In an episode first released on our Patreon , we speak to singer-songwriter Hannah Dorman who lifts the lid on life writing songs for Eurovision 2026. After her viral series showcasing life behind the scenes at camp, we hear more about the process, including what happens in those all-important sessions. Hannah gives us her perspective on how Eurovision is perceived in the industry, responds to criticism of the camps, and explains what happens between now and next year's contest. Find out more ab...
Jul 08, 2025•31 min
We record a special episode discussing Martin Österdahl's Eurovision legacy and ask what could happen next for the European Broadcasting Union? Plus we identify some of the candidates we believe could be best placed to become the new Executive Supervisor. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month. To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee . Follow us on Twitter , Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotripp...
Jun 27, 2025•37 min
We give you a chance to hear this special bonus episode over on Patreon as we answered your burning questions. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month, including our 7 day free trial. To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee . Follow us on Twitter , Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 05, 2025•18 min
In our season finale we look back at our favourite moments from the last year, which ended with JJ's victory for Austria in Basel. We head back to Malmö and an eye-opening conversation with Edward af Sillén, reminisce over our first meeting with Remember Monday, and revisit our first interview with the new Eurovision winner. There's also time for even more fun from The Euro Trip: Live, and we crown our new One Second Song champion. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for jus...
May 27, 2025•47 min•Ep. 165
After Austria's victory, we look back at a triumphant night for JJ and speak to those who helped make Austria's win happen. Speaking just moments after the winner was announced, we speak to Teya, Segio Jaen, Austria's Head of Delegation, and Marvin Dietmann, to get their reaction to the contest heading across the Alps next year. We also ask what next for the United Kingdom, and reflect on Basel's Eurovision legacy. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month. ...
May 20, 2025•54 min•Ep. 164
We're here with our final episode from Basel as we're joined by a whole host of fantastic guests to preview Saturday's show. Head of Contest Christer Björkman kicks things of by explaining how he put together the Running Order for the show, while we also hear from the main contenders to take home the trophy, Sweden, Finland, France and Austria. Head of Delgations Felix Bergsson and Mads Tørklep speak to use after The Euro Trip: Live to preview the final for Iceland and Norway, and Theo Adams als...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 163
We now have our 26 finalists, with Denmark amongst them for the first time since 2019. Reacting to the news we chat to both a Danish journalist and a member of their delegation, before moving on to the shock of the night...Australia failing to qualify for the Final for the second year in a row. Later we also hear whether Ireland need to change strategy after their non-qualification, Luxembourg celebrate another spot in Saturday's show, and we ask whether Finland are the only country who could ch...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 162
Ahead of the second Eurovision semi-final, we're reunited with Go-Jo to chat about this European travels, words of affirmation, and his magnetic stage presence. For the first time we also meet Malta's Eurovision diva - Miriana Conte - and Eurovision legend Gjon's Tears teases more about his upcoming performaces later in Eurovision week. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month, which includes access to our exclusive Basel Briefing episodes dropping from Mon...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 161
We've had the first live show of Eurovision week, and we react to a dramatic evening as we hear from journalists and fans from Portugal, Estonia, Norway and Sweden. After their shock NQs we also discuss Belgium and Cyprus, before hearing from Dane Chalfin, the vocal coach preparing Remember Monday to take to the stage for the first time this Thursday. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month, which includes access to our exclusive Basel Briefing episodes dr...
May 14, 2025•53 min•Ep. 160
We give you a chance to hear a small clip from our first Basel Briefing episode available in full exclusively on Patreon. In this section you can hear us reveal who you, The Euro Trip podcast listeners, voted for as your top 10 of Eurovision 2025. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month, which includes access to our exclusive Basel Briefing episodes . To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee . Follow us on Twitter , Instagram & TikTok or email h...
May 13, 2025•5 min
The first live show is upon us, and we're joined by the Finnish band hoping to bring the contest back to Sweden for a record eighth time. We chat to Kevin, Axel, and Jakob about how their are preparing for the first semi-final, and how the plan on protecting that all important sauna sausage. We also hear from Kyle Alessandro and his love of caffiene, and Eurovision winner Jørgen Olsen tells us his return to Eurovision after over 20 years. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon ...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 159
We've arrived in Basel, and we start our coverage of Eurovision week in style with the biggest Turquoise Carpet and Opening Ceremony event in the history of the contest. We're reunited with Remember Monday, have our first catch up with Tommy Cash, and have one of the strangest interviews ever with this year's hosts. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month, which includes access to our exclusive Basel Briefing episodes dropping from Monday 12th May. To supp...
