Wiwibloggs: The Eurovision Podcast

Theo Evan will sing for Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Our William reacts to the internal selection of Theo Evan — a graduate of Berklee College of Music — whose singles include The Wall, Dark Side, and Save me from Myself. Theo Evans will release his Eurovision 2025 song at a later date. But for now we can react to his back catalogue, which we are loving.

THEO EVAN | CYPRUS EUROVISION 2025 SINGER

00:24 Who is Theo Evan?

02:16 Theo Evan's debut single "The Wall"

04:35 The Wall lyrics

05:05 "Save Me From Myself" choreography video

06:30 "Dark Side" lyrics

Featuring: William: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams

These sixteen songs did not make it to Eurovision 2024. However, they are loved by OGAE Eurovision fan club members and are now competing for a consolation prize. Before The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2024 results come out, William and Deban pick their top 3 songs that did not make it to Eurovision.

OGAE SECOND CHANCE CONTEST 2024:

🇸🇪 Sweden: Jacqline – “Effortless”

🇷🇸 Serbia: Konstrakta – “Novo, bolje”

🇪🇸 Spain: Angy Fernandez – “Sé quien soy”

🇳🇴 Norway: KEiiNO – “Damdiggida”

🇸🇲 San Marino (OGAE Rest of the World): Loredana – “Pazza”

🇭🇷 Croatia: MARCELA – “Gasoline”

🇩🇪​​ Germany: Ryk – “Oh Boy”

🇺🇦 Ukraine: Ziferblat – “Place I Call Home”

🇫🇮 Finland: Sara Siipola – “Paskana”

🇨🇿 Czechia: MYDY – “Red Flag Parade”

🇮🇹 Italy: Annalisa – “Sinceramente”

🇲🇹 Malta: ERBA’ – “Sirena”

🇱🇹 Lithuania: Shower – “Impossible”

🇵🇹 Portugal: João Borsh – “…Pelas costuras”

🇩🇰 Denmark: Basim – “Johnny”

🇪🇪 Estonia: OLLIE – “My Friend”

⚫ Music (during the Pinterest segment): I'll meet you there by Sapajou Download: https://bit.ly/2TgcRjz ⚫

Vote for your favourite on our web site: https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/07/26/who-should-win-the-ogae-second-chance-contest-2024/282069/

Featuring: William: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams

Deban: http://instagram.com/deban_deban

Disqualified Eurovision 2024 act Joost Klein from The Netherlands will not face charged for a “backstage incident” that led to a police investigation in Sweden. That’s the news coming out of Malmö after senior prosecutor Fredrik Jonsson dropped the case.

You’ll remember that the EBU disqualified Joost on the day of the grand final “following threatening behaviour directed at a female member of the production crew."

We review statements from most of the key players in the Eurovision drama, including Joost Klein, Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, the European broadcasting Union and more...

00:30 Why was Joost Klein disqualified from Eurovision?

01:00 What did The Netherlands say about the disqualification?

01:38 Why did Swedish police drop the case against Joost Klein?

03:15 How has Joost Klein responded to the Swedish police decision?

04:00 What did the EBU say about the police decision?

07:00 Why did the EBU act so quickly to disqualify Joost?

09:23 What has the Dutch broadcaster said about the news?

10:30 What does Cornald Maas think?

11:20 Fans react to the news — demanding Joost return to Eurovision in 2025 and that the Netherlands withdraw, among other things

We’re just hours away from crowning the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. But one of the more controversial acts in its home country is not a firebrand pop princess but a middle aged couple singing under the moniker 'Nebulossa'. Their electro-pop anthem 'Zorra' has caused a stir in Spain as it attempts to reclaim the word ‘Vixen,’ often used as a slur to mean something like ‘bitch’ or ‘slut.’ "'Zorra' is partly autobiographical; it reflects women’s experiences of feeling marginalized and underestimated. Nebulossa’s María "Mery" Bas told Wiwibloggs, 'We decided to craft this song as a form of therapy.' 

The use of the word though (47 times throughout the 3-minute song), has even divided Spain’s feminist movement, with some arguing it’s a powerful reclamation of the word, while others say it's derogatory.

