Eurovangelists | Eurovision Podcast
by Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompée
Each week, Eurovangelists - North America’s top Eurovision podcast and Signal Award winner - will guide you through everything you need to know about the Eurovision Song Contest, Europe’s yearly competition to determine which country has the best original song. But it’s no mere competition. This extraordinary live musical showdown is also one of the most important tools defending free speech and independent public broadcasting across the world. Join American superfans Dimitry Pompée, Oscar Montoya, and Jeremy Bent as they get entirely too excited about the latest Eurovision news, argue about which song should win this year, and explore the most inspiring, bizarre, and hilarious stories from the Contest’s start in 1956 all the way to today. Whether you’re a long-time Eurovision fan or completely new to it, they’ll make you into a Eurovangelist too!
Episodes
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Spooky Songs from Eurovision National Finals
It’s Halloween time once again, so Dimitry’s gone searching for some treats among national finals songs from the last few decades for all of you. We’re joined by spooky expert Cyrus Soliman of Scaredy Cat Film Club to talk about this terrifying playlist and trace their horror pedigree. Jeremy…
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Eurovision Asia: Cambodia's Finest Voice
It's certainly a lot easier to manage than its European counterpart, so we're sad to see the end of national final season for Eurovision Asia. Cambodia's made their choice, and we're here with the report on Cambodia's Finest Voice, their national final event with seven competitors. Jeremy…
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Eurovision Asia: Nepal, Malaysia & Mongolia
Three songs in one week gives us a wealth of new Eurovision Asia competitors, and the field of songs is nearly complete. We've got the triumphant Nepal Decides along with Mongolia's Chosen One to take a look at, along with the long-awaited release of Aina Abdul's song for Malaysia. Jeremy worries...
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Eurovision Asia: The Voice of Bangladesh & The Sound of Vietnam
Two more Eurovision Asia songs have been selected, and we've got the report on The Voice of Bangladesh, the (somewhat sleepy) Bangladeshi national final, and The Sound of Vietnam, the (somewhat sensational) Vietnam selection event. There's a lot of good, if chilled out, music to enjoy, and…
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Eurovision Asia: Laos' Sieng Lao & Thailand's Chosen One
We're delighted to be back to Eurovision Asia coverage for the next few weeks, and we're happy to announce there's another fun final full of good songs awaiting Eurovision fans who still have months to go before European selections begin. There's a whole host of catchy tunes courtesy of…
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Episode 137: (Some of) The Worst Performances in Eurovision
Sometimes good things happen to good people, as has happened with friend of the show, Worldvishawn! Shawn is now a consultant and producer for the CBC as he helps them navigate their first Eurovision, and we get the download about the whole process. And in a Eurovangelists first, Dimitry is out…
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Episode 136: Ireland's Eurovision Songs
Ireland emerged victorious in our New Big Five t-shirt contest earlier this year, which means they've earned themselves an episode about their many fantastic Eurovision entries over the years. We're also joined by listener, Eurovision fan and professor Mel Hardy, who's a delightful guest host for...
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Episode 135: Eurovision Asia - Korea's Next Wave
It's finally time for the hotly anticipated South Korean national final, and it delivers... sort of. We discuss what we feel was missing from Korea's Next Wave with the hilarious Sarah Claspell, but it wasn't lacking great songs, thankfully. Plus? Only 90 minutes! Jeremy picks out some very...
