Episode 15: France Gall, The 1st Eurovision Icon

Episode 15

18th April 2024

We bring a true Eurovision expert, Tobias Larsson, on the show to tell us all about the swinging teen queen of 60s Eurovision, France Gall, and all the cinematic events of her life in the contest and beyond. Jeremy’s making connections across time and space, Oscar’s worried about the basement dads, Dimitry’s a fan of […]

Episode notes

We bring a true Eurovision expert, Tobias Larsson, on the show to tell us all about the swinging teen queen of 60s Eurovision, France Gall, and all the cinematic events of her life in the contest and beyond. Jeremy’s making connections across time and space, Oscar’s worried about the basement dads, Dimitry’s a fan of a late period tribute by France Gall, and Tobias dishes on all his favorites for this year’s contest.

Check out Tobias’s incredibly informative Eurovision blog, Tobson och alla bidragen. (Psst: Google Translate is on the sidebar.)

The video companion playlist for this week’s episode, including a miniature Jahn Teigen on a piano keyboard.

And of course, the companion playlist for this week’s episode.

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompée, with our special guest Tobias Larsson.

The theme was arranged and recorded by Cody McCorry and Faye Fadem, and the logo was designed by Tom Deja.

Production support for this show was provided by the Maximum Fun network.

Audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.

Find Eurovangelists on social media as @eurovangelists on Twitter and Instagram, or send us an email at eurovangelists@gmail.com. Also follow the Eurovangelists account on Spotify and check out our playlists of Eurovision hits, competitors in upcoming national finals, and companion playlists to every single episode, including this one!

In this episode...

Guests

  • Tobias Larsson

About the show

What has more pomp, spectacle, and sequins than the Olympics, Wrestlemania, and RuPaul’s Drag Race combined? The Eurovision Song Contest, Europe’s yearly competition to determine which country has the best original song. It’s an extraordinary live musical showdown in which Europe’s most dynamic singers put it all on the line in the name of national pride. And Eurovangelists, a hilarious podcast about all things Eurovision, is here to help you get in on the fun!

Each week, we’ll guide you through everything you need to know about the contest that gave us ABBA, Celine Dion, and a turkey puppet singing on behalf of Ireland. Join superfans Dimitry Pompée, Oscar Montoya, and Jeremy Bent as we get entirely too excited about the latest Eurovision news, argue about which song should win this year, and explore the most inspiring, bizarre, and hilarious stories from the Contest’s start in 1956 all the way to today. Whether you’re a long-time Eurovision fan or completely new to it, we’ll make you into a Eurovangelist too!

Podcast art by Tom Deja.

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