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Eurovision Legends
Eurovision Legends is the podcast where Emil Löfström invites songwriters, artists and other important people from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest. How did the songs originate, what happened behind the scenes, who ought to have won the contest and what did the song demos sound like? This and much more...
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Eurovision LegendsLoreen
Having started her career in the Swedish version of pop idol 2004, it took Loreen 7 years before the big breakthrough came. What happened in between and what…
Eurovision LegendsJamala
In 2016, a Ukrainian trained opera singer sang a song about the deportation of Crimeans in 1944, which could easily also be interpreted as a thinly veiled…
Eurovision LegendsHans Van Hemert
Many countries in Eurovision seem to have their own "super-composer", and in the case of the Netherlands this person is Hans van Hemert. He wrote the Dutch…
Eurovision LegendsUdo Jürgens
Udo Jürgens was already a big star when he first competed in Eurovision for his Austria in 1964. He didn't win, but got the biggest hit after the contest, both…
Eurovision LegendsEva Santamaria
An argument in Los Angeles led to the creation of the perhaps most modern song to have taken part in Eurovision until that time, but the road that led Eva…
Eurovision LegendsMerethe Trøan
The "plump chicken from Trondheim" tried to reach Eurovision already at 14 years old, but had to wait another seven years until she finally succeeded with the…
Eurovision LegendsBaccara 2.0
Two years ago Emil spoke to Maria Mendiola and Cristina Sevilla from (one of the constellations of) Baccara. Since then they have gone viral, made a comeback…
Eurovision LegendsHersi Matmuja
When Albanian singer Hersi Matmuja finally won Festivali i Këngës on her fourth attempt the usual revamp of the song started. How much of a say did she have in…
Eurovision LegendsRobin Bengtsson
He was the guy who came on from backstage and gave working out in a suit a face, but the musical career of two meter Swedish hunk Robin Bengtsson started…
Eurovision LegendsJohn Ballard part II
Established in the business with successes like Ace of Base in his catalogue, John Ballard started to get invited to participate, mainly as a lyricist, on…
Eurovision LegendsJohn Ballard
He has finished top ten four times out of five attempts in Eurovision, but never for his home country nor for the country where he has lived for over 40 years…
Eurovision LegendsMrs Einstein
We continue the story of Eurovision 1997 that started in the episodes with Icelandic Paul Oscar and Katrina and the Waves with one of Katrina's vodka suppliers…
Eurovision LegendsThe Roop
Snubbed on a very good chance to win in the cancelled 2020 contest, The Roop fought their way to another victory and finally got to grace the Eurovision stage…
Eurovision LegendsMagdalena Tul
Following a streak of missed finals for Poland, hopes were higher when Magdalena Tul and the song "Jestem" became popular with the fans and was generally…
Eurovision LegendsFrans
Having had a huge hit already at seven years old, Frans Jeppsson Wall surprised the Swedish audience when he, almost forgotten, suddenly appeared in…
Eurovision LegendsAlon Amir Part II
We continue to listen to the fascinating adventures of Alon Amir in the world of Eurovision, starting in a bed together with Anne-Marie David.Our first stop is…
Eurovision LegendsAlon Amir
Most of us Eurovision fans dream of one day playing some minor part to contribute to or nestle your way into our beloved contest, be it by submitting songs…
Eurovision LegendsLise Haavik
People all over the world often have a hard time separating the Scandinavian countries, and honestly, who can blame them when we have people like Lise Haavik…
Eurovision LegendsSandra Reemer
Sandra Reemer was one of the dutch great and competed three times in Eurovision during the 1970's. Alas, she is no longer with us so instead we have invited…
Eurovision LegendsPetri Laaksonen part II
This is the second part of the interview with Petri Laaksonen, in which our hero finally learns that you don't always win every time you take part. After…
Eurovision LegendsPetri Laaksonen part I
The young student Petri Laaksonen was totally inexperienced as a songwriter, but after some encouragement from his teacher he decided to try to take part in…
Eurovision LegendsJon Ola Sand
He used to be the coolest guy in every Eurovision, but don't you want to hear about when Jon Ola Sand got really angry during the broadcast?Or why he was so…
Eurovision LegendsABBA part II
Most of us believe that ABBA became a huge success all over the world immediately after they won Eurovision 1974, and although their winning entry "Waterloo"…
Eurovision LegendsABBA
In 1974, a Swedish group changed Eurovision and music forever, but the story of ABBA did not in any way start there.All four members of ABBA, or five if you…
Eurovision LegendsManuela Bravo
Manuela Bravo participated for Portugal in 1979, which by many fans is considered to be a really good year, but still she managed to give Portugal one of its…
Eurovision LegendsMartina Majerle
With the same origins as the 1993 Croatian representative Put, Martina Majerle has gone on to grace the Eurovision stage with her presence more times than any…
Eurovision LegendsPaschalis Arvanitidis Πασχάλης Αρβανιτίδης
Paschalis Arvanitidis became a huge star in Greece already with the group The Olympians in the 1960's and then went solo, and even had a brief career in…
Eurovision LegendsEgon Egemann
Way before Alexander Rybak fiddled his way to victory, an Austrian guy brandishing a white violin represented Switzerland with a song about his love for his…
