Episode 184: Did the Thing

Have we heard the winner of Eurovision 2023? Finland's selection made a strong case this weekend while Sweden's Loreen debuted her contender at Melfest. San Marino, Poland, and Australia also announced their picks as we get closer to the end of Selection Season. Did the Thing Summary Eurovision Hosts Announced (1:16) Australia makes a "Promise" with Voyager (5:31) Finland's UMK selects Käärijä's "Cha Cha Cha" (8:47) Piqued Jacks' "Like an Animal" wins Una Voce per San Marino (12:46) Poland's Blanka is going to "Solo" at Eurovision (18:30) Remo Forrer will represent Switzerland (24:57) Loreen did the thing at Melfest (25:43) Iceland sets the final field for Songvakeppnin (31:47) Portugal begins the Festival da Canção (34:13) This week: Netherlands, Serbia, Cyprus, Germany, Moldova (35:45) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with selection season for Eurovision 2023 including a calendar and playlists on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:[e-mail]), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the American Song Contest, the Eurovision AV Club, and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support!