Podcasts about melfest

With five more national finals, we've made it to the end of the super Saturdays until 2027, but not without first covering Romania's Selecția Națională, the San Marino Song Contest, Poland's Krajowych Kwalifikacji, Sweden's Melodifestivalen, and Portugal's Festival da Canção. And our beloved Oscar is across the pond this week, so we're instead joined by our Eurovision-obsessed neighbor to the north, Worldvishawn, to talk about what we liked and what we didn't. Jeremy doesn't think one song is all that Bellissima, Shawn finds Portugal to be just a little too chill, and Dimitry revels in the madness that is San Marino. Watch Romania's Selecția Națională on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/live/EX_FcyzRDFw Watch our San Marino Song Contest playlist on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7l0Co_QRmM&list=PLd2EbKTi9fyWy6_wKl4jSFHqX8EGGDjyf&pp=sAgC Watch the performances from Poland's Krajowych Kwalifikacji on TVP's website here: https://vod.tvp.pl/programy,88/eurowizja-odcinki,276170/odcinek-9,S09E09,2793303 Watch Sweden's Melodifestivalen on SVT's website here: https://www.svtplay.se/video/K5dYakN/melodifestivalen/final?video=visa Watch Portugal's Festival da Canção on RTP's website here: https://www.rtp.pt/play/p16368/festival-da-cancao-2026 This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2SLqpKzcsU7ZuDi3HF9tM6 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!

It’s the last National Final weekend of the year. And that means Sweden is ready to decide on its song for Vienna. Michael and Bryan jump into the Melodifestivalen final, with 12 songs all vying for that ticket south. While some may argue Melfest has been going downhill of late, the fact that Michael and Bryan can’t settle on one winner is a positive. You can enjoy the show (and find out who wins) by watching via SVT Play from 8pm CET on Saturday 7 March (or 6am AEDT on Sunday 8 March). In this episode: Decide if you’re Team Medina or Team Bryan Find out just how much of a boomer mum Michael is Wonder who the 3-9 year olds will be voting for Get involved Follow JOYEurovision across Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Bluesky and X at linktr.ee/joy_eurovision Not in Australia? Grab this podcast via Spotify Podcasts. Playlist A*Teens – Iconic Meira Omar – Dooset Daram [Podcast extra] Lilla Al-Fadji – Delulu Saga Ludvigsson – Ain’t Today [Podcast extra] Smash Into Pieces – Hollow Cimberly – Eternity Medina – Viva L’Amor Greczula – Half Of Me Robin Bengtsson – Honey Honey [Podcast extra] FELICIA – My System Sanna Nielsen – Waste Your Love Brandsta City Släckers – Rakt in i elden [Straight into the fire] The post Turn up the heat: Previewing Sweden’s Melodifestivalen 2026 appeared first on JOY Eurovision.

We've reached the final of Melodifestivalen 2026, so who will left the famous trophy on Saturday night?We cross to Stockholm as we're reunited with Aftonbladet's Tobbe Ek to predict the winners and losers and who could be flying flag for Sweden in Austria.Can anyone beat Felicia, could Greczula take it home, or will a complete outsider come from nowhere to win the whole competition?We're also joined by five-time Melfest finalist Robin Bengtsson, and we look back at the whole series after an exciting six weeks on the road.This year we're delighted to be teaming up with the Europarty app to help you bring even more enjoyment to this year's Melodifestivalen.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.Follow 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.

