Ahead of Heat 4 of this year's Mello we've got everything you need to know as the Eurovision champion prepares for his Melodifestivalen comeback. Aftonbladet's Jenny Ågren joins the podcast to describe Måns Zelmerlöw's impressive stage show, asking whether he can win right to represent Sweden, and challenge for another Eurovision title? We also analyse the chances of Saturday's other competitors, including a 10th Melfest appearance for Alcazar star Andreas Lundstead.

Before all that we also look back at last week's show and Greczula's impressive performance, and whether we should be shocked by Malou Prytz surprise NQ.

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We criss-coss Europe on this week's episode as we head to Italy, Germany and Norway to look back on a busy weekend. Journalist Marta Cagnola gives us the lowdown on Sanremo, and explains why Olly is taking his time to decide whether to represent Italy in Basel.

Benjamin Hertlein from ESC Kompakt does his best to explain Chefsache ESC, and we're live in Norway chatting to the stars of Melodi Grand Prix, and a few very special guests enjoying the show in Oslo.

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The year's Melodifestivalen continues as we enter the third week of the competition. We preview the third heat as Malou Prytz returns for her fourth appearance at Melfest, and she's still on 21 years old! She tells us why this year feels different, and how her track "24k Gold" feels like a more authentic track compared to her previous Mello entries.

TV and radio presenter and producer, Tina Mehrafzoon, joins us to look back at last week's action, before sharing her predictions on who could qualify to Strawberry Arena on Saturday.

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Since their debut in the contest back in 2007, Czechia have achieved two top 10 positions, but never lifted the famous glass microphone trophy. Could all that change in Basel this May? We meet Czech entry Adonxs and hear how his preparations are continuing for the competition, and ask how he came up with his excellent stage name.

We're also back in Norway ahead of this weekend's Melodi Grand Prix, and there's a welcome return for your Eurovision Song in the Wild submissions.

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Ahead of UMK, we speak to the show's Creative Consultant, Sergio Jaen, all about about what we can expect from the live show.

Since he first made waves in the Eurovision world staging Bambi Thug's unforgettable performance in Malmö, he has been in a man in demand. Later working on last year's Junior Eurovision in Barcelona, he was recruited to sprinkle some of his creative genius on Finland's national selection.

Sergio explains why we'll be seeing him in Basel, and also why he has great taste when it comes to Eurovision podcasts...

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We're back with a preview of the second heat of this year's Melodifestivalen as Klara Hammarström returns to the competition.

Before we discuss the action in Gothenburg we look back at the first week's live show, and whether we should be surprised with the results and qualifiers we've seen so far? This week Stina Dahlgren from Aftonbladet joins us to preview the action, and has plenty of great opinions to share, including her prediction of who we'll see again in Strawberry Arena come the Final.

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In an exclusive conversation, we head to BBC Broadcasting House to meet the people responsible for choosing the UK's act for Basel.

Chatting for the first time since being announced as the men leading the UK's Eurovision search, Andrew Cartmell and David May discuss the process of selecting the artist and song, including what they looked for in the perfect act, and how this year may see the United Kingdom try out a different genre as they search for success.

There's also plenty of clues around who the selected artist could be, and when we're likely to hear them officially announced as the UK act for 2025.

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Speaking on the eve of a new season, Melodifestivalen's Contest Producer tells us how she puts together the line up of artists and songs for Sweden's biggest TV show. Having worked on numerous previous editions of the show, she discusses having the power to change someone's life, why Sweden still love Mello, and how long it took her to persuade Måns Zelmerlöw to return to the competition.

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The new season of Melodifestivalen is here as we preview all the action ahead of six weeks of frenzied competition. On this first episode we're joined by Aftonbladet journalist and Mello expert Tobbe Ek as we discuss who could take home the trophy in Stockholm this March.

Rob and Tobbe also preview Heat One, and we hear from singer Adrian Maceus ahead of his Melfest debut this Saturday.

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In a special episode from the host city of this year's contest, we bring you all the biggest names as we mark the official start of Switzerland's hosting of Eurovision 2025.

Recorded just minutes after the end of the live broadcast, we catch up with Contest Producer Christer Björkman, while Executive Producer duo Reto Peritz and Moritz Stadler also update us on the progress of the host broadcaster as they continue to prepare for the live shows.

Two of the European Broadcasting Union's most important people also join us as Eurovision Director Martin Green gives us his thoughts on recent developments, including the lack of accessible tickets for fans, and Martin Österdahl returns to the podcast to reflect on a difficult twelve months, and look ahead to the future.

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