Joining host Steve Holden for this first episode are Norway's 2019 participants KEiiNO, the Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest Martin Österdahl and Icelandic podcaster and culture writer Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir.
A special episode from the Amsterdam pre-party! Hosts Steve Holden and Samya Hafsaoui hang out with S10 from the Netherlands, Brooke from Ireland, The Rasmus from Finland, Citi Zēni from Latvia, Monika Liu from Lithuania, We Are Domi from Czech Republic and Ochman from Poland. Plus, Dutch podcaster GJ Koojiman talks us through the Dutch Eurovision renaissance.
Host Steve Holden speaks to Vladana from Montenegro and Rosa Linn from Armenia, as well as Systur from Iceland. Croatian radio presenter Monika Lelas tells us what it's like to announce her country's 12 points on the Grand Final night, and Denis and José from ESC Plus talk about the high hopes for Spain this year.
Steve Holden and Samya Hafsaoui speaks to Eurovision's Head of Contest Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen, the man who helps put together the shows' running order and tells acts what they can and can't do on stage. We're also chatting to Andrea from North Macedonia, Marius Bear from Switzerland and Andromache, who's representing Cyprus. And Natalia Anderson from Tuneful TV talks about how to run a YouTube reaction channel.
The United Kingdom's 2021 act James Newman joins host Steve Holden to discuss his 'nil points' at the Contest in Rotterdam. From the class of 2022, we're also hearing from Malik Harris from Germany, MARO from Portugal and this year's youngest competitors, LPS from Slovenia. Plus, Christoph and Daniela from German podcast ESC Schnack talk about their country's hits and misses, and Samantha Ross from 12 Points From America has loads of Eurovision facts.
Welcome to the official Eurovision Song Contest podcast. 40 countries will compete in Turin... but who will win? Our official podcast will take you behind the scenes in the run-up to the event in Turin and will offer exclusive backstage access. We'll be hearing from this year's contestants, the people putting on the show and speaking to some Eurovision legends. Join music reporter and presenter Steve Holden as he guides you through this year's Contest.