Con la ausencia de uno de nuestros Melfest man, Carlos Pecharromán, pero con una afluencia de participación enorme, nos sentamos antes de la final del Melodifestivalen 2026 a daros nuestro top 12 de la final. Si queréis saber más, venirse a bolitas de suscriptores y recibir algún mensaje exclusivo, no dudes en venirte a los directos de los lunes y suscribirte a la plataforma morada de directos.Escúchanos (también) en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@euromovidasSíguenos en nuestras redes sociales:https://www.x.com/euromovidas/https://www.instagram.com/euromovidas/https://www.tiktok.com/@euromovidas#melodifestivalen #melodifestivalen2026 #melfest #melfest2026

Melfest has come around again and with days to the Final in Stockholm, I had to invite Sebastian & Ashley back on the pod plus special guest and ABBA correspondent Peter as I count down the results of the TGPL jury! Enjoy!! Follow my guests:www.instagram.com/bast_palwww.instagram.com/mariah_bearywww.instagram.com/peterdunwoodyFollow the podcast: www.instagram.com/gaypeoplepodwww.twitter.com/gaypeoplepodSupport the podcast: www.patreon.com/gaypeoplepodSpotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3P5etk5WwFs1sb4yF3LeTx?si=22517ab5cea74270Apple Music Playlist: https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/songs-gay-people-like/pl.u-kv9l44VTZpEb0

The man behind some of Melodifestivalen's most iconic moments reveals all about his decision to enter as a songwriter in 2026.Speaking ahead of his song 'Delulu' (performed by Lilla Al-Fadji) competing in the final heat of this year's competition, he explains how he came to be involved and why this marks a full circle moment after more than two decades of being involved with Mello. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.Follow 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.

As she prepares to make her 8th appearance in the competition, Melfest icon Sanna Nielsen joins us to explain why now was the right time for her historic return. In one of her final interviews before taking to the stage in Sundsvall she share more on what we can expect from her song, performance, and eyecatching outfit.This week we're also joined by Aftonbladet's Stina Dahlgren as she helps us make sense of last week's qualifiers, and predicts who will be the final names to make it through to the finale in Stockholm next weekend.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.Follow 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.

Callum sits in this week as we preview the penultimate Heat in this year's contest and the return of one of Sweden's biggest bands. Smash into Pieces return to Mello for the third time, but will this be their year? Mellopedia founder and Melodifestivalen expert Gustav Dahlander is here to answer that and many more questions.We're also joined by newcomer and Idol winner Cimberley as she prepares to make her debut and open this weekend's show.Click 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.

As Melodifestivalen 2026 enters its third week, we're joined by ESC Insight's Ben Robertson as we attempt to predict who might make it through to the Final from Saturday's show.We hear why a shock NQ could be on the cards for one of the competition's most-loved acts, why a debut performer could spring a surprise, and why we shouldn't believe the odds when it comes to the overall winner of the contest. We're also catching up with Melfest returner Patrik Jean ahead of him opening the show this weekend.And to kick off we look back at last Saturday's show, asking whether Felicia is the artist to beat this year?Click 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.

We're back to look ahead to the second week of this year's Melfest and the return (and debut) of Felicia. The artist who previously competed as her alter ego Fröken Snusk returns with a highly anticipated solo debut - so can she make it to the final? Music journalist Tina Mehrafzoon tells us more about her chances and the other artists performing on Saturday, including a return for former winner Robin Bengtsson.Three-time Melfest winning songwriter Anderz Wrethov also joins us from his studio to talk about his chances of doing the double in 2026 after last year's victory with KAJ.Click 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.

With news of an Australian artist expected 'very soon' we discuss who we know won't be representing Australia and who might be. Mike also gives his verdict on current Melfest favourite Greczula in Sweden. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/aussievision

We've got comebacks a-go-go as familiar faces and newbies assemble for the 2026 season of Melfest! Join Gary, Mark and Alex as they pick apart some iconic, and not so iconic performances!

We're back with a brand new season of Melfest Friday as we provide the best coverage of Melodifestivalen 2026. We'll be here every week with the best preview to the forthcoming weekend's action, including the best guests and behind the scenes gossip.This week we begin with Aftonbladet's Eurovision veteran Tobbe Ek as he looks ahead to the coming weeks, while we also catch up with Jacqline on her return to the competition in this Saturday's first live show.Click 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.

