The Euro Trip | Eurovision Podcast

This week, we cross to Australia as we catch up with Electric Fields as they *finally* represent their country at the Contest. We cast an eye over the London Eurovisio Party with help from Eirevision's Conor Devlin, plus we meet James Penrose, one of the team behind the newest pre-party, Malmohagen.To grab yourself a FREE ticket to The Euro Trip: Live, click here.Buy tickets for the Malmöhagen Eurovision Pre-Party 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.

Eurovision 2023 has been winning awards left, right and centre lately and one man who knows what it's like to accept them is Andrew Cartmell. Last year, he was the Executive Producer of the whole show so was at the heart of the entire production. In this exclusive interview, he reflects on the Contest in Liverpool and discusses what these award nominations and wins mean to him, his team, and for the legacy of the Eurovision Song Contest. Plus, in his role this year as the UK's Head of Delegation, Andrew previews what we can expect from Olly Alexander's performance in Malmo. To grab yourself a FREE ticket to The Euro Trip: Live, click 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.

As Eurovision 2024 pre-party season gets started, we find out more about what happened in Madrid as the class of 2024 get together for the first time this season. We get all the gossip from the host of the official Eurovision Song Contest podcast, Steve Holden, while Malta's Sarah Bonnici also tells us about her experience of performing her entry in front of fans for the first time. We also meet a 'disgusting' guest in this year's host city, and, do you have a pet named after a Eurovision personality?Join us for 'The Euro Trip: Live' at the Euro Fan Cafe by clicking here for more information and tickets.Buy tickets for the Malmöhagen Eurovision Pre-Party 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.

This week we chat to Silia Kapsis, who, at the age of just 17, will represent Cyprus at Eurovision this year. We also have another chat with Rick Jakobs on our March to Malmo series who gives us an update on the Euro Fan Cafe. Plus, imagine avoiding all the Eurovision songs for the first three months of the year? That's what listener Kyle did - he gives us his thoughts on the class of 2024.Join us for 'The Euro Trip: Live' at the Euro Fan Cafe by clicking here for more information and tickets.Buy tickets for the Malmöhagen Eurovision Pre-Party 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.

This week we're discussing revamps and whether altering your original song can improve your chances at the contest. Firstly ahead of her revamp release, we're joined again by Czech entry Aiko as she discusses the alterations to her song, while later we head to Sweden for a catch up with Eurovision winning songwriter Linnea Deb. This year she has two songs competing, her home country of Sweden, and a writing credit on Malta's revamped version of "Loop".But to kick off we have a very big announcement!Join us for 'The Euro Trip: Live' at the Euro Fan Cafe by clicking here for more information and tickets.Buy tickets for the Malmöhagen Eurovision Pre-Party 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.

One of the biggest stories of the week is the EBU's announcement of three big rule changes for this year's Eurovision Song Contest. We're joined by ESC Insight's Ben Robertson to discuss what impact the changes will have on the contest. Also, with national final season drawing to an end, it marks the start of our March to Malmo, so we'll be crossing to this year's host city to get to know what to expect. Plus, Moldova's entrant Natalia Barbu stops by for a chat.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.

It only feels like two minutes since Melfest returned 6 weeks ago, but in the blink of an eye it's all over. We're back for one final episode of Melfest Monday to debrief everything from Saturday night's final. Aftonbladet's Tobbe Ek and Melfest commentators Bella Qvist and Tina Mehrafzoon join us to review the winners, and look ahead to Eurovision in Malmo.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.

With selection season coming to an end, we speak to two successful Eurovision songwriters on how to write the perfect entry. Austrian 2023 entrant Teya joins us to share her love for Nemo's song for Malmö and her hopes that Switzerland could win the compeition, while Cazzi Opeia discusses writing for Melodifestivalen and a Eurovision winner for Loreen. The boys also have a couple of big announcements themselves... To buy tickets for the MalmöHagen Eurovison Pre-Party click 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.

The Melfest final is just a matter of days away but it was the Finalkvalet - the new final qualifying round - that got everybody talking on Saturday. We'll be talking about it in dept with Mellopedia's Gustav Dahlander and Aftonbladet's Jenny Agren. We do find just enough time to preview the final too, with guest appearances from Maria Sur and Smash into Pieces.You can read all of Gustav's statistics on Mellopedia.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.