Hello Cherry Chums. Another year, another lack of podcast – we’re sorry. But the live show must go on and we have another crop of Cherries from the 20205 National Finals season for you to vote on. As ever, YOUR votes will determine the ‘televote’ – 50% of our overall score. The remaining 50% will…

The 2022 season comes to an end as Matt and Monty deliver the results of live show and tell us who has won this year’s Second Cherry Song Contest. Listen as the boys say goodbye to Eurovision 2022.

This week sees the final ‘cherry’ to be selected for the 2022 contest. The boys have saved a cracker of an episode for the last hoorah with a look at Eurovision: Australia Decides. Joining the boys via video link up from Down Under is the Aussievision podcast’s very own Dale and Mike.

It’s time to travel to Portugal and review the Festival da Canção. The boys’ critique includes a look at the band queering and subverting fado but who will get a second bite of the Eurovision cherry?

This week the boys travel to Sweden to bring you the highs and lows of the Swedish Eurovision national final, Melodifestivalen. It’s a bumper episode with some additional coverage of the Swedish Church in London.

The boys head to Iceland and encounter feminist hip-hop, sibling duets, an Oscar winner, and an ode to a chickpea dip. Which song will get its Eurovision second chance?

Trolls, pink flamingos and a proper mythological tool! Norway’s MGP served us up some right old Eurovision nonsense this year. Which song do the Second Cherry team think deserved a second chance?

The boys return after a short summer break with a trip to Finland. On the Eurovision menu this week is the Finnish national final, UMK. There’s talk of gay club dark rooms, relationship mistakes, and a bit of ram pam pam!

The boys head to Spain and plunge into Benidorm Fest where they find a veritable cornucopia of delights. Flamenco, tributes to Rafaella Carrà, and giant breast-shaped globes. What’s not to love?

This week, the boys choose a Maltese Cherry. But wait? Who’s that on the phone? “Oh, hello Emma Muscat. What’s that? Can you change your song again unilaterally and completely undemocratically? Well, let’s see what the boys think, eh? Bye!” As this written dramatisation demonstrates, we’ve got a few things to sort out!

This week, the boys discuss all things Sanremo and the host nation of this year’s Eurovision. Strictly not a national final, the show that selects the song that ordinarily goes to the contest for Italy offered a veritable feast of gorgeous, well, Italianess! But what song has the Second Cherry team picked for our Italian friends this week?

Another week in the world of Second Cherry takes the boys to France. Alongside them is Mickael – the only Frenchman they could entice on to the podcast with an offer of cheap booze and takeaway pizza. It wasn’t all in vain though, the boys manage to disect the national selection and announce the song that will represent France in this year’s Second Cherry Song Contest.

Incredibly, now knowing what we know, Ukraine managed to hold a Eurovision national selection in 2022. So, Matt and Monty jump into some of the songs that competed in Vidbir and select a Ukrainian cherry.

Hell boy, you’ve got some cheek and some gumption! Find out why a washing machine has the boys in a spin this week as they head to Lithuania and choose a song that deserves a second chance.

The boys head to Estonia for this week’s episode where we meet several familiar faces, and one of the contestants almost comes a cropper. Which song will be chosen to represent the country at this year’s Second Cherry Song Contest?

After a brief respite from all things Eurovision, they boys return for the usual off-season podcast shenanigans. Who will represent Albania at this year’s Second Cherry Song Contest? Join the boys in the first 2022 episode to find out!

The Eurovision Song Contest is over for another year. From the comfort of Cherry Towers, Matt and Monty pour over the results, the experience, and the major talking points.

That’s it! We have our lineup for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Matt and Monty take a look at the second semi-final and crawl through the running order for the Saturday show to see what we might expect.

Well, that was a surprise! The boys review the first Eurovision semi-final and some unexpected qualifiers before nailing their colours to the mast for Thursday’s show.

The boys are treated to a soirée with the BBC and the British embassy in Milan. On the menu? Sam Ryder! They chat to the man himself about his experi

No rehearsals today but the boys get acquainted with the city and its nightlife, and take part in a Vermouth Experience. Plus, we finally get to meet our friends from Aussievision.

The boys have tucked into their first pizza and sank a fair amount of vino. This morning they’ve been looking at the Eurovision rehearsals of the Big Five.

The boys have finally arrived in Italy, just in time for the final rehearsals of the Eurovision semi-finalists. Matt also has an interview with Iceland’s Systur. Now, where’s the Aperol Spritz…?

The second of our (almost) in Turin podcasts. Today Matt and Monty review the second set of press rehearsals. It’s going to be a bunfight in the second semi-final – and our buns are up for the scrap.

