Best Eurovision from A to Z Podcasts (2024)

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S02 Ep09 London 1968 1:54:47

21d ago1:54:47

1:54:47

Hello dear listeners! We're glad to be back with a new episode of Eurovision from A to Z. Holidays are here and Eurovision New Year hasn't begun yet, so it's time for few news about the festival or the national finals. This time we travel to the Royal Albert Hall in London, to the first festival held under the current name Eurovision Song Contest a…

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20: Billionaire Weddings, Choking in the Bedroom, and Ethical Tourism 42:07

26d ago42:07

42:07

Shocking new data has come out on the prevalence of strangulation in the bedroom, which we have a big chat about, plus we explore the possibility of ethical tourism and whether we’ve managed it before. In other news, Olivia Culpo’s wedding dress is out, but Radhika Merchant’s wedding dress is in, French & British elections have turned out broadly l…

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19: Election Mania, Glastonbury Goops, and Pop Princesses 45:16

10d ago45:16

45:16

Get keen for a piping hot plate of gossip from Glastonbury Festival, featuring Paul Mescal, Tilda Swinton, and Louis Tomlinson. We’re dealing with. major cases of FOMO so just had to get it all out of our system. Plus, it’s election season. We chat about the French election (and how their electoral system works), the British, and the American—but t…

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18: Picasso in the Toilet, Poo in the Seine and Queers at the 2024 Olympics 41:13

17d ago41:13

41:13

This week we’re thinking ahead to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, chatting about the drama regarding the fecally infused river they’ve got there, plus the state of queerness at the games. In other news, Julian Assange is free, the Taliban refuse to platform women’s voices, Chappell Roan is a star, and Stonehenge got a new paint job. 👋 Welcome to Epis…

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17: New Pandas, Journalism for Gen Z, and Making it in the Arts with Clare Rankine 51:36

22d ago51:36

51:36

Taylor Swift snubs Charli XCX of her number one moment, Australia’s getting New Pandas, Robert Irwin & Pauline Hanson are fighting, and digital news is having a moment. Plus, we chat to Clare Rankine about making it in the arts. Clare Rankine is a comedy producer and writer who has performed on stages across the world, including Upright Citizens Br…

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16: Brat Week, Apple Intelligence, Ceasefire, & Is Hyper-independence Suffocating Us? 46:52

2M ago46:52

46:52

The pop girlies are going hard, between Chappell, Jojo, Charli, Sabrina, we’re eating well. Plus, we chat about changes to domestic violence laws in WA, the challenges of negotiating ceasefire, and in our deep dive we go deep about fears that we’re behind in our careers, and the struggles of hyper-independence. 👋 Welcome to Episode 16 of the podcas…

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15: Rat Boyfriends, Climate Scientists for President, and the Importance of Hair Ties 38:52

1M ago38:52

38:52

This week we chat about Rising: Melbourne's international arts festival, in particular the brilliant Counting & Cracking. Doctor Who comes up with its brilliant new star Ncuti Gatwa, and we dive into the delicacy that is a rat boyfriend. Plus, in the news is QLD's trial of 50c public transit, Mexico's new president, and and Indian airline's attempt…

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14: Kelly Rowland at Cannes, Contemporary Colonialism and The Great Australian Silence 36:40

2M ago36:40

36:40

The Cannes Film Festival can’t seem to stop being racist. Rishi Sunak has some quirky ideas for how to win the upcoming election in the UK, France is continuing their long colonial legacy in New Caledonia, and AI generated imagery in support of Gaza is rife on social media. Plus, did you know the Walkley Awards namesake was an old racist white man?…

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13: Fashion! Diving into the politics of style, Gina Rinehart's vanity, and pouring the ChatGPTea 42:06

2M ago42:06

42:06

This week we chat about the Gina Rinehart's infamous portrait at the National Gallery of Australia, Scarlett Johansson's fight with OpenAI, the ICC's efforts to arrest war criminals, News Corps' cynical foray into activism, and the politics of fashion. 👋 Welcome to Episode 13 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hos…

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12: Cancel Culture, Eurovision, Bumble, and the 2024 Federal Budget 39:55

