Douze Points! - The Eurovision Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Mongolia’s entry for Eurovision AsiaVision 2026 had a plot twist built in: the first chosen song gets kicked out for breaking the “new song” rule, and suddenly the delegation has to pivot. and Beck’s “Without You” becomes Mongolia’s official song instead. If you love Eurovision selection drama, eligibility rules, and how contests handle fairness, you’ll get plenty to chew on here. Before we hit the scoreboard talk, we take a fun but surprisingly sharp detour thro...

Send us Fan Mail Laos has one of the most intense modern histories of any country that still greets visitors with a calm smile and a “take it easy” vibe. We’re digging into how that happens, And then, because this is us, we swing straight into pop culture and celebration: Laos making its Eurovision AsiaVision 2026 debut with Thinla and her song “Bay” (B-A-E, “before anyone else”), chosen via a national final. We unpack the sound issues, the confidence, the rhinestone boots, the “disast...

Send us Fan Mail Cambodia’s timeline can feel impossible to hold in your head, so we attempt the reckless job of turning it into a fast, clear narrative you can actually retell at an AsiaVision party. We go from the Khmer Empire’s rise in 802 and the sheer architectural flex of Angkor Wat, through French colonial rule and the whiplash of 20th century geopolitics that drags Cambodia into a nightmare it never chose. From there, we trace the uneven climb back through UN peacekeeping, elections,...

Send us Fan Mail Vietnam gets treated like a shortcut in other people’s stories, so we start by doing the opposite: slowing down and taking the country on its own terms. We talk through the basics that shape modern Vietnam, from a population topping 100 million to the way belief, identity, and daily life get flattened by overseas stereotypes. And then, because this is AsiaVision 2026, we let Vietnam sing. We break down Vietnam’s entry: playful, stylish, and so catchy it feels engineere...

Send us Fan Mail Bangladesh turns up to Asia Vision 2026 with a story that refuses to sit neatly in a headline. We walk through the essentials you actually need to understand the vibe: a population of around 180 million, Then it’s time for the music. Bangladesh selects Beatmosphere bringing a cappella and beatbox energy with clear late 90s and early 2000s boyband DNA and we give a straight take on the live performance. Is this Backstreet's Back or Backstreet's on back order...