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12 Points from America
Welcome to the one show that dares to combine a long-time Eurovision expert, a pop music fanboy, a guy who's new to this, and Derek. 12 Points from America is an irreverent and insightful podcast about four best friends coming together to discuss the Eurovision Song Contest. In America! Featuring a mix of trivia, humor, and delightful camaraderie, 12 Points from America is your new favorite look into the world's greatest music event.
Summer’s finally over in America, so we’re getting back into the swing of things. This week we’re discussing That Upcoming Vote, the extremely brief history of the Vatican’s connections to […]
For a few wonderful years in the 2000s, Andorra appeared at Eurovision as the little country that could. Or could they? This week, we’re picking our favorite songs from Andorra […]
After the fall of the iron curtain, Eurovision quickly became a very hot commodity. How did the EBU handle sudden expansion and get us to where we are today? This […]
The summer pod crawl has made it back to America! This week we’re taking a look at Eurovision 1987, the first and only contest held in Belgium and an event […]
Thank heavens for the OGAE’s Second Chance Contest, which makes doing a Eurovision podcast in July slightly easier. This week we’re taking a look at this year’s hopefuls in the […]
This week, we’re taking a look at a question that’s been on Erik’s mind – why do Eurovision songs need to have vocals? What would the contest and its rules […]
What inspires an artist to make a shift in style just for Eurovision? This week, we attempt to answer that question and look at a few acts who did just […]
You had questions, and now we have answers! This week we’re chatting all about the results of this year’s contest, what it means for the future, and a whole lot […]
With the dust settled on Eurovision 2025, we’ve reconvened to discuss the results and aftermath of this year’s contest. Topics include the quality of Basel as a host city, the […]
Minutes after this year’s grand final came to a close, the 12 Points team (including Danny) convened to discuss Austria’s win, the numerous surprises in the voting sequence, and what […]
The time is almost here! In what turned into two episodes at once, the team went over their reactions to the stunning results of semifinal 2, and look ahead at […]
After another series of dress rehearsals came and went, the team in Basel reconvened to discuss the absolutely off-the-wall second semifinal, what you can expect to see when watching it […]
After a night of incredible performances, moving interval acts, and a surprising qualifiers list, there is so much to talk about. We break down our reactions to semi 1’s qualifiers […]
On Monday, we had the chance to see the first Eurovision semifinal acts in full! In this episode we’re breaking down our first impressions of this batch of performances and […]
Our on-site team (Sam, Derek, Erik, and Liz) has arrived in Switzerland! To start our week of daily episodes, we’re checking in with our first impressions of the city, the […]
It all comes down to this – which Eurovision act has won over the hearts and minds of 12 Points from America and its listeners? In this episode, we welcome […]
To wrap up our preview series in style, Eurovision legend Krista Siegfrids joins us to talk about her career, memories of the 2013 contest, as well as this year’s entrants […]
As we celebrate a milestone episode, we also welcome our dear friend and fellow ESC sicko Fin Ross-Russell to the show! This week’s extra-packed show features our takes on this […]
For our next crop of Eurovision hopefuls, we’re welcoming back friend of the show and San Marino national final competitor Lisa-Jayne Lewis! This week, we’re chatting about Australia, Lithuania, Cyprus, […]
For our third week of Eurovision previews, we’re joined by Dutch ESC podcaster and media member extraordinaire GJ Kooijman! This week we’re discussing the offerings from Iceland, France, Ireland, Slovenia, […]
The craziness that is Eurovision 2025 does not stop this week! For this preview show, we welcome our friend Dude Points to discuss this year’s entries from Montenegro, Albania, Norway, […]
It’s about to be one heck of a year. To kick off our annual preview series, we’re excited to welcome back Liz, who was on-site with us in Malmö, to […]
Our 37-nation lineup is complete! This week, we take a look at the last few additions to the field. In our main discussion, we’re also pondering how vital the music […]
The run of super Saturdays continues unabated, highlighted by a shocking (or is it?) turn of events in Sweden. This week, we’re breaking down what happened at Melfest and looking […]
With only a few days to go before the field is full and finalized, we’re taking a closer look at the last crop of songs to be released and confirmed […]
