The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews

It's another hopping Eurovision 2025 setup week with another wave of potential songs, information about Basel, the ESC hosts, ticket sales, plus auditions and previews from Moldova and Belgium. PROCESS SUMMARY * 📢 Announcements: Mascots, ArenaPlus, and the Eurovision Hosts (1:03) * 🎟️ Next in Logistics: Semi-Final Allocation and Eurovision Tickets (3:44) * 💿 National Final Songs and Artists: Poland, Norway, Ukraine, Iceland (6:17) * 🇲🇩 Moldova Etapa Nationala Auditions (11:30) * 🇱🇹 Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT Second Heat (13:24) * 🇧🇪 Belgium's Eurosong Preview: LEEZ, Le Manou, Lenn, Grace (14:43) * 🗓️ Coming Up: Songs from Portugal, Slovenia, and Serbia plus the Luxembourg Song Contest (20:07) SUBSCRIBE The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here [https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe]. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email [eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com] or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social]. BASEL 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page [https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel]! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. JOIN THE EUROWHAT AV CLUB! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828]! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews [https://patreon.com/eurowhat] Links: * Eurovision Song Contest 2025: The Semi-Final Draw | #Eurovision2025 - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/live/tbTnMG4w4Sc] * 12 artiști și trupe s-au calificat în finala națională Eurovision 2025 [https://moldova1.md/p/42603/12-artisti-si-trupe-s-au-calificat-in-finala-nationala-eurovision-2025] * Eurovision 2025 Selection Season | Spotify [https://www.eurowhat.com/selection-season]

We ease into the waters of the Eurovision TV season, thanks to the first heat of Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT. We also check in on the candidate song drops for the processes happening in Finland, Malta, Croatia, and Greece. WADING SUMMARY * Finland Announces 7 Acts for UMK (2:05) * Malta, Croatia, and Greece Drop Their National Final Songs (6:46) * Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT Begins (12:56) * This week: Moldova Auditions; Acts from Poland, Norway, Iceland; Belgium TV; Eurovision Hosts (21:27) SUBSCRIBE The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here [https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe]. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email [eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com] or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social]. JOIN THE EUROWHAT AV CLUB! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828]! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews [https://patreon.com/eurowhat] Links: * Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Videos - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzrpE0iRHx_oNlhCJztL5yN_fLveFhQmq] * Dora 2025. | Spotovi - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLptbA_Ovp5kpm_Eb3JtZiMMJnw8GCzE-2] * Eurovision 2025 - Eθνικός Τελικός: TOP 12 - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgeq7ezNgWe9llHnnjEmTxEJh42NwDQtu]

Before 2025 gets into full swing, we catch up on Eurovision news from the end of 2024. We have designs! We have fonts! We have an entry where we're not not saying Tirana 2026! Plus, we go deep on the results from the ESC 250 Countdown. LOADED WITH ENERGY SUMMARY * 💕Unity. Shapes. Love. Branding. (0:55) * 🇦🇱 Albania selects "Zjerm" by Shkodra Elektronike (12:36) * 🇳🇱 Netherlands selects Claude as their act for Basel (21:41) * 📰 Other Process Updates: Ukraine, San Marino, Ireland, Iceland, Moldova (23:23) * 🥳 Results from the 2024 ESC 250 (29:11) * 📺 This week: 🇪🇪 Eesti Laul Wildcard, 🇫🇮 UMK Artists and Songs, 🇭🇷 Dora Songs, 🇱🇹 Eurovizija.lt (41:43) SUBSCRIBE The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here [https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe]. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email [eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com] or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social]. JOIN THE EUROWHAT AV CLUB! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828]! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews [https://patreon.com/eurowhat] Links: * Eurovision 2025: Visuals, stage and ticketing info revealed [https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2025-visuals-stage-and-ticketing-info-revealed] * TICKETS: Eurovision Song Contest Pre-Registration [https://www.ticketcorner.ch/en/artist/eurovision-song-contest/?affiliate=EOV] * Hotel Association fights excessive prices during ESC | Basler Zeitung [https://www.bazonline.ch/hotellerie-verband-bekaempft-wucherpreise-waehrend-esc-695393224655] * Thomas Benstem - TV Performance Showreel (ESC & ESC Elections) - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_N9BMT71k0&ab_channel=4ElementsDanceProductions] * EuroWhat's On Calendar [https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel#:~:text=organizations%2C%20and%20audiences.-,Selection,-Season] * ESC 250 2024 Results – Songfestival.be [https://songfestival.be/top250/top-250-2024/]

