The Euro Trip | Eurovision Podcast

We're back with a brand new season of Melfest Friday as we provide the best coverage of Melodifestivalen 2026. We'll be here every week with the best preview to the forthcoming weekend's action, including the best guests and behind the scenes gossip.

This week we begin with Aftonbladet's Eurovision veteran Tobbe Ek as he looks ahead to the coming weeks, while we also catch up with Jacqline on her return to the competition in this Saturday's first live show.

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***Episode recorded before the Eurovision 2026 host reveal***

With Finland and Sweden continuing to battle for National Final supremacy, we hear from both UMK and SVT as they strive to improve year on year.

UMK Show Producer Matti Myllyaho explains how the show continues to reinvent itself, how they seek international audiences across the continent and beyond, and the on-going hype surrounding this year's line-up.

Later on we also cross to Sweden for our annual pre-Melfest catch up with Melodifestivalen Executive Producer Karin Gunnarsson as the discusses the KAJ effect, the pressure to keep her country at the top of the Eurovision leaderboard, and how she chooses which artists make the cut each year.

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She's back! We head to Denmark to get the inside story on Sissal's Dansk Melodi Grand Prix return and why she has decided she wants to represent her country for the second year in a row. Friend of the podcast Ole Tøpholm joins us to share his thoughts and dicuss the rest of the line-up, while he also explains why he's more hopeful than ever that his nation could turn their Eurovision fortunes around.

Later on we also catch up with singer-songwriter Hannah Doorman who lifts the lid on her experience at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest.

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In his first full sit-down interview since the EBU General Assembly in December, we hear from the contest's Director about what's next for the competition.

Speaking after Eurovision's first ever arena tour was announced we hear more about what the future could look like in the wake of December's withdrawals, how important it is to protect public service broadcasting, and Martin Green's hope for a brighter future dispite the ongoing situation away from Eurovision itself.

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After the handover ceremony and ticket sale, we're delighted to be joined by Eurovision 2026 Executive Producer Michael Krön as he returns to the podcast with another update on how plans are progressing for next year's contest. He tells us what happens next, how the Reference Group has handled last month's General Assembly vote, and why Eurovision is his favourite job so far.

We also bring you exciting news about Eurovision's plans for a European tour this summer, and Adrian Bradley is with us to discuss the winners and losers from Monday's semi-final draw.

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