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EPISODE · Apr 3, 2025 · 1H 4M

Episode 62: Lys Assia, the Queen of Eurovision

from Eurovangelists · host Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompée, Tobias Larsson

You can't talk about Switzerland in Eurovision without going back to the very first year of the ESC: 1956. This week we're talking about the winner of that first contest, Lys Assia, and her long history with the contest with our special returning guest, Tobias Larsson of the Eurovision deep dive blog, Tobson och alla bidragen (https://allaeurovisionsbidrag.blogspot.com/). Jeremy finds The Simpsons in an unexpected place, Dimitry sees himself in the youths of 2013, Tobias breaks down the timing of horny song records in Eurovision, and Oscar just sees another Disney Princess. Watch Lys Assia's performances on this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd2EbKTi9fyUO0-rSn-E8kvuKigEkEbrFThis week's companion playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0A5gtll8OwomS0ql7cHze1 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joineurovangelistsEurovangelists is an American Eurovision podcast, made in the US for Eurovision fans worldwide. The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée.The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Instagram and @eurovangelists.com on Bluesky, or send us an email at [email protected]. Head to https://maxfunstore.com/collections/eurovangelists for Eurovangelists merch. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one! 

The Eurovangelists review the life and music of Lys Assia alongside Eurovision expert Tobias Larsson.

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