***Episode recorded before the Eurovision 2026 host reveal***With Finland and Sweden continuing to battle for National Final supremacy, we hear from both UMK and SVT as they strive to improve year on year.UMK Show Producer Matti Myllyaho explains how the show continues to reinvent itself, how they seek international audiences across the continent and beyond, and the on-going hype surrounding this year's line-up.Later on we also cross to Sweden for our annual pre-Melfest catch up with Melodifestivalen Executive Producer Karin Gunnarsson as the discusses the KAJ effect, the pressure to keep her country at the top of the Eurovision leaderboard, and how she chooses which artists make the cut each year.Click 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.

Some said hitting the triple digit mark couldn't be done, but the Eurovangelists have talked ESC a HUNDRED times! We celebrate by doing our favorite thing: talking about Eurovision, and taking a look at the many national finals that await us in 2026. Jeremy's aged out of A-Teenagerhood, Dimitry's favorite is a little inappropriate, and Oscar makes a called shot for where his favorite will come from in 2026. All the upcoming national finals and where to watch them can be found at Eurovisionworld: https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/calendarDimitry's favorite moment can be found starting at 11:54 in this episode: https://maximumfun.org/episodes/eurovangelists/episode-45-montenegro-in-the-esc/This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2VIL1ZTIqcb2ACD78FLcC0 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!

The run of super Saturdays continues unabated, highlighted by a shocking (or is it?) turn of events in Sweden. This week, we’re breaking down what happened at Melfest and looking […]

We've finally reached the end of the national final season of this year's ESC, but not without a Super Saturday sized helping of drama! We've got our takes on Croatia's Dora, San Marino's San Marino Song Contest, Portugal's Festival de Cancao and Sweden's Melodifestivalen, and not all of them turned out quite how people expected. Jeremy's ready to have his life destroyed, Dimitry longs for a little more of that schlager-y goodness, and Oscar can't stop laughing at one of this week's winners.Croatia's Dora: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqB8Kr2lB5YSan Marino's San Marino Song Contest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdeSEj1wvHEPortugal's Festival de Cancao (free login required): https://www.rtp.pt/play/p14573/festival-da-cancao-2025Sweden's Melodifestivalen with English commentary: https://www.svtplay.se/video/j16Gnw7/melodifestivalen-the-final/melodifestivalen-2025-the-final?video=visa 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 @eurovangelistspod.bsky.social 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!

In the run-up to Eurovision, artists are busy appearing at Pre-Parties! Kittens had the chance to have a chat with Emmy, who will participate at Eurovision for Ireland with her song “Laika Party” Did you attend Melfest WKND? What did you think of the show? As always, let us know what you think by commenting […] The post TEP Interviews: Emmy at Melfest WKND 2025 appeared first on That Eurovision Site.

At MelfestWKND, Kittens grabbed a chat with Arwin, who participated at Melodifestivalen 2025 with his song “This Dream of Mine” Did you attend Melfest WKND? What did you think of the show? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site' on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky as we start […] The post TEP Interviews: Arwin at Melfest WKND 2025 appeared first on That Eurovision Site.

During MelfestWKND, members of the Sámi Grand Prix team were on hand to talk about the upcoming Sámi music contest, which will take place on 12th April 2025. Did you attend Melfest WKND? What did you think of the show? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to […] The post TEP Interviews: Sámi Grand Prix team at Melfest WKND 2025 appeared first on That Eurovision Site.

In the run-up to Eurovision, artists are busy appearing at Pre-Parties! Daniel spoke to Ukraine 2024 representative Jerry Heil, about her Eurovision journey and her upcoming music releases. Did you attend Melfest WKND? What did you think of the show? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to […] The post TEP Interviews: Jerry Heil at Melfest WKND 2025 appeared first on That Eurovision Site.