It was a lighter week for Eurovision fans, but the news we did get was big – including the reveal of what Måns Zelmerlöw is up to. We discuss the […]
Erik’s requests to the Baltics may not have panned out, but it was still pretty super as far as Saturdays go. This week we’re looking back on the results in […]
Oh what a week it’s been. After a truly super Saturday, we’ve got selections from Ireland, Ukraine, Latvia, Malta, and Finland. We’re taking a look at these selections, discussing what […]
If there’s one pairing of nations that really gets Eurovision fans worked up, it’s Greece and Cyprus. This week, we’re breaking down the numbers of their undying relationship, as well […]
This week, we’re taking another deep dive on a single Eurovision song, and it’s a song that has very much divided the group. Is “Heroes,” the big winner from 2015, […]
With a couple of highly suggestive songs making waves during national final season, we’re taking a look at the history of Eurovision’s relationship with profanity and adult content, and what […]
Well, is it? This week, Danny is proposing that very idea. Is there too much dancing at Eurovision? Should delegations think twice before adding that big dance break? At what […]
Why has Ireland only sent a single song in Irish to Eurovision? Why have several other Celtic languages never made an appearance at all? We’re opening 2025 by exploring these […]
As 2024 comes to a close, info about next year has started flooding in! Montenegro picked a song, Czechia named an artist (or is it artxst), a stage design was […]
How do we know when a song wants us to dance, or to feel love, even when we don’t understand the words? Inspired by a recent episode of “All in […]
What a show! Mostly! Just after the show wrapped up, the team (and Liz!) chatted about this year’s JESC – the surprise winner, a handful of unexpected finishes, and the […]
To wrap up our JESC 2024 preview series, we’re giving a listen to the entries from San Marino, Ukraine, Portugal, Ireland, and Malta! To wrap things up, we’re also sharing […]
With less than two weeks to go until the JESC kids take the stage in Madrid, it’s time to take a look at another batch of contenders! This week we’re […]
The littlest Eurovision of them all is back this month! This week, we begin our previews of the (little) big show, taking a look at the songs from Italy, Estonia, […]
It’s finally time to take a look at one of our favorite Europe-oriented music competitions! This year’s Pan-Arctic Vision was a delight, filled with wonderful songs, political oddness, and red […]
Over the years, we’ve done countdowns to pick our favorite songs in dozens of different categories – specific years, specific countries, and much more. But which of our favorites are…our […]
Country music? In MY Eurovision? For a while there, it was more likely than you think! This week we’re talking about the smash success of “Calm After the Storm,” the […]
Happy Eurovision New Year! We’re celebrating this week by looking at what Basel has to offer as an official host city, how Cyprus is sending a guy from Cyprus, and […]
This week, we’re looking back at the recent Eurovision Young Musicians, a contest that really blew us away. We’re also looking at the latest news on ESC 2025, and because […]
It can’t really have been eight years since 2016, can it? While our research team looks into that, we’re taking a look at 2016’s Eurovision Song Contest, a year full […]
The history of Eurovision certainly can’t be told without discussing its first two-time winner, Johnny Logan. In this episode, we’re taking a look at Johnny’s winning songs and legacy, Ireland’s […]
It’s time to take another deep dive on a single Eurovision song, and this week we’re looking at one of the most notorious entries of all time. At the height […]
The relationship between Eurovision and the world’s queer communities is a long one – but where did it start? When did the show first openly embrace its LGBT audience? This […]
The spectacle! The songs! The hair!! This week, we’re taking a look at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest – the last iteration of the event to be held in Switzerland. […]
This week we’re opening up the mailbag to answer your questions about Eurovision 2024, as well as some more general questions about our favorite obscure songs and some great contests […]
The team is back stateside, and after getting some sleep we’re ready to talk about a Eurovision Song Contest unlike any we’ve ever seen. We discuss the highs and lows […]
After an increasingly strange and often difficult Eurovision week, the grand final has brought us some much needed closure. The team in Malmö joined up with Derek to give our […]
After semifinal 2 wrapped up, the full team has gotten together again to talk about the show’s ten qualifiers, a potentially revealing vote leak, and more.
