Loreen & Second Semi-Final Qualifiers

Reigning champion Loreen returns to the podcast, one year after she won the Eurovision Song Contest for the second time. 

She discusses the crazy year she’s had since winning with Tattoo, her famous nails, her new single Forever and her upcoming tour.

Steve also speaks to Georgia’s Nutsa, Magnus from Norwegian band Gåte, Austria’s Kaleen and Latvia’s Dons after they qualified for the Grand Final. 

Joining once again is music journalist and Swedish commentator Tina Mehrafzoon to offer her thoughts on the ten qualifiers.

And Sarah Dawn Finer (AKA Linda Woodruff) gatecrashes the interview after taking part in the Swedish interval song - We Just Love Eurovision Too Much. 

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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