In the run-up to Eurovision, artists are busy appearing at Pre-Parties! Tim grabbed a moment with Sissal, who will represent Denmark at Eurovision 2025 with her song “Hallucination” Did you attend Melfest WKND? What did you think of the show? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to […] The post TEP Interviews: Sissal at Melfest WKND 2025 appeared first on That Eurovision Site.

In the run-up to Eurovision, artists are busy appearing at Pre-Parties! Kittens had the chance to have a chat with Filip Baloš, one of the hosts of this years MelfestWKND pre-party, who participated in Serbia’s Eurovision 2023 & 2024 selection ‘Pesma za Evroviziju’. Did you attend Melfest WKND? What did you think of the show? […] The post TEP Interviews: Filip Baloš at Melfest WKND 2025 appeared first on That Eurovision Site.

When (inciting incident), (hero) struggles against (antagonistic force) in order to (goal) before (stakes are lost). Choose Chaos Summary KANTroversy: EBU Rejects Current form of Malta's Entry (1:07) Austria's JJ sings of "Wasted Love" (4:57) The United Kingdom's Remember Monday asks "What the Hell Just Happened" (8:35) Reminder: Revamps and Videos on the Way (14:21) KAJ wins Melfest with "Bara Bada Bastu" (15:06) Gabry Ponte wins the San Marino Song Contest with "Tutta L'Italia" (25:25) NAPA wins Festival da Canção with "Deslocado" (30:05) 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). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. 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.

We have a winner, KAJ will represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025 after a historic result in the final of Melodifestivalen. Songwriter Anderz Wrethov joins us to relfect on a memorable evening, and reveals how "Bara Bada Bastu" ended up becoming part of this year's competition.Anderz terms us more about the process of writing the song, how a call from show producer Karin Gunnarsson changed everything, and his hopes as the band head to Switzerland for this year's Eurovision Song Contest.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow 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.

This week on the Eurovoix Podcast, we travel to Sweden for a Melodifestivalen match-up like no other - and chat to the winners!Steven Heap hosts this week's Wrap-Up as Eurovision national final season draws to a close, while James Stephenson travels to Stockholm to bring you into the Melfest bubble. We catch up with KAJ and Måns Zelmerlöw throughout the contest, speak to the historic winners, and find time to sing Tattoo with Dolly Style!We'll also bring you the reaction from Portugal and San Marino as they select their Eurovision entries, ask how far JJ and Adonxs can go with their opera-inspired songs for Austria and Czechia, and we'll take a moment to talk about Eurovision's biggest kant-roversy - why Malta will need to change their contest contender.And, of course, we'll go over the UK's entry, What the Hell Just Happened? by Remember Monday, and start to ask what their hopes are of climbing the mountain that is the Eurovision scoreboard in Switzerland. So, travel to Sweden, catch up with all the latest entries, and get your Eurovision news every week - all you have to do is remember Monday and listen to Wrap-Up at 07:00 CET!CREDITSCreated and Produced by: James StephensonHost: Steven HeapContributors: Alistair Brown, Davide Conte, Franciska van Waarden, James Stephenson, Meg Davies, Neil Farren, Tamara VecicEditor: James StephensonAnd our guests from Melodifestivalen 2025: KAJ, Måns Zelmerlöw and Dolly Style!Special Thanks: Daniel Stridh, GJ KooijmanWant to know more about Eurovision? Read all the latest news from the contest at Eurovoix.Follow Eurovoix on XFollow Eurovoix on InstagramFollow Eurovoix on Facebook

Did Remember Monday have an inkling of what was about to occur in Sweden, because What the Hell Just Happened?? Gary, Mark and Alex hoover up the confetti and review the #Melfest 2025 Final!We'd love to hear your comments, you can contact us on any of the following  channels: BlueSky: @NotOftenHeard.bsky.socialX/Twitter: @notoftenheard Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notoftenheard/ Email: notoftenheard@gmail.com

We've made it, the road to Stockholm is at an end and it's time to preview the final of Melodifestivalen 2025. We're joined by the brilliant Aftonbladet duo Jenny Agren and Tobbe Ek to predict what might happen, and ask who will represent Sweden in Basel? We look ahead to the battle between Måns Zelmerlöw and KAJ, as well as asking if anyone else stands a chance of winning on Saturday night?To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow 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.

