About this episode

Alicja from Poland discusses her return to Eurovision with her song 'Pray' and the launch of Eurovision Asia with Marcus Tang.

After the 2020 contest was cancelled, Alicja from Poland is finally back to have her moment on the Eurovision stage. She talks to Steve about returning with her song Pray, her musical influences and how she set up the group chat for the Class of 2026. Marcus Tang also joins us from Bangkok to talk about the excitement of bringing the first ever Eurovision Song Contest Asia to life. The Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast is produced and presented for the EBU by Steve Holden. The music is composed by Will Kitchener. Design by Ángela Espejo & Chris Fox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Steve Holden

Guests: Alicja, Marcus Tang

Topics covered

• Eurovision
• music
• Asia
• interview
• cultural exchange

Keywords

• Eurovision
• Alicja
• Pray
• Marcus Tang
• Eurovision Asia
• music
• Poland
• Bangkok

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EBU

Books & works: Pray

Places: Bangkok, Poland

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