Our first ten qualifiers are set, and the gang is all here! After the curtain closed on semifinal 1, the team in Malmo connected with Danny and Derek to discuss […]
Sam, Erik, and Liz have arrived in Malmö, and we’re checking in for the final weekend before it all goes down. In this episode, we make one (1) bold prediction, […]
We’ve added up the scores and have answered the most important question of all – who does 12 Points from America think will win the Eurovision Song Contest? We’ve brought […]
To wrap up this year’s set of previews, we are welcoming Eurovision legend Kristian Kostov to chat about his ESC experience, what he’s up to now, and to discuss this […]
This week we’re excited to be featuring the other half of Novympia – Nova! We’re breaking down this year’s Eurovision entrants from Armenia, Germany, Cyprus, Slovenia, France, and Croatia.
To keep our unstoppable train of Eurovision previews rolling, we’re welcoming back beloved friend of the show Olympia Avalanche to discuss this year’s ESC hopefuls from Sweden, Ireland, Serbia, Poland, […]
As we roll into our third week of Eurovision previews, we’re welcoming the Eurowhat podcast’s Ben Smith to discuss this year’s offerings from Ukraine, Latvia, Greece, Moldova, Australia, and the […]
For the second week of our Eurovision preview series, we’re welcoming the wonderful Laura Cress of the Nul Points podcast and Adventure Game Hotspot to discuss this year’s Eurovision hopefuls […]
It’s that time again! To kick off this year’s Eurovision preview series, we’re welcoming the multi-talented Roy D. Hacksaw of Eurovision Apocalypse, who joins us in discussing this year’s hopefuls […]
This week, we take a look at the last week of a wild national final season and the late releases that fill out this year’s field, react to Sweden opening […]
While discussing the seven new songs that dropped this week, Danny reflects on his love of Olly Alexander, Erik loses his mind at a new fan favorite, and much, much […]
This year’s large selection of “weird” songs and the discussion thereof has us wondering what exactly is a “joke song”? This week, we try to figure that out. Meanwhile, we […]
A whopping seven new songs have been revealed or selected since we last convened, and we need to go over all of them quickly. Will our one-word reviews remain succinct […]
With enough news to fill an entire show, this week we’re taking a look at the national final shows in Finland, Latvia, and of course the five-night monster that is […]
Two. Hundred. Shows. What a journey it’s been. For this week’s celebratory episode, we’ve reached out to our amazing fans for questions about Eurovision and so much more. We’re also […]
National final season is starting to pick up! This week, we’re discussing and comparing the recent selection shows in Luxembourg and Ireland, as well as breaking down the Sanremo duets […]
This week, we’re shifting from our least favorite songs to our favorite songs of the last five years that didn’t make it to Saturday, as well as making one last […]
We’ve done a lot of top 5 song countdowns over the years, but what about the opposite? This week, we’re counting down each of our five least favorite songs since […]
It’s crazy to think about now, but when “Fuego” first released, it wasn’t seen as much of a contender. This week, we’re taking a deep dive on Cyprus’s 2018 entry […]
To celebrate the holidays and the end of 2023, the 12 Points team is giving out the greatest gift of all – trivia questions! To ring in another year of […]
What started out as a deep dive into the history of Albania at Eurovision took a sudden and incredible detour when the Olly Alexander news came in as we were […]
It’s been a while since we’ve checked in on that whole Eurovision thing, and a good number of things have happened. But where do we start? Who do we talk […]
France has done it again! This week, we’ve brought along some special guests for our reactions to another spectacular Junior Eurovision event: we’ve got Liz joining us from the podcast […]
Happy Junior Eurovision week! This year’s stellar field has arrived in Nice and has begun rehearsing, and in this episode we’re sharing our initial reactions. We also discuss our experiences […]
Who’s our pick to win Junior Eurovision? This week, we’re taking a closer look at the songs from Malta, Ukraine, Poland, and Spain, as well as counting down our favorite […]
The countdown to Nice is rolling along, and so are we! This week, we’re looking at this year’s Junior Eurovision hopefuls from Italy, Germany, North Macedonia, Georgia, Portugal, and Armenia.