Ahead of the final of Melodifestivalen 2025, we interview Melfest mainstays Dolly Style, who are competing with "YIHAA". The post TEP Interviews: Dolly Style (Melodifestivalen 2025 final) appeared first on That Eurovision Site.

We're back with another Melfest special - a bit different this time, but I'm delighted to have Sebastian and Ashley back on board, with special guest Harvey! Enjoy!! Follow the podcast: www.instagram.com/gaypeoplepodwww.twitter.com/gaypeoplepodSupport the podcast: www.patreon.com/gaypeoplepodSpotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3P5etk5WwFs1sb4yF3LeTx?si=22517ab5cea74270Apple Music Playlist: https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/songs-gay-people-like/pl.u-kv9l44VTZpEb0

Before the final of Melodifestivalen 2025, Kittens and Euan sat down to chat through the selected songs, the running order, the Melfest songwriter issue, and the elephant, or rather, large tunnel in the room – Måns Zelmerlöw’s ‘Revolution. What do you think of Melodifestivalen 2025? Who do you think might win? As always, let us […] The post TEP Discuss: Melodifestivalen 2025 Pre-Final discussion appeared first on That Eurovision Site.

We've made it, the final heat of Melodifestivalen 2025. Ahead of this weekend's live show we meet two of the most talked about acts as Victoria Silvstedt and SCARLET join us to tell us what to expect from their entries this weekend. And with SCARLET tipped as potential winners, how are they dealing with the pressure?We also look back at last week's live show, asking if Måns Zelmerlöw or Kaj are the real contenders going into the final next week. Melfest expert and friend of the show, Gustav Dahlander joins us this week, and he's brought some excellent facts and stats with him too!Check out Mellopedia here.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow 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.

They weren't expecting anything, but now KAJ have qualified directly to the final of Melfest. We got a quick reaction from the Finn-Swedes after their sauna turned on the heat in Malmö Arena in heat 4. They are ready to turn up the temperature even more in Stockholm in 2 weeks.

Azerbaijan and Iceland have their Eurovision songs selected, Germany picked their finalists, Sweden and Portugal held heats, and San Marino is doing... something. Disco Sauna Summary Azerbaijan's Mamagama wants to "Run With U" (1:27) VÆB win Iceland's Songvakeppnin with "RÓÁ" (5:33) Italy: Lucio Corsi will go to Basel with "Volevo essere un duro" (11:08) Estonia: Tommy Cash and Joost "United by Music" (12:56) Måns wins heat 4 of Melfest (18:29) Portugal begins the Festival da Canção (26:20) Germany chooses 9 Finalists (28:21) San Marino Song Contest Semi Marathon (31:54) 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). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. 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.

Our reaction to Parg's Eurovision 2025 song for Armenia — SURVIVOR. The song, written by Melodifestivalen songwriters Thoams G:son and Peter Boström, has strong Melfest vibes. But is it too generic for Eurovision? We review its rock sound, Parg's stage presence and vocals, and whether Armenia can qualify for the final. We watch the live performance from AMPTV's Depi Evratestil 2025 final. 00:01 Introduction 01:05 Reaction 04:16 Review & Analysis 16:00 Readers' comments Featuring: William: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams Deban: http://instagram.com/deban_deban  

It has been 10 years since he won Eurovision. And now Måns Zelmerlöw is back to compete on home soil in Malmö in Melfest. Although he's the current favourite to win Melodifestivalen 2025 and sing at Eurovision, he says he does NOT expect to win. Featuring: Simon - http://instagram.com/simonfalkdk  

