Episode 3: National Finals Guide 2024

Episode notes

Dimitry guides you through all the National Finals worth watching, and a couple that aren’t.

National Finals season has begun! Which means there’s some happening nearly every weekend for the next couple months, and our own Dimitry Pompée has the lowdown on which ones are easiest to watch, which ones are the most fun, and which ones are better to skip in favor of living a happy, fulfilling life.

We couldn’t find the original Finnish sign language version, but this British sign language version of Cha Cha Cha is also glorious.

If you think you can handle it, here is La Papa Pingouin from 1980.

Much easier to stomach is Dotter’s Bulletproof performance from Melfest in 2020.

This week’s Companion Playlist on Spotify.

The Eurovangelists are Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya and Dimitry Pompee.

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.

Eurovangelists was edited by Jeremy Bent, with 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...

Jeremy Bent

Host & Producer

Dimitry Pompée

Host

Oscar Montoya

Host

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.