Eurovoix Wrap-Up: Your Ultimate Eurovision Semi-Final 1 Preview!

Today on the Eurovoix Podcast, it's Eurovision week - and we're hearing from the stars of Semi-Final 1 as they prepare for the performance of their lives.

James Stephenson hosts today’s Wrap-Up in Basel as we chat to some of the biggest contenders at this year's contest. You'll hear from Cyprus's Theo Evan about the staging he calls "impossible", speak to Klemen about his heartfelt ballad "How Much Time Do We Have Left", and chat to Justyna Steczkowska about coming back to Eurovision after 30 years with "Gaja".

And, not only that, we speak to the contest favourites KAJ from Sweden about "Bara Bada Bastu" - and we have a special intro from them!

Across the rest of this Monday episode, we'll wrap up the 15 songs competing in the first semi-final, and the rest of our Eurovoix Podcast team will tell you what they're expecting and hoping for from Tuesday night's show. We'll also chat about the Big 5 and Switzerland as their stagings are revealed ahead of show week.

So if you love Eurovision, go there with us. Listen to Wrap-Up throughout the contest in Basel, and make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to make sure you don’t miss a moment!

CREDITS
Created and Produced by: James Stephenson
Host: James Stephenson
Contributors: Alistair Brown, Anthony Granger, Daniel Stridh, Darshan Bijuivgnesh, Davide Conte, Franciska van Waarden, Julien De-Re, Meg Davies, Neil Farren, Sem Anne van Dijk, Steven Heap, Tamara Vecic
Editor: James Stephenson
And your Eurovision 2025 Guests: Theo Evan (Cyprus), Justyna Steczkowska (Poland), Klemen (Slovenia), KAJ (Sweden), Marko Bosnjak (Croatia), Mamagama (Azerbaijan), Tommy Cash (Estonia) & Claude (Netherlands)

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Chapters

• 0:00 A Special Intro from KAJ!
• 1:02 Your Eurovision Semi-Final 1 Lineup
• 6:23 Theo Evan Speaks to the Eurovoix Podcast!
• 10:32 The Big 5 and Switzerland's Stagings Revealed
• 13:48 Justyna Steczkowska Speaks to the Eurovoix Podcast!
• 20:46 Klemen Speaks to the Eurovoix Podcast!
• 26:09 KAJ Speak to the Eurovoix Podcast!
• 32:52 The Eurovoix Podcast Team's Hopes for Semi-Final 1
• 37:17 What Do the Acts Want to Feel? (Semi-Final 1)