Ahead of Heat 4 of this year's Mello we've got everything you need to know as the Eurovision champion prepares for his Melodifestivalen comeback. Aftonbladet's Jenny Ågren joins the podcast to describe Måns Zelmerlöw's impressive stage show, asking whether he can win right to represent Sweden, and challenge for another Eurovision title? We also analyse the chances of Saturday's other competitors, including a 10th Melfest appearance for Alcazar star Andreas Lundstead.Before all that we also look back at last week's show and Greczula's impressive performance, and whether we should be shocked by Malou Prytz surprise NQ.Got a Melfest memory to submit for next week's episode? Email hello@eurotrippodcast.comTo support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow 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.

The year's Melodifestivalen continues as we enter the third week of the competition. We preview the third heat as Malou Prytz returns for her fourth appearance at Melfest, and she's still on 21 years old! She tells us why this year feels different, and how her track "24k Gold" feels like a more authentic track compared to her previous Mello entries.TV and radio presenter and producer, Tina Mehrafzoon, joins us to look back at last week's action, before sharing her predictions on who could qualify to Strawberry Arena on Saturday.Got a Melfest memory to submit for next week's episode? Email hello@eurotrippodcast.comTo support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow 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.

We're back with a preview of the second heat of this year's Melodifestivalen as Klara Hammarström returns to the competition. Before we discuss the action in Gothenburg we look back at the first week's live show, and whether we should be surprised with the results and qualifiers we've seen so far? This week Stina Dahlgren from Aftonbladet joins us to preview the action, and has plenty of great opinions to share, including her prediction of who we'll see again in Strawberry Arena come the Final.Got a Melfest memory to submit for next week's episode? Email hello@eurotrippodcast.comTo support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow 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.

Eurovision started to get structure this week thanks to the semi-final allocation draw, the first wave of ticket sales, and selections from Greece, Slovenia, Belgium, and Spain. Sweden kicked off Melfest, Lithuania got competitive, and Latvia picked finalists. This was the easy Super Saturday... Super Summary Eurovision Semi-Final Allocation and Ticket Sales (1:18) Artist Announcements: Austria's JJ and France's Louane (8:45) Klavdia's "Asteromata" wins Greece's national final (11:16) Slovenia: Klemen wins EMA with "How Much Time Do We Have Left?" (15:50) Red Sebastian and "Strobe Lights" win Belgium's Eurosong (21:57) "Esa Diva": Melody wins Spain's Benidorm Fest (25:04) Sweden's Melfest 2025 Begins (30:04) Latvia's Supernova Semi-Final (35:44) Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT Heat 4 (40:45) San Marino Names ALLLL the Semi-Finalists (43:57) Coming up: Super Saturday 2 (46:03) 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). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. 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.

Camera Person down! Melfest is back, and so are Gary, Mark & Alex, but are their balls as big as John Lundvik's?! Listen to find out, as they review the first six songs from this year's competition. We'd love to hear your comments, you can contact us on any of the following  channels:  BlueSky: @NotOftenHeard.bsky.social X/Twitter: @notoftenheard  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/notoftenheard/  Email: notoftenheard@gmail.com

Speaking on the eve of a new season, Melodifestivalen's Contest Producer tells us how she puts together the line up of artists and songs for Sweden's biggest TV show. Having worked on numerous previous editions of the show, she discusses having the power to change someone's life, why Sweden still love Mello, and how long it took her to persuade Måns Zelmerlöw to return to the competition.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow 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.

The new season of Melodifestivalen is here as we preview all the action ahead of six weeks of frenzied competition. On this first episode we're joined by Aftonbladet journalist and Mello expert Tobbe Ek as we discuss who could take home the trophy in Stockholm this March.Rob and Tobbe also preview Heat One, and we hear from singer Adrian Maceus ahead of his Melfest debut this Saturday.Got a Melfest memory to submit for next week's episode? Email hello@eurotrippodcast.comTo support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow 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.