The world’s smallest Eurovision is later this month, and it’s shaping up to be an extremely strong year. This week, we welcome Sam back to the fold and kick off […]
In the first of a new occasional series, this week we’re dedicating a full show to a single Eurovision song. In the spirit of Halloween, we’re starting with one of […]
In the spirit of Halloween (well, sort of), Danny, Derek, and Erik discuss some fears about the potential future of Eurovision. Too many changes? Not enough changes? The inevitable skeleton […]
Butter churns! Mechanical bulls! Weird orbs! On-stage props have been an integral part of Eurovision since nearly the very beginning. In this episode, we’re naming our favorite ESC props, going […]
Dignity. It’s that thing we all have, sometimes. It’s also a thing Eurovision acts try to do, with highly varied results. This week, we’re looking at the cases where trying […]
Getting no points sucks. While a few acts have arguably earned the distinction, a majority of nul-pointers absolutely deserved better. This week we’re highlighting our favorite songs that got nothing […]
News on next year’s Eurovision is starting to trickle in! This week we’re checking in on the latest on the ever-so-exciting reference group, some rumors of varying dumbness, and answering […]
Happy Eurovision New Year, everyone! With the countdown to the 2024 contest officially started, we’re making some predictions about the event, ranging from realistic to completely irresponsible. We also take […]
With the new Eurovision season right around the corner and rumors flying about returning countries, we’re spending this week discussing the brief history of Slovakia’s involvement in Eurovision. We miss […]
Another contest? Don’t mind if we do! Our good friends at Eurovision Ireland alerted us to a wonderful new addition to the ESC-adjacent world, courtesy of the Pan-Arctic community. In […]
While Danny is out traveling to go to a wedding, the rest of the teams swap travel stories of their own, including food finds and out-of-the-bubble moments. They also discuss […]
The reminiscing must continue! In part 2 of our 2018 retrospective, we’re each counting down our top 5 songs from a remarkably stacked year. A lot of great songs are […]
Ahh, 2018. A different time, to be sure, particularly due to a complete lack of 12 Points from America! In the first of a two-week series, we’re taking a look […]
We’ve got a host city! And dates! And speculations! Now that we know where we’re going and when, the team takes a look at Malmö’s history with the contest, Sam’s […]
One of the first landmark moments of every Eurovision offseason is the OGAE Second Chance Contest – because who wouldn’t want to do this whole thing again? This week, we […]
The Eurovision Grand Final was cool and all, but the big news of the day was that our old pal Luxembourg is finally coming back to the contest. To celebrate, […]
While we’ve done our best to answer plenty of questions left by this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, we also wanted to take a moment to answer some of your questions […]
This week, our Eurovision wrap-up continues with some big questions about this year’s semifinals. How rare is a semifinal nul-pointer? Should the juries come back? Has Erik been to Iceland? […]
Is going first the new going second? What happened to Germany? How does Italy keep crushing it? After focusing almost entirely on Sweden and Finland last week, the team looks […]
We’re back home! In the first of a new series of undetermined length, the team is discussing the stats, surprises, and other aspects of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. To […]
Moments after the conclusion of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, the team gathered – with a special guest! – to discuss Sweden’s victory, Finland’s incredible showing, and the many surprises […]
In anticipation of this year’s incredible grand final, the whole team – even Danny! – found a way to convene and talk about the week that’s been, analyze the running […]
And just like that, we’ve got ourselves a final! Just after the second semifinal adjourned, Sam, Erik, and Derek (and The EuroWhat’s Ben!) convened to discuss the night’s qualifiers.
