The Euro Trip | Eurovision Podcast

As she releases her new album, we get the chance to sit down for a feature-length conversation with one of the UK's best loved entries of the 21st century. SuRie won the right to represent the UK as a surprise winner (her own words) of Eurovision: You Decide, and the rest is history.She tells us more about her unforgettable experience, a night that shaped the rest of her life, and how her Eurovision journey helped shape her future career.You can find 'Little Frames' wherever you listen to podcasts, or find out more on SuRie's official website.Buy tickets to the Eurovision Equinox Charity Quiz night 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.

It's a hotly debated topic, which country is most likely to return to the contest after years away, or might we see a new nation enter Eurovision in the coming years? With the help of Paul Jordan (Dr Eurovision) we examine the chances of more participants joining the list of competitors for Basel and beyond. The illuminating conversation also features a never heard before story about Turkey's almost return to the contest, and how a last minute change of heart saw them stay on the sidelines.We also get the latest on the biggest story in the Eurovision world, as Joost Klein decides against returning in 2025. GJ Kooijman from the Ding A Dong podcast tells us what he knows about the situation, and explains how the Dutch public feel about the situation.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.

We start a new era as the road to Basel 2025 starts here! We kick off with the return of a friendly face as Teya (Austria 2023) pops by as she prepares to tour with both Eurovision 2024 winner Nemo, and Czech artist Aiko. She also gives us an insight into how songwriting camps can help produce the next generation of Eurovision entries, and how she's preparing to pack ahead of two months on the road.Rob also shares some more information about the BBC's selection process for Switzerland, before we reunite with Irish Co-Head of Delegation Michael Kealy. He explains how he hopes to keep his nation on the left-hand side of the scoreboard in Basel, how he shortlists entries once the submission window closes, and why he's more hopeful than ever of a standalone national final in 2026.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.

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.

In the final episode of the current series of The Contest & Me, Keiino singer Tom Hugo shares his experiences of Eurovision as both an artist and a fan. He tells us how Norway's first win helped shape his love for the contest, while he also reveals his unfiltered emotions after competing in 2019.Tom also gives us his thoughts on the changes he'd like to see to Eurovision, and would he ever consider becoming Norway's Head of Delegation?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.

Another chance to hear our feature-lengh conversation with the former Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest in an interview first broadcast in December 2021.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.

We head to Cyprus as their Head of Media shares his Eurovision story, which started in unique fashion over a decade earlier. We also hear how he composed his nation's entry in 2011, his earliest memories of Dana International winning the contest, and most recently he shares his joy at Silia Kapsis' performance in Malmö. Andreas also reveals the secret to Cyprus' qualification success, having only missed out on the Grand Final once in their last ten appearances at the 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.

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.