Swedish singer Angelino tells us about his Mello 2025 song “Teardrops.” He says it's big on emotion and comes with incredible production. It was written by a Melfest all-star team that includes Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Tusse Chiza

He's back! With 2015's Eurovision champion returning to Melfest, we head to Stockholm to ask whether he can really win the contest again? Tobbe Ek and Stina Dahlgren from Aftonbladen help us answer that question, while we also get the latest on the other contenders looking to represent Sweden in Basel.From one Eurovision powerhouse to another, we then head to Luxembourg as they reveal more details for 2025's edition of the Luxembourg Song Contest, as the tiny nation look to improve on their impressive result in Malmö on their Eurovision return.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow 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.

We have a surprise show for you! On this Eurovoix Podcast Special, we're in Stockholm, Sweden as the 30 acts who will compete at Melodifestivalen 2025 are revealed.James Stephenson is your host while Daniel Stridh visited SVT's press conference, where he got to speak to some of the biggest names competing at next year's contest.We chat to Karin Gunnarsson, the Contest Producer of Melodifestivalen, about how the songs and artists get selected, catch up with Klara Hammarström as she announces her comeback to the competition, and meet a former Melfest and Eurovision winner as Måns Zelmerlöw returns.We'll also be running you through some of the other big names competing, find out which of the debutants to look out for, and start speculating who might get the chance to fly Sweden's flag in Basel at Eurovision 2025.Enjoy this Eurovoix Podcast special, and make sure you check out our Eurovision news show Wrap-Up to catch up on all the latest from the contest, wherever you are!CREDITSCreated and Produced by: James StephensonHost: James StephensonContributors: Daniel Stridh, Franciska van WaardenEditor: James StephensonAnd our Special Guests from Melodifestivalen 2025:Måns Zelmerlöw, Klara Hammarström, Karin GunnarssonTHEME MUSIC: Steve Brian - 1986 (Edited by James Stephenson) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBBF_Y-ZFwWant to know more about Eurovision? Read all the latest news from the contest at Eurovoix.Follow Eurovoix on XFollow Eurovoix on InstagramFollow Eurovoix on Facebook

We share some big news ahead of the start of our Eurovision 2025 season and reflect on the last four years of the podcast, including memorable trips to Melfest, Turin, Liverpool and Malmo, while remembering some of the brilliant guests who have joined us on the show.To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee.Follow 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.

The Melfest singer and Eurovision songwriter and backing vocalist joins us to share her memories from both on and off stage. She tells us more about her role in the UK delegation back in 2019, and also recalls the emotions she felt a song she'd written qualified for the Eurovision Grand Final. We also get a lesson in what it takes to be a backing singer and the contest, while she also teases her involvement in both Melodifestivalen and Eurovision in 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We say farewell to Eurovision 2024 host nation Sweden by examining the facts and figures of its long-running song selection method: Melodifestivalen. We also make our picks of who we would like to see make an appearance in Melfest 2025. How to Win Melfest Summary Who has written the most songs for Melfest? (2:38) Do non-English songs do well at Melfest? (6:02) Should Melfest's Andra Chansen be given a second chance? (11:53) If you already won Melfest, should you come back? (15:32) 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 week, it's Portugal's Festival da Canção and Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024, plus the internal selections from Australia and Greece. Jeremy finds a fellow city pop stan, Oscar stands up for mom songs, and Dimitry's yearning for a more manic, madcap Melfest.The formula, which Back to My Roots fits right into: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY8SwIvxj8oJacqline's incredible performance of Effortless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoEEuMEbwI0An anime-inspired city pop playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCCovrKvAtUThis week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4sdM9zWBieX874CQu14vMH?si=e1a6a4621b0d482c The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.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.Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O'Connell.Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at eurovangelists@gmail.com. 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!