Today, we're continuing our quick-fire ratings series with three more countries. With a few weeks to go until Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. There is no criteria for our scores, just our overall vibe/feeling for the song! In this episode, Conor and Lou are joined by Glasgow Meehall to share their ratings for Netherlands (Joost - "Europapa"), Norway (Gåte - "Ulveham"), and Poland (LUNA - "The Tower")...
Apr 24, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Today, we're continuing our quick-fire ratings series with three more countries. With a few weeks to go until Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. There is no criteria for our scores, just our overall vibe/feeling for the song! In this episode, Conor and Lou share their ratings for Luxembourg (Tali - "Fighter"), Malta (Sarah Bonnici - "Loop"), and Moldova (Natalia Barbu - "In The Middle"). An episode of É...
Apr 23, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 39
We're halfway through our quick-fire ratings for 2024 and today, we're continuing the series with three more countries. With a few weeks to go until Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. There is no criteria for our scores, just our overall vibe/feeling for the song! In this episode, Conor and Lou share their ratings for Italy (Angelina Mango - "La Noia"), Latvia (Dons - "Hollow"), and Lithuania (Silvester...
Apr 22, 2024•38 min•Season 2Ep. 38
We're continuing our quick-fire ratings series with three more countries today. With a few weeks to go until Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. There is no criteria for our scores, just our overall vibe/feeling for the song! In this episode, Conor and Alex share their ratings for Greece (Marina Satti - "ZARI"), Iceland (Hera Björk - "Scared of Heights"), and Ireland (Bambie Thug - "Doomsday Blue"). An e...
Apr 21, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 37
We're continuing our quick-fire ratings series with three more countries today. With a few weeks to go until Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. There is no criteria for our scores, just our overall vibe/feeling for the song! In this episode, Conor and Alex share their ratings for France (Slimane - "Mon Amour"), Georgia (Nutsa - "Firefighter"), and Germany (ISAAK - "Always On The Run"). An episode of Éir...
Apr 20, 2024•38 min•Season 2Ep. 36
We're continuing our quick-fire ratings series with three more countries today. With a few weeks to go until Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. There is no criteria for our scores, just our overall vibe/feeling for the song! In this episode, Conor and Lou are joined by Alex to share their ratings for Denmark (SABA - "Sand"), Estonia (5MIINUST x Puuluup - "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) mida...
Apr 19, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 35
We're continuing our quick-fire ratings series with three more countries today. With a few weeks to go until Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. Conor and Lou will be joined by Alex Basmati and Glasgow Meehall to digest each of the songs from the class of 2024. There is no criteria for our scores, just our overall vibe/feeling for the song! In this episode, Conor and Lou are joined by Alex to share their...
Apr 18, 2024•32 min•Season 2Ep. 34
We're continuing our quick-fire ratings series with three more countries today. With a few weeks to go until Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. Conor and Lou will be joined by Alex Basmati and Glasgow Meehall to digest each of the songs from the class of 2024. There is no criteria for our scores, just our overall vibe/feeling for the song! In this episode, Conor and Lou are joined by Meehall to share th...
Apr 17, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Our quick-fire ratings series is back for 2024! With a few weeks to go until Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, it's the perfect time to re-familiarise ourselves with the songs and give a personal score out of ten. Conor and Lou will be joined by Alex Basmati and Glasgow Meehall to digest each of the songs from the class of 2024. There is no criteria for our scores, just our overall vibe/feeling for the song! In this episode, Conor and Lou are joined by Meehall to share their ratings for Albania (BESA - ...
Apr 17, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 32
In this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou react to the running-order for both semi-finals. On March 26th, SVT and the EBU revealed the running-order for both semi-finals. As we know, this year will see the Big 5 + Sweden perform their songs in full amongst their fellow competitors in the semis. If you did not know, producers determine the running-order with staging plans, colours, and style all taken into consideration. During the allocation draw in January, each country was drawn into either...
Apr 12, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 31
In this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Alex travel across the pond to London for the London Eurovision Party 2024! Pre-parties are a fantastic way for artists to meet fans, practice performing their songs live, and meet other participants from the other competing nations. With Madrid and Barcelona complete, it's over to London! We're delighted to be joined by a few Eurovision participants from the past and the present including LEP24 host and Eurovision 2017 UK representative Lucie Jones, our ...
