JOY Eurovision

29 Mar 2016

2015-16 #12: 5 million and counting

Music, News, Society & Culture, Uncategorized

It’s the final podcast for this season and the news just keeps coming.

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The News

• News from the Heads of Delegation meeting brings us final songs, dates for 2017 and info about this year’s postcards.
• SBS has been given the rights to develop Eurovision Asia.
• Hovi Star has finally decided on a version of Made of Stars.
• Serhat goes disco with the final version of San Marino’s international entry.
• Poli Genova finally releases her song for this year, tied in with a Bulgarian TV show. What would we have done for a tie in with Blue Heelers?
• EBU opens a new Eurovision exhibition in Stockholm, called Good Evening Europe.
• The wolves have got to IVAN‘s head.
• Ukraine is officially not political (though possibly not according to Russia).
• Sergey breaks the internet with his official Eurovision video and performs live for the first time.
• Everyone who missed out on a Grand Final ticket can now party next door at Tele2.
• Malta hides their chameleon and walks on water instead.
• The streaming charts have Frans and Barei as firm favourites.

The Music

Ola Gintrowska – Missing

Jüri Pootsmann – Aga Siis

Luxuslärm – Solange Liebe in mir wohnt (Radio Edit)

Valentina Monetta – The Social Network Song (Oh Oh – Uh – Oh Oh) [San Marino 2012]

Poli Genova – Na Inat [Bulgaria 2011]

Anastasiya Vinnikova – I Love Belarus [Belarus 2011]

Елена Темникова ft Natan – Наверно

Christabelle – Kingdom

Eric Saade – Colors

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