Apologies if you get this episode twice in your push notifications, this is a reupload because Google and Apple Podcasts appear to have blocked this episode under the original title, presumably because it has the word "Kinky" in the title. It also *now* has the "Explicit" tag, however is absolutely 100% SFW - however, the song is barely safe for human consumption but that's another story.

Today Kris and Kim discuss Daz Sampson & Nona's attempt to represent Belarus in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, Kinky Boots. This song is a car crash you can't help but take your eyes off.

Daz Sampson & Nona - Kinky Boots at the Belarusian Auditions

Kinky Boots Movie Trailer

A clip from the Kinky Boots Musical on Broadway

I couldn't find the original Trouble at the Top show about the factory, but I found this short news clip

The Belarusian open audition process had 113 songs submitted, 73 of those songs were performed during the audition process!! (click on "[Show]" to drop down the extensive list of auditionees)

Today Kris and Kim discuss Daz Sampson & Nona's attempt to represent Belarus in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, Kinky Boots. This song is a car crash you can't help but take your eyes off.

The 1957 Eurovision Song Contest

A major source of explanations to what the hell is going on

Schoepen was apparently a last minute stand in and only rehearsed it once

Warbling water whistle

It's A Small World ride

Recency Bias

Snow White getting forest animals to do her chores for her

Malta - Eurovision 2014

The top 100 songs of 1957

Fernsprecher is the German for telephone, although they do use "telefon" and a mobile phone is called a "handy"

From Bakelite telephones to this. Props can make a song memorable

Lys Assia's 1956 winning entry

Email from Eurovision

Celine Dion - Ashes music video for Deadpool 2

1998 Contest

Psychics are lying to you, here's conjuring legend, James Randi, talking about homeopathy, quackery and fraud

Shirley Ghostman showing you how to perfect comedy psychics

Lemon nailed Jojo Siwa

Jim "The Hammer" Shapiro's slightly aggressive adverts

The Apology Act (which sounds like a Hallmark Movies title)

The average Brit says ‘sorry’ around eight times per day

BOA on why her lip sync was low energy

Come From Away at the Royal Variety Show

A great example of a Newfoundland accent (his accent is very Irish influenced rather than West Country UK)

Brighton during the heatwave

In this episode Kris and Kim discuss Ida Maria's entry for the 2018 Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix, Scandilove. Unfortunately the links in this have been lost to the winds of time (well, actually our podcast host, Anchor, liked screwing up the shownotes when you so much as looked at them in mobile... if you really need the information, reach out to Kris on Twitter at @KrisWhoTweets 

Kris and Kim discuss the 2014 contest held in Copenhagen, Denmark.  Hamster wheels, twins, mustaches and beards. IT's all here

Eurovision 2014

Next Time: Eurovision 1957

Kris' top 3 Eurovision Song Contests:

Kim's scores

Kris' foray into quick drag

Óttarr Proppé - Former Icelandic Health Minister and Rock Star

Population of Iceland: 364,134

Population of London: 8.982 million

The Tomachevy Twins - Vesenniy Jazz at Junior Eurovision 2006 

Anti Booing Technology

A brief history of postcards

Creating SNL

Senhit - San Marino 2011, 2020 & 2021 - covering Cheesecake

More SEO for Momoland, the K-Pop Group

Many knights of the round table

Aram Mp3 on Conchita

Apparently Molly's favourite cake and how to make it yourself

Classic Eurovision drinking game

Post Chat:

Drag Race Chat:

SNL Chat: 

Henry Cavill building a gaming PC (NSFW... but you're probably working from home anyway)

In the first ever DNQ Files episode, Kris and Kim discuss a song that failed to make it to the final of the 2014 contest, people who didn't know Eurovision was a real thing and touch on America joining the contest.

DNQ Files Episode 1:

Voicemail Time:

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Once again, next week we will be covering the 2014 final, if you need a reminder, the show can be found here: https://youtu.be/m8ACe_PKx14

In this episode Kris and Kim take a look at The Netflix film that launched this podcast. Kris points out all the errors, but still comes out loving it and Kim doesn't ask if it's like The Voice (thankfully)

Drag Race Chat

FINALLY, DON'T FORGET: Next Episode: 2014

Highlights from Kris and Kim's chat over Zoom where they got to know each other, and chat about Kim's level of knowledge about The Eurovision Song Contest

The first Eurovision Song Contest

Kris' earliest memory of Eurovision, Gina G - Ooh Aah, Just A Little Bit

The cancellation of the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest

Returning artists for 2021

Will Ferrel's relatives suckered him into Eurovision

Will Ferrel at Eurovision 2019

Canada's Biggest Pop Star at Eurovision

Please leave us voicemails at SpeakPipe to use in the podcast

Welcome to Think About Eurovision, a brand new podcast all about The Eurovision Song Contest.

I'll be speaking with somebody who has no knowledge of the show, no preconceptions about what makes a good Eurovision song, or the tenuous "political voting" debate.

We'll be starting with the 2020 Netflix Movie, The Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, as this is introducing a lot of people to the contest, particularly over in America, and then we'll look back at contests from previous years, before we come to the 2021 National Selection season, and the 2021 contest itself.

If you'd like to record an audio message about what you love or hate about the Eurovision film, please leave it at: https://anchor.fm/kris-ball/message and it may be used in the podcast