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Rehearsal week kicks off Eurovision 2024!

Ep. 128

We go behind the scenes of rehearsals as the acts arrive in Malmö ahead of the huge fortnight in Sweden. We catch up with Poland's entry Luna as she tells us more about stepping onto the Eurovision stage for the very first time, and meet another 2024 artist in the form of Isaak from Germany.


An old friend stops by as Dan Shipton reflects on a huge BAFTA win for the BBC Eurovision team, and we have even more of your Eurovision Songs in the Wild submissions.


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