About this episode

Akylas from Greece discusses his Eurovision journey and preparation for Vienna with host Steve Holden.

It's Ferto time! Akylas from Greece joins us for the latest episode of the podcast to talk about his preparation for Vienna. He talks to Steve about his love of the contest, his appreciation of Käärijä, and his journey to Eurovision fame. 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

Guest: Akylas

Topics covered

• Eurovision
• music preparation
• artist journey
• cultural appreciation
• contest love

Keywords

• Eurovision
• Akylas
• Käärijä
• music
• Greece
• Vienna
• contest

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EBU

Places: Greece, Vienna

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