May 11, 2025•54 min•Ep. 158
In an exclusive conversation we sit down with the Creative Director behind Remember Monday's performance in Basel. In a wide ranging interview, Ace Bowerman tells us more about what to expect from the staging, how the concept for the song developed, and how they became the UK's Creative Director in the first place. Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month, which includes access to our exclusive Basel Briefing episodes dropping from Monday 12th May. To suppo...
May 10, 2025•37 min
It's our final weekly episode before we head to Basel! We're chatting to the producers putting the finishing touches to the live shows and finding out all the latest gossip on what we can expect next week. First up we're reunited with friends of the podcast, Executive Producers Reto Peritz and Moritz Stadler, while later in the episode we're joined by Show Producer Yves Schiffele who reveals all about the opening and interval acts, and a potential return for Celine Dion. Want to join Orla's Semi...
May 07, 2025•58 min•Ep. 157
We bring you an update about this week's regular episode of The Euro Trip podcast, being released this Wednesday. Want to listen to our interview with Eurovision 2025 Head of Show Yves Schefferle right now? Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month, which includes access to our exclusive Basel Briefing episodes dropping from Monday 12th May. Follow us on Twitter , Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcas...
May 06, 2025•4 min
If you’ve always wanted more of The Euro Trip in your life, we’ve got something just for you. On top of our usual free daily episodes during Eurovision week that you’ve come to know and love over the last few years, we’re giving you the chance to find out more about what we get up to in the Eurovision host city. The Basel Briefing is a series of extra daily podcast episodes hosted by Rob Lilley-Jones and Callum Rowe who will take you even further behind the scenes in Basel. Sign up to listen to ...
May 01, 2025•5 min
This week we're heading to Iceland to find out how the UK entry ended up in a tiny Icelandic town on their pre-Eurovision promotional tour. We meet the man who organised their music video as they covered the iconic track from the Eurovision movie, and hear more gossip about what they got up to on their Icelandic adventure. Later in the podcast we also meet Latvia's representatives, Tautumeitas, and we launch the Basel Briefing. Head to Patreon to sign up to access our exclusive Basel Briefing bo...
Apr 29, 2025•57 min•Ep. 156
In an exclusive interview, Contest Producer Christer Björkman reveals all about some of the eyecatching performances we can expect to see in Basel. Speaking to us from his office in Switzerland, he tells us about some of the never-seen-before staging plans certain countries are preparing, and how his role is helping shape this year's Eurovision. Read more about our chat with Christer here . We're also sticking around in Basel for another opportunity to find out more about this year's host city, ...
Apr 22, 2025•59 min•Ep. 155
In a week where the Eurovision world descends on London, we bring you all the action from this year's London Eurovision Party. Recorded live at the venue we're chatting to friends old and new as we find out more about this year's artists and how their preparations are going with just a few weeks to go before the contest in Basel. To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee . Follow us on Twitter , Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcas...
Apr 15, 2025•51 min•Ep. 154
Rob's back from his holiday, just in time for our biggest episode ever! We've got four brilliant guests as this year's contest gets ever closer... We catch up with Danish entry Sissal to hear more about her performance plans, why she hated her staging in the National Final, and her plans for social media domination. There's also a chance to hang out with friend of the podcast Steve Holden, Sergio Jaen is back with more clues on what he has planned for Austria, Cyprus and Finland, and we also hea...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 153
Got tickets for this year's contest? In this week's episode we bring you a tour of Basel and all the sights and sounds you can expect if visiting this May. We visit some of the city's most famous landmarks, its best views, and learn more about it's fascinating history. Want to book your own tour? Click this link to book through the official Basel Tourism website . Buy tickets for Manchagen 2025 , the UK's biggest Eurovision celebration. To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee . Follow us...
