Olly Alexander is representing the United Kingdom with his song Dizzy!
He joins the podcast to talk about the mind-melting staging for his performance and his preparations for Malmö.
The singer also discusses his appearance in UK soap Eastenders, his cats Fanta & Sprite and the friendships he’s made in the build up to the Contest.
Steve also talks to Slovenia's Raiven, Serbia's Teya Dora, Cyprus' Silia Kapsis and Portugal's Iolanda after they qualified for the Grand Final.
Also joining for a debrief is music journalist and Swedish commentator Tina Mehrafzoon to offer her thoughts on the ten qualifiers.
The Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast is produced and presented for the EBU by Steve Holden. The theme music is composed by Machine Sound. Visual design by Chris Fox and Ángela Espejo.
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Ep33: Nemo Wins For Switzerland
Ep32: The Grand Final Preview
Ep31: Loreen & Second Semi-Final Qualifiers
Ep30: Angelina Mango
Ep28: Slimane, Mustii & LADANIVA
Ep27: Benjamin Ingrosso
Ep26: Petra Mede & Edward af Sillén
Ep25: Joost Klein, Electric Fields & 5MIINUST x Puuluup
Ep24: ISAAK & Eden Golan
Ep23: Marina Satti, FAHREE & Ilkin Dovlatov
Ep22: Dons, Gåte & Tina Mehrafzoon
Ep21: Iolanda, Hera Björk & BESA
Ep20: Nemo & Sarah Bonnici
Ep19: Baby Lasagna
Ep18: alyona alyona & Jerry Heil, LUNA, Silia Kapsis
Ep17: Conchita & Friends LIVE
Ep16: Marcus & Martinus
Ep15: Nutsa Buzaladze & Teya Dora
Ep14: Hola Desde Madrid!
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