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The Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast
The Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast
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It's the Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast. Presenter and music journalist Steve Holden will be chatting to star guests, as well as... more

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Episodes

Ruth Lorenzo & A Junior Eurovision Special

We’re celebrating the 2024 Junior Eurovision Song Contest final in Madrid! Steve is joined by the three Spanish hosts of this... more

14 Nov 2024 · 40 minutes
A Eurovision Summer Holiday

Basel has been announced as the host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025! To celebrate, Steve’s been speaking to some... more

30 Aug 2024 · 41 minutes
Nemo Wins For Switzerland

Nemo has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland. Their song, The Code, received 591 points to finish in first... more

12 May 2024 · 4 minutes
The Grand Final Preview

It's here! The Grand Final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in Malmō. On this episode, Steve catches... more

11 May 2024 · 51 minutes
Loreen & Second Semi-Final Qualifiers

Reigning champion Loreen returns to the podcast, one year after she won the Eurovision Song Contest for the second time.  She... more

10 May 2024 · 38 minutes
Angelina Mango

After becoming one of Italy’s breakout stars of 2023, Angelina Mango is representing her country with La Noia at the... more

09 May 2024 · 20 minutes
Olly Alexander & First Semi-Final Qualifiers

Olly Alexander is representing the United Kingdom with his song Dizzy! He joins the podcast to talk about the mind-melting staging... more

08 May 2024 · 39 minutes
Slimane, Mustii & LADANIVA

Pour la première fois, le podcast officiel du concours Eurovision de la Chanson vous est dévoilé en français! L’animateur, Rémi entame la... more

07 May 2024 · 29 minutes
Benjamin Ingrosso

Swedish superstar Benjamin Ingrosso joins Steve for a chat about his career, new music and his many connections to the... more

07 May 2024 · 23 minutes
Petra Mede & Edward af Sillén

Petra Mede is back to host the Eurovision Song Contest for the third time, and is joined on the podcast... more

06 May 2024 · 30 minutes
Joost Klein, Electric Fields & 5MIINUST x Puuluup

Steve speaks to the brains behind Europapa! Joost Klein is representing the Netherlands with his happy hardcore bittersweet hit. He... more

05 May 2024 · 39 minutes
ISAAK & Eden Golan

Germany’s ISAAK brings the anthemic Always On The Run to the Eurovision stage. He joins Steve for a chat about... more

04 May 2024 · 27 minutes
Marina Satti, FAHREE & Ilkin Dovlatov

Steve is joined by Greece's Marina Satti, who has already had a huge hit in her home country with her... more

03 May 2024 · 30 minutes
Dons, Gåte & Tina Mehrafzoon

Steve is joined in the delegation bubble for a gossip by Swedish radio and TV presenter Tina Mehrafzoon, who’s commentating... more

02 May 2024 · 37 minutes
Iolanda, Hera Björk & BESA

Three Eurovision queens join Steve on the latest episode from Malmö. Portugal’s Iolanda speaks about Grito, tracking down the best Portuguese... more

01 May 2024 · 36 minutes
Nemo & Sarah Bonnici

Steve catches up with two more acts who have arrived at the podcast fresh off stage from their first rehearsals... more

30 Apr 2024 · 23 minutes
Baby Lasagna

Croatia’s Baby Lasagna has had crowds going wild for his anthem Rim Tim Dagi Dim. The singer, whose real name is... more

29 Apr 2024 · 23 minutes
alyona alyona & Jerry Heil, LUNA, Silia Kapsis

Hej from Malmö! Joining us straight from their first rehearsals are Ukraine's alyona alyona and Jerry Heil, who are singing Teresa... more

28 Apr 2024 · 32 minutes
Conchita & Friends LIVE

It’s a very special episode of the podcast recorded in front of a LIVE audience at the London Eurovision Party.  Steve... more

25 Apr 2024 · 59 minutes
Marcus & Martinus

For this week’s episode, Marcus & Martinus sit down with Steve to talk about representing this year’s host country… Sweden! The... more

18 Apr 2024 · 25 minutes
Nutsa Buzaladze & Teya Dora

Joining Steve on this week’s episode are Georgia’s Nutsa Buzaladze and Serbia’s Teya Dora.  Nutsa is taking her song Firefighter to... more

