Three Queers and a Song Contest

Eurovision is here! With mere days until our first semi final, our intrepid trio take a long hard look at themselves and their opinions. We discuss how our personal rankings have evolved, whose London Eurovision Party performance changed the game, and what we're most excited to experience in Liverpool. Spoiler, it's everything.

Tell us how you're feeling as we head into finals week at @3queerspod on Twitter and Insta, or spot us in LIVERPOOL!!

We're back to continue the Eurovision 2023 showdown! We get into each of semi-final 2's offerings and deal out the only results the artists are really clamouring for this year.

Who has the POWER to make it through? Will anyone claw their way to the top LIKE AN ANIMAL? Can we get a PROMISE from Louisa to stop writing these?

Listen to all of semi-final 2's songs here before diving in.

In the first of a two-part episode, our three hosts discuss each of the 15 songs performing during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Which acts must make it though to the grand final? Who needs the boot? Will we still be on speaking terms by finals week?

The gloves come off. Get in the ring with us as we duke it out like Käärijä!

Listen to all of semi-final 1's songs here before diving in.

Eurovision is returning to the UK after 25 long years of questionable entries and two too many nil points. In the meantime, love and snark have battled for our Eurovision soul. But who has won? Could 2023 be a turning point for the UK's relationship with our beloved song contest? And where can we point the finger of blame for our two decades in the desert?

After a bit of news (omg host announcements!), join Suni, Gaar and Louisa as they dig into Britain's evolving attitudes to the contest, reflect on Terry Wogan's global influence and call for James Newman to pay for his crimes. Are we simply too cynical as a nation? Do we need to bring national selection contests back? Can Louisa and Gaar go out in public without making it all about Eurovision? If you don't listen, you'll never know. 

2020: the first time in Eurovision's six-decade history that our beloved song contest was canceled. But what was broadcast in its place? And what might have happened if the original 41 acts had taken the stage to compete?

Take a step back in time with your three hosts as they rewatch 'Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light,' the televised special the European Broadcasting Union aired in May 2020 instead of the song contest. Which songs do they think held the most promise? Who came back in 2021 stronger (or weaker)? And what was the worst early-Zoom era awkwardness in the telecast? Join us as we examine alternate Eurovision histories and The Lost Year.

Listen to the 2020 songs here.

Have you ever dreamed of attending Eurovision in person? Perhaps you’re daunted by the logistics but are still determined to know how it feels when your favorite act stares into your soul across an arena? Well, you’re in luck: after our first ever live Eurovision in 2022, we’re here to share all our novice-wisdom with you.

After a bit of Eurovision news, we take you through our Beginner’s Guide to completing your Eurovision pilgrimage. From the perspective of three first-timers (who are also compulsive planners), we cover everything from accommodation to ticket strategies to how to time your damn bathroom breaks in the arena.

Whether you’re hoping to attend Liverpool (hint: it’s not too late!) or just want to gain wisdom on the merits of selecting costumes with breathable fabric, this episode is for you.

What does the winning Eurovision song from your birth year say about your personality and aesthetic? After a bit of news (1:30), join your three hosts (10:19), as they trace their fraught relationships with shoulder pads, blown out mullets, and weepy ballads back to the wins of Bobbysocks (Norway, 1985), Sandra Kim (Belgium, 1986), and Mr. Eurovision himself: Johnny Logan (Ireland, 1987.) Who needs an astrologist? Just follow your Euroscope.

Listen to the songs we discuss on Spotify:

Bobby Socks, La Det Swinge: https://open.spotify.com/track/1D5JiCspnkQx8L57R3qpAb?si=e696810a41ed43e2

Sandra Kim, J'aime la Vie: https://open.spotify.com/track/6UKeMVzQeeOsjITXfX1cm4?si=834c9cfc10cb4a21

Johnny Logan, Hold Me Now: https://open.spotify.com/track/3wAfLEy1KQjpmbZdBrAW1U?si=9d1812fa21094280

Cornelia Jakobs, Hold Me Closer: https://open.spotify.com/track/6cTWJgNkmhATsI6RJgTPH4?si=46f91fc925394c47

Celine Dion, Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi : https://open.spotify.com/track/0Kv4i96E41jbULmUajBYOe?si=bb0f4e18a1cd4fae

Hosts: Louisa, Gaar, Suni

Producer: Rosemary