Apr 09, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 30
On this episode of Éirevision, we're chatting about the final five songs to be added to the class of 2024! Greece, Portugal, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan all revealed their entries for Eurovision 2024. Greece were one of the earliest country to reveal their artist for 2024. They internally selected Marina Satti back in October however, they are one of the last to reveal their song. "Zari", meaning "Dice" gives us traditional Greek rhythms alongside a fantastic vocal from Marina. Portugal's F...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 29
Inniu, tá clár speisialta againn den Phodchraoladh Éirevision. Chun Seachtain na Gaeilge a cheiliúradh, cuireann Lou agus Alex eipeasóid ar fad i láthair as Gaeilge! Is féile Ghaeilge idirnáisiúnta í Seachtain na Gaeilge, atá ar an gceiliúradh is mó dár dteanga agus dár gcultúr dúchais a bhíonn ar siúl in Éirinn agus fud fad an domhain gach bliain. Tugtar deis do gach éinne sult a bhaint as an nGaeilge tríd a bheith páirteach san fhéile, idir chainteoirí dúchasacha, fhoghlaimeoirí agus lucht an ...
Mar 17, 2024•54 min•Season 2Ep. 28
On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou return from Stockholm to share their thoughts on Melodifestivalen 2024. Plus, the EBU have announced some major changes coming to this year's contest. On Saturday night, Sweden's Melodifestivalen came to an end as 12 artists battled it out for the chance to represent Sweden on home soil this May at Eurovision. Ultimately, last year's runners up Norwegian twins Marcus & Martinus took home the famous bird trophy with their song, "Unforgettable". Hea...
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 27
On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou are joined by Eurovision Hub founder Miceal O’Kane aka Melfest Miceal. We’re discussing each of the 12 songs competing in tonight’s Melodifestivalen Finale. Head over to our social media sites now for more videos, photos, and games! Also, let us know your thoughts on anything we discussed in this episode.
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 26
On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou share their thoughts on the latest entries revealed for Eurovision 2024. We've had so many songs released over the last ten days. Today, we're catching up as the United Kingdom's Olly Alexander releases his ESC song - "Dizzy". Australia, Iceland, and Serbia have also chosen their songs! Back in December 2023, the BBC announced Olly Alexander as the UK representative. Of course, everyone will know Olly from his time as lead singer of Years and Years an...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 25
On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou share their thoughts on the latest entries revealed for Eurovision 2024. Over the last week, SEVEN countries revealed their representatives for Eurovision 2024 and in today's episode, we'll be chatting about: Switzerland, Netherlands, Cyprus, and Austria. We found Nemo! Switzerland unveiled Nemo and the song "The Code" as their selection for Malmö after an internal competition. Nemo is a non-binary Swiss rapper, singer, and musician and their song "Th...
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 24
On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou continue to react to the latest batch of songs added to the Eurovision class of 2024. Over the last week, four countries selected their representatives for Eurovision 2024: Poland, Belgium, San Marino, and Croatia. We kicked off the week with two new entries as Poland and Belgium released their songs. Both countries decided to internally select their artist/song. On Monday, Poland revealed Luna as their representative with the song, "The Tower". The s...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 23
On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou react to the latest entries as five more songs were revealed. Over the weekend, five countries selected their representatives for Eurovision 2024: Germany, Moldova, Estonia, Denmark, and Lithuania. On Friday, Germany's Das deutsche Finale 2024 saw nine songs battle it out for the chance to represent Germany at Eurovision. Ultimately, the jury and televise agreed that Isaak should head to Malmö with his song, "Always on the Run". Will Lou be as harsh o...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 22
On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou visited The Workman's Club in Dublin to chat with Swedish megastar and Eurovision legend, Cornelia Jacobs! Cornelia Jakobs competed in Eurovision 2022 and finished in 4th place for Sweden with her song, 'Hold Me Closer'. The newly crowned Swedish Grammy winner brought her tour to Ireland and we were delighted to spend some time with her prior to the show. She chats to us about Eurovision 2022, her Melodifestivalen experience, new music, and the possib...