11 Apr 2024 · 30 minutes
Ep14: Hola Desde Madrid!

El podcast oficial del Festival de Eurovisión os llega desde la PrePartyES 2024 en Madrid. Víctor Escudero presenta este episodio... more

06 Apr 2024 · 43 minutes
Nemo & LADANIVA

This episode comes from the first pre-party of the season… in Madrid!   First up is Nemo, who’s representing Switzerland with The... more

04 Apr 2024 · 31 minutes
Ep12: Bambie Thug

Steve catches up with Ireland's Bambie Thug as they prepare to bring their witchy brand of goth pop to Malmö. They... more

28 Mar 2024 · 20 minutes
Ep11: SABA

SABA will be taking the bridge from Copenhagen to Malmö to represent Denmark with her song Sand.  The singer tells host... more

21 Mar 2024 · 17 minutes
Ep10: Kaleen

In this episode, Steve heads to a dance studio at a secret location to meet Kaleen, who's representing Austria with... more

14 Mar 2024 · 22 minutes
Ep9: Silvester Belt

Joining Steve this week is Silvester Belt, who’s representing Lithuania with Luktelk.  He talks about his life since winning the Lithuanian... more

07 Mar 2024 · 12 minutes
Ep8: Mustii

We’re saying hello to Mustii, the singer and Drag Race judge who’s representing Belgium with his epic track Before The... more

29 Feb 2024 · 22 minutes
Ep7: Windows95Man

Steve welcomes Finland's Windows95Man and vocalist Henri Piispanen to the podcast. The pair stormed to victory in the Finnish national final,... more

22 Feb 2024 · 22 minutes
Ep6: Aiko & Silia Kapsis

On this episode, Steve is joined by two of this year’s Eurovision stars: Aiko and Silia Kapsis. Aiko is singing Pedestal... more

15 Feb 2024 · 31 minutes
Ep5: Raiven & Joker Out's Bojan Cvjetićanin

On this episode, Steve chats to Raiven, who's representing Slovenia with her dramatic ballad Veronika. They discuss her opera background,... more

08 Feb 2024 · 32 minutes
Ep4: Nikkie de Jager

Our guest is the one of the hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam 2021... the one and only... more

01 Feb 2024 · 31 minutes
Ep3: Käärijä & Friends

Steve heads to Amsterdam for Het Grote Songfestivalfeest, where dozens of Eurovision acts get together for a huge party in... more

26 Dec 2023 · 38 minutes
Ep2: Lissandro & Viki Gabor

It's the Junior Eurovision Song Contest final in Nice! Steve is joined by the reigning Junior champion Lissandro (and his... more

24 Nov 2023 · 25 minutes
Ep1: Sigrid

Multi award-winning popstar SIGRID is one of Norway's biggest singers and is a huge Eurovision fan. She joins us... more

20 Nov 2023 · 28 minutes
Episode 29 - The 2023 Debrief

It's the final episode of the 2023 season so who better to chat to than some of the artists who... more

06 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Episode 28 - Loreen Wins For Sweden

Hear Loreen's EXCLUSIVE first interview after winning the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden with Tattoo. She makes history by... more

14 May 2023 · 5 minutes
Episode 27 - The Grand Final Preview

The Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final is here! Joining Steve to look ahead is the Ukrainian host of the Contest,... more

13 May 2023 · 57 minutes
Episode 26 - The Semi-Final 2 Qualifiers

Steve gets reaction from all ten qualifiers from the second semi-final. We hear from Belgium's Gustaph, Andrew Lambrou from Cyprus,... more

12 May 2023 · 29 minutes
Episode 25 - Netta, Tia Kofi & The Voice Of Iceland

2018 champion Netta teases her appearance during the Grand Final interval in the Liverpool Songbook. Star of RuPaul's Drag Race... more

11 May 2023 · 43 minutes
Episode 24 - The Semi-Final 1 Qualifiers

Steve gets the first reactions from all ten qualifiers from the first semi-final. We hear from Vesna representing Czechia, Mimicat... more

