“Be kind... It’s gone too far... your words affect people.”
Laura Whitmore’s opening link on her 5Live show this morning.
This is incredibly powerful radio about Caroline Flack’s death.
The Marcel Bezençon awards just took place backstage at Eurovision.
🔹Sam Ryder 🇬🇧 won the Press Award
🔹Konstrakta 🇷🇸 won the Artistic award
🔹Cornelia Jakobs 🇸🇪 won the Composer Award
Tapiwa Matuwi disappeared a year ago.
No evidence of where he went. No-one with information.
His dad says: "It is like our son just vanished, and no-one seems to know anything."
It’s here… the first interview with Loreen after her winner’s performance of Tattoo.
A record-equalling 7th win for Sweden… and a second win for Loreen.
WHAT A NIGHT. 🇸🇪
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I won’t lie… it feels weird this year with both of them gone.
Mum was obsessed with Christmas and made me a stocking every year.
Dad was… well… dad.
I’ll be smiling at these pics. And give your loved ones a big hug… even if you’re not the hugging sort. 🥲
💥Episode 16 - Ukraine💥
If you want to know what winning
@Eurovision
means to Ukraine 🇺🇦 and Kalush Orchestra... then please listen to this whole backstage interview with the country's Head of Delegation Oksana Skybinska.
So this is a tough one but I’m presenting my final Newsbeat today.
In a few days I’ll be leaving Radio 1, 1Xtra and the BBC… but it’s been the most INCREDIBLE 12 years.
I’ve had the job of a lifetime, and worked with the best people so wanted to share a few thoughts…
Looks like I'm going to be chatting about
@Eurovision
a fair bit over the next couple of weeks! 😉
SO excited to be hosting the Eurovision Song Contest's official podcast.
First episode lands on Friday... We'd love you to follow and subscribe!
For the stats people, the UK has hosted
@Eurovision
8 times… more than any other country.
🔹1960 London
🔹1963 London
🔹1968 London
🔹1972 Edinburgh
🔹1974 Brighton
🔹1977 London
🔹1982 Harrogate
🔹1998 Birmingham
Exactly one year ago today, I did the super-secret first interview with a guy called Sam about his plans to go to Turin to sing a song….
I wonder how things turned out? 😉
SO happy to be joining Global and the
@LBCNews
team!
I’m presenting Monday to Thursday 7-11pm… rounding up the stories of the day, with a little bit of added music and showbiz news too. Here we go!
Listen right here 👇🏼
This was a really important watch for anyone who’s been bullied... maybe for anyone who’s bullied someone too. Actions have consequences. Kudos to Jesy. Her mum’s an absolute gem too.
#OddOneOut
Things we found about
@NiallOfficial
this morning.
1. He has GREAT hair.
2. His welcome pack to Wales included essentials such as socks 🧦 and sea salt.
#BiggestWeekend
Italy’s Eurovision winners
@thisismaneskin
enter the UK chart at
#17
with Zitti E Buoni.
It’s the highest charting Eurovision winner here since Sweden’s Heroes in 2015.
So I had a little Eurovision part to play in helping to get
@Rylan
pranked for Saturday Night Takeaway.
Ant & Dec got him good! Very VERY funny.
ITV1. 7pm. Pickle pickle.
A few months ago I decided to buy an Interrail ticket.
I’ve never done anything like it before but I’ve heard so many good things.
So I’m off on a little adventure…👋🏼🚂
Want all the goss from the Turquoise Carpet? Of course you do!
Hear from 🇳🇴🇲🇹 🇫🇷 🇷🇸 🇱🇻 🇨🇭 🇮🇱 🇲🇩 🇸🇪 🇮🇹 🇫🇮 🇩🇪 🇦🇲 🇪🇪 🇮🇸 🇵🇱 🇺🇦 🇬🇪 🇦🇱 🇬🇧
A bonus episode of the
@Eurovision
podcast is out right now.
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A year since we lost mum. One of my biggest memories was watching Eurovision with her, with scoresheets, when the UK last won. I wrote “best day ever” in my diary (diary lol). I’ll always live Eurovision vicariously through her. I know it’s sentimental but she was great. 💜
Happy 25th birthday to
@spicegirls
Wannabe!
This is still one of my favourite photos ever… It was around the time the song got to number one and we met the girls at a photo shoot in London.
Mel C was ironing her trackies and Emma offered us their buffet. 💜
We’re saying goodbye to dad today. A very unique man who gave me my love of music and took me to my first gigs (Bjorn Again & Pink Floyd!).
He was 80 but in his final weeks he was feeling proud as he said he’d finally managed to grow a beard! Looks alright doesn’t it? 😌
It's exactly a year since Bastille played their last in-person gig.
So I had a nice little lockdown catch-up with
@bastilledan
all about missing gigs, stage fright and the band's new documentary.
