It's been a couple months since we last checked in on Eurovision news… hoo boy there's a lot to get caught up on. We have elections, new heads of delegations, and info about way too many national selections.

Avalanche Summary

• 💊 Exotic Switzerland: Funding Referendum, Novartis Sponsorship (1:41)
• 🇳🇱 Is Everyone (Netherlands?) Still Mad at the EBU? (6:31)
• 🔴 Coming up on the podcast: Iceland Airwaves and Rockin' the Kremlin (12:16)
• 🎓 New Heads of Delegations for 2025 (14:42)
• 📆 National Selection Updates (Vague) (21:50)
• 🏆 National Final Updates (Specific) (25:47)
• ⏳ Who are we waiting on? (34:36)

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• Switzerland’s Unusual Form of Democracy Takes Aim at Eurovision - POLITICO
• Eurovision winner Nemo says organisers didn't do enough to support acts amid Israel tensions
• Interview with SRG-Manager Bakel Walden: Is Nemo a wimp? - Blick
• Official partner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | Novartis
• EXCLUSIVE: AVROTROS Confirms New Details Around Eurovision 2025 — Ding-a-Dong, de Nederlandse podcast over het Eurovisie Songfestival

We welcome back @dudepoints, who recently completed their Master's thesis which included discussion of the intersection of the Yugoslavian Art Practice and recent Eurovision entries from Serbia and Croatia.

More simply: let's talk about performance art at Eurovision!

Yugonostalgia Summary

• What is the Yugoslavian Art Practice? (2:39)
• How does Eurovision interact with the Yugoslavian Art Practice? (7:59)
• Who else has been a Performance Artist at Eurovision? (17:50)
• How do you define "performance art"? (21:32)
• Eurovision as a mode of culture building (31:29)

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Special Guest: Dude Points.

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• It's pronounced "dood-pwah", brah!
• ZERO 3 Official trailer - YouTube

The Reference Group is one of the governing bodies for the Eurovision Song Contest. Who sits on this board and what experience do they bring to the table? We go through the dossiers in this episode.

Verily Summary

• What are the Eurovision Heads of Delegation and Reference Group? (1:29)
• Who is currently in the Eurovision Reference Group? (8:05)
• Who isn't on the Eurovision Reference Group? (21:52)

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• Humans of Eurovision #1 - Felix Bergsson - Iceland is full of creative fire! - YouTube
• Episode 8: Eurovision 2025 - Special with Co-Executive Producer Moritz Stadler - Eurovis-Huns - Gaydio
• Ebba basar över Eurovision i Malmö
• Rachel Ashdown, Commissioning Editor for Entertainment at the BBC - The University of Nottingham

Dr. Zoë Jay returns to discuss Eurovisionaries, an academic research project investigating the ways Eurovision fans think about and practice forms of cultural diplomacy.

Eurovisionaries Summary

• What was the inspiration for the Eurovisionaries project? (3:16)
• How to define "political" (5:56)
• Eurovision's shift from "political" (2023) to "Political" (2024) (10:41)
• Initial findings from speaking with the Eurofandom (15:31)
• Politics, cultural relations, and social media (20:45)
• What is the goal of the Eurovisionaries project? (23:24)
• Engagement from non-participating countries (32:00)
• How to get involved with research (39:10)

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Special Guest: Zoë Jay.

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• The Eurovisionaries
• The Eurovisionaries (@euro_visionarie) • Instagram photos and videos
• The Eurovisionaries (@euro_visionarie) / X

Our 8th season begins with news about Eurovision 2025 host city Basel, our first artist announcement, and a look at the history of Switzerland at the Contest.

Exotic Switzerland Summary

• Basel, Switzerland will host Eurovision 2025 (0:54)
• Theo Evan will represent Cyprus in Basel (4:05)
• Is everyone/the Netherlands still mad at the EBU? (7:53)
• Montenegro will return to Eurovision (10:08)
• Italy and Sweden tweak their national selections (14:02)
• Patreon: Let's Talk About Can't Stop the Music (19:27)
• Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest (21:48)

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• Episode 165: Lugano
• 🇨🇭 Eurovision 2025: Co-Executive Producer Reveals the Reasons Why Basel Was Selected to Host - Eurovoix
• Theo Evan - Slaps
• AVROTROS does not intend to file a complaint for Joost Klein's disqualification
• Finished in Melodi Grand Prix – NRK Kultur og underholdning
• Can't Stop The Music (1980) - Official Trailer - YouTube
• Viver senza tei - Switzerland 1989 - Eurovision songs with live orchestra - YouTube
• Eurovision 2004 Semi Final 03 Switzerland *Piero & The Music Stars* *Celebrate!* 16:9 HQ - YouTube

We say farewell to Eurovision 2024 host nation Sweden by examining the facts and figures of its long-running song selection method: Melodifestivalen. We also make our picks of who we would like to see make an appearance in Melfest 2025.

How to Win Melfest Summary

• Who has written the most songs for Melfest? (2:38)
• Do non-English songs do well at Melfest? (6:02)
• Should Melfest's Andra Chansen be given a second chance? (11:53)
• If you already won Melfest, should you come back? (15:32)

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Elisabeth Vincentelli examined the 1992 greatest hits collection ABBA Gold for the music criticism book series 33 1/3. We discuss the book, our respective relationships with ABBA, and marvel at the band's influence on pop music 50 years after their Eurovision win.

