Sébastien Tellier – “Divine” (France, Eurovision 2008)
• YouTube video of the performance at Eurovision 2008:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZQjBCvFd9E

• Wikipedia page for the song Divine (background, album, Eurovision facts):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_(S%C3%A9bastien_Tellier_song)

Joost Klein – “Europapa” (Netherlands, Eurovision 2024)
• Wikipedia page for Europapa (song info, Eurovision entry details):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europapa

• EurovisionWorld entry page for Europapa info and entry details (archival/contest info):
https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/joost-klein-from-the-netherlands-disqualified-from-eurovision-2024

💿 Tiny Vinyl & Format

Tiny Vinyl (official site)
• Tiny Vinyl 4-inch playable record format overview and info:
https://www.tinyvinyl.com/

Tiny Vinyl articles & press
• What Hi-Fi article on Tiny Vinyl collectible format:
https://www.whathifi.com/hi-fi/vinyl/check-out-these-adorable-tiny-vinyl-4-inch-records

• GearPatrol overview on Tiny Vinyl and how it works on normal turntables:
https://www.gearpatrol.com/audio/tiny-vinyl/

• MusicRow announcement of Tiny Vinyl launch and retail rollout:
https://musicrow.com/2025/08/tiny-vinyl-launches-nationwide-with-pocket-sized-records-from-top-artists/

🎙 Other Contextual & Reference Links

Joost Klein (artist page)
• Wikipedia page for Joost Klein (career overview, discography including Europapa):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joost_Klein

Tiny Vinyl at Target USA:
https://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=tiny+vinyl

Sebastian Tellier Article:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/08/sebastien-tellier-interview-kiss-the-beast-electropop-eurovision

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June Thomas — Book

A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture

Amazon US
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

—

Podcasts by June Thomas

Working (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/working

The Waves (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves

Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)
https://slate.com/podcasts/outward

Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)
https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest

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Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode

Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw

Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs

Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4

Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk

Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA

Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)
Placement: 19th of 26
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE

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Guardian Review Referenced

Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible

—

Other Guardian context discussed

Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are

Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews

—

Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse

Slate — review of “American Canto”
https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html

—

Optional background links for listeners

Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age

Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024

—

Show page & archive

https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm

—

—

June Thomas — Book

A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women’s Culture

Amazon US
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=A+Place+of+Our+Own+June+Thomas

—

Podcasts by June Thomas

Working (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/working

The Waves (Slate)
https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves

Outward (Slate LGBTQ podcast)
https://slate.com/podcasts/outward

Culture Gabfest (June as contributor / alum)
https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest

—

Eurovision Songs Discussed in This Episode

Jemini – “Cry Baby” (United Kingdom, 2003)
Placement: 26th of 26 — 0 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTV8GUwzRjw

Go-Jo – “Milkshake Man” (Australia, 2025)
Placement: 11th of 16 in Semi-Final 2 — televote only — did not qualify
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSsijRZmrs

Jendrik – “I Don’t Feel Hate” (Germany, 2021)
Placement: 25th of 26 — 3 points
YouTube (music video — song begins ~1:00):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydgxZnHFLi4

Jeangu Macrooy – “Birth of a New Age” (Netherlands, 2021)
Placement: 23rd of 26 — 11 points
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Fag4yajxk

Olly Alexander – “Dizzy” (United Kingdom, 2024)
Grand Final placement: 24th of 26
Points: 46 (Jury 46 / Televote 0)
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lu8pVGHlA

Remember Monday – “What the Hell Just Happened?” (United Kingdom, 2025)
Placement: 19th of 26
Jury: 88 — Televote: 0
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeSxNubBQE

—

Guardian Review Referenced

Lucy Mangan — All’s Fair review — “Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible”
The Guardian — 4 Nov 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/04/alls-fair-review-kim-kardashian-divorce-drama-is-fascinatingly-existentially-terrible

—

Other Guardian context discussed

Zero-star review roundup reference (Guardian feature)
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/05/the-guardian-has-only-ever-published-15-zero-star-reviews-here-they-all-are

