Eurovoix Wrap-Up: New Year, New Eurovision

Happy New Year - Happy New Eurovision! And this week on the Eurovoix Podcast, Wrap-Up returns to weekly episodes for 2025.

On our first show of the year, we catch up with all that's happened in the world of Eurovision over the holidays. We dive deep into the David vs Goliath story of Festivali i Kenges in Albania, and discuss how Zjerm beat Karnaval with MJ from The Phoenix ESC!

The team also takes a look at how this year's national finals are shaping up across the continent. We'll explain which artists are set to impress for Finland at this year's UMK, look at Croatia's chances of going one better than their second place last year, and ask what one artist in Malta is serving.

And, if you're new to Eurovision, don't worry - we'll get you caught up with the world's craziest contest by explaining all the drama from Eurovision 2024, and looking ahead to what we can expect from this year's contest in Basel, Switzerland.

A brand-new year means a brand-new contest - but its still the same Wrap-Up. Listen to today's Eurovoix Podcast, and listen every Monday from 07:00 CET from today until May.

CREDITS
Created and Produced by: James Stephenson
Host: James Stephenson
Contributors: Alistair Brown, Anthony Granger, Daniel Stridh, Davide Conte, Franciska van Waarden, Neil Farren, Sem Anne van Dijk
Editor: James Stephenson
And our guest: MJ from The Phoenix ESC

THEME MUSIC: Steve Brian - 1986 (Edited by James Stephenson) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBBF_Y-ZFw

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Chapters

• 1:51 Eurovision 2024: A Look Back
• 4:16 Eurovision 2025: A Look Forward
• 8:36 Shkodra Elektronike win Festivali i Kenges for Albania
• 11:11 A Deep Dive into FiK with MJ from The Phoenix ESC
• 17:56 Claude Will Represent the Netherlands at Eurovision 2025
• 23:29 Artists Revealed for Finland's UMK 2025
• 28:03 Songs Unveiled for Croatia and Malta's National Finals
• 36:28 Who Can Win Greece's New National Final?
• 42:41 The Wrap-Up Team's Wildest Eurovision Spending Stories