Conductor: Jacques Lasry

For our first episode of 2025, we jump all the way back to the beginning of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956! This week, we’re featuring the conductor of Luxembourg’s entries at the premier contest, Jacques Lasry. Discover his music career, full of fascinating moments from helping to invent a new instrument to rubbing elbows with future Eurovision musicians!

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ESC101 is a podcast which highlights and discusses the history of the Eurovision Song Contest by looking at various elements of the contest throughout the years from hosts to postcards, interval acts to artists, and more! If you're looking to learn about the obscure history of the Eurovision Song Contest and improve your ESC Trivia skills, this is the podcast for you!