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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Ep12: Bambie Thug
Ep11: SABA
Ep10: Kaleen
Ep9: Silvester Belt
Ep8: Mustii
Ep7: Windows95Man
Ep6: Aiko & Silia Kapsis
Ep5: Raiven & Joker Out's Bojan Cvjetićanin
Ep4: Nikkie de Jager
Ep3: Käärijä & Friends
Ep2: Lissandro & Viki Gabor
Ep1: Sigrid
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Episode 28 - Loreen Wins For Sweden
Episode 27 - The Grand Final Preview
Episode 26 - The Semi-Final 2 Qualifiers
Episode 25 - Netta, Tia Kofi & The Voice Of Iceland
Episode 24 - The Semi-Final 1 Qualifiers
Episode 23 - La Zarra and Kalush Orchestra
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