Commentary on star-rating / zero-star precedent (related debate)
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/06/one-to-zero-star-reviews

—

Article June Mentioned — Olivia Nuzzi memoir discourse

Slate — review of “American Canto”
https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-donald-trump-ryan-lizza-book.html

—

Optional background links for listeners

Jeangu Macrooy — Birth of a New Age (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_a_New_Age

Olly Alexander — Eurovision 2024 entry overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024

—

Show page & archive

https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm

—

Cafés & Coffee Culture
Café Landtmann – https://www.landtmann.at/en/
Café Bräunerhof – https://www.cafe-braeunerhof.at/
Café Sperl – https://www.cafesperl.at/
Café Balthasar – https://www.balthasar.at/
Café Ritter – https://www.cafe-ritter.at/

Food & Drink
Sachertorte – https://www.sacher.com/en/original-sacher-torte/
Wiener Schnitzel – https://www.austria.info/en/things-to-do/food-and-drink/recipes/wiener-schnitzel
Viennese Coffee Specialties – https://www.wien.info/en/shopping-wining-dining/coffeehouses/coffee-339182

Events & Public Spaces
EuroPride Vienna – https://viennapride.at/en/
Life Ball – https://www.lifeball.org/
Danube Island Festival (Donauinselfest) – https://donauinselfest.at/
Vienna City Hall (Rathaus) – https://www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/sights/from-s-to-z/rathaus-352254

Vienna Experiences
Vienna Vineyards & Wine (Gemischter Satz) – https://www.wien.info/en/shopping-wining-dining/wine/viennese-wine-342014
Apple Strudel Show at Schönbrunn Palace – https://www.cafe-residenz.at/en/apple-strudel-show/
Viennese Waltz Lessons – https://www.viennawaltz.at/en/

Music Helena Mentioned
HVOB – https://www.hvob-music.com/
Camo & Krooked – https://www.camoandkrooked.com/
Voodoo Jürgens – https://voodoojuergens.com/
Wanda – https://wandamusik.com/

Eurovision Songs Discussed
Conchita Wurst – “Rise Like a Phoenix” (2014) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToqNa0rqUtY
Loreen – “Euphoria” (2012) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfo-8z86x80
Udo Jürgens – “Merci, Chérie” (1966) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqQY-MmfzDY
Teya & Salena – “Who the Hell Is Edgar?” (2023) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMmLeV47Au4

Links:

Martin gets booed at Eurovision 2024 while delivering his tag line “we’re good to go” (30 seconds):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMd0BAyu8wk

Martin Osterdahl's Watch:
https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/martin-%C3%B6sterdahl-eurovision-toppchefen-%C3%A4r-nybliven-debutf%C3%B6rfattare-med-8500433cf

Artist: Johannes Pietsch "JJ", Austria
Song: Wasted Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieSTNpxvio

Artist: KAJ, Sweden
Song: Bara bada bastu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIvtyzCYJDg

Tommy Cash, Estonia
Song: Espresso Macchiato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHt5f8hUei4

Remember Monday, United Kingdom
Song: What the Hell Just Happened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hu6R3ZnOdY&list=RD-hu6R3ZnOdY&start_radio=1

Mariam Shengelia, Georgia
Song: Freedom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3wu0dUNd4c

Book, USA: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking
https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking/dp/1443452092

Book, UK: Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Truth-Lies-People-Really-Thinking-ebook/dp/B072L52J3D

The Behavior Panel on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheBehaviorPanel/videos

TEDx Mark Bowden, The Importance of Being Inauthentic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpf8H_Dd40

The King Who Never Was, Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/title/81495974

Bradley reviews Azerbaijan, Estonia, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, & Switzerland on the EuroWhat Podcast:
https://www.eurowhat.com/262

The Musical Remix of Bradley's Espresso Macchiato rant from the EuroWhat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLQVq95PIwI

We don’t Want to Put In, Stephane & 3G, 2009, Georgia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6-7Rw4xug

1944, Jamala, 2016, Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Go_A - Solovey - 2020- Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Official Video - Eurovision 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNetXPSld50

Links from Elka herself:

“Here are some links for you beyond the obvious SAI, lectures you found etc
My Lokal 30 gallery links in Polish and English (scroll for English):”
https://lokal30.pl/artysci/elka-krajewska/

A selection of my movies at MSN
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/artysci/elzbieta-krajewska

Includes documentary on my imax
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/praca/krajewska-elka-plany-mela-documentation-of-omnimax-dome-film

And text by poet Thom Donovan about it
http://lokal30.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2007_PlanyMela_ThomDonovan.pdf

My artist website needs update since after corona
But some work will be updated soon
Elka.net

My show at Arsenał about travelling in Poland
https://galeria-arsenal.pl/wystawy/elka-krajewska-pole-lokalne

Show at Soloway in NYC
http://soloway.info/Shows/49ElkaKrajewska/ElkaKrajewskapressrelease.html

A chapter of my SAI book No Longer Art: In a Coma published by Rubin Museum
https://rubinmuseum.org/spiral/no-longer-art

Another chapter is published in Speculation from MIT and Whitechapel
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545334/speculation/

There might be some links at the Lokal gallery website
To follow but most writing is In polish

INSTAGRAM:
@elkakrajewskastudio
@nolongerart

Bradley's favorite links about Elka:

Elka’s Art, Gallery Link:
https://elka.net/Project-Index

Lovely simple article about Salvage Art:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artwork-damaged-repair

Video- "Debris, Constellations, and Counter-Histories"
the “glitter and gunpowder” bit... Russian oligarchs & Art & money in times of war
Elka’s part starts at 1:00:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9EdYWnN0Yvg

Salvage Art Institute (now called No Longer Art) on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/no_longer_art/?hl=en

Bonus link to an Icelandic contender for Eurovision called “Ciccolina” (Ciccolina was Dean Koons’ partner for many years-- he's the balloon dog artist):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlk4ulVs-2M

Art lost in the attacks of 9/11
(+ photo of Calder's Bent Propeller sculpture)
https://cultbytes.com/piecing-together-art-lost-911/

The last known color swatch for the Calder sculpture we talked about:
"Calder red"
http://mckaylodge.com/calder-red/

The Gallery of Lost Art (TATE)
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/other-venue/gallery-lost-art

A Continually Update List of Art and Cultural Heritage Lost in Ukraine
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/ukraine-damaged-cultural-sites-russian-invasion-1234628274/the-kuindzhi-art-museum-in-mariupol/

and
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/27/ukraine-russia-looting-museums

Congressional probe: Russian oligarchs using art to evade sanctions
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/probe-russian-oligarchs-evade-art-sanctions-386154

Anti-Russia songs in Eurovision, fan-compiled:

2005- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2007- Dancing Lasha Tumbai
2009- We Don't Wanna Put In - Eurovision Held in Russia
2013- Russia refused to broadcast the final due to a same sex kiss
2016- 1944 (Ukraine) , “If Love Was a Crime” - Bulgaria
2017- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2022- Kalush Orchestra - Stefania – Ukraine
2023- Mamma SC, Waterguns, My Sister’s Crown

Summary of the “Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest” wiki. A wiki with 73 paragraphs, 160 citations.

2007:
• Ukraine was represented by Verka Serduchka with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai."
• Allegations arose that the song contained political subtext and that the phrase "Lasha Tumbai" was a mondegreen of "Russia goodbye."
• Serduchka denied these claims, stating that "Lasha Tumbai" meant "churned butter" in Mongolian.

2009:
• Russia was represented by Ukrainian singer Anastasia Prikhodko in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Moscow.
• She sang the song "Mamo" in both Ukrainian and Russian.
• Following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, Prikhodko denounced Russia's actions and stopped performing there.

2014 and 2015:
• Russia's intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014 led to increased tension.
• The Russian contestants, Tolmachevy Sisters (2014) and Polina Gagarina (2015), faced booing from the audience due to political opposition.
• The 2015 contest introduced 'anti-booing technology' due to excessive booing in the previous year.

