Eurovangelists | Eurovision Podcast

Three songs in one week gives us a wealth of new Eurovision Asia competitors, and the field of songs is nearly complete. We've got the triumphant Nepal Decides along with Mongolia's Chosen One to take a look at, along with the long-awaited release of Aina Abdul's song for Malaysia. Jeremy worries we're underestimating Thailand, Dimitry loves a mature song, and Oscar's found the handsomest man in Nepal. 

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Watch Nepal Decides on YouTube.

Watch Mongolia's Chosen One on YouTube.

Watch Aina Abdul's "Bluest Sky" on YouTube.

Listen to Goofy bring new life to Evanescence's "Bring Me To Life."

And as always, this week's companion playlist.

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Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.

The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.

Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.

The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at [email protected]. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

Two more Eurovision Asia songs have been selected, and we've got the report on The Voice of Bangladesh, the (somewhat sleepy) Bangladeshi national final, and The Sound of Vietnam, the (somewhat sensational) Vietnam selection event. There's a lot of good, if chilled out, music to enjoy, and another potential front runner emerges who's got everything it takes to succeed at Eurovision, Asia or otherwise. Jeremy once again spots one of his favorite national final mainstays, Dimitry's lulled into a relaxing slumber, and Oscar nearly cringes himself out of existence.

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Watch The Voice of Bangladesh on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK9JCDVLEFA

Watch The Sound of Vietnam of YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IX67wlueeM

Listen to Jeremy's ESC Running Playlist on Spotify.

Listen to Oscar's ESC Guilty Pleasures on Spotify.

Listen to NSFW: The Horniest Eurovision Songs on Spotify.

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4KzBIGGBB9cZYVVdOdDZhb

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Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.

The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.

Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.

The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at [email protected]. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

We're delighted to be back to Eurovision Asia coverage for the next few weeks, and we're happy to announce there's another fun final full of good songs awaiting Eurovision fans who still have months to go before European selections begin. There's a whole host of catchy tunes courtesy of Thailand's Chosen One, and then three variations on a theme from Laos. Jeremy can't quite find the Wonder in the Frame, Dimitry celebrates some masterfully executed story staging, and Oscar? Well he's just being Nonchalant. 

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Watch Laos' Sieng Lao on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcmhXifJsiI

Watch Thailand's Chosen One on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FweQhkB6Gp8

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5TrkYBCBg3UwoON9vxrZjC

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Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.

The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.

Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.

The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at [email protected]. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

Sometimes good things happen to good people, as has happened with friend of the show, Worldvishawn! Shawn is now a consultant and producer for the CBC as he helps them navigate their first Eurovision, and we get the download about the whole process. And in a Eurovangelists first, Dimitry is out of the country and unable to record with us, which means it's time to get NEGATIVE. We go through some of the worst ever performances in the Eurovision Song Contest and a couple of our picks might have ESC purists scoffing. Jeremy sees through the Illusion, Shawn refuses to Be Happy, and Oscar can't believe the beginning of Bandido. 

Watch the performances discussed this week on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VLhnzk_dAs&list=PLHH-ggOj7lyc&pp=sAgC

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3RThpKZ871xoy7TknbnQWz

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Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.

The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.

Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.

The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at [email protected]. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

Ireland emerged victorious in our New Big Five t-shirt contest earlier this year, which means they've earned themselves an episode about their many fantastic Eurovision entries over the years. We're also joined by listener, Eurovision fan and professor Mel Hardy, who's a delightful guest host for this look at Ireland's history with the contest. Jeremy identifies the anti-Johnny Logan, Dimitry points out his favorite prisoner, Mel out-Dimitrys Dimitry, and Oscar wonders at the additions of the Swarbriggs.

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Watch all the Irish songs from this week's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6rnjCsHN0Q&list=PLdGVPyazOSHE&pp=sAgC

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0FOFMvwehQdgVknKquBW5S

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joineurovangelists

Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.

The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.

Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.