2M ago39:55

39:55

This week we dive deep into Cancel Culture. Why do we do it? What’s it for? How can we cancel well? Can I cancel my bestie? Plus, we chat about Bumble’s catastrophic marketing campaign, the absolute mess that was Eurovision 2024, and who the *real* winners and losers are of the federal budget. 👋 Welcome to Episode 12 of the podcast for burnt out gi…

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The 2024 Series - The Eurovision Aftermath 2:27:55

2M ago2:27:55

2:27:55

Welcome to our show again! This is our final chapter of The 2024 Series where we analyse the recently finished Eurovision 2024 edition. Believe us, there has been a lot to analyse. It's been intense, stressing and exhausting. You will listen our opinions about this year, which are not the best or the worst but ir's our personal and own opinions. Di…

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11: Dua Lipa’s a Flop, Macklemore’s a Bop, PLUS Met Gala Tea 38:22

3M ago38:22

38:22

Let them eat cake — Today’s episode is dedicated the cost of living crisis and humanitarian crises that contemporary society forces our complicity in. We chat about the demographic most at risk of homelessness in Australia, Labour’s lacklustre support, Al Jazeera’s banning from Israel, and the Commonwealth Government’s unique solution to misogynist…

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10: DEEP DIVE: Albo at the National Rally, Micro-Feminism, and Macro-Feminist Futures (with a special guest) 43:28

3M ago43:28

43:28

The Big Feminism Deep Dive: 👋 Welcome to Episode 10 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton. 🔗 Research Links What Were You Wearing SCUM Manifesto - Wikipedia Why is Malala such a polarising figure in Pakistan? 🫶 Enjoyed this episode and want t…

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9: Men Can’t Play Soccer, Why Influencing Isn’t a Career, and How the International Baccalaureate is Traumatising your Children 41:17

3M ago41:17

41:17

In today’s episode we chat about teamwork in politics, the hubris of male comedians, and Australia’s mens soccer team. Plus, is Taylor Swift’s latest album a bop? Early reviews indicate… no. Sorry Taylor. Better luck next time. 💙 We weren’t able to record this episode together and as it was our first time trialling remote recording, the audio isn’t…

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The 2024 Series Malmö - Our Predictions for ESC 2024 1:44:34

3M ago1:44:34

1:44:34

Hello and welcome back to a new episode of these special series about Eurovision 2024! After ranking our the songs competing at Malmö 2024 with our friends, now it's time for Didrik and Javier to make our predictions and other issues about this edition. At the time of the recording, we had only pictures and one-camera shoot snippets of the first re…

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8: Coachella Recap, Jojo Siwa, the Role of Criticism, and the Hubris of Men 34:25

3M ago34:25

34:25

Sorry for the delay on this one! Ryan (who edits the episodes) had a little post comedy fest burn out. Please enjoy stepping into a Time Machine from a week and a half ago when we recorded this. Today we chat about the Bondi attacks, misogny, media's irresponsibility, Coachella, Heartbreak High, and have a DNM about criticism. See you next week! 👋 …

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The 2024 Series Malmö - Big 5, Sweden and Final Ranking 1:17:28

4M ago1:17:28

1:17:28

Hello and welcome to our third episode of The 2024 Series! Together with Joy and Lukas, we keep on ranking the songs of this edition held at the Swedish city of Malmö. Now it's time to analyse the entries from Big 5 and the host country: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. As usual, there will be time for analysis, debate and …

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The 2024 Series Malmö - Semifinal 2 1:48:30

4M ago1:48:30

1:48:30

Hello again and welcome to our second episode of The 2024 Series! Together with Joy and Lukas, we keep on ranking the songs of this edition held at the Swedish city of Malmö. In episode, it's time to analyse the entries of the Second Semifinal of Eurovision 2024: Malta, Albania, Greece, Switzerland, Czechia, Austria, Denmark, Armenia, Latvia, San M…

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7: Free Dating Advice, Coachella Predictions, and Islamophobic Cops 31:39

4M ago31:39

31:39

Two single besties have the best dating advice right? Listen in to find out as the duo chats about Coachella, Billie Eilish’s latest album, breaking Taylor Swift tea, the eclipse, injustices around the world, and a plot twist in MONA’s court case. 👋 Welcome to Episode 7 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by…

