Eurovoix Wrap-Up: One Song Up, One Country Down

This week on the Eurovoix Podcast, we find the next competing song for Eurovision 2025 - and lose a country along the way.

On this episode of Wrap-Up, we head to Luxembourg to see their national final live and in person. Neil Farren takes you to the Grand Duchy to capture the experience of the show, and meets their new Eurovision act Laura Thorn as she discusses her hopes for the contest.

However, we also react to the shock withdrawal of Moldova from the competition after two decades, and Steven Heap takes a heartfelt look back at some of the highlights of one of the contest's most memorable nations.

And that's not all - we're on top of all the major news from the contest this week. We'll be diving deep into Ireland's chances with Conor & Lou from Éirevision as they tell us what it's been like to meet the six artists competing at Eurosong 2025, bring you to Basel to see who the new Eurovision hosts are, and ask what mascot would be perfect for the world's biggest song contest.

There's also an exciting announcement at the end of the show, so stick around to find out what we're up to next!

Want to keep up with this crazy Eurovision season? Listen to Wrap-Up, the weekly news show from the Eurovoix Podcast, every Monday from 07:00 CET.

CREDITS
Created and Produced by: James Stephenson
Host: James Stephenson
Contributors: Alistair Brown, Davide Conte, Franciska van Waarden, Neil Farren, Steven Heap, Sem Anne van Dijk
Editor: James Stephenson
Luxembourg Song Contest Guests: Laura Thorn (Luxembourg 2025), Julien Salvia & Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal (songwriters, Luxembourg 2025)
And from the world of Eurovision: Conor & Lou from Éirevision

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

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Chapters

• 0:50 Moldova Withdraws from Eurovision 2025
• 5:43 We Look Back at Moldova's Greatest Moments
• 9:58 Who Won the Luxembourg Song Contest?
• 12:02 A Word from the Songwriters of "La poupée monte le son"
• 15:28 Laura Thorn Speaks to the Eurovoix Podcast
• 19:06 Ireland Reveals Eurosong 2025 Line-Up
• 23:00 We Chat to Conor & Lou from Éirevision!
• 29:10 Your Weekly National Final Recap
• 33:53 The New Hosts of Eurovision 2025
• 37:20 Our Ideas for a Eurovision Mascot
• 40:35 A Special Announcement from the Eurovoix Podcast