Building Bridges - A Eurovision Podcast For The Rest Of Us

LIVE from Malmö, in this episode Sebi walks around the press center of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, just moments after Semi Final 2 ended. Hear what Anni from ESC Factful, Richard from Songestivalkoorts Podcast, Tural Abdullah from Demokrat.az , Olivier from 'Eurovision 'Made in France'', and Erbu from ESCape News thought of Semi Final 2. Plus, Sebi grabbed quick moments with very excited mem...

LIVE from Malmö, in this episode Sebi walks around the press center of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, just moments after Semi Final 1 ended. Hear what Gabe from ESCUnited, Sonja from Bleistift Rocker, Dan of VDanDesign on X, and Alex & Conor from Éirevision! For more info and Eurovision content live from Malmö Arena and Press Center, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're...

Building Bridges Calling! In this very special episode, we bring together 22 other podcasts to join us in voting for our favourite songs of Eurovision 2024! Each podcast participated as a jury and gave its 12 points live on the podcast. But what's a Eurovision vote without a scoreboard?! You can follow along with all the points on YouTube in our first 'video episode'! We hope you like it as the ES...

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave discuss the Eurovision songs from the Big 5 countries, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, as well as the host entry from Sweden. Besides critical reviews and bold predictions, Jan delivers a poetic reading of the Spanish entry "Zorra". 1:46 - United Kingdom 5:56 - Germany 8:59 - Sweden 12:50 - France 15:41 - Spain 19:48 - Italy For more info a...

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave discuss the second Semi Final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. They share their thoughts on all of the 16 songs performing in Semi Final 2 and end up predicting the possible outcome of the show, 0:51 - Malta 3:16 - Albania 4:40 - Greece 7:28 - Switzerland 8:58 - Czechia 11:42 - Austria 13:34 - Denmark 15:35 - Armenia 16:43 - Latvia 19:24 - San Marin...

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave review the 15 songs that are set to perform at the first semi-final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. They share their individual thoughts on each song and also give a prediction on which 10 songs will make it to the desired Grand Final. 01:10 - Cyprus 04:07 - Serbia 07:18 - Lithuania 09:01 - Ireland 12:11 - Ukraine 14:23 - Poland 17:02 - Croatia 18:...

In this episode, the boys catch up with Aiko who is set to represent Czechia at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. Aiko tells us about how life has been under the Eurovision microscope, how she created the themed stagings that will lead her from the pre-parties to the big stage in Malmö, and what big prize she has her sights set on for after the Contest! Check out the show notes for mor...

In this episode, Dave and Sebi catch up with Michael from Electric Fields, the band representing Australia at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. Michael tells us about the duo's incredible journey from Australia Decides in 2019, through the selection process at SBS and all the way to recording their music video for their song "One Milkali (One Blood)". Check out the show notes for more...

In this episode, Sebi and Dave chat with Iceland's sweetheart, Hera Björk! She's back on the pod to give us some dos and don'ts on red carpets ahead of the MALMÖHAGEN party, and she opens up about the highs and lows of coming to Eurovision in the age of social media. PLUS we have BIG pod NEWS to reveal at the end of the episode! Check out the show notes for more on our interview with Hera! For mor...

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave meet Kaleen , who will represent Austria at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest with We Will Rave . Kaleen told the guys about the selection process in Austria, her staging plans for Malmö and her outfit mishap at the PreParty in London, which she handled very gracefully. Tune in for an amusing episode with Kaleen and Building Bridges. Check out the show notes for...

In this episode, Sebi and Dave chat with Portugal's splendiferous Iolanda! She took time from her busy schedule to chat with us about her Festival da Canção win, her plans for the big stage in Malmö, where that scream came from in Grito , what it was like performing for Eurovision fans for the first time in Madrid, and much more. Check out the show notes for more on our interview with Iolanda! For...

In this episode, Sebi and Dave chat with the current first place in the betting odds, which is Nemo from Switzerland. Nemo opened up about their song "The Code" and gave the boys an exclusive insight into the making of the song's music video. Furthermore, Nemo revealed which Swiss city should host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025, in case Switzerland actually wins. For more info and Eurovision...

