Prepare to embark on a melodious voyage with Eurovision 2024, where the thrill of the upcoming contest is as palpable as the salty sea air! We're also shining the spotlight on Norway's Melody Grand Prix, where 18 acts are vying for the honor to represent their nation on the ultimate stage. Feel the heartbeats of Eurovision enthusiasts sync to the rhythm of anticipation and predictions!
Join us and let your Eurovision passion unfurl like a flag in the wind!
Prepare to embark on a melodious voyage with Eurovision 2024, where the thrill of the upcoming contest is as palpable as the salty sea air! We're also shining the spotlight on Norway's Melody Grand Prix, where 18 acts are vying for the honor to represent their nation on the ultimate stage. Feel the heartbeats of Eurovision enthusiasts sync to the rhythm of anticipation and predictions!
Join us and let your Eurovision passion unfurl like a flag in the wind!
Bonjour, guten tag prévait. Hello and welcome back to the D'Eau d'Spoir podcast. Join me as we get excited as Eurovision 2024 creeps ever so closer. The venue is booked, the stage is planned and my co-host, sam Tarling, is dethoring as we speak as we move closer to the big event. So the big news of the week I don't know if it's news or if it's a giant sigh of relief to those angry, angry people on the internet Eurovision a week ago started making cryptic announcements that Eurovision was going. Caribbean People started freaking out, thinking that the Caribbean countries were going to be performing at Eurovision. Some traditionalists got a bit upset they're still upset about Australia coming to Eurovision and kicking ass, I might add. The other theory was that it was going to be a rum sponsor, but no, royal Caribbean Cruisers has just signed on as a major sponsor of Eurovision 2024.
Speaker 1:
The Vice President, ben Bolden, of the Royal Caribbean Cruisers said all of this started last year in 2023, when he tried to secure some tickets to Eurovision 2023 at Liverpool and he thought he was just going to stroll in and get some tickets. He did not realise in his words they were rarer than Hen's teeth. He reached out to the producers of Eurovision 2024 because he was trying to get some to give his prizes and rewards to travel agents. He got talking to the producers and they went hey, you know what? We can't get your tickets to Eurovision 2023. But you know what you can do you can sponsor Eurovision 2024 and they have got on board. Let's be honest, the cruising industry is desperate to do anything to try and revamp themselves. After Covid I don't know what it was like in Europe, but over here in Australia it just seemed cruise ship after cruise ship, they were just being overrun by Covid. They had a terrible reputation. Everyone was like oh, they're a Covid death trap. So I guess this is just Covid's just trying to rebrand themselves.
Speaker 1:
Royal Caribbean thinks it's a great idea. It's going to get them in touch with a whole new broad audience. Of course, my thought was oh my lord, are they going to do Eurovision inspired cruisers? Because I know sometimes they do themed cruisers. They do Disney cruisers and child free cruisers. They have said in the future they are going to do some themed sailings around Eurovision. That's so exciting. Can you imagine two weeks at sea, nothing but Eurovision? Oh, just a different Eurovision performer in every lounge? Oh my lord, it would be amazing. He's also said that all of the European based ships, during the Eurovision final, will be showing the Eurovision Grand Final on board. You've paid for it. I think you'd be showing it off, so let's just wait and see how this goes.
Speaker 1:
Oh, who do you think is going to be the first star that is going to be signed onto the Eurovision Royal Caribbean cruise ship? Who do you want to see signed onto the Eurovision cruise ship? Oh, so many options. I know everyone's thinking Mons, but Mons is gonna come and then Mons is gonna be pushing his wine and I don't want to be on a cruise ship. I'm gonna be swooning from Mons and then I'm gonna be swooning from the wine. I am going straight overboard that you can't run a cruise ship with half your passengers falling overboard. So, no, I don't think it'll be Mons. Oh, who I would love to see and who I think is a real possibility to sign up for a Eurovision cruise is Actually gonna come back in some later part of our news.
Speaker 1:
Where are we sitting at the moment? Okay, we know we're gonna have 37 artists are gonna be going to Eurovision 2024. So far, nine countries have revealed who they're gonna send Albania, belgium, cyprus, chessia, france, greece, netherlands, slovenia and the UK. Most have not confirmed their songs, although Albania, chessia and France have already released their songs. But let's be honest at the moment no one's even caring about who has been announced as confirmed. All eyes this week have gone to Norway and the melody Grand Prix of 2024. They announced 18 artists would be competing to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest and their songs.
Speaker 1:
I'm not gonna go through all 18 because, let's be honest, there's only Three acts that people are gonna be look at. No, I tell a lie, there's only four acts. The first one is called goth minister. Picture the crow Meets your grumpy uncle that tells kids to get off your lawn. Amazing footage from Norway. As they were introducing the accent, who would be competing? He actually came out. He has a portable smoke machine on his person went to do an interview. It was fantastic. Everybody got lost in the fog. That certainly way to block out the competition.
Speaker 1:
One act that is looking like it's so stupid it's gonna be brilliant. It's called my AI by Erica Norwich. The thing that is making her stand out is her partner on stage Unusual partner. It's her best friend, super Rob, who just happens to be a three meter toy robot, the kind of looks like Bumblebee during Pride week I think that's the best way to describe him. Look, it's ridiculous. We've seen robots on the Eurovision stage before. People have hyped up and look they've. They've never performed well, although, ironically, perform, although the robots themselves seem to have always won more favor with the crowd than the actual performers.