'The problem is that this song is going to represent the country, and it's going to say, Europe, hey, guys came to Spain because there is plenty of sex. And this sex is related to prostitution, wherein many women are being exploited,' Eva Neila Ausín of Spain’s Feminist Movement of Madrid Group explained to the What Really Happened podcast. The Feminist Movement of Madrid caused controversy in Spain following a public row with Spain's main feminist movement, the 8M Commission, over its support for trans rights legislation. 

With regards to Zorra, the debate has become so intense that even Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez weighed in. 'It seems to me that feminism is not only fair but also fun; this type of provocation necessarily has to come from culture,' he told Spain’s La Sexta.

 It hasn’t fazed the band much. ‘The criticism has been minimal compared to the overwhelming positive reception we’ve received. Nebulossa’s Mark Dasousa told us. 

In this episode of “What Really Happened at Eurovision?” We delve into the story of how a middle aged couple from coastal Spain exposed an existential fracture in Spain’s feminist movement and what it says about where the country is culturally today.

We talk with Belgium's Mustii ahead of the PrePartyES in Madrid.

Interviewer: Cinan http://instagram.com/cinansdl

Our reaction to the Semi-Final 2 running order of Eurovision 2024. We discuss producers' decision to open the show with Malta's Sarah Bonnici and to close with The Netherlands' Joost Klein. We discuss who the running order helps and hurts and make some predictions about which countries will overshadow which countries.

Eurovision 2024 semi-final 2 running order

1. 🇲🇹 Malta

2. 🇦🇱 Albania

3. 🇬🇷 Greece

4. 🇨🇭 Switzerland

5. 🇨🇿 Czechia

* 🇫🇷 France

6. 🇦🇹 Austria

7. 🇩🇰 Denmark

8. 🇦🇲 Armenia

9. 🇱🇻 Latvia

* 🇪🇸 Spain

10. 🇸🇲 San Marino

11. 🇬🇪 Georgia

12. 🇧🇪 Belgium

13. 🇪🇪 Estonia

* 🇮🇹 Italy

14. 🇮🇱 Israel

15. 🇳🇴 Norway

16. 🇳🇱 Netherlands

The Eurovision 2024 semi-final 1 running order has been revealed. Cyprus' Silia Kapsis performs first, while Luxembourg's Tali sings last. We react to the running order and analyse who the order of performance helps and hurts.

1. 🇨🇾 Cyprus

2. 🇷🇸 Serbia

3. 🇱🇹 Lithuania

4. 🇮🇪 Ireland

* 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

5. 🇺🇦 Ukraine

6. 🇵🇱 Poland

7. 🇭🇷 Croatia

8. 🇮🇸 Iceland

* 🇩🇪 Germany

9. 🇸🇮 Slovenia

10. 🇫🇮 Finland

11. 🇲🇩 Moldova

* 🇸🇪 Sweden

12. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan

13. 🇦🇺 Australia

14. 🇵🇹 Portugal

15. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg

Joost Klein's parents died when he was very young. With "Europapa," the Netherland's Eurovision 2024 song, Joost pays homage to them and the journey he's been on. In our second English-language interview with the Dutch rapper, we discuss his song's Spotify and YouTube success; the meaning of the song, the symbolism of the burning photo and house, and what Joost thinks his parents would think about the video.

Interview by https://instagram.com/williamleeadams

You can order William's Eurovision memoir "WILD DANCES: My Queer and Curious Journey to Eurovision" here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Dances-Curious-Journey-Eurovision/dp/1662601573

Kaleen — Austria's Eurovision 2024 singer — has just released "We Will Rave." The techno-inspired 90s dance track comes with a super sexy music video, which was filmed in Los Angeles. In the video we see an empowered woman who is in total control of the men around her. Kaleen tells us about the music video, the story she portrays and how it relates to her personal story. She also explains how the song has changed since the leak of the demo version. Among other things, she fine-tuned it with camera angles and Eurovision staging in mind.

Joost Klein has shared Europapa — The Netherlands’ Eurovision 2024 song. William and Deban react to the official music video, discuss the moving backstory and ask whether he can qualify to the final.

00:00 Introduction

00:35 Joost explains the meaning of Europapa

01:40 Reaction

15:53 Can The Netherlands qualify for the final?

17:10 Reader comments and reaction