They Think It's Mold-over... It Is Now!
Eurovision news is flying in thick and fast, and we have you covered! From Moldova's withdrawal to Ireland's shortlist, the running order for Basel 2025 is starting to take shape, but what does Will Ferrell have to do with it all?!
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Mentioned in this episode:
Sunstroke Project - ‘Hey Mamma’ (Moldova, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWaQdHoCvYk
Sandra Simó - ‘Canzone per te’ (Switzerland, 1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ard88K87XWQ
Emmy - ‘Witch Woods’ (Norway NF, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeJU5fk0glM
Laura Thorn - ‘La poupée monte le son’ (Luxembourg, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RtjmjrOAPY
Zero Point Five - ‘Ride’ (Luxembourg NF, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmjXp1bzbC0
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th of January:Last Wednesday, Moldovan broadcaster TRM announced at a press conference that they had cancelled their national final et Appa Nacionale and that they would not be participating in this year's contest, although they still intend to air both the semi finals and the grand final.
It's believed that the decision came about due to a lack of confidence in the entries they'd received for this year and that they needed substantial reforms in the selection process.
confirming participation for: n since making their debut in: Switzerland in the contest in: y's Sanremo music festival in: ch was released on Netflix in:It sounds very much as though things are still in the relatively early stages of development, but naturally we will keep you posted if and when there's further news.
Details have emerged regarding this year's edition of the Ukrainian national selection process following a press conference with creative director German Nunov and this year's finalists.
He has promised that the event will feel like a full fledged Eurovision, not just a national selection featuring one of the most elaborate stages the competition has ever seen and a Eurovision style artist Green Room, as well as five interval acts.
The 10 acts taking part are Vlad Sheriff, Abiye Molodi, Future Culture, Masha Kotratenko, Kayat Finka Krilate Zieferblatt and DK Energetik, with the result being decided by jury and audience votes on 8 February.
There have also been some exciting developments coming from Ireland this year as they've announced the six artists and songs in their Eurosong national final competition.
who had big hits in the early: Norway's Melody Grand Prix in:Yuval Raphael will represent Israel after winning the talent show Hakovav Haba, a format known internationally as Rising Star, and submissions are currently open for the song that she will perform at the contest last year.
On this podcast we decided to cover Israel's participation by reporting only on factual matters surrounding their entry, and in light of multiple factors including the delegation's behaviour at last year's contest, we have decided to keep that policy in place for the time being. Finally, Luxembourg's entry for this year's contest has been confirmed.
f the Luxembourg Song Contest:She triumphed in the contest after winning 12 points from seven out of the eight international juries, with Estonia being the sole holdout, giving her 10 points and finishing second in the televote behind 0.5 with ride.
Theirs was a completely different style of entry a more lo fi indie folk vibe with a routing chorus that fe felt a bit more commercial to my ears from a radio point of view, but also like the sort of thing that could quite easily get lost in the semi finals at actual Eurovision. Since 0.5 made little headway with the panel of juries, Laura was left comfortably in first place on the combined scoreboard.
As for the winning song, I've said before that it seems a bit early to realistically assess any song's chances of success at this year's contest when we know so little about the rest of the playing field, but this one does seem to be a fairly strong contender on the available evidence.
upet de Si or Poupet de so in:It's got a kind of 80s 90s energy to it that could play well with a certain crowd, and Laura has definitely got some powerhouse vocals that she showcases particularly right at the end of the performance. My concern at this point is that it possibly feels a little bit too retro, but there are ways around that.
It will be very interesting to see the journey that this performance goes on between now and May, but I do think all of the building blocks are there for this to potentially be another good year for Luxembourg after their successful return to the contest last year. That's all for this week.
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