Tadeusz Cisłak and Benjamin Windibank guide you through all of RTVE and the EBU's latest announcements about the upcoming 22nd Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Madrid. We have a slogan, some theme art and seventeen participating countries!

Benjamin Windibank dives into our first artist for Eurovision 2025... Theo Evan for Cyprus! Theo Evan. We explore his background, music style, and what to expect from his performance in Basel. Is he a revelation in the making or just another poorly-produced dance act?

Benjamin and Tadeusz review the final six songs in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, as they look at the Automatic Qualifiers consisting of the Big 5 and Sweden. The following are just Benjamin and Tadeusz's brief thoughts which are subject to change.

SONGS COVERED ⁠⁠⁠⁠👇⁠⁠⁠

🇫🇷 France / Slimane - Mon amour

🇩🇪 Germany / ISAAK - Always On The Run

🇮🇹 Italy / Angelina Mango - La Noia

🇪🇸 Spain / Nebulossa - ZORRA

🇬🇧 United Kingdom / Olly Alexander - Dizzy

🇸🇪 Sweden / Marcus & Martinus - Unforgettable

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Swedish entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Marus and Martinus will represent Sweden, on home soil, in Malmö with the song "Unforgettable". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the British entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Olly Alexander will represent the United Kingdom in Malmö with the song "Dizzy". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Spanish entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Nebulossa will represent Spain in Malmö with the song "Zorra". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Italian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Angelina Mango will represent Italy in Malmö with the song "La Noia". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the German entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Isaak will represent Germany in Malmö with the song "Always on the Run". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the French entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Slimane will represent France in Malmö with the song "Mon Amour". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz review the final seven songs in the second Semi Final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. The following are just Benjamin and Tadeusz's brief thoughts which are subject to change.

SONGS COVERED ⁠⁠⁠👇⁠⁠

9 🇱🇻 Latvia / Dons - Hollow

10 🇸🇲 San Marino / MEGARA - 11:11

11 🇬🇪 Georgia / Nutsa Buzaladze - Firefighter

12 🇧🇪 Belgium / Mustii - Before The Party's Over

13 🇪🇪 Estonia / 5MIINUST x Puuluup - (nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi

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15 🇳🇴 Norway / Gåte - Ulveham

16 🇳🇱 Netherlands / Joost Klein - Europapa

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Dutch entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Joost Klein will represent the Netherlands in Malmö with the song "Europapa". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Norwegian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Gåte will represent Norway in Malmö with the song "Ulveham". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

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SRG SSR and the EBU have announced that Basel will host the 69th Eurovision Song Contest on 13, 15 and 17 May 2025!

Benjamin Windibank gives you the lowdown on all this news as we kick off the Eurovision 2025 season.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Estonian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. 5miinust & Puuluup will represent Estonia in Malmö with the song "(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Belgian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Mustii will represent Belgium in Malmö with the song "Before the Party's Over". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Georgian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Nutsa Buzaladze will represent Georgia in Malmö with the song "Firefighter". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Sammarinese entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Megara will represent San Marino in Malmö with the song "11:11". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Latvian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Dons will represent Latvia in Malmö with the song "Hollow". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz review the first eight songs in the second Semi Final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. The following are just Benjamin and Tadeusz's brief thoughts which are subject to change.

SONGS COVERED ⁠⁠👇⁠⁠

1 🇲🇹 Malta / Sarah Bonnici - Loop

2 🇦🇱 Albania  / BESA - TITAN

3 🇬🇷 Greece / Marina Satti - ZARI

4 🇨🇭 Switzerland / Nemo - The Code

5 🇨🇿 Czechia / Aiko - Pedestal

6 🇦🇹 Austria / Kaleen - We Will Rave

7 🇩🇰 Denmark / SABA - SAND

8 🇦🇲 Armenia / LADANIVA - Jako

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Armenian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Ladaniva will represent Armenia in Malmö with the song "Jako". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Danish entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Saba will represent Denmark in Malmö with the song "Sand". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Austrian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Kaleen will represent Austria in Malmö with the song "We Will Rave". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Czech entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Aiko will represent Czechia in Malmö with the song "Pedestal". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin Windibank presents a look at the runners and riders who might be in with a shot at taking on the role of the EBU's new "ESC Director", the position replacing the old "Executive Supervisor", which in effect, has now been abolished. All of this follows a report that the EBU commissioned into the controversial events which took place at Eurovision 2024. Although they have repeatedly refused to publish this report in full, either publicly or to delegations, the report suggests that the EBU have failed in many ways, most notably when it comes to transparency. Ironic.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Swiss entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Nemo will represent Switzerland in Malmö with the song "The Code". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Greek entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Marina Satti will represent Greece in Malmö with the song "Zari". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Albanian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Besa will represent Albania in Malmö with the song "TiTAN". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Maltese entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Sarah Bonnici will represent Malta in Malmö with the song "Loop". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin Windibank sits down for a virtual in-depth chat with Jaakko Oleander-Turja, who is the English Commentator for UMK (Finland's National Final) and works extensively on UMK's social media as well as throughout the preparations for Windows95man at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.