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Episode 134: Eurovision Asia - Philippine Selection Night
Mabuhay to all the Filipino music fans out there, because Philippine Selection Night has arrived and with it, another entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest Asia. We're joined this week by the delightful Kevin Rivera to listen to what his home country has to offer, and all four of us fall under…
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Episode 133: Eurovision Asia - Malaysia & Rhythm of Bhutan
Despite a false start in 2025, Eurovision Song Contest Asia looks like it's really happening in 2026! The proof? A full-on national final from Bhutan called Rhythm of Bhutan that has everything we love about national finals from small nations, plus a powerhouse internal selection from Malaysia.…
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Episode 132: Songs from Eurovision's Class of 2026
We thought we were going to sit down for a nice simple episode of the podcast, and then the EBU announced everything. Burgas! New age limit! No more pre-recorded backing tracks! Less well-defined rules about "conflicts"! But our fantastic guest, Irene White (Superstore, St. Denis Medical), was…
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Episode 131: Ranking 80s & 90s Eurovision Winners, Pt. 3
The votes are in, the jury's got its favorite and the same for the public: it's time to see who reigns supreme as we sort through the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest through the eighties and nineties. Some surprises on both sides, but there's also a shocking amount of consensus at the top…
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Episode 130: Ranking 80s & 90s Eurovision Winners, Pt. 2
We're back with our second episode of taking a look back at the winners of the 80s & 90s, and we hope you like Ireland because they're out in force in the 90s. Three back to back wins, another Johnny Logan appearance, Moods both Pure & Celtics - it's Ireland's decade for sure. But again, there's…
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Episode 129: Ranking 80s & 90s Eurovision Winners, Pt. 1
It's time to continue the work from 2024 and keep ranking the winners of Eurovision! This time, we're turning our attention to the top tunes from the end of the 20th century, starting with the 1980s. From Johnny Logan to... well, Johnny Logan, there's a whole decade of great songs to check out…
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Episode 128: Eurovision 1991 Recap
We'll be covering the famously terrible 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in a livestream later this year, but we thought we ought to cover the second place winner (and Oscar's favorite!), 1991's ESC at Cinecittà in Rome. And since we couldn't keep this many mediocre ballads to ourselves, joining us…
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Episode 127: Another Eurovangelists Summer Playlist
Temperatures are soaring across the US & Europe, so we've got the perfect poolside playlist to keep you cool and bring some fun with the sun. Joining us in this endeavor is Eurovision fan and actress Jessica Lowe, who stars alongside our own Oscar Montoya in Minx on Netflix, and has some informed...
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Episode 126: Bulgaria's Eurovision History - Bust, Boom, & Bangaranga
We're still riding the high of Dara's win from this year's contest, but how close had Bulgaria come to the glass microphone before? Pretty close... and very far, depending on the year. We're looking at all of Bulgaria's Eurovision entries since joining in 2005, and there seems to be a pattern of...
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Episode 125: The Apple (1980)
Thank you to all our wonderful backers this year who've brought this BoCo episode from last year to the main feed! Now everyone can experience the magic(?) of the weirdest Eurovision-adjacent disco Creation myth committed to celluloid, The Apple, aka Star Rock, aka BIM Rock. We're joined by...
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Episode 124: Canadians in Eurovision (who aren't Celine)
July 1st is Canada Day, so we're celebrating Canadian artists who have graced the Eurovision Song Contest stage with one very notable exception. But we needed an expert in all things Eurovision AND all things Canada, so we had to bring in Alex of ESC101, a Eurovision history podcast, to help us...
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Episode 123: A(nother) Eurovangelists Juneteenth
Tomorrow is Juneteenth here in America, so we're once again taking a listen to Black artists in Eurovision over the years. We're joined by Danielle Radford (Dropout, Tights & Fights) for a second time for this episode, and we've got the perfect way to potentially fool your uncle at the cookout....
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Episode 122: Underrated LGBTQI+ Moments in Eurovision
It's Pride Month and it simply wouldn't do to not honor the many trailblazing queer artists and their allies that helped push Eurovision forward to greater inclusion and acceptance. We're joined by the UK's own Eurovision superfan and international drag queen, Kiki Babs, to talk about several...
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Episode 121: Post-Eurovision Depression? Try Het Grote Songfestivalfeest!
We're now three weeks from the excitement of Vienna and crowning a new winner, so now what the heck do we do? Well, one of our favorite guests, the President of OGAE Ireland, Frank returns with some advice and to discuss Amsterdam's Het Grote Songfestivalfeest, aka, The Big Eurovision Party. Both...
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Episode 120: The 2026 Eurovangie Awards
We're decked out in our red carpet finest for our podcast's official awards ceremony: the Eurovangies! It just wouldn't be the end of the Eurovision 2026 season without some new awards, some old favorites, and even a listener postcard or two. Jeremy demands justice for Latvia's second place…
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Episode 119: Eurovision 2026 Recap
Another Grand Final has come and gone, and hoo boy, what a year for Eurovision! A new winner, a first-time winning country, drama, intrigue, hot mic moments - everything a fan could want out of a Grand Final. While we've got more opinions to come next week in our yearly Eurovangies awards, this...
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Episode 118: The Spirit of Eurovision 2026
It's nearly time for the Grand Final, and whether you're watching or not this year, we wanted to celebrate songs that conjure up the feeling of pan-European unity and joy that Eurovision truly represents. Inspired by a listener postcard, we go through a playlist of songs that have something to…
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Episode 117: Udo Jürgens, Austria's Eurovision GOAT
Eurovision season wouldn't feel complete without a visit from Tobias Larsson, Eurovision fan & historian, to tell us the backstory of another ESC luminary. This time it's Udo Jürgens, the man who gave Austria their first win and sold over a hundred million records worldwide. It's a fun look at…
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Episode 116: Top Ten Times Four Times Two
While we're not doing as much predicting this year, you better believe we've got opinions about our favorites, so we're welcoming back pop music expert Dave Holmes of International Waters to take a look at what we're liking in 2026. Jeremy's dancing on the table, baby, Dimitry is always mindful…
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MaxFunDrive BoCo Preview: Cliff Richard's Heathcliff
Hey Eurovision fans: we're in the middle of the MaxFunDrive, Maximum Fun's annual fundraising drive to keep the lights on and help support our show. We've got a taste of our episode with film critic Alonso Duralde of Maximum Film watching an absolutely terrible VHS version of an arguably worse...
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Episode 115: Music Video Recap 2026
If we're going to talk about all the music videos from Eurovision 2026, we need another opinionated Eurovision fan in the mix, so we're joined this week by ESC Ben! He's chatting with us from the UK about all our music video faves (and least faves) from the class of 2026. Jeremy has Fuego at…
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Casters on Casters: Sequoia Holmes, Ella McLeod, and Dimitry Pompée
It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters. Three different coasts are represented in this episode. Recording from Los Angeles is Sequoia Holmes (Black People Love Paramore) on the West…
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Episode 114: Daniela Simmons of Eurovision 1986
This week we're joined by Eurovision royalty, and it's the delightful Daniela Simmons, Switzerland's second place competitor from the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest. Daniela shares stories from her early days as a singer and songwriter, the whirlwind of competing in '86, and her long career after…
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Episode 113: Eurovision 1986 Recap
We're heading back in time and to Bergen, Norway for the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest alongside the hilarious Siobhan Thompson of Dimension 20, Rick & Morty and Krapopolis. It's a goofy one, and we've got the irascible Terry Wogan's commentary to guide us. Jeremy documents the rise of the...
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Episode 112: Benidorm Fest 2026
If we're talking Spain's Benidorm Fest 2026, who better to join us than the two native Spaniards that host one of our favorite ESC podcasts, the Eurovisionphiles? Dr. Barbara Barreiro Leon and Maria Zapata are on the show this week, talking about Spain's former national final that's now a...
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Episode 111: Priority Postcards 2026
We've had a sea change in regards to answering our mail: we've decided to answer postcards mid-national final seasons when the questions are relevant as opposed to waiting until the middle of summer where it no longer matters much either way. So come listen to us try and answer some of the big...
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Episode 110: Internal Selection Round Up 2026
Our Super Saturdays have come to an end, which means there's only a cornucopia of new songs to discuss from all the Eurovision 2026 internal selections! We're joined by the fabulous Swede and expert in all things Melfest Karin Björklund of the 12p podcast to take a listen to them all and give our...
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Episode 109: Super Saturday 2026, ft. Boy George
With five more national finals, we've made it to the end of the super Saturdays until 2027, but not without first covering Romania's Selecția Națională, the San Marino Song Contest, Poland's Krajowych Kwalifikacji, Sweden's Melodifestivalen, and Portugal's Festival da Canção. And our beloved…
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Episode 108: Super Saturday 2026, Round Two
This Super Saturday almost knocked us out, but we've got a super-sized episode covering SIX national finals: Lithuania's Eurovizija.LT, Norway's Melodi Grand Prix, Finland's UMK, Serbia's Pesma za Evroviziju, Germany's Das Deutsche Finale, and of course, Italy's Sanremo. It's a lot of show to get...
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Episode 107: Super (Not) Saturday 2026
It just wouldn't be Eurovision season without a visit to the doctor: Dr. Ella Hubber from Let's Learn Everything. The good doctor joins us once again, heroically watching nine hours of Eurovision 2026 national finals to comment on this week's contests, including what might be the worst song of…
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Episode 106: Super Saturday 2026, Round One
The Eurovision 2026 national finals start coming fast and furious from here on out, so all our Saturdays will be super for the next weeks. We've got Estonia's Eesti Laul, Latvia's Supernova and Denmark's Melodi Grand Prix this week, with three new winners and a lot of previous competitors coming...
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Episode 105: Vidbir 2026
We're back to Eurovision 2026 national final season, and boy, is it a good one. Ukraine's Vidbir is here, and with it, a veritable wave of Eurovision royalty: Jamala, Zlata Ognevich, Jerry Heil, Ziferblat, Monokate... it's a veritable cornucopia of ESC talent. Jeremy likes it when things get just…
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Episode 104: Benidorm Fest 2022
Dimitry finally got his wish granted: we're finally taking a look at Spain's very first Benidorm Fest from 2022, and wouldn't you know it? It's a doozy. Comedian and voice actor Tony Rodriguez (The Simpsons, Tiny Toons Looniversity) joins us to take a listen to the pack of songs that eventually...
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Episode 103: Luxembourg Song Contest 2026
The Eurovision 2026 national finals are about to hit us like a tidal wave, but not quite yet - for now, it's the gentle rain of Luxembourg's eight-song national final, and its excellent lineup of interval acts and guests. It's nice to have the time to discuss a pretty fun show, as things will get...
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Episode 102: Moldova & Malta 2026
The Eurovision 2026 national final season is upon us, at last! Moldova's Selecția Națională 2026 and Malta's MESC 2026 were this past Saturday, at a combined NINE hours of programming across the two finals. One mostly earned the run time, and one... not so much. Jeremy finds one Moldovan entry...
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Episode 101: National Final Preview 2026, Part 2
It's our last week before the avalanche of Eurovision 2026 national finals begins and doesn't stop for almost two months, so we've got another batch of sneak peeks of upcoming shows, plus a listener postcard about the important issue of voting in 2026. Jeremy likes the look of some of these men...
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Episode 100: National Final Preview 2026, Part 1
Some said hitting the triple digit mark couldn't be done, but the Eurovangelists have talked ESC a HUNDRED times! We celebrate by doing our favorite thing: talking about Eurovision, and taking a look at the many national finals that await us in 2026. Jeremy's aged out of A-Teenagerhood, Dimitry's...
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Episode 99: Festivali i Këngës 64 & MonteSong 2025
Happy New Year, and happy new national final season! We've got two quality national finals to talk about, and lots of great songs to add to our playlists. Plus, one of Dimitry's all-time faves shows up as an interval act, and another one shows up twice. Jeremy can't take the tease of Zjerm,...
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Happy Holidays from the Eurovangelists
We've had the good fortune this year to enjoy the support of fans like you, so we've decided to share a little bit of the wealth of content that our MaxFun backers get and put together this present for everyone. It's the very first episode of But Enough About Eurovision Already from April, our…
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Episode 98: Hark, The Icelandic Angels Sing!
It's Christmastime, so that means it's time for an episode better known as Hark, The Icelandic Angels Sing! Iceland’s Christmas Covers of Pop Songs: Let Them Ring; The Bridge That Unites Italy and Iceland (Sweden Sometimes Too) Or, Laura Branigan Is The Grinch. We're joined by fellow MaxFun host...
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Episode 97: EBU Winter General Assembly 2025
The European Broadcasting Union held their Winter General Assembly with two consequential votes promised, and somehow, only one vote happened. We discuss the countries that are returning for Eurovision 2026, the countries who have dropped out as a response to the vote, and what exactly happened...
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Episode 96: Eurovision 2006 Recap
We've talked a lot about Lordi and their 2006 win in Athens, and with the 20th anniversary rapidly approaching next year, we wanted our listeners to be up on one of the best contests of the otherwise not-so-great '00s era. And who better to join us in Athens than Greek pop expert and comedian…
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About this show
Each week, Eurovangelists - North America’s top Eurovision podcast and Signal Award winner - will guide you through everything you need to know about the Eurovision Song Contest, Europe’s yearly competition to determine which country has the best original song. But it’s no mere competition. This extraordinary live musical showdown is also one of the most important tools defending free speech and independent public broadcasting across the world. Join American superfans Dimitry Pompée, Oscar Montoya, and Jeremy Bent as they get entirely too excited about the latest Eurovision news, argue about which song should win this year, and explore the most inspiring, bizarre, and hilarious stories from the Contest’s start in 1956 all the way to today. Whether you’re a long-time Eurovision fan or completely new to it, they’ll make you into a Eurovangelist too!
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Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompée
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