the Game,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” and “Fernando.” Join host Eric Rezsnyak and GPCD panelists Curtis Creekmore, Derek Mekita, and Kate Racculia as they discuss 16 of the most beloved songs by ABBA. Play along at home by finding the listener bracket here. Make a copy for yourself, fill it out, and see if your picks match up with ours! For the warm-up to this episode, in which we discuss even more ABBA songs we love that didn't make the bracket, become a Patreon supporter of the podcast today. Looking for more reasons to become a Patreon supporter? Check out our Top 10 Patreon Perks. Want to play along at home? Download the Listener Bracket and see if your picks match up with ours! Sign up for our weekly newsletter! Subscribe to find out what's new in pop culture each week right in your inbox! Vote in more pop culture polls! Check out our Open Polls. Your votes determine our future debates! Then, vote in our Future Topic Polls to have a say in what episodes we tackle next. Episode Credits Host: Eric Rezsnyak Panelists: Curtis Creekmore, Derek Mekita, Kate Racculia Producer: Bob Erlenback Editor: Eric Rezsnyak Theme Music: “Dance to My Tune” by Marc Torch #abba #abbasong #music #70smusic #1970s #disco #eurovision #sweden #popmusic #mammamia #dancingqueen #voulezvous #fernando #thewinnertakesitall #knowingmeknowingyou #supertrouper #thenameofthegame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices