In this episode, we chat about host city Millstreet, the host of 1993, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1993, the interval act, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 1993 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Esmer Yarim – Burak Aydos (Turkey)

Maria Magdalena – Tony Wegas (Austria)

Þá veistu svarið – Inga (Iceland)

This Time – William Mangion (Malta)

Eloise – Arvingarna (Sweden)

Vrede (live version) – Ruth Jacott (The Netherlands)

Mama Corsica – Patrick Fiori (France)

Moi, tout simplement – Annie Cotton (Switzerland)

Better The Devil You Know – Sonia (United Kingdom)

In Your Eyes – Niamh Kavanagh (Ireland)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us the next year for Season Three:

We’re heading to Dublin for 1995!

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WE ARE BACK! We’ve moved house, copped a flooded room, survived the rest of 2021 covid free, and haven’t even finished building the booth! Hello 2022, and 1998!

In this episode, we chat about host city Birmingham, the two hosts of 1998, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1998, the interval act, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 1998 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Où Aller – Marie Line (France)

Se Eu Te Pudesse Abraçar – Alma Lusa (Portugal)

Mere Lapsed – Koit Toome (Estonia)

Kärleken Är – Jill Johnson (Sweden)

Alltid Sommer – Lars Fredriksen (Norway)

Guildo Hat Euch Lieb! – Guildo Horn (Germany)

Dis Oui – Mélanie Cohl (Belgium)

Hemel En Aarde – Edsilia (The Netherlands)

Where Are You? – Imaani (United Kingdom)

Diva – Dana International (Israel)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us the next year for Season Three:

We’re heading to Millstreet for 1993!

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In this episode, we chat about host city Dublin, the two hosts of 1997, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1997, the interval act, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 1997 based on a jury of two.

Songs Include:

Minn Hinsti Dans  – Paul Oscar (Iceland)

Stemmen I Mit Liv  – Kolig Kaj (Denmark)

Primadonna – Alla Pugacheva (Russia)

Ale Jestsem – Anna Jopek (Poland)

Let Me Fly – Debbie Scerri (Malta)

Mana Mou – Hara and Andreas Konstantiou (Cyprus)

Fiumi Di Parole – Jalisse (Italy)

Dinle – Sebnem Paker & Grup Ethnic (Turkey)

Mysterious Woman – Marc Roberts (Ireland)

Love Shine A Light – Katrina and the Waves (United Kingdom)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us the next year for Season Three:

We’re heading to Birmingham (Mark’s place of birth) for 1998!

There will be a bit of a gap in recording Episode 73 as we move house. Farewell old booth!

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WELCOME TO SEASON THREE AND WELCOME TO THE GLORIOUS NINETIES AT EUROVISION!!

In this episode, we chat about host city Rome, the two hosts of 1991, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 1991, the interval act, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 1991 based on a jury of two… Allora!!

Songs Include:

Brazil  – Baby Doll (Yugoslavia)

Mrs. Thompson  – Just 4 Fun (Norway)

Geef Het Op – Clouseau (Belgium)

Nina – Stefan and Eyfi (Iceland)

Iki Dakika – Izel, Reyhan, and Can (Turkey)

Lusitana Paixao – Dulce Pontes (Portugal)

Bailar Pegados – Sergio Dalma (Spain)

Kan – Duo Datz (Israel)

C’est le dernier qui a parle qui a raison – Amina (France)

Fangad av en stormvind – Carola (Sweden)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us the next year for Season Three:

We’re heading to Dublin for 1997!

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In this episode, we chat about Tel Aviv, the four hosts, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 2019 plus the winner of the Barbara Dex Award, the interval acts, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 2019 based on a jury of two…

Songs Include:

La Venda  – Miki (Spain)

Replay  – Tamta (Cyprus)

Zero Gravity – Kate Miller-Heidke (Australia)

Hadrid Mun Sigra – Hatari (Iceland)

She Got Me – Luca Hanni (Switzerland)

Friend Of A Friend – Lake Malawi (Czech Republic)

Proud – Tamara Todevska (North Macedonia)

Spirit In The Sky – KEiiNO (Norway)

Soldi – Mahmood (Italy)

Arcade – Duncan Laurence (The Netherlands)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom then gave us our first year for Season Three:

We’re heading way back to Rome in 1991 after a little rest after Eurovision 2021.