We discuss topics including commentating on UMK, the Finnish postcard for Eurovision 2024 (which Jaakko directed), the joint-artist statement calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, as well as Jaakko's own personal history with the Eurovision Song Contest over the years.

Benjamin and Tadeusz review the final eight songs in the first Semi Final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. The following are just Benjamin and Tadeusz's brief thoughts which are subject to change.

SONGS COVERED ⁠👇⁠

8 🇮🇸 Iceland / Hera Björk - Scared of Heights

9 🇸🇮 Slovenia  / Raiven - Veronika

10 🇫🇮 Finland / Windows95man - No Rules!

11 🇲🇩 Moldova / Natalia Barbu - In The Middle

12 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan / FAHREE feat. Ilkin Dovlatov - Özünlə Apar

13 🇦🇺 Australia / Electric Fields - One Milkali (One Blood)

14 🇵🇹 Portugal / iolanda - Grito

15 🇱🇺 Luxembourg / TALI - Fighter

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Luxembourgeois entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Tali will represent Luxembourg in Malmö with the song "Fighter". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Australian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Iolanda will represent Portugal in Malmö with the song "Grito". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Australian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Electric Fields will represent Australia in Malmö with the song "One Milkali (One Blood)". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Azerbaijani entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Fahree ft. Ilkin Dovlatov will represent Azerbaijan in Malmö with the song "Özünlə Apar". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

In light of the Eurovision Song Contest returning to it's first-ever host nation, as Switzerland prepare to host next year, Benjamin Windibank presents an in-depth history on the creation of the Eurovision Song Contest and the events leading to it's first edition on 24 May 1956. In this illustrative documentary, he goes into the very detail of the history of the European Broadcasting Union, the origin of the Song Festival and the BBC's dirty trick which led directly to the commissioning of the Contest.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Moldovan entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Natalia Barbu will represent Moldova in Malmö with the song "In The Middle". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Finnish entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Windows95man will represent Finland in Malmö with the song "No Rules!". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Slovenian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Raiven will represent Slovenia in Malmö with the song "Veronika". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Icelandic entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Hera Björk will represent Iceland in Malmö with the song "Scared of Heights". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz review the first seven songs in the first Semi Final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. The following are just Benjamin and Tadeusz's brief thoughts which are subject to change.

SONGS COVERED 👇

1 🇨🇾 Cyprus / Silia Kapsis - Liar

2 🇷🇸 Serbia / TEYA DORA - RAMONDA

3 🇱🇹 Lithuania / Silvester Belt - Luktelk

4 🇮🇪 Ireland / Bambie Thug - Doomsday Blue

5 🇺🇦 Ukraine / alyona alyona & Jerry Heil - Teresa & Maria

6 🇵🇱 Poland / LUNA - The Tower

7 🇭🇷 Croatia / Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Ukrainian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil will represent Ukraine in Malmö with the song "Teresa and Maria". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Serbian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Teya Dora will represent Serbia in Malmö with the song "Ramonda". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Polish entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Luna will represent Poland in Malmö with the song "The Tower". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Lithuanian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Silvester Belt will represent Lithuania in Malmö with the song "Luktelk". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Irish entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Bambie Thug will represent Ireland in Malmö with the song "Doomsday Blue". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz review the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 7th, 9th and 11th May at Malmö Arena. It saw Switzerland's Nemo take home the Grand Prix with their song "The Code". Amongst a sea of scandals and chaos, Benjamin and Tadeusz take a look at the winners and losers of the night, as well as SVT's fourth hosting this century.

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Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Cypriot entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Silia Kapsis will represent Cyprus in Malmö with the song "Liar". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin and Tadeusz give their quickfire review of the Croatian entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. Baby Lasagna will represent Croatia in Malmö with the song "Rim Tim Tagi Dim". The following is just a quickfire review as Benjamin and Tadeusz give their brief thoughts which are subject to change.

Benjamin Windibank previews the final of Melodifestivalen 2024 taking place on Saturday 9 March in Stockholm's Friends Arena.

Remember to tune into SVT1 at 20:00 CET for the show!

Benjamin Windibank looks back at the Fifth Heat of Melodifestivalen 2024, and final qualification round, taking place on Saturday 2 March in Karlstad. We also take a look at whether the new 'Final Qualification Round' worked and what could be done to fix it.