Eurovision LegendsOrna Datz אורנה דץ
Eurovision 1991 went down in history due to the tied score between Sweden and France, so that the winner had to be decided by tiebreaker. What many tend to…
Eurovision LegendsJüri Pootsmann
What is the next natural step when you have won Pop Idol, gotten a song from legendary Stig Rästa and won both the jury and the televote in the Estonian…
Eurovision LegendsGunvor
We often hear about the success stories from Eurovision, but Gunvor Guggisberg, now Gunvor Meyer, shows us that despite being treated really roughly by the…
Eurovision LegendsChrister Björkman part II
How could a Swedish Eurovision representative with one of the worst results ever for the country get to be in charge for the entire show for two decades?How…
Eurovision LegendsChrister Björkman
Christer Björkman is such a huge Eurovision fan that he lied his way into the audience of Eurovision 1991 in Rome, and made someone else pay. He had tried to…
Eurovision LegendsMoran Mazor מורן מזור
Moran Mazor's participation in 2013 can be seen as just yet one of the failed attempts to reach the final that Israel was living through a four-year stretch…
Eurovision LegendsCharmed
It's an extremely wild ride when the three party girls from Norway reunite for this episode. Though 21 years have passed, they are still as funny and crazy as…
Eurovision LegendsFabrizio Faniello
In the flirtiest interview ever on this show, Emil takes on Fabrizio Faniello, the guy who competed twice for Malta with varying results. We finally learn why…
Eurovision LegendsMatia Bazar
Matia Bazar are known to the Eurovision audience for their appearance with "Raggio di luna" in 1979, but they have been a musical force to reckon with for many…
Eurovision LegendsHazal Selçuk
Hazal Selçuk was only 16 years old but born from an impressive family consisting of both musical royalty and regular royalty.Most notable was of course her…
Eurovision LegendsSarai Tzuriel שרי צוריאל
Sarai Tzuriel was one of the best knows faces in Israel when she was asked to become the female part of the duo to perform "Yavoh yom" in the Israeli national…
Eurovision LegendsMarion Rung
Marion Rung started her career at only 15, and it is still going on 60 years later. For 33 of those years she actually held the record for the best Finnish…
Eurovision LegendsThomas Forstner
In 1989 he came from nowhere and made an impact with a song by Dieter Bohlen, and two years later he returned and faced a very different outcome.How did Thomas…
Eurovision LegendsLinda Martin
Season 3 of the podcasts kicks off with Eurovision royalty, lady Linda Martin, who beside her victory and second place in Eurovision have competed in the Irish…
Eurovision LegendsMichael James Down part II
These are special times and therefore it is time for a very special episode. Right now the artists and composers who will be competing in the Eurovision are…
Eurovision LegendsMichael James Down
These are special times and therefore it is time for a very special episode. Right now the artists and composers who will be competing in the Eurovision are…
Eurovision LegendsRafał Brzozowski
What is actually the journey for a song written by Swedish songwriters to reach a big Polish artist and then to get internally selected? Why hasn't he…
Eurovision LegendsLesley Roy
How come Lesley Roy was chosen in the first place last year and how did she take the cancellation and was it a no-brainer to say yes to compete this year? Why…
Eurovision LegendsJendrik
He is almost the definition of positivity, both in his expression and his message, but still he receives a huge amount of hate. What does he think about this…
Eurovision LegendsEden Alene עדן אלנה
Eden Alene is back for Israel and we are of course curious about a lot of things. Why is there no Amharic in this year's entry? Will she break Maja Blagdan's…
Eurovision LegendsVasil
Let's find out the truth behind the video clip that caused such a scandal, how close Vasil came to be disqualified by his own country and how much he is ready…
Eurovision LegendsHooverphonic
How big was the pile of songs that Hooverphonic produced and chose from for the 2020 contest, that later got cancelled? Did they simply pick another one of…
Eurovision LegendsDestiny
Destiny Chukunyere is only 18 years old, has already won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and now she is the betting favourite to win the adult contest as…
Eurovision LegendsFyr & Flamme
What is the thing about the 1980's, a decade when the two members of the band was hardly even born, and what are their influences? Are the dance moves by…
Eurovision LegendsGjon's tears
Gjon Muharremaj from Switzerland has been one of the frontrunners for two years running. How does he handle this? What was the happy accident that brought him…
Eurovision LegendsTusse
The story of Tusse starts with the voyage from a refugee camp in Kongo-Kinshasa to finding a new home and family in a small town in Sweden. He also describes…
Eurovision LegendsEfendi
Soon to be legendary: Efendi Special guest: Tony Cornelissen Interpreter: Aydan TopchibashevaIs it true that the song contains a sample from Army of Lovers?…
Eurovision LegendsBlind Channel
Why do a bunch of Finnsh metal artists want to take part in Eurovision, what do they know about the contest and to who or what do they want us all to aim our…
Eurovision LegendsJames Newman
Soon to be legendary: James Newman with sidekick Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden: Judith Gough How did the song originate, how big…
Eurovision LegendsCan Uğurluer
In 1990, Can Uğurluer finished second in the Turkish pre-selection, but the best thing to come out of this participation for him was that he met the two girls…