About this episode

The episode features interviews with Eurovision acts from Moldova, Finland, and Croatia after their first rehearsals in Vienna.

Hello from Vienna!! It's our first episode from Austria as we catch up some of the acts of 2026 straight after their first rehearsals. First up, it's Satoshi from Moldova who's opening the whole event. Representing Finland, Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen talk fire, ice, sauna and violins. And LELEK from Croatia chat about their favourite pop divas, their intricate make-up and how they're bringing the drama on stage to sing Andromeda. he 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: Satoshi, Linda Lampenius, Pete Parkkonen, LELEK

Topics covered

• Eurovision
• music
• rehearsals
• performances
• pop culture

Keywords

• Eurovision
• Satoshi
• Linda Lampenius
• Pete Parkkonen
• LELEK
• rehearsals
• Andromeda
• pop divas
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EBU

Books & works: Andromeda

Places: Vienna, Moldova, Finland, Croatia

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