Episode notes
Happy New Year! We’ve reached our second national final of the 2025 Eurovision season, and it’s Albania’s venerable Festivali i Këngës, now in its 63rd year. We’re excited for this year’s revamp thanks to new director of FiK, Elhaida Dani, and we talk about our favorites and least favorites from the final night of performances. Jeremy’s pleasantly surprised by a Williamsburg hipster, Dimitry urges singers to once again stay in their lane, and Oscar’s got some fashion suggestions for a fellow host.
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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.
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The show is edited by Jeremy Bent with audio mixing help was courtesy of Shane O’Connell.
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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!
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