With the first two run-throughs of semi 2 behind us, the team is joined by the always amazing Liz and by Ben Smith from The EuroWhat? to discuss the upcoming […]
As this year’s first semifinal came to a close, Sam, Derek, and Erik convened to share their immediate reactions to the qualifiers, non-qualifiers, and the many surprises of the night.
Fresh off an in-person look at this year’s first semifinal, Sam, Derek, and Erik offer their initial reactions to the arena, the performances, the interval acts, and more! The team […]
Happy Eurovision week! To kick off the festivities, we were joined by Ben from The Eurowhat? Podcast as we broke down what’s been going on here in Liverpool, how the […]
This week, Erik checks in from Liverpool to talk with Derek and Danny about first impressions of the city, as well as our first reactions to the contest’s ever-so-enticing early […]
We’ve previewed all 37 songs from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, and the time has come to crown a champion. This week, the 12 Points team reveals their individual top […]
For our sixth and final ESC song preview episode, we’re welcoming the wonderful Liz back to the show. She and the 12 Points team break down their thoughts on Greece, […]
For this week’s Eurovision preview episode, we’re welcoming back our good friend and ESC veteran Lisa-Jayne Lewis to discuss this year’s hopefuls from Spain, Lithuania, Cyprus, Latvia, Romania, and Sweden.
As we roll into the second half of our song preview series, we’re welcoming North Macedonia’s Eurovision legend Vasil Garvanliev to share his thoughts and let us know what he’s […]
For our third set of Eurovision song previews, we’re welcoming friend of the show and ESC Twitter mainstay Dudepoints to discuss the entries from Estonia, Denmark, Croatia, Switzerland, San Marino, […]
Not content to stick with one half of the peerless duo Novympia, this week we’re welcoming Nova to the show for another round of previews! This week we discuss this […]
It has somehow already been a year since the last preview series! Like in 2022, we’re kicking off this year’s Eurovision previews with the wonderful Olympia Avalanche, as we discuss […]
With our official Eurovision previews starting next week, we’re looking back at yet another big run of song reveals and national finals and giving our first impressions of the offerings […]
Another weekend of national selections has come and gone, and everyone is fully happy with the results, except for all of the times that they weren’t. This week we’re talking […]
There’s a surprising lull in the barrage of new songs this week, so we’re taking a slightly deep dive into Eurovision’s far away friend, Australia. Meanwhile, Erik tries a new […]
Salutations! Super Saturday saw several song selections. Some should succeed, says some…podcasters. This week, we’re breaking down an absolutely packed week of new Eurovision contenders and, as always, pouring out […]
The full team is back together just in time, as national final season is in relentlessly full swing. This week, we’re taking a look at the latest batch of artist […]
Who doesn’t love a bit of Moldova in their lives? This week, Sam, Derek, and Danny count down their favorite Moldovan Eurovision tunes and discuss the country’s wild history in […]
In a new but very important tradition, we’re kicking off the new year by checking in with every single country participating in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. What could go […]
This week, Sam returns from Yerevan to share stories and opinions on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. We also take a look forward to the voting changes in next year’s […]
Shortly after France wowed its way to its second JESC victory in three years, Erik, Derek, and Danny convened to discuss the show, the results, the Bzikebi performance, and more.
In a special mini-episode, Erik checks in with Sam, who is halfway across the world finishing preparations for Junior Eurovision. We chat about Armenia’s work as a host, the local […]
In an especially energetic wrap-up of our JESC preview series, we’re taking a look at the offerings from Ireland, Spain, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. To wrap it all up, […]
In an absolutely stacked second part of our JESC preview series, we’re taking a look at the songs from Poland, Georgia, France, Italy, Portugal, and the host country Armenia.
