<description>&lt;p&gt;With the first semi-final of the contest in Basel just seven weeks away, we meet the record label plotting the UK's route to Eurovision success. Chatting in an exclusive interview, Co-Founder of The Other Songs, Billy Webber, tells us more about his team's plans for Remember Monday over the next few weeks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We're also catching up with another of the class of 2025 as Norway's Kyle Alessandro joins us from Oslo to discuss staging, revamps, and his love of energy drinks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;And stay tuned for a Eurovision Song in the Wild submissing involving Elvis, a bear, and a Las Vegas hotel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.manchagen.uk/tickets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Buy tickets for Manchagen 2025&lt;/a&gt;, the UK's biggest Eurovision celebration.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;To support the podcast, head to &lt;a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/eurotrippodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Buy Me A Coffee&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/EuroTripPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/eurotrippodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/TikTok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/61d48085f4100f0012cf1a64/eurotrippodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;eurotrippodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We meet the record label plotting the UK's route to Eurovision success

With the first semi-final of the contest in Basel just seven weeks away, we meet the record label plotting the UK's route to Eurovision success. Chatting in an exclusive interview, Co-Founder of The Other Songs, Billy Webber, tells us more about his team's plans for Remember Monday over the next few weeks. We're also catching up with another of the class of 2025 as Norway's Kyle Alessandro joins us from Oslo to discuss staging, revamps, and his love of energy drinks. And stay tuned for a Eurovision Song in the Wild submissing involving Elvis, a bear, and a Las Vegas hotel. <a href="https://www.manchagen.uk/tickets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy tickets for Manchagen 2025</a>, the UK's biggest Eurovision celebration. To support the podcast, head to <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/eurotrippodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy Me A Coffee</a>. Follow us on&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/EuroTripPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eurotrippodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> &amp; <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/TikTok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>&nbsp;or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/61d48085f4100f0012cf1a64/eurotrippodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eurotrippodcast.com</a>. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Remember Monday's Eurovision promotion plans revealed

<description>&lt;p&gt;With musicians across Europe (and Australia) preparting for Eurovision, Artist Manager Lulu Davis gives us a special insight into what it's like to take your artist to the Eurovision Song Contest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having managed Australian band Voyager for years, she describes what it took to get them considered for the contest, the moment that SBS confirmed they'd like to send them to Eurovision, and how she worked with the band to take them to a top ten finish in Liverpool.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;To support the podcast, head to &lt;a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/eurotrippodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Buy Me A Coffee&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/EuroTripPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/eurotrippodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/TikTok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/61d48085f4100f0012cf1a64/eurotrippodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;eurotrippodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Artist Manager Lulu Davis gives us a special insight into what it's like to take your artist to the Eurovision Song Contest.

With musicians across Europe (and Australia) preparting for Eurovision, Artist Manager Lulu Davis gives us a special insight into what it's like to take your artist to the Eurovision Song Contest. Having managed Australian band Voyager for years, she describes what it took to get them considered for the contest, the moment that SBS confirmed they'd like to send them to Eurovision, and how she worked with the band to take them to a top ten finish in Liverpool. To support the podcast, head to <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/eurotrippodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy Me A Coffee</a>. Follow us on&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/EuroTripPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eurotrippodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> &amp; <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/TikTok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>&nbsp;or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/61d48085f4100f0012cf1a64/eurotrippodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eurotrippodcast.com</a>. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How to manage a Eurovision artist

<description>&lt;p&gt;We meet one of the favourites for the contest as JJ joins us from Vienna to talk about his plans for Basel. We learn more about the unique staging he hopes to bring to the competition, and how he's heading back to the opera house before embarking on his promotional tour of Europe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;From there we head to Australia and meet their artist, the brilliantly charismatic Go-Jo to learn more about the mythical Milkshake Man, and stick around for a very exciting announcement!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.manchagen.uk/tickets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Buy tickets for Manchagen 2025&lt;/a&gt;, the UK's biggest Eurovision celebration.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;To support the podcast, head to &lt;a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/eurotrippodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Buy Me A Coffee&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/EuroTripPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/eurotrippodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/TikTok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/61d48085f4100f0012cf1a64/eurotrippodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;eurotrippodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We meet one of the favourites for the contest as JJ joins us from Vienna to talk about his plans for Basel.