As we head into 2025, we jump back 25 years to watch the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest. How has the competition, fashion, and pop music changed in the last quarter-century(!)? PEW PEW PEW SUMMARY * 🗓️ In the Year 2000... (3:17) * ⛳️ Part I: Israel, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Estonia, France, Romania (7:07) * 🎤 Part II: Malta, Norway, Russia, Belgium, Cyprus, Iceland (17:30) * 🪽 Part III: Spain, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Croatia, Sweden, FYR Macedonia (27:49) * 🌟 Part IV: Finland, Latvia, Turkey, Ireland, Austria (41:34) * 🔢 Part V: The Results (51:12) SUBSCRIBE The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here [https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe]. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email [eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com] or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social]. JOIN THE EUROWHAT AV CLUB! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828]! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews [https://patreon.com/eurowhat] Links: * Eurovision Song Contest 2000 - FULL SHOW - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyRyf5edw-g&ab_channel=ieeehrovision] * Stockholm 2000 [https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2000] * Episode 63: Flags on the Play [https://www.eurowhat.com/63] * Episode 87: AfriMusic, AI, and the Free European Song Contests [https://www.eurowhat.com/87] * At least 20 killed in huge explosion at Dutch fireworks warehouse | World news | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/may/14/martinbright.theobserver]

As we rush to get out of 2024 we're getting details from just about every country participating in Eurovision 2025. We recap last month's Montesong from Montenegro, learn a bit about Czechia's artist, and start adding all the dates to our calendar. THREE-CARD MONTESONG SUMMARY * 😾 Is anyone still mad at the EBU? (1:30) * 🇲🇪 Montenegro returns with Montesong... and shenanigans (7:48) * 🇨🇿 Czechia selects ANDONXS for Basxl (17:34) * 🇪🇺 What's Happening in the EU (Eurowhat Universe) (20:00) * 🌊 All the National Selections (22:34) * 🎅🏼 Through the holidays: Albania's Festivali i Kenges and the ESC250 (44:25) SUBSCRIBE The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here [https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe]. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email [eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com] or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social]. JOIN THE EUROWHAT AV CLUB! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=52520828]! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Support The EuroWhat? Podcast: Eurovision News & Reviews [https://patreon.com/eurowhat] Links: * Malmö’s hosting of Eurovision evaluated as a big success for the city [https://eurovision.tv/story/malmo-hosting-eurovision-success] * Eurovision Song Contest Introduces Official Code of Conduct [https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/eurovision-song-contest-code-of-conduct-2025-1236243077/] * RTCG issue statement on Vladana’s resignation - ESCXTRA.com [https://escxtra.com/2024/12/06/rtcg-issue-statement-on-vladanas-resignation/] * SUPERSTAR SUPERFINÁLE 2021 | Adam Pavlovčin - Arcade - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITz9OZGuve0&ab_channel=SuperStar] * Danie Tregonning: "🪩 Eurovision Starter Packs 🪩 Welcome, folks! 🦋Doomsday Blue-Sky: go.bsky.app/D9bMpct (pack is full) 🦋Dipinto Di Blu-Sky: go.bsky.app/BkAdhNJ (now open) Use both to follow and share widely! Contact me for additions and/or removals. I’m not responsible for nor endorsing individual’s posts. ❤️" — Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/danietreg.bsky.social/post/3laxfzvoj7k2t] * SUPERNOVA 2025 - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLngRbe8W6auphTawrQM4io0AsnEJV6LjG] * Twin Flame Eurovision songs - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS_XSN-SaO7V0B8VLVH4klQX7zhabniQ4] * EFR12 Radio Eurovision | La radio des stars de l'Eurovision [https://www.efr12.com/radio/]