The world’s littlest Eurovision is upon us again! We’re kicking off our preview series of this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest with our takes on the entrants from North Macedonia, […]
Derek’s back from a trip to the Balkans, and has numerous stories to tell. In addition to those stories, we’re talking this week about our weirdest cases of Eurovision appearing […]
After months of speculation and apartment hunting in Glasgow, Liverpool appeared and messed the whole thing up – and we couldn’t be more excited! This week, we make appeals to […]
The non-offseason is so close, we can almost taste it! As we anticipate the host city announcement and the upcoming JESC, we’re taking some time to answer your burning questions, […]
Tired – a look back at a country’s Eurovision history. Wired – checking out a country that’s never been in the contest at all! This week, we’re taking a look […]
With the recent news consuming the UK’s news cycle, we’re taking a look at how major news has affected Eurovision and how future news could impact the show we know […]
Happy Eurovision New Year! To celebrate the start of another rousing season of songs and speculations, we’re making our earliest and most irresponsible predictions for the 2023 ESC season. Additionally, […]
In honor of the inevitable rise of Rosa Linn and the upcoming Junior Eurovision contest in Yerevan, we’re taking a deep dive on Armenia’s presence in the contest – our […]
There isn’t a lot of Eurovision stuff to talk about right now, but that hasn’t ever stopped us. This week, we take look at your suggestions for the essential elements […]
How early is too early? In this episode, the team is chatting about Israel’s surprisingly early artist confirmation (or was it?), along with how an announcement so far in advance […]
The 2023 host city is…not in Ukraine. That’s about all we know. This week, we’re talking about those latest developments, as well as reporting on our recent international trips (Erik […]
News about next year’s Eurovision is still understandably scarce, so this week we’re taking another look back at this year’s events – with your help! This week we answer your […]
There isn’t much in the way of Eurovision news in early June, so this week we’re moving the focus much closer to home and taking a last look at the […]
With the team all back in the U.S. and the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in the rear view mirror, we’ve reassembled to discuss our experiences in Turin, share some belated […]
Moments after Ukraine was crowned as this year’s Eurovision champion, the team reconnected to discuss the night’s biggest and most surprising moments, as well as to take a first look […]
With the Eurovision grand final less than 24 hours away, the 12 Points team (minus Sam, who remains in a bubble of neutrality) convened to discuss the events of Thursday […]
After a truly wild night at the Pala Alpitour, we have our first ten qualifiers for the Eurovision Grand Final. Erik, Derek, and Danny convened just moments after the first […]
Welcome to Eurovision week! Erik and Derek are off having fun in Turin, but we took a moment to check in with Danny to get his reactions on the surprises […]
Derek and Sam are deeply entrenched in the Eurovision bubble in Turin, and with Erik joining them over the weekend, we connected online to talk about the first wave of […]
The results are in! We’ve taken a look at all 40 songs in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – with help from our amazing special guests – and the time […]
After over a month of previews, we’ve reached the finish line…of previews. For our sixth and final set of Eurovision song discussions, we’re welcoming ESC media veteran Ellie Chalkley to […]
We’re less than a month from the grand final now, and the preview train absolutely can not be stopped. This week we’re welcoming ESC YouTuber Alesia Michelle to share in […]
No amount of bad weather (or in Erik’s case, COVID) can stop our Eurovision preview shows! This week we’re welcoming long-time ESC veteran Lisa-Jayne Lewis to the show to discuss […]
We’ve reached the halfway point of our ESC preview series, and this week it’s truly a family affair! This week, we’re welcoming what may be our most special guest yet […]
The takes only get spicier in our second round of previews, in which we’ve been joined by Liz, a writer, stage manager, and longtime friend of the show (and of […]
The time has come! Welcome to the start of our 2022 Eurovision preview series. In this episode, we’re welcoming YouTuber and ESC super fan Olympia Avalanche to discuss the entries […]
How great was it to have a full-on national final season again? This week, the team offers brief thoughts on ten new Eurovision songs and gives some initial thoughts on […]