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In this episode, we chat about Helsinki, the two (well three) hosts, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 2007 plus the winner of the Barbara Dex Award, the interval acts, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 2007 based on a jury of two…

Songs Include:

Time To Party  – Jet Set (Poland)

L’Amour A La Fancaise – Les Fatals Picards (France)

Work Your Magic – Dmitry Koldun (Belarus)

The Worrying Kind – The Ark (Sweden)

Yassou Maria – Sarbel (Greece)

Push The Button – Teapacks (Israel)

Salvem El Mon (Let’s Save The World) – Anonymous (Andorra)

Shake It Up Shekerim – Kenan Dogulu (Turkey)

Dancing Lasha Tumbai – Verka Serdushka (Ukraine)

Molitva – Marija Serifovic (Serbia)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom is on holidays until Season Three, so…

and for our last episode of Season 2, we will travel to Tel Aviv for 2019. Season 3 will start after Eurovision 2021!

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In this episode, we chat about Moscow, the two sets of hosts, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 2009 plus the winner of the Barbara Dex Award, the interval acts, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 2009 based on a jury of two…

Songs Include:

This Is Our Night  – Sakis Rouvas (Greece)

DÜm Tek Tek – Hadise (Turkey)

Be My Valentine (Anti Crisis Girl) – Svetlana Laboda (Ukraine)

Always – AySel and Arash (Azerbaijan)

Lose Control – Waldo’s People (Finland)

Rändajad – Urban Symphony (Estonia)

Believe Again – Brinck (Denmark)

Carry Me In Your Dreams – Kejsi Tola (Albania)

Is It True – Yohanna (Iceland)

Fairytale – Alexander Rybak (Norway)

The Yoda Beanie of Doom is on holidays until Season Three, so…

Episode 69, we will travel to Helsinki for 2007.

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In this episode, we chat about Belgrade, the two hosts, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 2008 plus the winner of the Barbara Dex Award, the interval acts, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 2008 based on a jury of two…

Songs Include:

DJ, Take Me Away  – Deep Zone & Balthazar (Bulgaria)

Casanova – Gisela (Andorra)

Secret Combination – Kalomira (Greece)

Baila El Chiki Chiki – Rodolfo Chikilicuatre (Spain)

Divine – Sebastien Tellier (France)

This Is My Life – Euroband (Iceland)

Vrag Naj Vzame – Rebeka Dremelj (Slovenia)

Wolves Of The Sea – Pirates Of The Sea (Latvia)

Oro – Jelena Tomasevic (Serbia)

Shady Lady – Ani Lorak (Ukraine)

Then the Yoda Beanie of Doom gave us our next year:

In our next episode, we travel to Russia for 2009! Then in Episode 69, we will go back to the first contest we watched – 2007, and then round off season 2 with 2019.

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This is the biggest episode we have ever done so strap yourselves in!

In this installment, we chat about Kyiv, the three hosts, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 2017 plus the winner of the Barbara Dex Award, the interval acts, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 2017 based on a jury of two… 

And we chat to Luc Spencer-Gardner about how he ended up on the Eurovision stage!

Songs Include:

Hey Mamma  – Sunstroke Project (Moldova)

I Can’t Go On – Robin Bengtsson (Sweden)

Skeletons – Dihaj (Azerbaijan)

Verona – Koit Toome and Laura (Estonia)

Paper – Svala (Iceland)

Lights and Shadows – OG3NE (Netherlands)

Blackbird – Norma John (Finland)

Occidentali’s Karma – Francesco Gabbani (Italy)

Grab The Moment – JOWST (Norway)

Beautiful Mess – Kristian Kostov (Bulgaria)

BONUS TRACK: Amar Pelos Dois (winner performance) – Salvador and Luisa Sobral (Portugal)

Then the Yoda Beanie of Doom gave us our next year:

In our next episode, we travel to Belgrade for 2008!

