Wiwibloggs: The Eurovision Podcast

Sarah Engels — Germany’s Eurovision 2026 singer — discusses her song "Fire" during our interview at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam. She also reflects on her journey through the national final and how it shaped her path to Eurovision. Sarah arrived to Amsterdam late after her flight from South Africa was cancelled at the last minute.

Interviewer: William: http://instagram.com/williamleeadams

Monroe — France’s Eurovision 2026 singer — discusses her song “Regarde” during our interview at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam. She touches on the meaning behind the track, while also speaking about her family and France’s internal selection process.

Interviewer: William http://instagram.com/williamleeadams

The odds favourites from Finland, Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen, are getting their first taste of the Eurovision madness at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam. We caught up with them prior to the show for a quick chat about tonight's performance, whether or not Linda's violin will be played live and how it has been for them since winning UMK.

🎤 Simon http://instagram.com/simonfalkdk

The Australian superstar Delta Goodrem is touring Europe and of course she had to stop by in Amsterdam for Eurovision in Concert. We caught up with her prior to the show to talk about how it has been to get into the Eurovision community, how it compares to the other things she's done in her long career and we also tried to get some insights into the staging in Vienna.

🎤 Simon http://instagram.com/simonfalkdk

Romania's Alexandra Căpitănescu will sing "Choke Me" in Semi-Final 2 of Eurovision 2026. Ahead of their pre-party performances in Amsterdam and London, "The Voice" winner sat down for an English-language interview with our William Lee Adams. She's joined by her bandmates Bogdan Stoican (guitar), Matei Mihail Cohal (bass), and Thomas Circota (piano). The drummer Luca Alexandru Sofron was on holiday in Paris.

Alexandra explains the "Choke Me" lyrics and song meaning, why she loves physics, her unique style and fashion at Selectia Nationala, their goal on the results table, expectations and so much more.

00:12 Meet the bandmates

00:48 How did the Alexandra Căpitănescu band form after The Voice?

01:48 Why did the guys want to work with Alexandra Căpitănescu?

03:05 Why did they want to enter Selectia Nationala 2026?

04:03 Was the song written specifically with Eurovision in mind?

05:08 What inspired "Choke Me"?

05:55 What is the meaning of the song "Choke Me"?

07:25 What type of anxiety was Alexandra suffering from after The Voice?

08:23 What's it like to receive so much love from fans outside Romania?

09:21 What's the story behind your staging from Romania's Eurovision selection?

12:00 What changes can we expect in Vienna?

13:00 Are you excited by the potential of the Eurovision stage in Vienna?

15:26 How Alexandra transforms on stage

16:20 Why Alexandra loves physics

17:28 Why do the band members do away from the band?

17:50 Bogdan on being a high school student

19:23 What's it like for Alexandra to be a woman in rock music?

21:00 How does the band think about "success" in the Eurovision results?

22:00 Alexandra on her four attempts on The Voice

23:40 Alexandra on winning The Voice

25:19 Alexandra's collaborate with E-An-Na

27:22 The band's pre-party tour through Amsterdam, London and Bucharest

27:53 Who are their favourite Eurovision artists and songs?

29:50 What about their favourite Romanian Eurovision acts?

30:32 On their friendship with WRS

31:17 The Bucharest Pre-Party

33:11 What other songs from their discography should fans listen to? ("Delilah")

34:00 What do they want people to remember about them after Eurovision?

Interviewer: William http://instagram.com/williamleeadams