JOYEurovision talks to Loreen
A month after her triumph for Sweden in Baku we got the chance to speak with Loreen. The line was scratchy and the whole enterprise was fraught, but Hikaru & […]
Category Archives: Interviews
Interviews with ESC Stars and Fans
Eurovision 2012: After the Show
This year has been quite like no other recent Eurovision. The fallout from it has yet to really be seen, but is already being felt. In a three-part post-contest podcast, […]
EuroSongCountdown talks to Eurovision Ireland
Few countries have as interesting of a Eurovision journey as Ireland: Once considered the land of the staid ballad throughout the 1990s, Ireland has undergone a musical metamorphosis in Eurovision […]
Of Language and Concerts
Our man in Hilversum, Tim Fisher of Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s Euro Hit 40, gives us his take on national languages at Eurovision as well as a review of the recent […]
EuroSongCountdown talks to Cal Wilson
“It’s shiny, terrible and trashy.” She may have come to Eurovision late, but kiwi comedian Cal Wilson has got most of the ESC bases covered ! http://www.calwilson.com.au/ Cal dropped by […]
EuroSongCountdown Meets Jamie McLoughlin
While the Eurovision Song Contest is often fodder for many to make fun of, not many manage to strike the tone of pointing out the ridiculous while also respecting the […]
EuroSongCountdown talks with Daniel Burt
Daniel Burt knows a thing or two about the media, popular culture and much else of the razzle dazle which surrounds us on various platforms. He’s written for some pretty […]
EuroSongCountdown talks to Die Roten Punkte
Forget ESC 2012, we have an ESC 2013 exclusive !! German sibling rock & comedy duo Die Roten Punkte told JOYEurovision that they would be proud to represent their homeland […]
JOYEurovision Calls Iceland
It was late night at JOY’s studios in Melbourne, but midday in Reykjavik, when we talked with Hrafnhildur Halldórsdóttir who has had the honour of doing commentary for RUV, Iceland’s […]
Special Report: Preview to Melodifestivalen 2012 Final
Melodifestivalen, literally “the melody festival,” but it’s so much more, especially to Eurovision fans. It’s without a doubt the biggest and boldest national final in all of Eurovision–land…although the return […]
