The Euro Trip | Eurovision Podcast

This week we welcome our first two members of the class of 2026 to join us on the podcast this season as we cross to Luxembourg and Malta. First up we hear how Eva Marija has made her childhood dream come true by represening her country, and how her love of the contest inspired her to take up music in the first place.

Later on Aidan shares his pride at the opportunity to take to the stage for his Eurovision crazy home nation, and we do our best to round-up another crazy week of National Final season.

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We're back to look ahead to the second week of this year's Melfest and the return (and debut) of Felicia. The artist who previously competed as her alter ego Fröken Snusk returns with a highly anticipated solo debut - so can she make it to the final? Music journalist Tina Mehrafzoon tells us more about her chances and the other artists performing on Saturday, including a return for former winner Robin Bengtsson.

Three-time Melfest winning songwriter Anderz Wrethov also joins us from his studio to talk about his chances of doing the double in 2026 after last year's victory with KAJ.

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With reports that the BBC were forced to drop the United Kingdom's planned 2026 artist due to 'unacceptable comments' that had previously been made on social media, we aim to uncover what's really happening and where it leaves the BBC's selection process for Vienna.

We're also heading to Oslo to catch up with our Norwegian friends Mads Tørklep and Tarjei Strøm as they get us up to speed ahead of this year's Melodi Grand Prix.

We find out more about Alexander Rybak's return, learn the truth about Ylvis' decision to quit the contest, and hear about a very special interval act planned for the live show.

This year we're delighted to be teaming up with the Europarty app to help you bring even more enjoyment to this year's Eurovision season.

You can click here to purchase your tickets for the London Eurovision Festival.

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

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We're back with a brand new season of Melfest Friday as we provide the best coverage of Melodifestivalen 2026. We'll be here every week with the best preview to the forthcoming weekend's action, including the best guests and behind the scenes gossip.

This week we begin with Aftonbladet's Eurovision veteran Tobbe Ek as he looks ahead to the coming weeks, while we also catch up with Jacqline on her return to the competition in this Saturday's first live show.

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***Episode recorded before the Eurovision 2026 host reveal***

With Finland and Sweden continuing to battle for National Final supremacy, we hear from both UMK and SVT as they strive to improve year on year.

UMK Show Producer Matti Myllyaho explains how the show continues to reinvent itself, how they seek international audiences across the continent and beyond, and the on-going hype surrounding this year's line-up.

Later on we also cross to Sweden for our annual pre-Melfest catch up with Melodifestivalen Executive Producer Karin Gunnarsson as the discusses the KAJ effect, the pressure to keep her country at the top of the Eurovision leaderboard, and how she chooses which artists make the cut each year.

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