The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at [email protected]. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

It's finally time for the hotly anticipated South Korean national final, and it delivers... sort of. We discuss what we feel was missing from Korea's Next Wave with the hilarious Sarah Claspell, but it wasn't lacking great songs, thankfully. Plus? Only 90 minutes! Jeremy picks out some very specific anime themes, Dimitry thinks a robbery may have occurred, Sarah wants to send one competitor to the moon, and Oscar wants to makeitloud.

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See Sarah in Living Room, Living Room at the World's Greatest Improv School Theater: https://wgimprovschool.com/shows

Check out Sarah's podcast, Everything Is Rent: https://www.instagram.com/everythingisrent/

Watch Korea's Next Wave on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpvSu9pktts&list=RDOpvSu9pktts&start_radio=1

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/06fNJm45Txzt5wReqtQiWj

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joineurovangelists

Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.

The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.

Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.

The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at [email protected]. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

Mabuhay to all the Filipino music fans out there, because Philippine Selection Night has arrived and with it, another entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest Asia. We're joined this week by the delightful Kevin Rivera to listen to what his home country has to offer, and all four of us fall under the spell of host supreme Vice Ganda. Jeremy's on board for the duet of duets, Dimitry breaks down the dramaturgical function of robot dancing, Kevin is Broken Beyond Repair by one amazing singer, and Oscar, as usual, chooses chaos. 

Follow Kevin on TikTok for his reactions to Eurovision Asia & Drag Race: https://www.tiktok.com/@sometimesathird

Watch Philippine Selection Night on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rs_b7uS3UU

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jDKB3XlEIdNpPcxJZgntj

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joineurovangelists

Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.

The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.

Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.

The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at [email protected]. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

Despite a false start in 2025, Eurovision Song Contest Asia looks like it's really happening in 2026! The proof? A full-on national final from Bhutan called Rhythm of Bhutan that has everything we love about national finals from small nations, plus a powerhouse internal selection from Malaysia. We talk about all five competitors in the final and what songs are likely to do well in November's contest. Jeremy is always happy to see college kids getting weird, Dimitry gets some rock with a distinctive Bhutanese twist, and Oscar would hire one dancer to do anything. 

Watch Aina Abdul's performance at Malaysia's Anugerah Juara Lagu 40: https://youtu.be/RoOL60wUkps

Watch Rhythm of Bhutan courtesy of BBS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V5cSj30SBI

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iU2uyFaPjwdanCddG3Wkl

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joineurovangelists

Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.

The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.

Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.

The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at [email protected]. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

We thought we were going to sit down for a nice simple episode of the podcast, and then the EBU announced everything. Burgas! New age limit! No more pre-recorded backing tracks! Less well-defined rules about "conflicts"! But our fantastic guest, Irene White (Superstore, St. Denis Medical), was game to talk about it all, along with a bunch of songs released by artists from this year's Eurovision class. Jeremy's glad to see Sam up to his old tricks again, Dimitry wants you to check out the Jiva back catalog, Irene explains the 90s appeal of Satoshi, and Oscar sees the other side of a melancholy Dane.

Watch the songs discussed this week on YouTube (and several more that we didn't): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfMbx9-Lugo&list=PLVLzzJo26pRw&pp=8AUBsAgC

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Oz1xrFSEuLPX2brv75I9e

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joineurovangelists

Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.

The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.

Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.

The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at [email protected]. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

The votes are in, the jury's got its favorite and the same for the public: it's time to see who reigns supreme as we sort through the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest through the eighties and nineties. Some surprises on both sides, but there's also a shocking amount of consensus at the top of the standings and the bottom. In the middle, however? Outliers abound. Jeremy will make believe this moment's here to stay, Dimitry lets the feeling take control, and Oscar sees forever in your smile. 

Watch all 20 Eurovision winners on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVhbji3NU0&list=PLOkEuXDlyT_k&pp=sAgC

See the results of our listener poll: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kXzuHArkwmbKOdOZXMAe2qYg9-p6fwxb_cLpSwRPiRI/

This week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1DRSgYoEu6bjw7qf0KBUkQ

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joineurovangelists

Eurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.

The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.

Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.

The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at [email protected]. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!