#79: Songageddon 2020

Somehow we managed to be verbal after mainlining hours upon hours of Eurovision content this past weekend. It’s Songageddon 2020! Episode Summary * Thursday (1:35) * United Kingdom drops James Newman’s “My Last Breath” (with special guest Helen Groothuis) * Germany has a “Violent Thing” with Ben Dolic * Azerbaijan announces Samira Efendi * Friday (13:09) * Belarus chooses VAL’s “Da Vidna / Да вiдна” instead of “La-Ley-La” * Saturday (16:48) * Estonia’s televoters show Uku Suviste “What Love Is” * Moldova goes to “Prison” with Natalia Gordienko * Damir Kedžo wins Croatia’s Dora 2020 with “Divlji vjetre” * Iceland’s Daði Freyr wins Songvakeppnin with “Think About Things” * Melfest Andra Chansen * Sunday (46:36) * Greece debuts Stefania’s “Superg!rl” * Roxen’s “Alcohol You” will represent Romania * Hurricane blows away Serbia’s Beovizija with “Hasta la Vista” * Monday (55:46) * Russia announces Little Big * Georgia debuts “Take Me As I Am” * Coming up this week: everything else! (58:42) Links * 79: Songageddon 2020 Playlist (Spotify) * Myths, Legends, And Questions: How To Talk To The British About Eurovision (ESC Insight) * @dril (Twitter) * Sing Your Face Off Might Make You Poke Your Eyes Out (What Else is On) * Die Antwoord + Teletubbies (YouTube) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, or your podcast catcher of choice. When you subscribe, please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find this podcast. You can also follow us on Twitter @eurowhat, see our photos on Instagram @eurowhat, and like us on Facebook. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. We can also be reached by email, if you prefer.