10 May 2023 · 36 minutes
Episode 23 - La Zarra and Kalush Orchestra

France's La Zarra becomes the 37th and final act to join Steve on the podcast. We also catch up with... more

09 May 2023 · 38 minutes
Episode 22 - Rosa Linn: A Year Of Snap

Rosa Linn's Snap became one of 2022's biggest hits. It started its life on the Eurovision stage when Rosa sang... more

08 May 2023 · 17 minutes
Episode 21 - The Turquoise Carpet

We're on the Turquoise Carpet to officially open this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool! Hear from the representatives from... more

07 May 2023 · 30 minutes
Episode 20 - Marco, Mia, Dion and the Twins

Donatella Versace, Harry Styles and The Beatles all get a mention on today's episode. Italy's Marco Mengoni joins us to... more

07 May 2023 · 46 minutes
Episode 19 - Backstage In The Bubble

Käärijä's Cha Cha Cha dancers join the podcast to talk about representing Finland and the iconic Käärijä 'Piggy Train'. Gustaph... more

05 May 2023 · 44 minutes
Episode 18 - Access All Areas

We're taking you behind the scenes at the Eurovision Song Contest as we chat to the Head of Show, Lee... more

04 May 2023 · 31 minutes
Episode 17 - First Rehearsals

The first rehearsals have begun in Liverpool for the acts of this year's Eurovision Song Contest! We take you backstage... more

02 May 2023 · 47 minutes
Episode 16 - Björn Ulvaeus and Martin Österdahl

On this special episode, we're inviting you to listen in to a conversation between Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA and Martin... more

30 Apr 2023 · 42 minutes
Episode 15 - Geeks, Unicorns and a 2013 Rewind

On this episode, Australia's Voyager join us from a basement dressing room at a recent gig. Noa Kirel from Israel... more

28 Apr 2023 · 56 minutes
Episode 14 - They Wrote A Song

The United Kingdom's Mae Muller joins us to talk about performing at a home Eurovision with her entry I Wrote... more

25 Apr 2023 · 48 minutes
Episode 13 - Lobsters and Lara Croft

It's our second episode from the London Eurovision Party. Käärijä from Finland returns to the podcast to talk about his... more

21 Apr 2023 · 44 minutes
Episode 12 - Poe Or No?

The first of two episodes from the London Eurovision Party featuring Sweden's Loreen on coming back to the contest, 11... more

18 Apr 2023 · 42 minutes
Episode 11 - Fuego, Hearts and Waterguns

On this episode, we hear from one of Eurovision's most famous creative directors, Sacha Jean-Baptiste. She's worked with loads of... more

11 Apr 2023 · 52 minutes
Episode 9 - Hola From Barcelona!

We're in Barcelona for the first pre-party of the Eurovision season! We get to know Spain's Blanca Paloma, Dilja from... more

28 Mar 2023 · 51 minutes
Episode 10 - Hola Desde Barcelona!

Para celebrar las dos mayores fiestas de Eurovisión en España - BCN Eurovisión Party y PrePartyES (Madrid, 7 y 8... more

28 Mar 2023 · 37 minutes
Episode 8 - Eurovision's Dream Job?

It's a dream job, but being a Head of Delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest is never easy. From managing mega-stars,... more

15 Mar 2023 · 35 minutes
Episode 7 - Cha Cha Cha & Čiūto Tūto

On this episode, Finland's Käärijä cha-cha-chats rap and Rammstein. Monika Lynkyte from Lithuania gets a surprise message from a familiar name. Estonia's... more

07 Mar 2023 · 44 minutes
Episode 6 - Eurovision On Ice

On this episode, Ukraine's TVORCHI discuss Heart of Steel and they were brought together by a random meeting on the... more

21 Feb 2023 · 53 minutes
Episode 5 - Keith and Jim

On this episode, we're joined by Subwoolfer's Ben Adams and Gaute Ormåsen as they tell us about their amazing year... more

09 Feb 2023 · 51 minutes
The Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast
Episode 7 - Cha Cha Cha & Čiūto Tūto
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On this episode, Finland's Käärijä cha-cha-chats rap and Rammstein. Monika Lynkyte from Lithuania gets a surprise message from a familiar name. Estonia's Alika reflects... more