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Songs Include:

Eastern European Funk  – InCulto (Lithuania)

Siren – Malcolm Lincoln (Estonia)

Allez Olla Ole – Jessy Matador (France)

Algo Pequenito – Daniel Diges (Spain)

Horehronie – Kristina Pelakova (Slovakia)

Je Ne Sais Quoi – Hera Bjork (Iceland)

Run Away – Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira (Moldova)

Playing With Fire – Paula Seling & Ovi (Romania)

We Could Be The Same – maNga (Turkey)

Satellite – Lena (Germany)

 

Then the Yoda Beanie of Doom gave us our next year:

 

In our next episode,  we travel to Kyiv for 2017!

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In this episode, we chat about Dusseldorf, the three hosts, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 2011 plus the winner of the Barbara Dex Award, the interval acts, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 2011 based on a jury of two!

Songs Include:

Da Da Dam  – Paradise Oskar (Finland)

Rockefeller Street – Getter Jaani (Estonia)

Na Inat – Poli Genova (Bulgaria)

Taken By A Stranger – Lena (Germany)

Lipstick – Jedward (Ireland)

New Tomorrow – A Friend In London (Denmark)

Caroban – Nina (Serbia)

Get You – Alexey Vorobyov (Russia)

So Lucky – Zdob si Zdub (Moldova)

Popular – Eric Saade (Sweden)

 

Then the Yoda Beanie of Doom gave us our next year:

 

In our next episode,  we travel to Oslo for 2010!

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In this episode, we chat about Kyiv, the two hosts, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 2005 plus the winner of the Barbara Dex Award, the interval acts, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 2005 based on a jury of two!

Songs Include:

In My Dreams  – Wig Wam (Norway)

Czarna Dziewczyna – Ivan & Defin (Poland)

Forogj, Vilag!– NOX (Hungary)

Boonika Bate Doba – Zbob Si Zdub (Moldova)

Zauvijek Moja – No Name (Serbia and Montenegro)

Cool Vibes – Vanilla Ninja (Switzerland)

The War is Not Over – Walters and Kazha (Latvia)

Hasheket Shenish’ar – Shiri Maimon (Israel)

Let Me Try – Luminita Anghel & Sistem (Romania)

My Number One – Helena Papaizou (Greece)

 

Then the Yoda Beanie of Doom gave us our next year:

In our next episode,  we travel to Dusseldorf for 2011!

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Before we get to the main bit, we’re absolutely devastated that Eurovision 2020 is cancelled for May in Rotterdam. While we kinda knew that this contest was in danger, it’s still a shock anyway. We’ll be business as usual here at WMP but please support your other favourite Eurovision content creators as we are all in this together and our love of the best music contest continues!

In this episode, we chat about Athens, the two hosts, the postcards, the controversies, the fashion at Eurovision 2006 plus the winner of the Barbara Dex Award, the interval acts, European and Australian news, what was happening in entertainment, the WTF and OMG moments of the contest, the voting, and play our top 10 of 2006 based on a jury of two!

 

Songs Include:

Congratulations  – Silvia Night (Iceland)

Je T’Adore – Kate Ryan (Belgium)

Teenage Life – Daz Sampson (United Kingdom)

Alvedansen – Christine Gulbrandsen (Norway)

Tornero – Mihai Traistariu (Romania)

Super Star – Sibel Tuzun (Turkey – English version)

We Are The Winners – LT United (Lithuania)

Lejla – Hari Mata Hari (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Never Let You Go – Dima Bilan (Russia)

Hard Rock Hallelujah – Lordi (Finland)

 

Then the Yoda Beanie of Doom gave us our next year:

 

In our next episode,  we travel to Kyiv for 2005!

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