The Euro Trip | Eurovision Podcast

The Contest & Me: Dan Shipton

The Euro Trip | Eurovision Podcast

Show Notes

Can you believe we've never had him on The Contest and Me?!

We're reunited with one of our favourite guests as Eurovision Creative Director, Dan Shipton joins us for a trip down memory lane.

We head back to the 1990s and the UK's most recent win in the contest, his memories of Electro Velvet, Lucie Jones and Surie, and his unexpected debut in the compeition.

Then there's Turin, Sam Ryder, and the performance that came so close to lifting the glass microphone trophy.

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