Matt and Monty are virtually in Turin via the medium of the online press centre and have been sniffing out the likely qualifiers as we get our first look at full rehearsals. Who’s hot, who’s not, and who is sporting a daring gusset? Join us for the first of our (hopefully) daily updates from Eurovision 2

In the final special preview episode before the boys fly off to Turin, the automatic qualifiers for Eurovision are given a thorough examination. Who disappoints? Who surprises? And who’s singing genitalia can’t be ignored once you’ve seen and heard it?

After last week’s preview, this week the boys return with Semi-Final 2. Not long now before they’ll be on the ground in Turin for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Links: Twitter Instagram Facebook Email us: hello@secondcherry.vision

The boys are back! They return for the 2022 season, kicking off with a special bonus episode. Matt and Monty preview the songs in the first semi-final of this year’s Eurovisio

For the final time this season, Matt and Monty bring you dose of (almost) Eurovision madness. The winner of the Second Cherry Song Contest has been crowned! The boys run through the results and say goodbye…for now.

In the episode that chooses the final ‘cherry’ of the 2021 season, the boys discuss possibly the most watched Eurovision national selection show of the year. That’s right, Melodifestivalen! Not only is the line up of entries to the Second Cherry Song Contest 2021 now complete, but you can start voting for your favourites ahead of the live final on Friday 8th October, as part of Eurofest at London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Link

This week, the boys are in Italy discussing the historical music festival, Sanremo. This was the competition that found the eventual winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, so what else did the Italians have up their sleeve?

This week, Matt and Monty are in Croatia talking about Dora 2021. The Croatian national final has recently returned after a few years hiatus and is better than ever. The boys needed a bit of help discussing the songs so invited Eurovison blogger and commentator Lisa-Jane Lewis as speci

If you ever wondered how to stretch out ten minutes of Eurovision content over two hours, you can learn a lot from the producers of the Spanish national final Destino Eurovisión. Of the one song (yes one) the boys could pick, what is representing Spain at this year’s Second Cherry Song Contest?

After 2020 and one of the best national finals Lithuania has ever produced, it was the return of Pabandom iš Naujo! 2021. The boy discuss the song that won the competition and the songs that didn’t. There’s an extra special ‘Good Thing of The Week’ and, as always, a cherry is picked to represent Lithuania in the upcoming Second Cherry Song Contest.

This week the boys needed to find out what ‘special guest’ is in French because, well, they had one! Joining the discussion on the national selection of France is fellow Second Cherry team member Mickael! The trio dissect Eurovision France, c’est vous qui décidez! and pick a

This week the boys are in Denmark and reviewing some of the songs from Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2021. Did the right song win and deliver the best possible result at this year’s Eurovision? The big question, however, is what song has been selected to represent the Danes at the Second Cherry Song Contest?

This week the boys discuss all things Estonia and Eesti Laul. Who has been selected as the Estonian cherry?

Isn’t it about time we heard from someone who has actually performed in a Eurovision national final? This week the boys invite special guest Big Daddy Karsten who has done just that in Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix this year. Alongside some insight into the MGP experience, we get to hear what Karsten really thinks about the songs! But who will be selected to represent Norway in the Second Cherry Song Contest 2021?

This week the boys discuss the increasingly popular Finnish Eurovision national selection, UMK. There’s a surprising Good Thing of the Week and, of course, a cherry is picked for Finland in the Second Cherry Song Contest 2021.

This week the boys look at Bulgaria’s internal selection of Victoria, and the songs she performed as part of a showcase of potential Eurovision entries. It might not be a national final but it does qualify for Second Cherry consideration. So, what song gets the nod from the team to represent Bulgaria at this year’s Second Cherry Song Contest?

The boys are extra excited this week as they get to discuss Russia for the first time on the podcast. Despite a hastily put together national final, Evrovidenie 2021 Nacional’nyj Otbor did raise some talking points. And as always, we get another ‘Good Thing of the Week’.

It’s a special episode this week as the boys not only celebrate the Portuguese national selection, but also the 50th episode of Second Cherry podcast. Sharing in the festivities is fellow team member and lover of all things Portugal, Jody West. As the boys discuss this year’s Festival da Canção, who will be selected as the entry into the Second Cherry Song Contest 2021?

The boys have been teasing you with bonus episodes throughout the Eurovision season, but now is the time to get stuck into the Second Cherry Song Contest! The 3rd series kicks off with Albania and the 59th edition of its national selection, Festivali i Këngës.

The sun has set on this year’s Eurovision Song Contest but there’s still plenty to talk about. The boys pull up a chair, pour a heinously strong drink, and discuss what went down in Rotterdam!

