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EP 13: Eurovision Icons (Featuring Eurovision Icons!)

EP 13: Eurovision Icons (Featuring Eurovision Icons!)

FromMysteries of the EuroVerse


EP 13: Eurovision Icons (Featuring Eurovision Icons!)

FromMysteries of the EuroVerse

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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Feb 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Linda Martin (Winner, Ireland 1992), Elisabeth Andreasson (Winner, Norway 1985), Senhit (Grand Final feat Flo Rida, 2021), Barrett Foa (NCIS: LA, The Residence - Netflix)
 
On this episode, we explore what it takes to be a Eurovision Icon and what separates Eurovision icons from pop icons-- diving into how the aesthetics, music and politics of Eurovision affect the stars who get elevated. 
 
More importantly, we talk to three (!!) Eurovision icons: Linda Martin, who is one of only five performers to place both #1 and #2 at Eurovision, Elisabeth Andreasson (aka Bettan), who shares that distinction with Linda Martin-- and who has competed in Eurovision four times, and Senhit, who was selected to represent San Marino at three separate Eurovisions.
 
Finally we talk to Barrett Foa, who came back to NCIS: LA for 12 seasons about what it's like to be an icon within a particular fandom. We then play a game where he tries to identify what makes a Eurovision icon. It's a game we're calling Eurovision Tops and Bottoms, Icon or I Can't!
 
SONGS FROM DEEP DIVE
 
Cliff Richard, Move It: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5mIq3yF6Nc
Cliff Richard, Congratulations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xJcE9tnY6E
Zdob si Zdub, Boonika Bate Toba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVhtWfC7RF4
Loreen, Euphoria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80
Dima Bilan, Believe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-72s4WzUcKI
Tommy Seebach, Under the Stars in the Sky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HOHvMXYOwA
 
Special credit to Christian Fahrenbach, who introduced Charlie to the list of artists who had competed over three separate decades.
 
SONGS FROM GUESTS
 
Linda Martin, Why Me?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zyicQLmQq4
Bobbysocks, La Det Swinge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDN2xut6IBw
Senhit, Adrenalina feat Flo Rida: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRAN7AzEKak
 
TOPS AND BOTTOMS: Icon or I Can't
 
Malcolm Lincoln
-Siren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFbVAQjESzE
-Bye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9EW385MtKY
 
Elisabeth Andreasson
- La Det Swinge (Bobbysocks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDN2xut6IBw
- I Evighet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3tthxma94o
 
Kati Wolf
-What About My Dreams?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuGUz1ExflY
- Ne Engedj El!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb0snaRL_zE
 
Senhit
- Stand By: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYR9twFdeYc
- Adrenalina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRAN7AzEKak
 
Linda Martin
- Terminal 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDN2xut6IBw
- Why Me?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zyicQLmQq4
Released:
Feb 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (26)

Welcome to Mysteries of the EuroVerse, the podcast that delves deep into the intriguing world of the Eurovision Song Contest-- the world’s most watched non-sporting event. Eurovision has been running for nearly 70 years, and is watched by hundreds of millions of people. (It’s bigger than the Super Bowl)! Join us as we explore the history, the controversies, and all the campy fun of the biggest music competition in the world. Covering topics from the queer history of the contest to the political fights that have played out on the Eurovision stage, Mysteries of the EuroVerse features interviews with Eurovision acts, as well as guests from American pop culture. So come along with us on this journey of musical discovery!