Fireworks, Football, Finnish Monsters and a Irish Legend - 31st May 2026

About this episode

This episode features new music and discussions around Eurovision, including performances and requests.

🎙️🇪🇺 Missed this week's Eurovision Showcase on Forest FM? Don't worry — you can now listen again on Mixcloud and Podbean! This week's show featured: 🎆 New music from Iceland's Birgitta Haukdal and rapper Herra Hnetusmjör with "Flugeldar" ("Firework"). ⚽ Gerard Joling celebrates Dutch World Cup fever with his latest single "Rood, Wit, Blauw". 🤘 Johnny Logan and Lordi swap Eurovision-winning songs in a fascinating edition of "Oooh A Double" — with Johnny tackling "Hard Rock Hallelujah" and Lordi taking on "Hold Me Now". 🌊 Rob's Random Request heads to the Mediterranean. 🎻 Live & Kicking revisits a German Eurovision classic with stunning orchestration. 🎵 Plus James from Worthing's "Best of the Rest" request and plenty more Eurovision favourites and new releases. Listen now on Mixcloud and Podbean and enjoy two hours of Eurovision music, memories and discoveries! 🌍 Find out more at www.escshowcase.com

People in this episode

Host: Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett

Topics covered

• Eurovision
• music
• new releases
• celebration
• history
• live performances

Keywords

• Eurovision
• music
• Birgitta Haukdal
• Gerard Joling
• Johnny Logan
• Lordi
• new releases
• live performances

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mixcloud, Podbean

Places: Iceland, Netherlands, Germany

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