2016:
• Ukraine's Jamala won the contest with the song "1944," inspired by the deportation of Crimean Tatars.
• Russian officials criticized the song, claiming it violated Eurovision rules against political content.
• The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued, with some officials suggesting boycotting the 2017 contest.

2017:
• Russia's entrant Yuliya Samoylova received a three-year travel ban from Ukraine.
• The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) attempted to find a solution for Samoylova to perform, but Russia declined offers.
• Russia ultimately withdrew from the contest due to the ban.

2019:
• Maruv, Ukraine's selected artist for Eurovision, faced controversy over her willingness to perform in Russia.
• Disputes over contracts and Russia-Ukraine relations led to Maruv's withdrawal, and Ukraine did not participate in the contest.

2022:
• Ukraine's national selection winner, Alina Pash, faced allegations of entering Crimea in violation of Ukrainian laws.
• Alina Pash withdrew her candidacy, and Kalush Orchestra replaced her as the Ukrainian entrant.
• Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to its exclusion from the contest.
The Russia-Ukraine tensions have had a significant impact on the Eurovision Song Contest, leading to controversies, withdrawals, and disruptions in the usual proceedings of the competition.

History of “Douze Points” between Ukraine and Russia

Russia gave Ukraine 12 points in: 2004 (F), 2021 (TSF)
Ukraine gave Russia 12 points in: 2003 (F), 2006 (SF), 2006 (F), 2008 (F), 2016 (TF)

In Rememberance of Toto Cotugno
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/22/toto-cutugno-whose-song-litaliano-was-no-1-across-europe-dies-at-80

You can find the podcast’s editor, Max Prosha on Fiverr at:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=gig_page&gigs=slug%3Aedit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom%2Cpckg_id%3A2

We don’t Want to Put In, Stephane & 3G, 2009, Georgia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6-7Rw4xug

1944, Jamala, 2016, Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ

Go_A - Solovey - 2020- Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Official Video - Eurovision 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNetXPSld50

Links from Elka herself:

“Here are some links for you beyond the obvious SAI, lectures you found etc
My Lokal 30 gallery links in Polish and English (scroll for English):”
https://lokal30.pl/artysci/elka-krajewska/

A selection of my movies at MSN
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/artysci/elzbieta-krajewska

Includes documentary on my imax
https://artmuseum.pl/pl/filmoteka/praca/krajewska-elka-plany-mela-documentation-of-omnimax-dome-film

And text by poet Thom Donovan about it
http://lokal30.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2007_PlanyMela_ThomDonovan.pdf

My artist website needs update since after corona
But some work will be updated soon
Elka.net

My show at Arsenał about travelling in Poland
https://galeria-arsenal.pl/wystawy/elka-krajewska-pole-lokalne

Show at Soloway in NYC
http://soloway.info/Shows/49ElkaKrajewska/ElkaKrajewskapressrelease.html

A chapter of my SAI book No Longer Art: In a Coma published by Rubin Museum
https://rubinmuseum.org/spiral/no-longer-art

Another chapter is published in Speculation from MIT and Whitechapel
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545334/speculation/

There might be some links at the Lokal gallery website
To follow but most writing is In polish

INSTAGRAM:
@elkakrajewskastudio
@nolongerart

Bradley's favorite links about Elka:

Elka’s Art, Gallery Link:
https://elka.net/Project-Index

Lovely simple article about Salvage Art:
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artwork-damaged-repair

Video- "Debris, Constellations, and Counter-Histories"
the “glitter and gunpowder” bit... Russian oligarchs & Art & money in times of war
Elka’s part starts at 1:00:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9EdYWnN0Yvg

Salvage Art Institute (now called No Longer Art) on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/no_longer_art/?hl=en

Bonus link to an Icelandic contender for Eurovision called “Ciccolina” (Ciccolina was Dean Koons’ partner for many years-- he's the balloon dog artist):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlk4ulVs-2M