Okay, so the boys lied! They hadn’t finished bringing you more reviews of this year’s Eurovision. And this week’s episode is all about what went down during the first week of rehearsals in Rotterdam. As gluttons for public humiliation, the boys also nail their colours to the mast and predict the qualifiers from each semi-final. Let the shaming commence!

It’s the last of the bonus preview episodes taking a look at the song’s selected for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Matt and Monty guide you through the entries from the Big 5 plus hosts The Netherlands. They once again share their thoughts on their home nation’s entry, too.

The 2021 season continues with another special bonus episode! Matt and Monty preview the songs in the second semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

The 2021 season kicks off with a special bonus episode where Matt and Monty review the songs in the first semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

It’s taken six months of weekly podcast episodes to get here, but we’re here – the final episode of the season and the results of the Second Cherry Song Contest 2020. The boys also round up the series with some personal thoughts on this year’s national final season. All the entries for this year’s contest…

The boys are back home this week and are rounding up the Eurovision national selections from 2020 that didn’t make it into the podcast. They are joined by a returning special guest from the Second Cherry team: Jody! The mug giveaway is announced and Matt almost forgot about a cheeky little interview he managed to…

You’ve heard the songs selected on the Second Cherry podcast. Now it’s time for you, the listeners, to vote on who you think should win the Second Cherry Song Contest 2020. Below are helpful YouTube and Spotify playlists to remind you of the selected songs. Use the form below the playlists to then cast your…

HERE WE GO! This is the final selection of the series and now we have the full list of songs for the Second Cherry Song Contest 2020. The boys finish up with Italy and the ever-entertaining Sanremo music festival. They also announce the date for the live show and details of how you can vote…

In this week’s episode, the penultimate ‘cherry’ from the 2020 Eurovision national final season is selected. A feast of songs are on the menu as the boys review Dora 2020 – this year’s Croatian selection process. Live Performances of Selected Songs: Damir Kedžo with “Divlji vjetre“ Alen Vitasović & Božidarka Matija Čerina with “Da se…

For the first time the boys are in Armenia reviewing the national final Depi Evratesil 2020. What song missed out on being selected for Eurovision but has been given a second chance in the Second Cherry Song Contest 2020? Live Performances of Selected Songs: Athena Manoukian with “Chains On You“ Agop with “Butterflies“ TOKIONINE with…

As we near the end of the series, the boys are in Serbia taking a look at Beovizija 2020. What song does the Second Cherry team think should have gone to Eurovision and deserves a second chance? Live Performances of Selected Songs: Hurricane with “Hasta la vista“ Andrija Jo with “Oči Meduze“ Neda Ukraden with…

The boys have a bumper episode for you this week as they present more songs than ever from the Moldovan national final. One song got the ticket to Eurovision, many others did not. So what has been selected to represent Moldova at the Second Cherry Song Contest 2020? Live Performances of Selected Songs: Natalia Gordienko…

The boys are back down under to dissect all the goings on from Eurovision: Australia Decides national selection. After the Aussie cherry, Electric Fields’ “2000 and Whatever“, finished 2nd in last years’ Second Cherry Song Contest, what has piqued the interest of the team and been selected for 2020? Live Performances of Selected Songs: Montaigne…

The boys are in Belarus this week as they wade through a sea of entries from the national selection. Only five are being presented here and only one can be the Belarussian cherry for 2020. Live Performances of Selected Songs: VAL with “Da Vidna“ NAPOLI with “Don’t Let Me Down” Sasha Zakharik with “Rocky Road“…

With a pastel de nata in one hand and a ice cold Superbock in another, the boys gladly take us back to Portugal’s Festival da Canção. What cherry has been picked to represent the westernmost sovereign state in Europe in the Second Cherry Song Contest 2020? Live Performances of Selected Songs: Elisa with “Medo de…

It’s a short hop over the border from last week’s Swedish episode to this week’s episode: Norway! Not only have the boys selected a plethora of noteworthy songs from the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix, but they are joined by yet another special guest. What cherry has been picked to represent Norway in the Second Cherry…

It’s a big one this week! The boys roll into Sweden and take a look at Melodifestivalen 2020. They also share some interviews from the Swedish Church in Marylebone, where London-based fans flock every year to watch the Swedish selection show. Live Performances of Selected Songs: The Mamas with “Move“ Felix Sandman with “Boys With…

