#3: Messy, Messy

We have songs to talk about! France, Czech Republic, and Spain have selected and boy do we have opinions. Russia and Ukraine continue their Eurovision dramarama. Oh, and the semi-finals have been allocated. Episode Rundown * Semi-Final Allocation * France selects “Mercy” by Madame Monsieur * Czech Republic selects “Lie to Me” by Mikolas Josef * Spain selects “Tu canción” by Alfred & Amaia * Russia confirms Yuilia Samoylova * FYR Macedonia is looking for songs * Upcoming selection processes Links * Ryan’s Tattoo (Instagram) * “Mercy” backstory (ESC Insight) * “Lie to Me” official video (YouTube) * Tu canción performance (RTVe) * FYR Macedonia press release (Eurovision.tv) * “Here We Go” by PeR (YouTube)

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The EuroWhat? features Mike McComb, Ben Smith, and guests from around the internet trying to make sense of the Eurovision Song Contest. From December to May, we dissect the entries competing to become Europe's favorite song. During the off season, we dive into Eurovision history and try to make connections with American pop culture. You can find us at http://eurowhat.com