The Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast

Norway’s Queen of Kings, Alessandra, joins us for the first episode of the brand new season of the podcast. She’s going to be joining other icons on the official tour to celebrate...

Eva Marija will be representing Luxembourg with her song Mother Nature, and is the first artist from the Class of 2026 to appear on the official podcast! She talks about her winni...

After several attempts to represent his country, Aidan is finally heading to the Eurovision Song Contest for Malta! He speaks to us about his song Bella, how he loves being an abs...

Søren Torpegaard Lund talks about channelling his 'inner-Britney' as he gets ready to represent Denmark in Vienna. He talks about his musical theatre background, his energetic sta...

Antigoni is living out a childhood dream by representing Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest. She joins the podcast to talk about her song Jalla, honouring her Cypriot roots and...

Jonas Lovv is hoping to make his mark on the Eurovision Song Contest as he competes for Norway with the song Ya Ya Ya. He talks to Steve about his huge win at the Norwegian nation...

Bulgaria’s superstar DARA is ready to bring the energy to Vienna! The singer talks to Steve Holden about the meaning of her song Bangaranga and bringing Bulgaria back to the Eurov...

In a love letter to his country, Satoshi is heading to Vienna with the pulsing national anthem Viva, Moldova! He talks about the story behind his song, his love of Linkin Park and...

Latvian singer Atvara will be bringing raw emotion and drama to the Eurovision stage with her highly personal ballad Ēnā. She talks to Steve about the magic of the song, finding f...

After the 2020 contest was cancelled, Alicja from Poland is finally back to have her moment on the Eurovision stage. She talks to Steve about returning with her song Pray, her mus...

The latest guest on the podcast is Essyla, who will be Dancing On The Ice for Belgium in Vienna. She joins Steve to chat about fulfilling her lifelong dream to sing at the Eurovis...

Tamara Živković is representing Montenegro with her empowerment anthem Nova Zora! The singer talks to Steve about her talent on the flute, her love of Lady Gaga and her special fr...

We go backstage at the London Eurovision Party to meet some of the stars of this year’s Contest. Steve chats to LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER from the United Kingdom about being a new dad,...

It's Ferto time! Akylas from Greece joins us for the latest episode of the podcast to talk about his preparation for Vienna. He talks to Steve about his love of the contest, his a...

Veronica Fusaro is ready to rock the stage in Vienna with her song Alice. The Swiss singer talks to Steve about her lifelong love of music, her love of Conchita Wurst and why she'...

LELÉKA is all set to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest with the beautiful ballad Ridnym. She joins Steve on the podcast to talk about her musical life, her love of...

Hello from Vienna!! It's our first episode from Austria as we catch up some of the acts of 2026 straight after their first rehearsals. First up, it's Satoshi from Moldova who's op...

Lithuania's Lion Ceccah and Estonia's Vanilla Ninja join the podcast straight after their first rehearsal. Lion Ceccah chats to Steve about his silver era, his multilingual song S...

Fresh from his first rehearsal, Luka from Serbian band LAVINA joins Steve on the latest episode of the podcast to discuss the group's song Kraj Mene. He talks about his love of fa...

Fresh from their first rehearsals, Romania's Alexandra Căpitănescu and Georgia's Bzekebi join the latest edition of the podcast. Alexandra and her bandmates talk about bringing Ro...

Two amazing piano players join the podcast in Vienna! First up, it's Australian superstar Delta Goodrem to talk about her song Eclipse, her love of representing her country, and h...

San Marino legend SENHIT is joined by music icon Boy George to talk about their Vienna collaboration Superstar! The pair talk about how their partnership came about, and George's...

Two of this year's 2026 Grand Final stars join the podcast for a catch-up! First up, Germany's Sarah Engels returns to talk about musicals, motherhood, and her song Fire. Italian...

Noam Bettan joins the podcast for a chat about his journey to the Eurovision Song Contest to represent Israel. He talks about his lifelong love of music, his influences and the un...

We can't get Sweden's FELICIA out of our system as she joins us on the podcast, alongside LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER from the UK. The Swedish star talks about her love of Eurovision ico...

Get ready to join COSMÓ, Alis and Atvara at one of this year's Eurofan Cafés - the legendary Gerstner in Vienna. In front of a live audience of ESC volunteers, the trio of stars t...

Your ten qualifiers from the first semi-final are right here! The artists representing Greece, Finland, Belgium, Sweden, Moldova, Israel, Serbia, Croatia, Lithuania and Poland giv...

The current Eurovision champion JJ returns to the podcast to reflect on his incredible year. He talks to Steve about performing his new single Unknown during the second semi-final...

Your ten qualifiers from the second semi-final are right here! The artists representing Bulgaria, Ukraine, Norway, Australia, Romania, Malta, Cyprus, Albania, Denmark and Czechia...

It's 20 years since Lordi became Eurovision icons after storming to victory with Hard Rock Hallelujah for Finland. Frontman Mr Lordi joins Steve for a chat about two decades of su...

Norway's Eurovision winning icon Alexander Rybak drops by for a chat on the podcast. The singer and violinist is performing in the Grand Final as part of a star-studded medley to...

It's a first ever victory for Bulgaria! Hear one of DARA's first interviews, just minutes after winning the Eurovision Song Contest with Bangaranga! She achieved a total of 516 p...