In this week’s episode the boys are joined by a special guest who lends their thoughts on the songs that made up the Ukrainian national selection show, Vidbir 2020. Live Performances of Selected Songs: Go_A with “Solovey“ Katya Chilly with “Pich“ KRUTЬ with “99“ Jerry Heil with “Vegan“ Khayat with “Call For Love“ Fo Sho…

Another week, another cherry! In this episode the boys dip into all things Romania and the national final Selecția Națională 2020. Live Performances of Selected Songs: “Alcohol You“ “Storm“ “Colors“ “Beautiful Disaster“ “Cherry Red“ Other Links: Matt & Monty’s Good Thing of The Week That is Good: Jaja Ding Dong Bar in Húsavík Loreen’s performances…

From last week’s foray into the Israeli national final, the boys fly back north to Denmark and the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. One song reminds Matt of using the amenities of a gay bar and Monty talks northern knitwear! Only on Second Cherry! Live Performances of Selected Songs: Ben & Tan “YES“ Kenny Duerlund “Forget…

The boys are ditching their warm coats this week and heading south east to Israel! Eden Alene won the ticket to Rotterdam 2020 with the song “Feker Libi“, but there were other songs she sang in the national selection that need to be discussed. Have the Second Cherry team picked the right song for Israel…

In this week’s episode the boys put on their warm coats and head north to Iceland for Songvakeppnin! Iceland may have made the right decision to crown Daði Freyr as the national final winner, but Second Cherry is all about the songs that didn’t make it to Eurovision. So, what song has been picked as…

The boys have a very special treat for you this week as they bring you the delights of the Lithuanian national selection, Pabandom iš naujo! Matt went to the show back in February and now provides us with some insight through interviews, soundbites, and maybe a little bit of gossip from backstage! As per, the…

The 2020 season continues with a virtual and socially-distanced trip to Finland, and talk about the national final UMK. Matt talks about a date he went on during the week of the show that took a very coincidental and related turn. Monty vents his disapproval at using numbers as letters. Buckle up and join the…

The 2020 season kicks off with a Balkan bang! The Albanian national final didn’t pass entirely without incident, so join the boys who have dug down into the 58th edition of Festivali i Këngës and found a few gems. Most importantly, what song has been picked as the cherry that will represent Albania in this…

It’s the last of our three bonus episodes taking a look at the song’s selected for this year’s cancelled Eurovision Song Contest. Matt and Monty guide you through the entries from the Big 5 plus hosts The Netherlands. They also share their thoughts on their home nation’s new selection process and what they really think…

The boys return with a review of Eurovision Semi-Final 2, or, what would have been the Thursday night of Eurovision week. What songs have been highlighted as the stand out entries? Grab a wine / coffee / tea and settle down as Matt and Monty lead you through some of the songs. Links: Second Cherry…

The 2020 season kicks off with a special bonus episode where Matt and Monty review the songs that would have made up the first semi-final at this year’s cancelled Eurovision Song Contest. Links: Second Cherry on Twitter Second Cherry on Instagram Second Cherry on Facebook Email us: hello@secondcherry.vision

We’re back! Well, we’re teasing you a bit to start with, just the tip for now… Matt & Monty return with an introduction to the Second Cherry 2020 season but before we do we’ve got a Contest to go to. We’re all accredited up and raring to haul our lanyards to Rotterdam for Eurovision in…

Our 2019 season reached its conclusion on Friday 8th November as we presented the live final during Eurofest at London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern. It was an exciting show as almost 200 people crammed into the venue to see who would be crowned our 11th Second Cherry Champion. Eurofest is London’s longest-running Eurovision club night, each…

And there we have it. The Second Cherry Song Contest 2019 has taken place and we have a winning ‘cherry’. Matt and Monty deliver the results, talk about the live event, and say a fond farewell to you, the podcast listeners, and the 2019 series. Links: Second Cherry on Twitter Second Cherry on Instagram Second…

You’ve heard the songs selected on the Second Cherry podcast. Now it’s time for you, the listeners, to vote on who you think should win the Second Cherry Song Contest 2019. Below are helpful YouTube and Spotify playlists to remind you of the selected songs. Use the form below the playlists to then cast your…

Now that all the songs have been selected for the Second Cherry Song Contest 2019, it’s time to vote on your favourites! But before that, Matt and Monty run through the ‘best of the rest’ of the national final season in the 2019 wash up episode. Links: Dženan Lončarević’s performance of “Nema suza” (Finale –…

A Ukrainian cherry has been picked! The boys review Vidbir 2019 where we saw 20 instruments in one, some hate-filled yellow knitwear, and one very very awkward question. We can also announce that the Second Cherry team has drawn a line in the sand – we have our 16 songs for our 2019 contest! Links:…

