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Glen Vella & Noisy Beaches

Ep. 15

Malta's 2011 entry discusses his time in Dusseldorf and gives his view on recent rule changes to the contest. There's a dose of Eurovision poetry as the boys get cultured, and Sam outdoes himself with some of the mispronunciations on this week's European Quiz.

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