We meet one of the favourites for the contest as JJ joins us from Vienna to talk about his plans for Basel. We learn more about the unique staging he hopes to bring to the competition, and how he's heading back to the opera house before embarking on his promotional tour of Europe. From there we head to Australia and meet their artist, the brilliantly charismatic Go-Jo to learn more about the mythical Milkshake Man, and stick around for a very exciting announcement! <a href="https://www.manchagen.uk/tickets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy tickets for Manchagen 2025</a>, the UK's biggest Eurovision celebration. To support the podcast, head to <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/eurotrippodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy Me A Coffee</a>. Follow us on&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/EuroTripPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eurotrippodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> &amp; <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/TikTok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>&nbsp;or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/61d48085f4100f0012cf1a64/eurotrippodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eurotrippodcast.com</a>. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Can Austria really challenge for the win at Eurovision 2025?

<description>&lt;p&gt;We continue the reaction to Remember Monday's reveal as the UK's 2025 entry as we meet songwriter Thomas Stengaard. He tells us more about the process to create their song and the inspiration behind the track. We also hear from regular guest Nick Levine as he gives us his thoughts on how the girls might do in Basel.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;And with selection season at an end, we're joined by a very familar face to take a look at who might content for this year's trophy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.manchagen.uk/tickets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Buy tickets for Manchagen 2025&lt;/a&gt;, the UK's biggest Eurovision celebration.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;To support the podcast, head to &lt;a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/eurotrippodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Buy Me A Coffee&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/EuroTripPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/eurotrippodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/TikTok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/61d48085f4100f0012cf1a64/eurotrippodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;eurotrippodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We meet songwriter Thomas Stengaard who reveals more about the process to create Remember Monday's entry for the contest in Switzerland.

We continue the reaction to Remember Monday's reveal as the UK's 2025 entry as we meet songwriter Thomas Stengaard. He tells us more about the process to create their song and the inspiration behind the track. We also hear from regular guest Nick Levine as he gives us his thoughts on how the girls might do in Basel. And with selection season at an end, we're joined by a very familar face to take a look at who might content for this year's trophy. <a href="https://www.manchagen.uk/tickets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy tickets for Manchagen 2025</a>, the UK's biggest Eurovision celebration. To support the podcast, head to <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/eurotrippodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy Me A Coffee</a>. Follow us on&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/EuroTripPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eurotrippodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> &amp; <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/TikTok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>&nbsp;or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/61d48085f4100f0012cf1a64/eurotrippodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eurotrippodcast.com</a>. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How the UK's Eurovision 2025 entry was written

<description>&lt;p&gt;We have a winner, KAJ will represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025 after a historic result in the final of Melodifestivalen. Songwriter Anderz Wrethov joins us to relfect on a memorable evening, and reveals how "Bara Bada Bastu" ended up becoming part of this year's competition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anderz terms us more about the process of writing the song, how a call from show producer Karin Gunnarsson changed everything, and his hopes as the band head to Switzerland for this year's Eurovision Song Contest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;To support the podcast, head to &lt;a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/eurotrippodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Buy Me A Coffee&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/EuroTripPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/eurotrippodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/TikTok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/61d48085f4100f0012cf1a64/eurotrippodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;eurotrippodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Songwriter Anderz Wrethov joins us to relfect on a historic Melfest result as KAJ won the right to represent Sweden in Basel.

We have a winner, KAJ will represent Sweden at Eurovision 2025 after a historic result in the final of Melodifestivalen. Songwriter Anderz Wrethov joins us to relfect on a memorable evening, and reveals how "Bara Bada Bastu" ended up becoming part of this year's competition. Anderz terms us more about the process of writing the song, how a call from show producer Karin Gunnarsson changed everything, and his hopes as the band head to Switzerland for this year's Eurovision Song Contest. To support the podcast, head to <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/eurotrippodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy Me A Coffee</a>. Follow us on&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/EuroTripPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eurotrippodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> &amp; <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/TikTok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>&nbsp;or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f213edc04a43f13795a1c09/episodes/61d48085f4100f0012cf1a64/eurotrippodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eurotrippodcast.com</a>. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Melfest Friday: how KAJ won Melodifestivalen

Welcome to the world's favourite Eurovision podcast! Join Rob Lilley-Jones and friends on the journey to Switzerland as he meets the biggest guests from the contest's history, goes behind the scenes, and brings huge exclusive stories to your podcast feed. Follow us on X, Instagram, TikTok &amp; Threads - @EuroTripPodcast, or drop us an email, hello@eurotrippodcast.com. The Euro Trip is brought to you by Rob Lilley-Jones. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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