That’s right folks, another episode from the second cherry boys. This week the hosts are joined by a special guest. They delve deep into the French history at Eurovision and, of course, select the song that will represent France at the Second Cherry Song Contest 2019. Links: Second Cherry on Twitter Second Cherry on Instagram…

Welcome to Second Cherry. We’re nearing the end of the series but fear not, more cherry picking is yet to come! This week sees the boys in the Baltic state of Lithuania. Even though the country has a relatively short history at Eurovision, there is still a wealth of acts to talk about from years…

The boys deliver a jammed-packed episode from the famous Teatro Ariston… well, not actually! But the boys do pick an Italian cherry from Sanremo 2019. Also look out for the boy’s unconventional musical interlude. Prego! Links: Italy 1958 – Domenico Modugno with “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)“ Italy 1997 – Jalisse with “Fiumi di…

Joining Matt and Monty this week is Juha, Second Cherry’s resident Finn. Matt takes a back seat to drink wine and listen to Juha’a perspective on UMK, past Eurovision entries, and when Finland hosted in 2007. Despite the distinct lack of songs to choose from, the boys do pick a cherry for the Second Cherry…

This week was a first for the Second Cherry team – an Australian cherry to pick! Our friends downunder threw a party in the form of their inaugural national final, Australia Decides. What cherry was picked? Do you agree with the team’s decision? Links: Dami Im’s performance of “Sound of Silence” at Eurovision 2016 Grand…

In this week’s episode the boys are shouting “Viva Espana!” as they dissect a selection of potential cherries from the Spanish national final, Operación Triunfo. Shockingly, the cherry pick was unanimous across the whole team, but is it the song you’re thinking of? Links: Miki’s performance of “La Venda” at the Operación Triunfo Final Azucar…

This week the boys fly back to the Nordic region and pick the Danish cherry. Denmark and the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix is up for discussion, with some interesting throwbacks to Eurovision of yesteryear! Links: Denmark’s 1959 entry “Uh, Jeg Ville Ønske Jeg Var Dig” by Birthe Wilke Eurovision’s longest snog: Birthe Wilke & Gustav…

What song and artist have been selected as the Romanian ‘cherry’ for the Second Cherry Song Contest 2019? Matt and Monty dig into what was, let’s be honest, possibly the most controversial national final of the season. And the boys finally reveal the BIG NEWS they’ve been hinting at in previous episodes! Links: Matt &…

It’s a BIG episode! Sweden and Eurovision – nuff said! Matt and Monty delve into this year’s Melodifestivalen and what is, arguably, still the biggest national final. Matt tells us about a chance encounter in a bar on the island of Gran Canaria! But the wait is over. Who has been chosen as the Swedish…

Matt and Monty head north again! This time to Estonia and the Eesti Laul national final. The now very popular show had everything: traditional and modern pop, slightly off-kilter cartoon postcards, branded clothing, and even a performance that Matt described as “Kinky Alice in Wonderland meets J-Pop-inspired sex club” So, why not settle down and…

Guten morgen, guten tag, und guten abend to you, depending on your locale! Yes, it’s Germany’s turn to be put through the second cherry paces! Matt chats to German commentary legend, Peter Urban, and we find out what “annoyed the titting crap” out of Monty? And of course we see what song has been selected…

Croatia is under the microscope in this week’s episode. Monty takes us through a potted history of the Balkan country at the Eurovision Song Contest. And of course a cherry must be picked for the Second Cherry Song Contest 2019. Links: Charlie Mason (Lyricist) Wikipedia page Franka Batelić – “Pjesma za kraj” (Finale DORA 2009)…

In this week’s episode the boys go north, very north! Iceland is under the spotlight and it’s national final, Söngvakeppnin. We all know Hatari won and grabbed that ticket to Tel Aviv, but who will be selected as the Icelandic cherry? Links: Our logo designer: Tom @ Tomodo Photography Our web guru: Ross @ Electric…

The ‘home’ national final of our podcast hosts is done and dusted early in the series. Matt and Monty take a considered view on a change of format for the Eurovision: You Decide show, and the BBC’s approach to the selection process. Still wondering why the UK came last in the Grand Final? Listen to…

We begin the Second Cherry Song Contest 2019 with Norway. Matt and Monty look back at the national final of Norway, Melodi Grand Prix. Just back from Tel Aviv, Matt also gives us his thoughts on the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Remember, you, the podcast listeners can vote on the cherries that are selected. Who…

Ahead of our first series of the Second Cherry podcast, listen to the quick teaser episode to give you an idea of what to expect from the Second Cherry Song Contest 2019. The new series will begin very soon!