On this episode, James speaks to vocal coach Zoe Stibi to talk about vocal technique, vocal rest, and why the Eurovision Song Contest separates experienced singers from young ones – and what that could mean for the results in Vienna.

Artists around Europe are heading for one city this weekend – Vienna. In the final update from The Model before rehearsals begin, James Stephenson analyses the updated forecast to see who’s in the best shape ahead of the big shows.

From youth theatre to the Eurovision stage, Søren Torpegaard Lund has been inviting us into his world for years. Now, with his contender ‘Før Vi Går Hjem’, he explains to James Stephenson how he created a “pop diva banger” while the world watches back.

After a week where the London Eurovision Party brought fans in the UK capital out to see many of this year’s acts perform, ‘Liekinheitin’ by Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen has increased its lead, with The Model now forecasting it to score 397 points in the final in Vienna.

Leléka is just one side of Viktoria Leléka – she has many others. James Stephenson sits down with Ukraine’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 to ask how she’s preparing to balance the light and the dark within herself in Vienna.

n this episode, James heads to Amsterdam for Eurovision in Concert and previews Eurovision 2026 with the help of three guests already in the Netherlands – GJ Kooijman and Marco Dreijer from Ding-a-Dong, the Dutch Eurovision podcast, and ESC Insight’s own Sem Anne van Dijk