🚨 The brand new episode of the
@eurovision
podcast is out now featuring:
🇳🇴🍌🐺Ben Adams & Gaute Ormåsen on their huge Subwoolfer reveal!
🇬🇪 Iru (Georgia 2023)
🇸🇮 Joker Out (Slovenia 2023)
🇨🇭 Gjon’s Tears (Switzerland 2021)
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We said a final goodbye to my mum today… she passed away a few weeks ago and she was AMAZING. 💜
Lots of memories and she was also a massive Eurovision fan too.
Was going through photos & these 4 sum me and her up so well… joy on her wedding day and lol to Rita’s Kabin! 😂
"I was preparing for a civilised chart battle."
Had a great chat with
@JamesArthur23
last week. We chatted about loads of stuff... including festivals, mental health and Foals.
Eurovision is the biggest live music event in the world.
Me and
@DanielRosney
had a look at why it’s way more than the cheese-fest you might think it is.
Thanks to 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇳🇱 🇪🇸 🇧🇾 🇬🇷 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 🇮🇸 🇸🇪 & 🇮🇹 for chatting to us.
I can only apologise to anyone who:
a) is Spanish
b) can sing anywhere approaching in tune
But when you’re in Spain and
@BlancaPaloma_rb
challenges you to sing her Eurovision entry Eaea… you have to accept. 🇪🇸💃🏽😂
(PS… our wonderful podcast chat coming soon)
🎤 Another massive moment for live music today.
🎤 Latest test event will have 5000 people at an actual gig in Sefton Park in Liverpool.
🎤 Chatted to Tom from
@BlossomsBand
about getting back on stage later.
Another episode of the
@Eurovision
podcast you say? Go on then…
Had great chats from the
@LDNEurovision
with:
🇫🇮 Käärijä
🇷🇸 Luke Black
🇳🇴 Alessandra
🇨🇿 Vesna
🇷🇴 Theodor Andrei
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🇬🇧 UK Eurovision news 🇬🇧
1/ The management team behind Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding and Dermot Kennedy will lead the search for next year’s UK act and song.
Ben Mawson from Tap Music told me “if you get it right, it’s a wonderful platform”.
As
@claraamfo
moves to Radio 1 evenings, today is our final music news together. 😢
I’m going to miss our daily catch ups about ALL the pop stars…. especially me mentioning Kelly Clarkson at any opportunity.
Clara is an absolute TALENT and it’s been a blast. See you at 11.10.
Press release:
"ITV TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF THE BLACK EYED PEAS.
One-hour spectacular will be hosted by their friend, Joanna Lumley.
'I'm both a friend to and a big fan of The Black Eyed Peas. It's very exciting to be part of this and I'm looking forward to it enormously.'"
The season finale of the
@Eurovision
podcast is here! 🥲
Debriefs with:
🇧🇪 Gustaph
🇦🇺
@Voyagerau
🇱🇹
@MonikaLinkyte
🇨🇿 Patricie from Vesna
🇫🇮 Matti Myllyaho (Käärijä’s dancer 🕺🏼 )
Hope you enjoy!!
Now the news is out… here’s more from my chat with
@SamRyderMusic
about competing at Eurovision for the UK.
A short 🧵 about what he said…
1/ Sam didn’t need convincing to take part: “I love Eurovision. I love everything it’s about. It’s such a privilege.”
Thought it would be good to have a Eurovision debrief with some familiar friends.
First up... Cornelia Jakobs 🇸🇪and the missing props.😆
A new episode of the
@Eurovision
podcast coming very soon... 👀
🇳🇱 Leaving Rotterdam after a Eurovision-packed 2 weeks.
Was a privilege to cover the return of the contest, which felt newsworthy on so many levels. And the engagement on here has been huge.
Seems pretty clear the event is only getting more popular. Onto Italy 2022. 🇮🇹
And… we’re back!! 🎉
New look, new feel… and the incredible Sigrid 🇳🇴 joins me for the first episode to chat all things Eurovision.
She’s a huge fan with some surprising connections to the contest.
Out everywhere now:
Dancing On My Own has just turned 10 years old.
Had an amazing chat with
@robynkonichiwa
about its making & legacy for
@BBCNewsbeat
.
Big thanks to Calum Scott, Lena Dunham & co-writer Patrik Berger too.
What. A. Song.
Understatement to say it’s been a tough & unsettling week for the whole
@BBCNewsbeat
team. We’ve all got big decisions to make about our futures.
But one thing never in question is our passion for the job. You couldn’t ask for better workmates. Deserves a cheesy gif:
So let me tell you how OBSESSED I am with the Celine Dion / It’s All Coming Back To Me Now resurgence on TikTok right now…
This video by nnapples on TT.
GRAB YOUR TOWELS… & listen to one of the most fun & wonderful chats I’ve ever done for the podcast.
Host Petra Mede and ESC writer / director Edward af Sillén discuss:
🔸Eurovision 2024
🔹Love Love Peace Peace
🔸ABBA
🔹& loads more…
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