Are the 40 Eurovision songs not doing it for you? How about another 56 songs from the American Song Contest? This week, the team takes a look at the massive […]
In a week greatly overshadowed by the bigger picture, the 12 Points team looks at the outstanding selection shows in Australia and Finland, as well as how the events unfolding […]
After a massive Saturday night featuring six national finals, there’s a lot to go over. To keep things brief, each member of the team is giving each of the new […]
This past week, all three Baltics selected their entries for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, and Ukraine did the same – though it wasn’t without immediate controversy. This week, we’re […]
It took a few weeks – and a five-hour Sanremo final – but a contender for the 2022 Eurovision crown may have emerged. This week, the team takes a look […]
Each week of national season is more intense than the last, and this week featured a new Fuego, a three-time returning act, and…theft? This week, we’re taking a look at […]
No thunder or lightning necessary – Eurovision season has already reached a high level of excitement. To celebrate, we’re taking a look at the songs we’re most excited for thus […]
As we enter the intense gauntlet of a full national final season, we decided to look back at one of the most historic national finals in recent years. We chatted […]
Happy New Year from 12 Points from America! This week we recap the exciting (and occasionally suspicious) ESC250, and recap the last bits of Eurovision news of 2021. We also […]
Erik and Sam are back in the USA – with opinions in tow! This week we’re chatting about Armenia’s amazing win, other performances we loved, and so much more. Since […]
As we begin to look back on the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, we have a few more exclusive interviews for you to enjoy. On Friday, Erik spoke with Elisabetta […]
As a podcast exclusive, we’re proud to share our discussions with some of the hopefuls in this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Ike and Kaya from Malta, as well […]
Bienvenue à Paris! With half of the team across the pond, Erik is checking in with Derek and Danny about his travel and experiences in Europe thus far. In this […]
We’ve made it to the end of our 2021 JESC preview series! This week we’re taking a look at the entrants from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Spain, Serbia, and Armenia, as well […]
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest is just a couple of weeks away now, and we have a whole new batch of songs to preview! This week we’re taking a look […]
It’s that time again! JESC 2021 is just a few weeks away, and we’re excited to be breaking down this year’s lineup of songs. For our first preview show, we’re […]
What’s a podcasting crew to do after releasing 100 episodes? More episodes! This week, we’re taking a look at all of the latest news and rumors about 2022’s Eurovision, the […]
In celebration of recording 100 shows, we’re turning our topics of discussion over to our wonderful listeners! In this super-sized episode, the team answers fan questions, rejected ESC interview questions, […]
Our attempts at jinxing the host city reveal finally worked! In this episode, we’re taking a look at the beautiful city of Turin, which Eurovision will call home in just […]
Despite our best efforts, we haven’t been able to jinx it by talking about how there’s no host city, only to have the announcement come before we could release the […]
Despite our many attempts to jinx it by recording right before it could happen, we’re still eagerly awaiting news on the 2022 host city. What can we do to tide […]
As we inch ever closer to our 100th episode, we welcome back Danny to the fold and take a look at some of the biggest things Eurovision has ever had […]
Danny may be off the grid this week, but the show must go on! This week we’re talking about the latest developments in the search for a 2022 Eurovision host […]
The offseason is in full swing. The search for new content rages on. The question is asked: can a show go off the rails if it had no rails to […]
A mainstay of Eurovision fandom since the 1980s, The OGAE Second Chance Contest is a fun way to celebrate the many wonderful songs that don’t quite make it to the […]
Turkey! Oh how we miss you. This week, we’re taking a look Turkey’s time as a mainstay of the Eurovision Song Contest, its lone victory, and our favorite (and least […]
A new but incredibly important tradition is back! This week we’re taking a look at the latest entry in the beloved Eurovision Again series, which itself features the iconic 1969 […]
In the second part of our new double-length episode, we take a look at more of the 26 acts who returned this year after Eurovision 2020’s cancellation. Which acts benefited […]