Apr 01, 2025•38 min•Ep. 152
With the first semi-final of the contest in Basel just seven weeks away, we meet the record label plotting the UK's route to Eurovision success. Chatting in an exclusive interview, Co-Founder of The Other Songs, Billy Webber, tells us more about his team's plans for Remember Monday over the next few weeks. We're also catching up with another of the class of 2025 as Norway's Kyle Alessandro joins us from Oslo to discuss staging, revamps, and his love of energy drinks. And stay tuned for a Eurovis...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 151
With musicians across Europe (and Australia) preparting for Eurovision, Artist Manager Lulu Davis gives us a special insight into what it's like to take your artist to the Eurovision Song Contest. Having managed Australian band Voyager for years, she describes what it took to get them considered for the contest, the moment that SBS confirmed they'd like to send them to Eurovision, and how she worked with the band to take them to a top ten finish in Liverpool. To support the podcast, head to Buy ...
Mar 22, 2025•50 min
We meet one of the favourites for the contest as JJ joins us from Vienna to talk about his plans for Basel. We learn more about the unique staging he hopes to bring to the competition, and how he's heading back to the opera house before embarking on his promotional tour of Europe. From there we head to Australia and meet their artist, the brilliantly charismatic Go-Jo to learn more about the mythical Milkshake Man, and stick around for a very exciting announcement! Buy tickets for Manchagen 2025...
Mar 19, 2025•57 min•Ep. 150
We continue the reaction to Remember Monday's reveal as the UK's 2025 entry as we meet songwriter Thomas Stengaard. He tells us more about the process to create their song and the inspiration behind the track. We also hear from regular guest Nick Levine as he gives us his thoughts on how the girls might do in Basel. And with selection season at an end, we're joined by a very familar face to take a look at who might content for this year's trophy. Buy tickets for Manchagen 2025 , the UK's biggest...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 149
We have a winner, KAJ will represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025 after a historic result in the final of Melodifestivalen. Songwriter Anderz Wrethov joins us to relfect on a memorable evening, and reveals how "Bara Bada Bastu" ended up becoming part of this year's competition. Anderz terms us more about the process of writing the song, how a call from show producer Karin Gunnarsson changed everything, and his hopes as the band head to Switzerland for this year's Eurovision Song Contest. To support...
Mar 10, 2025•31 min
On the day they were announced as representing the United Kingdom at Eurovison this year, Remember Monday sit down for their only feature length interview. Holly, Lauren and Charlotte describe their excitement now the news if finally official, how they tried (and failed) to keep their participation secret, and how important their friendship will be on the road to Switzerland. Special thanks to the BBC for making this interview possible, and to Adrian Bradley for recording today's episode. To sup...
Mar 07, 2025•42 min
We've made it, the road to Stockholm is at an end and it's time to preview the final of Melodifestivalen 2025. We're joined by the brilliant Aftonbladet duo Jenny Agren and Tobbe Ek to predict what might happen, and ask who will represent Sweden in Basel? We look ahead to the battle between Måns Zelmerlöw and KAJ, as well as asking if anyone else stands a chance of winning on Saturday night? To support the podcast, head to Buy Me A Coffee . Follow us on Twitter , Instagram & TikTok or email ...
Mar 07, 2025•48 min•Ep. 6
After an exciting National Final, we ask whether Germany are right to be optimistic of a positive result in Switzerland? Head of Delegation and friend of the podcast, Alexandra Wolfslast returns to explain why she's so confident, and explain what really happens at the Head of Delegation meeting once all the songs have been selected. The Euro Trip's own Callum Rowe is here to describe life on the jury for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, and with the UK's act set to be announced imminently, we look back ...
Mar 05, 2025•52 min•Ep. 148
We've made it, the final heat of Melodifestivalen 2025. Ahead of this weekend's live show we meet two of the most talked about acts as Victoria Silvstedt and SCARLET join us to tell us what to expect from their entries this weekend. And with SCARLET tipped as potential winners, how are they dealing with the pressure? We also look back at last week's live show, asking if Måns Zelmerlöw or Kaj are the real contenders going into the final next week. Melfest expert and friend of the show, Gustav Dah...
Feb 28, 2025•56 min•Ep. 5
