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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Remembering Colin Berry, Eurovision’s Iconic Spokesperson
In a career that had spanned nearly four decades, the BBC’s Colin Berry was best known in Europe as the official spokesperson for the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest for 25 years. Luke Davies looks back on a broadcasting life well lived.
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Eurovision Insight Podcast: Juke Box Jury 2025 #5
Ewan Spence is joined by AJ Clay and Scott Reid in the fifth Juke Box Jury episode for 2025. This week we preview the songs from Cyprus, Greece, Portugal, Italy, and San Marino.
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Vörå’s Big Plans For Celebrating Eurovision
It started with a sauna song and a TikTok dance. Now, three Finland-Swedish musicians have their entire continent singing along in their dialect. But how are KAJ’s hometown region celebrating their rise to fame when all eyes are on them in May. Now we have some of the answers.
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Eurovision Chat Over Coffee, with Eurovision Reference Group Chair Bakel Walden
Controversial songs, broadcaster representation, psychological support for artists, and more. Bakel Walden, the current chair of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group, returns to ESC Insight to talk with Ewan Spence about the state of the Song Contest as Basel 2025 draws ever closer.
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The New Paths To Winning Eurovision In 2025
Who is in the driving seat to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2025? What is their path to victory in Basel? How will the geo-political state of the world affect the contest? Fin Ross Russell explores how to make that happen, and why Alika’s ‘Bridges’ points out the path to victory.
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