The Final FronTia with Tia Kofi

We're serving a wonderfully chaotic episode of The Final FronTia filled with deep dives, Eurovision and the strange bubble of being famous for a week. Richie Anderson is on the show!Richie Anderson is a much-loved British TV and radio presenter - best known for his appearances on BBC Radio 2, The One Show and, of course, the BBC's coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest. Richie also competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2022, and is the new host of the iconic show Escape To The Country.On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Richie cover everything from Eurovision's turquoise carpets to pop girl politics. They fangirl over icons (everyone from Ariana Grande to Cheryl Baker), wonder why some songs feel like Christmas music when you hear them out of season and Richie gives a peek into life inside the Eurovision circus.Plus: an ill-fated TikTok livestream, a surprisingly emotional Gavin & Stacey–era Eurovision memory, and a countryside-themed game that proves Richie is still bad at quizzes.Follow The Final FronTiaInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontiapod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheFinalFronTiaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We have a delightfully camp - and unexpectedly profound - episode of The Final FronTia for you... singer, West End star and all-round ray of queer sunshine Marcus Collins is on the show!Marcus first broke through in the UK as a contestant on the eighth series of The X Factor where he became a runner-up in the finals, whilst little-known girl group Little Mix won! His cover of "Seven Nation Army" shot into the Top 10 UK Charts, as did his self-titled album.Since then, Marcus has taken the West End by storm - performing in Kinky Boots, Hairspray and, most recently, Mrs Doubtfire.On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Marcus cover everything from growing up mixed-race to toxic fandoms, Marcus' X Factor rollercoaster and Paddington Bear's uncanny blinking.Marcus shares stories from working in theatre for over 20 years and his favourite roles, including his revolutionary turn in Mrs Doubtfire. He also spills the tea on his next project... and Tia and Marcus play a truly deranged game of Snag, Marry, Kill which leaves nobody (human or fictional) untouched!Follow The Final FronTiaInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontiapod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheFinalFronTiaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Love Island legend, West End powerhouse, pop girly and a woman with more talents than should reasonably be allowed... Samira Mighty is our guest on this episode of The Final FronTia!From ballet school prodigy to West End performer, reality-TV icon to fast-emerging recording artist, Samira has lived about six lives already... and she’s still only getting started. Her latest single "Cardio" is out now.On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Samira talk about unbelievable dance training, navigating the pressures of the performing arts world, dream musical theatre roles (including some very iconic castings they manifest right on the spot) and the realities of being a Black woman in industries that weren’t built with you in mind.They also get into reality TV chaos - from classic Love Island to the golden age of Made in Chelsea - plus TikTok virality and whether she could really still play a troubled teenager on Waterloo Road (answer: yes, obviously).And stay to the end for a game of Music or Musical where Samira proves she might secretly be the nation’s next Mastermind champion!Follow The Final FronTiaInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontiapod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheFinalFronTiaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

She’s a chart-topping powerhouse, BRIT School alum, and now, for the first time in ten years, she’s back with a brand-new album — the brilliant Ella Eyre is our guest on this episode of The Final FronTia! Ella Eyre first broke through after she reatured on the chart-topping single "Waiting All Night" with Rudimental, which won the BRIT Award for British Single. She later was runner up for the 2014 BRITs Critics Choice Award, came second on the BBC Sound of 2014 shortlist and won Best Newcomer at the MOBOs. Ella's debut album "Feline" was released in 2014 and went into the Top 5 on the UK Album Charts. Her follow-up, "Everything, In Time" was released last week. On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Ella talk about the new album, the life-changing vocal surgery that forced Ella into a month of total silence and the importance of finding peace in the process. They also discuss astrology, soulmates, the rebirth that came with turning 30 and a transformative trip to Jamaica. Plus — musical theatre dreams, Lion King tears and Wicked obsessions! Follow The Final FronTia Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontiapod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheFinalFronTia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She’s a chart-topping powerhouse, BRIT School alum, and now, for the first time in ten years, she’s back with a brand-new album — the brilliant Ella Eyre is our guest on this episode of The Final FronTia!Ella Eyre first broke through after she featured on the chart-topping single "Waiting All Night" with Rudimental, which won the BRIT Award for British Single. She later was runner up for the 2014 BRITs Critics Choice Award, came second on the BBC Sound of 2014 shortlist and won Best Newcomer at the MOBOs.Ella's debut album "Feline" was released in 2014 and went into the Top 5 on the UK Album Charts. Her follow-up, "Everything, In Time" was released last week.On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Ella talk about the new album, the life-changing vocal surgery that forced Ella into a month of total silence and the importance of finding peace in the process.They also discuss astrology, soulmates, the rebirth that came with turning 30 and a transformative trip to Jamaica.Plus — musical theatre dreams, Lion King tears and Wicked obsessions!Follow The Final FronTiaInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontiapod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheFinalFronTiaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.