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The 2024 Series Malmö - Semifinal 1 1:46:52

4M ago1:46:52

1:46:52

We're back again! As every year, we make special programs revising the songs of the current edition, and 2024 is not an expception. For this year, we count again with Lukas from Austria and Joy from The Netherlands. In this first episode, we will analyse the entries of the First Semifinal of Eurovision 2024: Cyprus, Serbia, Lithuania, Ireland, Ukra…

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6: DEEP DIVE: Cowboy Carter, Friendship's Radical Potential, and the Limits of Representation 44:04

4M ago44:04

44:04

Today's a long one, so buckle in. We deep dive into the politics of representation and the actual good that celebrity has to shape a better world. Particularly, we chat about Cowboy Carter (what a great album) and the politics of Beyoncé. Perhaps in counterpoint, we discuss the healing potential of friendships, and how restructuring our lives aroun…

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5: The Female Gaze, 2016, and the Allure of Cigarettes 26:01

4M ago26:01

26:01

We're throwing it back to 2016 for a nostalgia-filled deep dive for the year of Instagram Stories, Snake Drama, and Tropical House. Plus, we chat about recent drama at MONA, the role of the female gaze in the creator economy, and the ineffable power of a cigarette. 👋 Welcome to Episode 5 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly R…

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4: Find my Friends, Kate Middleton’s Brilliant Plan, and a Life Hack for Free Uber Rides 26:18

5M ago26:18

26:18

This week we’ve got social media on our mind, as we chat about the TikTok ban, and possible ways of using social media to be closer to our friends. Simran dives deep into the latest Kate Middleton rumours, while Ryan updates us on the state of sport in Australia. JoJo Siwa has released new music too, which the gang have to review. Plus, Simran shar…

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3: The Princess, the Witch, and the Awards Show 28:14

5M ago28:14

28:14

This week we’ve got the Oscars on our mind. This year’s awards were massive so there’s a lot to cover including fashion trends, politics, and the absolute snub of Barbie. But we also share some good news about chocolate fountains. Plus, a recap of Ariana Grande’s return to pop culture and a little chat about the mysteries surrounding Kate Middleton…

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2: Cops in Pride, Dune, and Flying Taxis 28:17

5M ago28:17

28:17

This week we chat about cops in pride, abortion rights, Dune, the politics of assimilation, Olivia Rodrigo, and flying taxis. It’s a big one, so buckle in. 👋 Welcome to Episode 2 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton. 🔗 Research Links “Dune” …

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1: Pay Gaps, Eras Tickets, and Dolphin Intimacy 25:13

5M ago25:13

25:13

This week we chat about the state of gender pay gaps in so called Australia, Taylor Swift’s Eras tour and the staggering demand for tickets, and we delve into the story of Margaret Howe Lovatt—a story of dolphins, inter-species communication, and intimate efficiencies. 👋 Welcome to Episode 1 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broad…

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Keeping you Broadly Relevant 0:47

6M ago0:47

0:47

Welcome to the weekly podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant. Think pop culture vibe checks, brain-scratching deep dives, and a sufficient amount of shit-talking. Hosted by high school best friends Simran Pasricha and Ryan Hamilton, we bring you the key tea of the week in a digestible and friendly format. 🫶 Enjoyed this episo…

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S02 Ep08 - Vienna1967 2:44:59

6M ago2:44:59

2:44:59

Hello dear listeners! After a long time we go back with a new episode. Real life issues sometimes surpass you and it's been really difficult to have this episode edited after the recording some months, so apologies to our listeners for not enjoying a fresh episode for such a long time. In fact, when we recorded this episode only we knew Mustii and …

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S02 Ep07 - Luxembourg 1966 2:36:04

1y ago2:36:04

2:36:04

Hello again, dear listeners! We are back with another episode of Eurovision history. This time we have a special guest, Robert, from Norway, with whom we have had a really great time recording this episode. We give our opinions about Malmö as the host city of Eurovision 2024 and who are the host we would like to see. Javier will talk about "Eurobla…

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The 2023 Series - Eurovision Aftermath: Grand Final Top 10 48:24