ABBA Gold Summary

• What is your relationship with ABBA? (2:53)
• ABBA Gold (1992) (7:30)
• 33 1/3: ABBA Gold by Elisabeth Vincentelli (10:04)

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Malmö 2024

Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist!

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• Let's talk about "Let's Talk About Love", loves | Patreon
• Abba's Abba Gold: : 33 1/3 Elisabeth Vincentelli Continuum
• ABBA: The Movie (1977) Trailer - YouTube
• Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu - The Queen And I - YouTube
• Madonna - Hung Up (Official Video) [HD] - YouTube
• Cher - GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! (A Man After Midnight) [Official HD Audio] - YouTube
• ABBA 1975 GREATEST HITS POSTER Swedish Magazine VeckoRevyn 1970s Rare Vintage | eBay

It's the Geneva Convention vs Basel Exposition for the chance to host Eurovision in 2025. Meanwhile, the production team has been announced and a new job for ESC Director is available if you wanna work with Martin. We go over July 2024 Eurovision headlines in this episode.

Vacay Summary

• Geneva vs Basel (1:22)
• Eurovision 2025 Staff Updates (6:22)
• Patreon Summer of Celine Book Club (10:48)
• 22 Countries for Eurovision 2025 So Far (13:48)

Photo by Peter Conlan on Unsplash

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Malmö 2024

Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist!

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Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

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• Swiss direct democracy is Eurovision’s latest challenge - SWI swissinfo.ch
• Bambie Thug teases Eurovision return with two-time entrants Jedward | Evening Standard
• EBU announces future development areas for Eurovision Song Contest following independent review into 2024 event
• ESC Director Job Posting | EBU
• Opinions: Israel in Eurovision: Now you have to turn around, NRK!

Oh, Denmark. What are we going to do with you? Ellie Chalkley joins us to assess what's rotten in the state of DMGP and what changes could be made to get the Nordic nation back into the Eurovision Grand Final.

Ellie

Lifelong lover of flags, spreadsheets and the outer reaches of the pop universe. Designer of the infamous Every Eurovision Result Ever tea towel.

Missing the 'Mark Summary

• Welcome, Ellie! (1:04)
• Denmark at Eurovision Recently (2:22)
• Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (DMGP) Problems (6:35)
• Denmark Gut Rehab (11:36)

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Malmö 2024

Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist!

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If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Special Guest: Ellie.

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• Playlist | Dansk Revamp
• Totally Flagulous

On April 24, 1974, Portugal's Eurovision entry was used as a signal that would dismantle a dictatorship in Europe. In this episode, look back on the Carnation Revolution and Portugal's history both outside and inside the Eurovision Song Contest.

"It's 5 to 11..." Summary

• Portugal at Eurovision (2:58)
• A Brief History of Portugal's Politics (11:05)
• April 24, 1974 (18:25)
• April 26, 1974 (27:10)

Cover image by Tatjana from Pixabay

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Malmö 2024

Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist!

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If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

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• The Carnation Revolution | Book by Alex Fernandes | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
• How Portugal’s 1974 Eurovision entry toppled the country’s fascist regime | Portugal | The Guardian
• The Guardian view on Portugal’s Carnation Revolution: a legacy to protect | Editorial | The Guardian
• The regime that ended with a song — The Europeans

We check in on Eurovision headlines from June 2024 including budget discussions, host city where/when, and which countries have already expressed interest in the 2025 Contest.

Calm Summary

• Eurovision Ratings Omnibus 2024 (1:04)
• Host City When? Host City Where? (3:26)
• Is Everyone Still Mad at the EBU? (6:11)
• Patreon: "I Am: Celine Dion" (8:47)
• 2025 Country Count: 13 (9:37)
• National Selection Updates: Italy, Belgium, Albania (17:37)

Cover photo by Luis Cortés on Unsplash

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Malmö 2024

Stay up to date on everything happening in the leadup to the Eurovision Song Contest on our page dedicated to Malmö 2024. You can keep tabs on the countries, artists, and songs, set your laundry folding schedule with our EuroWhat's On calendar, and futz with your Spotify algorithm with our Selection Season playlist!

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If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

Links:

• Eurovision Song Contest 2024 breaks new records as hundreds of millions watch, listen and engage on TV and digital platforms | EBU
• ESC 2025: Executive Producer elected | SRG SSR
• Update AVROTROS met betrekking tot het Eurovisie Songfestival | AVROTROS
• Letošnjo Evrovizijo bo pregledal neodvisni strokovnjak - RTV SLO
• Stig Karlsen reveals Norway's Eurovision 2025 plans and challenges the EBU
• Latvia considers leaving Eurovision Song Contest - LRT
• Controversies in the case of the expenses of the delegation of the Republic of Moldova at Eurovision 2024
• 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: Radio Liechtenstein Applying for European Broadcasting Union Membership - Eurovoix
• Small-Body Database Lookup
• The well-known singer, Elhaida Dani, is appointed artistic director of the 63rd Festival at RTSH | RTSH News
• ABBA receive prestigious Swedish knighthood for pop career that began at Eurovision | Euronews
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