This week, we were so happy to be joined by good friend of the podcast, Dovilė – a native Lithuanian – to talk about her country’s forays into Eurovision! We talk about the impact On Fire had in fostering the possibility of giving Lithuania its first win, while also looking at Lithuania’s extensive national final... Read More

This week sees Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim explore their most controversial Eurovision opinions, ranging from who really should have won in 2016 to how to help newly hosting countries produce the best Contest possible. It should be noted that these are all our own individual opinions, so please don’t take our opinions too personally,... Read More

This week, we review the biggest thing to happen to the Eurovision Song Contest this year (apart from being cancelled): the Netflix film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga! Warning, there are spoilers in this episode of the podcast, so if you haven’t watched the film thus far, you should definitely watch the... Read More

With the premiere of “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” imminent, this episode sees Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim talk about Fire Saga’s home country – Iceland! Taking a look at their checkered history at the Contest, we look at our favourite entries from Iceland, examine Söngvakeppnin’s insistence to include Icelandic in the... Read More

This week, we are absolutely ecstatic to be joined by the one and only Susanne Georgi, who was fortunate enough to represent Andorra – the only nation in Eurovision never to appear in the grand final. Together with Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim, she tells us about her campaign (#MyFight and #WeCanDoThisAndorra) to return Andorra... Read More

This week, in conjunction with #EurovisionAgain, we look at Eurovision 2018 – held in Lisbon, Portugal. The hosts reveal their favourite entries that took part, discuss RTP’s successes and drawbacks from hosting the Contest for the first time and look to what Portugal can take from this experience to implement the next time Portugal gets... Read More

In our *tenth* episode of THAT Eurovision Song Contest, we talk about the largest country to take part in the competition – Russia. We discuss the Yulia Samoylova debacle of 2017, the impact of Philip Kirkorov and wonder what Russia can do to curb the lack of enthusiasm by much of the Eurovision community for... Read More

This week, the hosts look back to Eurovision 2007, which was broadcast in conjunction with #EurovisionAgain to help fans stave off the depression of the lack of a Eurovision this year. Jazzi, Rory, Rosie and Tim relive our memories of the Contest, divulge our favourite songs and look at what YLE can learn from their... Read More

In the wake of Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light, the hosts reflect on the show hosted by the EBU as a replacement to the Song Contest in 2020. We look at the acts that took part as the intermission acts, the structure of the show, and its impact on the viewing public. We also look... Read More

As this week was meant to be the scheduled shows of Eurovision 2020, it seems fitting to review the songs that would have participated in the Contest, meant to be held in Rotterdam. The hosts delve into each other’s top three entries, debate who should return in 2021, and how the Netherlands would have produced... Read More