Speaker 1:
The other act I can't wait to see is pop queen. Benedict adrian with heavy metal rock star and Anders Oden are coming together pop and got heavy metal to perform Waltz of death. It looks so campy and ridiculous and over the top. I cannot wait to see the stage performance. But let's be honest, that's all just laugh and giggles, because what the news comes down to is the band that has announced that they will be competing in the melody Grand Prix and the chance to represent Norway again at Eurovision Song Contest. We thought about it, we dreamed of this moment.
Speaker 1:
Kano, kano are back. They are back with a song called Official title, co-wrote and impart by the band and Alexandra Rotan, who, of course, queen of the Kings, of course, oh, my lord, can you believe? It was only five years ago that Kano won our hearts and Literally won the public vote. With spirit in the sky. I'm gonna have that engraved on my tombstone because I wanted clear. Norway was robbed in 2019. Kano then, of course, went back to the Grand Prix in 2021 with the hopes to represent Norway at Eurovision 2021 with Monument.
Speaker 1:
Okay, it was no spirit in the sky, but it was still a monumental song and, to be honest, the rest of the world was so convinced they were like oh, it's K-Note, they're back. Everyone else had just scheduled them in that they were going to be competing at twenty twenty one. Norway blindsided. They fell in love with a performer, tix, and his struggle and his story. So they actually sent ticks instead. So this is the third time they're competing. Oh, hopefully this is going to be the second time that they're through again. Oh, the first time I heard it, I was a bit like what? Because obviously no song will ever be spirit in the sky. But, oh my Lord, this song is the turn away. If you don't want to hear any spoilers, ok, give them a couple of minutes to leave the room.
Speaker 1:
Doodly, doodly, doodly, doodly, doodly. Oh my Lord, it is the warliest of earworms. And, of course, alexandra singing her little heart out. And then, oh, let's be honest, the real star of this song is Fred who, in typical way oh way, oh they bring him out for the key moments, for the dum dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum, dum dum. Like, oh my Lord, like Steven Segal and those films where he would just come out and slap down 20 dudes with mullets, with like three wrist slaps that's what this is, but in vocal and on the dance floor. Meanwhile, tom randomly pops into demidekidug, dug, dug, dug, dug in the most sexual way possible. Oh my Lord, it works. I love this song.
Speaker 1:
I was listening to it earlier. Already it has been added to my Eurovision playlist. So you better put them through. Nor are you hear me. You better, bloody, put them through. Oh my Lord. I had it on repeat.
Speaker 1:
I was singing it in the shower and I'm like, oh my Lord, could this actually be the one, is this actually going to be the one, where Kano is finally going to be crowned as a Eurovision winner, and not just in our hearts, but officially on the trophy? But then I realized, oh, you know what I think this is. I think this is cha, cha, cha all over again. I think the audience is going to love this. This has the crowd participation. It builds in a frenzy. It's perfect for this concert. I think the people are going to love it, the people are going to breathe it, the people are going to sing it, the people are going to vote for it and I think the jury is going to cut this one down.
Speaker 1:
No, not again, oh, but again I'm getting ahead of myself. We have to. Oh, you know what? I might move to Norway just to ensure that bloody Kano gets through this year, because apparently you can't be trusted. Norway has had over 150 million Let me say that again, over 150 million plays on Spotify and YouTube, but most of them OK, most of them are for spirit in the sky, but Most of their streams all come from countries all across the world, but all outside of Norway. Oh, maybe we're all going to have to chip in and just buy five minute commercials on national Norway television Because, oh god, norway, if you're listening to me, please, you got a damn digga, digga, digga, digga, digga, digga, digga. What's good for you? And the contest? Think of the contest. Please send Kano through.
Speaker 1:
Not that I'm biased or anything, just because that time that they came to Adelaide and Fred checked out my boobs. It's not that I'm not prejudice at all. Honestly, I can't even talk about anything else. That's just got all my fires a burning.
Speaker 1:
If you're looking for something a little bit different, eurovision has announced they're actually going to be releasing a new t-shirt, a sort of retro, inspired Brighton 1974. They're going to take the theme. They're going to slap it on some t-shirts and send it out. Oh, why do I bring this up? Curious, just to let you know. Oh, I've been sweating over some design boards. We're going to give some options. We've been talking about this for years. Finally going to make it happen. I'm actually going to make some t-shirts for Juice Poir and Eurovision. So stay tuned to that. Keep an eye out for an Instagram.
Speaker 1:
I'm going to put out some sample options for t-shirts. Give us a feel, give us a vibe. Also, let us know what do you want to see on your first DuSpoir t-shirt? And don't just say Mons, once he rips it off and you roll around on it? Obviously, like I said, leave it with us. Tell us what you want to see, tell us who you want to see on your Eurovision cruise. Join us next week as we explore what other exciting developments are coming your way. We're also going to discuss some of the past Eurovision contestants who are actually vying to come back to Eurovision. Oh my Lord, I don't want to give anything away, but it's almost going to be a best of the best. A whole heap of my favorites and, I know, some of your favorites. We're going to deep dive into that next week, but in the meantime, be kind, be nice, but most of all, dum da, da, da, da, da, da, da da. Ajudarvideoants to come back to Eurovision. Andok, we'll see you in the next weekend. Goodbye.