1y ago48:24

48:24

Hello again. Last but not least, the countriesc artists and songs which makes the top ten of this edition: Vesna, Voyager, Alika, Gustaph, Tvorchi, Alessandra, Marco Mengoni, Noa Kirel, Käärijä and, of course the winner Loreen. We will try to deduct if this is a well-deserved top 10 and what are the factors these are the chosen ones. And of course,…

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The 2023 Series - Eurovision Aftermath: Grand Final, Positions 25-11 1:31:50

1y ago1:31:50

1:31:50

We continue our analysis of the songs ranked from bottom to position 11. We will try to discern how favourites like United Kingdom finished at bottom or why Germany scores another last position. At the same time we will deal with entries like "Carpe Diem" or "Eaea", songs which were high in the bets and finished lower than expected. Are these posit…

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The 2023 Series - Eurovision Aftermath: Non-Qualified Countries 1:04:06

1y ago1:04:06

1:04:06

Hello again and welcome to a new episode! The habitual team of Didrik and Javier plus Joy and Lukas welcomes Josh from Scotland (maybe a future EBU new member? Eurovision 2023 has ended and after the hangover it's time to recover and analyse this edition as we usually do. This first part is dedicated to the countries which did not have succeeded to…

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The 2023 Series - Our Predictions for ESC 2023 1:40:20

1+ y ago1:40:20

1:40:20

Hello again! After acting like juries diring the last episodes, now we are going to talk about our predictions for Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Javier, Didrik and Lukas will talk about who can qualify for the finals, who can give the surprise qualifying or not or who will win the semis. And of course, we will try to foretell who is going to win th…

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The 2023 Series - Big 5 and Host and Final Score 1:07:06

1+ y ago1:07:06

1:07:06

Hello again and welcome to the last episode of our 2023 series. This chapter is dedicated to the countries which are members of the Big 5 (France, Germany, italy, Spain and United Kingdom) and Ukraine, the host country. After the analysis of Didrik, Javier, Joy and Lukas, we have the full rankings and the final classification according to our ranki…

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The 2023 Series - Semifinal 2 Second Half 56:14

1+ y ago56:14

56:14

Hello and welcome back to our 2023 special programe! Didrik, Javier and their special guests Joy and Lukas continue with their analysis and ranking of this interesting 2023 edition of Eurovision Song Contest which takes place in the city of Liverpool. With this episode, we close the analysis of the second semifinal and the semifinals in general. In…

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The 2023 Series - Semifinal 2 First Half 51:11

1+ y ago51:11

51:11

We continue with our analysis with the first half of the second semifinal. Here we will analyse and rank the songs from Armenia, Denmark or Greece among others. What we can say is that this semifinal is completely unpredictable and it is really difficult to predict who will qualify. What is your opinion?…

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The 2023 Series - Semifinal 1 Second Half 1:05:27

1+ y ago1:05:27

1:05:27

Hello again! We continue with our analysis of the second half of the first semifinal. Here we have clear favourites for the victory like Loreen's Tatoo or Käärijä's Cha Cha Cha. Who will win the first semifinal? Who will qualify and who will be eliminated? Listen to our analysis and opinion. What's yours?…

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The 2023 Series - Semifinal 1 Fist Half 55:32

1+ y ago55:32

55:32

Hello again! We are proud of talking about the 2023 edition held at Liverpool. For this occasion we count with two good friends: Lukas from Austria and again Joy from The Netherlands. In this series of five episode we will try to predict the winner of Eurovision 2023 by ranking all the songs from the winner to bottom 37. In this episode we will dea…

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S02 Ep06 - Naples 1965 2:07:16

1+ y ago2:07:16

2:07:16

Hello again to all our listeners! Thank you very much for your fidelity! Some Eurovision 2023 songs have been selected, so it's time to analyse them. The National Finals have begun so we will talk a bit about Spain, Albania or France among many others. Our journey through Eurovision history continues in Naples 1965, a cornerstone in Eurovision hist…

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S02 Ep05 - Conpenhaguen 1964 2:18:36