Art lost in the attacks of 9/11
(+ photo of Calder's Bent Propeller sculpture)
https://cultbytes.com/piecing-together-art-lost-911/

The last known color swatch for the Calder sculpture we talked about:
"Calder red"
http://mckaylodge.com/calder-red/

The Gallery of Lost Art (TATE)
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/other-venue/gallery-lost-art

A Continually Update List of Art and Cultural Heritage Lost in Ukraine
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/ukraine-damaged-cultural-sites-russian-invasion-1234628274/the-kuindzhi-art-museum-in-mariupol/

and
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/27/ukraine-russia-looting-museums

Congressional probe: Russian oligarchs using art to evade sanctions
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/probe-russian-oligarchs-evade-art-sanctions-386154

Anti-Russia songs in Eurovision, fan-compiled:

2005- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2007- Dancing Lasha Tumbai
2009- We Don't Wanna Put In - Eurovision Held in Russia
2013- Russia refused to broadcast the final due to a same sex kiss
2016- 1944 (Ukraine) , “If Love Was a Crime” - Bulgaria
2017- Eurovision Held in Kyiv
2022- Kalush Orchestra - Stefania – Ukraine
2023- Mamma SC, Waterguns, My Sister’s Crown

Summary of the “Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest” wiki. A wiki with 73 paragraphs, 160 citations.

2007:
• Ukraine was represented by Verka Serduchka with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai."
• Allegations arose that the song contained political subtext and that the phrase "Lasha Tumbai" was a mondegreen of "Russia goodbye."
• Serduchka denied these claims, stating that "Lasha Tumbai" meant "churned butter" in Mongolian.

2009:
• Russia was represented by Ukrainian singer Anastasia Prikhodko in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Moscow.
• She sang the song "Mamo" in both Ukrainian and Russian.
• Following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, Prikhodko denounced Russia's actions and stopped performing there.

2014 and 2015:
• Russia's intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014 led to increased tension.
• The Russian contestants, Tolmachevy Sisters (2014) and Polina Gagarina (2015), faced booing from the audience due to political opposition.
• The 2015 contest introduced 'anti-booing technology' due to excessive booing in the previous year.

2016:
• Ukraine's Jamala won the contest with the song "1944," inspired by the deportation of Crimean Tatars.
• Russian officials criticized the song, claiming it violated Eurovision rules against political content.
• The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued, with some officials suggesting boycotting the 2017 contest.

2017:
• Russia's entrant Yuliya Samoylova received a three-year travel ban from Ukraine.
• The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) attempted to find a solution for Samoylova to perform, but Russia declined offers.
• Russia ultimately withdrew from the contest due to the ban.

2019:
• Maruv, Ukraine's selected artist for Eurovision, faced controversy over her willingness to perform in Russia.
• Disputes over contracts and Russia-Ukraine relations led to Maruv's withdrawal, and Ukraine did not participate in the contest.

2022:
• Ukraine's national selection winner, Alina Pash, faced allegations of entering Crimea in violation of Ukrainian laws.
• Alina Pash withdrew her candidacy, and Kalush Orchestra replaced her as the Ukrainian entrant.
• Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to its exclusion from the contest.
The Russia-Ukraine tensions have had a significant impact on the Eurovision Song Contest, leading to controversies, withdrawals, and disruptions in the usual proceedings of the competition.

History of “Douze Points” between Ukraine and Russia

Russia gave Ukraine 12 points in: 2004 (F), 2021 (TSF)
Ukraine gave Russia 12 points in: 2003 (F), 2006 (SF), 2006 (F), 2008 (F), 2016 (TF)

In Rememberance of Toto Cotugno
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/22/toto-cutugno-whose-song-litaliano-was-no-1-across-europe-dies-at-80

You can find the podcast’s editor, Max Prosha on Fiverr at:
https://www.fiverr.com/its_prosha?source=gig_page&gigs=slug%3Aedit-your-video-podcast-interview-zoom%2Cpckg_id%3A2