This week we're discussing revamps and whether altering your original song can improve your chances at the contest. Firstly ahead of her revamp release, we're joined again by Czech entry Aiko as she discusses the alterations to her song, while later we head to Sweden for a catch up with Eurovision winning songwriter Linnea Deb. This year she has two songs competing, her home country of Sweden, and a writing credit on Malta's revamped version of "Loop".

But to kick off we have a very big announcement!

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One of the biggest stories of the week is the EBU's announcement of three big rule changes for this year's Eurovision Song Contest. We're joined by ESC Insight's Ben Robertson to discuss what impact the changes will have on the contest. Also, with national final season drawing to an end, it marks the start of our March to Malmo, so we'll be crossing to this year's host city to get to know what to expect. Plus, Moldova's entrant Natalia Barbu stops by for a chat.

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It only feels like two minutes since Melfest returned 6 weeks ago, but in the blink of an eye it's all over. We're back for one final episode of Melfest Monday to debrief everything from Saturday night's final. Aftonbladet's Tobbe Ek and Melfest commentators Bella Qvist and Tina Mehrafzoon join us to review the winners, and look ahead to Eurovision in Malmo.

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With selection season coming to an end, we speak to two successful Eurovision songwriters on how to write the perfect entry. Austrian 2023 entrant Teya joins us to share her love for Nemo's song for Malmö and her hopes that Switzerland could win the compeition, while Cazzi Opeia discusses writing for Melodifestivalen and a Eurovision winner for Loreen.

The boys also have a couple of big announcements themselves...

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The Melfest final is just a matter of days away but it was the Finalkvalet - the new final qualifying round - that got everybody talking on Saturday. We'll be talking about it in dept with Mellopedia's Gustav Dahlander and Aftonbladet's Jenny Agren. We do find just enough time to preview the final too, with guest appearances from Maria Sur and Smash into Pieces.

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UK Eurovision release day requires a very special bonus episode, and we're delighted to bring you all the reaction as 'Dizzy' premieres to the public.

The boys share their thoughts, read your messages, and get a review from leading music journalist Nick Levine. Then we wrap up a busy day with Olly Alexander's Mum as she shares her thoughts on her son's participation in Eurovision, and gives us an insight into his love for the contest.

Listen to 'How the BBC chose Olly Alexander for Eurovision 2023'

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Friend of the podcast Dan Shipton was the Lead Creative Director at Eurovision 2023 and has also staged some of the most iconic performances of recent years. On today's episode, Dan exclusively reveals which performances he's working on this year and tells us what the process is like. We'll also be joined by Besa who is representing Albania this year. Plus, we put your Eurovision knowledge to the test.

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Four heats are in the bag, but we still have a brand new fifth heat to come... as well as the final and the new-look final qualifying round. We'll be joined by Aftonbladet's Natalie Demirian and QX's Ronny Larsson to get us right up to speed. Plus we're joined by artists Jay Smith, Chelsea Muco and Medina who tell us what to expect from their performances on Saturdya.

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After being the first artist to be announced for Eurovision 2024, Mustii's song for Belgium has been revealed this week to high praise from fans. We're joined by Sven Garreyn from Songfestival.be who helps us analyse the song. Denmark's Eurovision commentator Ole Topholm also stops by to ronud up everything from DMGP at the weekend. Plus, Hera Bjork from Iceland tells us why she's trying to represent her country again after 14 years.

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We're at the halfway point of Melfest 2024 but we still have plenty to come over the next few weeks. On this episode, we're joined by a dream team of expert panellists in Melfest presenter Tina Mehrafzoon, Melfest commentator Bella Qvist and Aftonbladet's Tobbe Ek to dissect everything that happened on Saturday. They'll cast on aye over what to expect in heat four plus we'll hear from Dotter too.

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