1+ y ago2:18:36

2:18:36

Welcome to a new episode of Eurovision from A to Z! We go back with lots of news about the festival but also in the meantime many things have happened in the world, something which we must be worried. We are going to deal with one of the most remembered editions of ESC, the festival held at Copenhaguen in 1964, for many reasons. This is the year wh…

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S02 Ep04 - London 1963 1:45:15

2y ago1:45:15

1:45:15

Happy New Eurovision Year! Let's begin the new year with a new episode just after knowing that United Kingdom will organise the 2023 edition. This is a great chance to revisit London 1963, organised in similar circumstances after the winner declined to do so. This is a great festival which set the milestone of what we know now as the great TV show …

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S02 Ep03 - Luxembourg 1962 1:53:25

2y ago1:53:25

1:53:25

After celebrating Torino, our travel continues in Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg. But before taking the flight, Didrik and Javier will talk about the recent news concernig Eurovision 2023 (at the time of the recording the host country had not been announced yet). Didrik will also talk about the poll he has organised. What is the best Ukrainian song? …

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Bonus Episode 03 - Eurovision 2022 Aftermath and Ukraines's Victory 2:16:45

2y ago2:16:45

2:16:45

Here comes our review and our opinions of what has been for us Eurovision 2022 celebrated in Torino. We review Ukraine's victory with Stefania with the implications and analyses it has. Also we will dedicate special attention to our countries, Spain and Sweden, which complete the Top 3 of this edition. As we did last year, we make our comments abou…

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Bonus Episode 02 - Madrid Preparty and Predictions for ESC 2022 1:22:17

2+ y ago1:22:17

1:22:17

Welcome to this special episode of Eurovision from A to Z in the middle of the Eurovision season. The Preparties season and our cohost Javier will make a chronicle of the Madrid Preparty, the biggest of all these events. 50 acts took place for two nights, 30 of them from Eurovision 2022 on Saturday night. After that, we will debate about our impres…

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S02 Ep2 Cannes 1961 1:40:25

2+ y ago1:40:25

1:40:25

Our voyage continues travelling again to Cannes in the Festival held in 1961. In this time we are glad to host this episode with our first guest, our friend Joy from Netherlands. We analyse the festival with the highest number of entries until that moment, with the debut of classics like Spain, Finland and late Yugoslavia. After a brief analysis of…

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S02 - Ep01 London 1960 1:44:26

2+ y ago1:44:26

1:44:26

Welcome again to Eurovision from A to Z! After a while we begin a new season with the interesting decade of the 1960s. Our journey will continue in the Royal Festival Hall of London, where the festival took place in 1960. As usual, we begin with our analysis of the current news concerning Eurovision: National finals, the released songs and a specia…

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S01 - E04 Cannes 1959 1:32:38

3y ago1:32:38

1:32:38

We close the first season with the las festival held in the 1950s. In this occasion we travel to Cannes, to enjoy the firs Eurovision festival held in France. After talking about the recent news, we will analyse the songs of this edition, including classics like Piove or the debut of one of the classic contendants, the Principality of Monaco. And a…

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S01 - E03 Hilversum 1958 1:18:17

3y ago1:18:17

1:18:17

We move this time to the Dutch city of Hilversum, the first festival held by the winning country. Didrik and Javier will analyse the songs by classic Eurovision artists like Fud Leclerc, Margot Hielschfer, Corry Brokken and the mythical Lys Assia. And of course, the first hit-maker Domenico Modugno and his mythical Volare. And as usual, we will est…

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Bonus Episode 01 - Eurovision 2021 aftermath 1:37:08

3y ago1:37:08

1:37:08

Welcome again! This is our analysis of Rotterdam 2021 just after the grand final. You will find our opinions about Italy's great victory after almost 30 years, the rest of the top 5 and the rest of the final classification and non-qualifiers, as well as an overall impression of the festival. At the same time, we talk about our countries' result and…

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S01 - E02 Frankfurt 1957 1:32:49

3+ y ago1:32:49

1:32:49

We continue our exiciting journey through Eurovision history. In this episode, Didrik and Javier will analyse the 1957 edition of Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Europèene held in Frankfurt an Mein, in West Germany. Before our analysis, we will talk about the upcoming events about Eurovision and how much we feel like having Eurovision again aft…

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