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the Running Order, looking at what our guts and the stats tell us about who might qualify from the Semi Finals! We also proudly reveal that we're teaming up with the MalmöHagen Team to cover the 7th and final pre-party before Eurovision starts, so be sure and get your tickets before they sell out if you'll be in Copenhagen on Saturday, 4th May! For more in...

In this episode, we hear from the man hoping to bring Latvia back to the Eurovision Grand Final after almost a decade! Dons tells us about "Hollow", what the 2024 Eurovision postcards might look like, and if he might have a future in politics! For more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're always updating our Instagram and Twitter accounts, plus we...

In this episode, Sebi and Dave conclude their reviews on the 2024 Eurovision songs, as the full line-up is complete with the songs from Armenia and Azerbaijan out. With all the songs released, come a lot of specualtions, regarding the ideal running order for the semi-finals. Furthermore, some social media comments tell us, which songs the TikTok followers view as overrated, For more info and Eurov...

In this episode, Sebi and Dave get the chance to chat with Melodifestivalen participant and three-time Eurovision songwriter Melanie Wehbe. Her song "Sand" performed by SABA will represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö. In this interview, Melanie spills some off stage secrets from DMGP and Melodifestivalen 2024, where she was also a part of. Furthermore, she tells us about t...

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave take a deeper look into the newly announced changes to the Eurovision Song Contest. They will give their thoughts on the new voting system and the live performances of the Big 5 acts in the Semi-Finals. Furthermore, Sweden drew their spot in the Grand Final running order, Iceland officially announced Hera Björk as their representative and Albania released an Eng...

In this special episode, we hear from two of the coolest profs ever (or at least we think so) because they are huge Eurovision fans, and are set to teach a new uni course all about language and Eurovision! Kajsa and Paulette are two of the profs involved and they stopped by to tell us all about their new course. You can get more information on our website... For more info and Eurovision content, c...

In this episode, we go through the running order to find out if anyone can take down Marcus & Martinus, and if so, who might do it! Nu kör vi! For more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're always updating our Instagram and Twitter accounts, plus we love posting fun, silly and random TikToks , so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social med...

In this episode, the selection season is fast coming to a close, and in the last week seven new songs dropped, most of them in a 24 hour period! We break down our favourites, and David Hughes from the reorderboard swings by to share his thoughts on his home country's 'dizzying' entry! For more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're always updating ou...

In this episode, Sebi and Dave had the chance to chat with Maria Sur — one of the finalists of Melodifestivalen 2024 ! She's back for her second year in a row, and she's grown a lot as an artist (and improved her Swedish skills!) in the past year. We find out why she chose a different type of song for 2024 and how she's been dealing with all the success she's found recently in her new home of Swed...

In this episode, Sebi and Dave run through the results of another exiciting weekend's in the Eurovision world! We now have 22 of 37 songs for Malmö, and things are about to get busy as the remaining 15 will come in the next 2 weeks! For more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're always updating our Instagram and Twitter accounts, plus we love postin...

In this episode, Dave can't sleep from the shock of the result in Una voce per San Marino! He turns to Facebook to see how the fandom are reacting to Megara's win over Loredana Bertè, and reads out the top comments! For more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're always updating our Instagram and Twitter accounts, plus we love posting fun, silly and...

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave give their reviews and predictions for Melodifestivalen, Söngvakeppnin, Festival da Canção, and Dora since it's the last 'Super Saturday' of the 2024 Eurovision national selection season. Did we get it right, or are we full of crap?! Get in touch and let us know your thoughts! For more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com...

In this episode, Jan and Dave spoke with BOOOM! , a band from Slovenia trying to win the Sammarinese ticket to Malmö. They survived the auditions and rounds of Semi Finals to make it to the Grand Final of Una voce per San Marino ! This energetic young trio explain their long journey to this point and what they have in store for the Finalissima ! Get the episode notes and more Eurovision content on...