Due to Eurovision rules, all of the great songs slated for the 2020 contest had to be shelved. But what if they didn’t? In the first half of a two-part […]
Now that the dust has settled on the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, the 12 Points team is taking one last look back at the incredible grand final that was two […]
What. A. Night. After a phenomenal competition, Italy have prevailed as winners of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest! Recorded moments after the end of the contest, we give our immediate […]
It feels like it’s been a couple of years now – and it has! The 2021 grand final – and with it, the reveal of a new Eurovision champion – […]
Eurovision 2021 has begun! We have our first set of qualifiers and another semifinal yet to come. In this episode we’re giving our immediate reactions to the first results and […]
Welcome to ESC Week! Today we welcome back Danny to get his thoughts on the first semifinal’s rehearsals, and we make our collective predictions for which ten songs will survive […]
In our third rehearsal recap, we take a look at the first performances from Italy, Germany, France, United Kingdom, and Spain, as well as from the host country, the Netherlands. […]
Another semifinal of first rehearsals are in the books, and the 12 Points team is taking a look at what songs have surprised, disappointed, and made their cases for qualification […]
Eurovision is under way! In the first of our special contest episodes, Sam, Derek, and Erik take a look at the first two days of rehearsals for the 2021 contest, […]
The moment is finally here! After determining our finalists last week, we’re counting down our top picks and determining our predicted winner of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. Ahead of […]
Welcome to the final stretch! This week, we’re breaking down each of the 2021 ESC’s semifinals and reveal our picks (with the help of a public vote!) for which songs […]
With less than a month to go until the big show, the 12 Points preview series reaches its exciting conclusion! This week we discuss and thoroughly agree (citation needed) about […]
We’ve reached the our fifth week of ESC 2021 previews, and it’s easily the most chaotic group of songs yet – hear our widely varied – and often surprising! – […]
As ESC 2021 draws ever closer, we’ve passed the halfway point of our song previews! This week, we’re taking a deep dive into the offerings from Lithuania, Portugal, France, Israel, […]
This week, we reach the halfway point of our 2021 ESC song previews, as we take a look at Belgium, Spain, Serbia, Netherlands, Cyprus, Switzerland, and Greece. One of these […]
As we get a week closer to Rotterdam, the 12 Points team takes a look at seven more of this year’s songs! Listen to our takes on the latest Eurovision […]
The time has come! We’re kicking off our ESC 2021 preview series by taking deep dives into the offerings from Finland, Australia, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, and Malta. We […]
With our official Eurovision previews just around the corner, the 12 Points team is taking a look at another week absolutely packed with new song releases, artist news, and more, […]
Oh what a week it’s been! In this episode, the team offers its impressions of a whopping nine new Eurovision songs from Moldova, Cyprus, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Australia, Slovenia, […]
The new releases absolutely will not stop! This week, we’re discussing releases from Norway, Finland, and Spain, as well as recapping the latest all around Europe and chatting about our […]
With less than 100 days until the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, new songs and national finals are arriving at a fast and furious pace. This week we’re taking a look […]
This week, the 12 Points crew is taking a look at the newly minted songs from Ukraine and Lithuania, this week’s heats in Norway and Sweden, the latest news from […]
The songs just keep coming! This week we take a good look at France’s national final and Barbara Pravi’s captivating performance, Senhit’s latest stop on her freaky trip, and all […]
What’s your “In the Air Tonight Drum Fill” moment from Eurovision history? In this week’s episode, we try to answer that very question. We also take a look at the […]
The Eurovision news absolutely will not stop! Fortunately, we’ve got you covered. This week we’re taking a look at the first results from Norway and Lithuania’s nationals, and check out […]
We’re just a few weeks into 2021, and the Eurovision season is in full swing! This week we’re chatting about the last of last year’s news, including the ESC 250, […]
Now that 2021 is here, the Eurovision news is in full swing. In our first episode of the new year, we’re discussing the results from Albania, last month’s Turkvision contest, […]