Feb 16, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 21
On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou react to the latest songs to be added to the class of 2024. Over the weekend, three countries selected their representatives for Eurovision 2024: Italy, Finland, and Latvia. Up first, Italy's famous Festival di Sanremo took place across the week as thirty of Italy's most famous artists battled it out for the trophy and the chance to represent Italy at Eurovision. The honour went to Angelina Mango and her song 'La Noia'. After finishing second last yea...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 20
On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou finally get the chance to discuss six more entries which have been revealed over the last few weeks. These songs come from Slovenia, Luxembourg, Norway, Spain, Malta, and Ukraine. During their chat, Conor and Lou discuss the standard of Luxembourg's national final, KEiiNO's failed attempt in Norway's Melodi Grand Prix 2024, Spain's poor selection of songs in Benidorm Fest, Malta's MESC 2024 decline, and the successful display of Ukrainian music and cu...
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 19
On this episode of Éirevision, Conor and Lou chat about the semi-final allocation draw which took place on Tuesday January 30th in Malmö. Who were the winners and losers from the draw? How will Ireland do in the tough semi? Have a listen to hear their thoughts! Also in this episode, Bambie Thug joins Lou and Conor to chat about winning Eurosong 2024! They give us a few hints about what happens post-eurosong and what's to come in the next few months. Head over to our social media sites now for mo...
Feb 02, 2024•59 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Ireland has spoken. Bambie Thug will represent the Emerald Isle with their song, 'Doomsday Blue' after they won Eurosong 2024. In this episode, Conor and Lou look back on Eurosong 2024 and digest every song, the results, overall show, and hopes for Malmö. Friday night's Late Late Show saw six artists battle it out for the ticket to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2024: Erica Cody - 'Love Me Like I Do', Ailsha - 'Go Tobann', YJellowL and Toshín - 'JUDAS', Isabella Kearney - 'Let Me Be The Fire', ...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Our Journey to Eurosong 2024 is nearly over but before we reach our destination, we've got a bonus episode for you! Conor and Lou are running around the brand-new Eurosong set in RTÉ studios. They'll be chatting to all six artists competing to represent Ireland at Eurovision, plus we'll grab a few words from our new host - Patrick Kielty. We've also got the exclusive reveal of the official running-order for tonight's show. The songs and artists competing are: Erica Cody - 'Love Me Like I Do', Ai...
Jan 26, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Our Journey to Eurosong 2024 continues. In today's episode, we're holding our very own Eurosong! Who will represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö this May? We want to (try!) find out! We will be conducting our very own vote - exactly like Eurosong. We'll have a panel of international jurors, a panel of Irish jurors, and a public vote. Conor and Louise are joined by Eurovision Hub founder/reactor Miceal O'Kane, TikToker Meehall - Micheál Linden, Mr.Stats man and Eurovision YouTu...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 15
On this episode of Éirevision, we are delighted to be joined by singer-songwriter and Eurovision legend, Ryan O'Shaughnessy! Ryan joins Conor and Lou to chat about his rise to fame following his time on 'The Voice of Ireland' and 'Britain's Got Talent'. In 2017, Ryan's song 'Together' was pitched for Brendan Murray however, Louis Walsh decided against the song. Luckily he did as Ryan himself went on to sing the song himself in Lisbon the following year. This resulted in Ireland getting to the gr...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Our 'Journey to Eurosong' mini-series is nearly over! We're building up to Eurosong 2024 as six fresh artists will be competing for the honour to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. In this mini-series, Conor, Lou, and Alex will delve into the songs competing for your vote + they'll be chatting to the stars themselves ahead of the live show on January 26th. In the final instatement of our interview episodes, Next In Line join Conor and Lou to discuss their entry 'Love Like Us'...
Jan 12, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Our 'Journey to Eurosong' mini-series continues! We're building up to Eurosong 2024 as six fresh artists will be competing for the honour to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. In this mini-series, Conor, Lou, and Alex will delve into the songs competing for your vote + they'll be chatting to the stars themselves ahead of the live show on January 26th. In this episode, Cork singer Bambie Thug joins Conor and Lou to discuss their entry 'Doomsday Blue'. Based in London, Bambie h...
Jan 11, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Our 'Journey to Eurosong' mini-series continues! We're building up to Eurosong 2024 as six fresh artists will be competing for the honour to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. In this mini-series, Conor, Lou, and Alex will delve into the songs competing for your vote + they'll be chatting to the stars themselves ahead of the live show on January 26th. In this episode, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter Isabella Kearney joins Conor and Lou to discuss her entry 'Let Me Be The F...
Jan 10, 2024•30 min•Season 2Ep. 11
