Wiwibloggs: The Eurovision Podcast

Remember Monday — the UK’s Eurovision 2025 group — tell us what the hell happened during their gorgeous music video shoot. They also explain the difference between performing on the West End and at Eurovision, discuss the strength of their sisterhood and reveal the five matching tattoos they share. The group consists of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele from Farnborough, Hampshire.

Interviewer: William - http://instagram.com/williamleeadams

We met up with the meme queen of the year, Sissal from Denmark, to talk about the now infamous group chat on Instagram, her new plans for staging and not least a little surprise message from her childhood crush!

Featuring: Simon: http://instagram.com/simonfalkdk

Gabry Ponte from San Marino discusses his life and career — including producing Eifel 65's international mega-ht "Blue" — at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam. We also discuss his staging plans for "Tutta L'Italia" in Basel.

Interviewer: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams

We chat with Croatia's Eurovision star Marko Bošnjak ahead of Eurovision In Concert in Amsterdam. He discusses the challenge of coming out in a conservative country and how he plans to completely change his Eurovision staging in Basel.

Featuring: William: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams

Eurovision 2025 favourite J.J. from Austria discusses the writing process behind "Wasted Love" at Eurovision in Concert 2025 in Amsterdam.

Louane — France's Eurovision 2025 singer — discusses her song "maman" during our interview at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam. She describes how she got her daughter to sing the final note "maman" of her song, and how her daughter offers the most honest criticism of anyone. She also shares her safe space during these busy days leading to Eurovision.

Interviewer: William: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams

We react to all of the performances from Eurovision in Concert 2025. Who gave the best live performance? Which act improved the most? Which acts failed to deliver? We share our thoughts on the showers, growers and more from the show in Amsterdam.

Our reaction to the Semi-Final 1 running order of Eurovision 2025. Iceland's Vaeb will open the show, while Cyprus' Theo Evan will close it. Among other things, we discuss how the start position could impact who qualifies; why Poland's Justyna was put in second position (the so-called "death slot"); why producers have Cyprus performing last; and so much more.

Watch this podcast on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohTaz4OfgFU

1. 🇮🇸 Iceland – Væb with “Róa”

2. 🇵🇱 Poland – Justyna Steczkowska with “Gaja”

3. 🇸🇮 Slovenia – Klemen with “How Much Time Do We Have Left”

4. 🇪🇪 Estonia – Tommy Cash with “Espresso Macchiato” 🇪🇸 Spain — Melody with “Esa Diva”

5. 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Ziferblat with “Bird of Pray”

6. 🇸🇪 Sweden – KAJ with “Bara bada bastu”

7. 🇵🇹 Portugal – Napa with “Deslocado”

8. 🇳🇴 Norway – Kyle Alessandro with “Lighter”

9. 🇧🇪 Belgium – Red Sebastian with “Strobe Lights”

🇮🇹 Italy — Lucio Corsi with “Volevo essere un duro”

10. 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan – Mamagama with “Run with U”

11. 🇸🇲 San Marino – Gabry Ponte with “Tutta l’Italia”

12. 🇦🇱 Albania – Shkodra Elektronike with “Zjerm”

13. 🇳🇱 Netherlands – Claude with “C’est la vie”

14. 🇭🇷 Croatia – Marko Bosnjak with “Poison Cake”

🇨🇭 Switzerland — Zoë Më with “Voyage”

15. 🇨🇾 Cyprus – Theo Evan with “Shh”

We react to the Semi-Final 2 running order for Eurovision 2025. Producers have Australia's Go-Jo opening the show and Finland's Erika Vikman closing it. We ask why Montenegro is in the death slot (second position); suggest that producers wanted to spread out the riskqué sexy acts (Australia, Malta, and Finland), ; and suggest Israel benefits hugely from performing between Luxembourg and Germany.  

Watch our reaction on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ANSBdl6845s?si=6cB2DOO1GBECXB6L

1.⁠ ⁠🇦🇺 Australia: Go-Jo with “Milkshake Man”  

2.⁠ ⁠🇲🇪 Montenegro: Nina Žižić with “Dobrodošli”  

3.⁠ ⁠🇮🇪 Ireland: Emmy with “Laika Party”  

4.⁠ ⁠🇱🇻 Latvia: Tautumeitas with “Bur man laimi”  

5.⁠ ⁠🇦🇲 Armenia: Parg with “Survivor”  

6.⁠ ⁠🇦🇹 Austria: JJ with “Wasted Love” 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Remember Monday with “What the Hell Just Happened?”  

7.⁠ ⁠🇬🇷 Greece: Klavdia with “Asteromata”  

8.⁠ ⁠🇱🇹 Lithuania: Katarsis with “Tavo akys”  

9.⁠ ⁠🇲🇹 Malta: Miriana Conte with “Serving”

10.⁠ ⁠🇬🇪 Georgia: Mariam Shengelia with “Freedom” 🇫🇷 France: Louane with “Maman”

11.⁠ ⁠🇩🇰 Denmark: Sissal with “Hallucination”

12.⁠ ⁠🇨🇿 Czechia: Adonxs with “Kiss Kiss Goodbye”

13.⁠ ⁠🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Laura Thorn with “La poupée monte le son”

14.⁠ ⁠🇮🇱 Israel: Yuval Raphael with “New Day Will Rise” 🇩🇪 Germany: Abor & Tyne with “Baller”

15.⁠ ⁠🇷🇸 Serbia: Princ with “Mila”

16.⁠ ⁠🇫🇮 Finland: Erika Vikman with “Ich komme”

William's reaction to the sauna song "Bara Bada Bastu" — Sweden's Eurovision 2025 entry from KAJ. The Swedish-speaking Finns rode a wave of momentum to win Melodifestivalen 2025. We review their live performance from the national final. Is it surprising the international jury place them second? Does it escape the "joke entry" label? And will the feel-good factor carry through to Basel? We discuss this and more.

00:01 Introduction

01:42 First reaction

04:53 Review and Analysis

07:54 Readers' comments

Featuring: William: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams