From Basel’s Turquoise Carpet
Basel welcomes Eurovision into the heart of the city, and Dudepoints was by the turquoise carpet with camera in hand!
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The Impact Of Possibly The Smallest Eurovision Media Centre This Century
The Basel Press Centre will host just 1,000 accredited media. That’s fewer than Tallinn in 2002. Even as digital interest soars in the Song Contest, the media footprint has shrunk further. How does this impact on the way the storytelling of the Song Contest is told today?
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: One Last Round Of Predictions For Basel 2025
Fin Ross Russell, Dude Points, Martin Bishop and Anton Rasegård sit down to make some predictions ahead of Basel 2025. Which slow songs will cut through the noise? Whose path to qualifying is linked to being “straight man music”? Who is their surprise unanimous prediction to win the whole thing?
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Louane and I: French Destiny in Basel
French artist Louane is singing for France in Basel, and with a week to go, is one of the favourites for the victory. Fin Ross Russell takes us on a personal journey where his appreciation and emotional connection to Louane clash with the Song Contest.
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Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, Eurovision’s Roblox Adventure
With the announcement of a new Eurovision Roblox Experience for Basel 2025, Ewan Spence chats with RTE’s Suzanne Kelly to talk about the EBU’s latest adventure for children and young people in the latest Chat over Coffee podcast.
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Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Jessica Havulehto, Vörå’s KAJ Coordinator
KAJ have put the small district of Vörå with 5,000 residents on the map. How does a small Ostrobothnian town play in the lead-up to Eurovision 2025, their biggest cultural event…maybe ever? Ben Robertson speaks with Jessica Havulehto, newly appointed “KAJ Coordinator” in Vörå, about building a cultural bridge from Europe’s biggest stage to this rural local community.
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Your Travel Guide to Basel, Eurovision’s Host City For 2025
Travelling to Basel but not sure what to get up to when the shows aren’t on? Fin Ross Russell takes you through what to expect when visiting this year’s unique city.
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2025 #7
In the seventh Juke Box Jury episode, Samantha Ross and Jamie Halliwell join Ewan Spence to preview Australia, Poland, Slovenia, Germany, and Sweden.
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Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Performance Coach Francesca Aaen
In the latest Chat Over Coffee podcast, Ewan Spence sits down with Performance Coach Francesca Aaen to talk about the support available to artists and delegations at the Eurovision Song Contest.
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The Joy Of The Eurovision’s Mid-Season
Every Eurovision song starts as just three minutes of music, but in the weeks before the Contest, we discover they are something more. Ben Roberson explores this quieter stretch of time before the Song Contest ramps up in May.
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2025 #6
In the sixth Juke Box Jury podcast for 2025, Ewan Spence is joined by Gina Jones and Phil Dore to preview this year’s Eurovision Song Contest songs from Albania, Ireland, Malta, Georgia, Croatia, and Switzerland.
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Keeping The Party in The Eurovision Pre-Parties
With the curtain coming down over PrePartyES, the previews section of the Eurovision Song Contest season ends. Dudepoints looks back to ask “What do the pre-parties bring to the Eurovision season?”
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