Building Bridges - A Eurovision Podcast For The Rest Of Us

In this episode, we build a bridge to Belgium, where we meet Gustaph and talk about his phenomenal 7th place in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, as well as his new song "Already Know" and him meeting next year's Belgian Eurovision entrant Mustii.

Welcome to Season 2 of Building Bridges, the Eurovision podcast for the rest of us! While we catch up on our summers and the latest Eurovision news, we also meet Teya and Salena to talk about their Eurovision journey from Austria to Liverpool, as well as the best moment in Salena's life, which includes Käärijä and a piece of cake. Check out our new website on buildingbridgespod.com

Before Building Bridges returns with its regular episodes, there is a small appetizer for all the German speaking listeners. Als Dank für die zahlreiche Unterstützung aus den deutschsprachigen Ländern, haben wir erstmals eine nicht-reguläre Folge auf Deutsch aufgenommen. Als Spezialgäste in dieser kleinen Bonus Episode begrüßen wir Teya und Salena, um über die deutschsprachigen Länder beim ESC zu...

In the final episode ahead of summer break, Sebi, Jan and Dave discuss the latest releases of Eurovision 2023 and what summer is like for Eurovision fans and artists. Jan shares his exciting experience at Eurovision Weekend in Prague, with exclusive interviews with Salena (Austria 2023), and Suzy (Portugal 2014). The episode concludes with a fun Eurovision-themed game. Tune in for an entertaining...

In this episode, Sebi talks about his time at Luxembourg Pride, where he met Eurovision stars Anne-Marie David, Remo Forrer and Kate Ryan. Meanwhile, Dave is getting excited for Eurovision 2024. Together with Sebi he discusses the host city and what their Do's and Dont's for the upcoming season.

Dave has concocted what we think is the toughest Eurovision Quiz out there. Be sure and play along - then let us know if you can beat Chat GPT's score or Sebi's! Then we ask the AI which city will host and who will win Eurovision 2024! Plus some news from Luxembourg and Spain about their 2024 national finals! Question 1 @ 08:31Question 2 @ 09:59Question 3 @ 11:35Question 4 @ 14:09Question 5 @ 15:4...

In order to appropriately celebrate Canada Day, Dave presents all the Canadians that have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest over the years. He judges their songs together with Jan and Sebi, and talks about life in Canada with the Eurovision star and almost-Canadian, Vasil Garvanliev.

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave talk about the most recent Eurovision news and express their wishes for next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden. Who would they like to see as hosts, which artists should make a return and most importantly, which city will get the honour to host the event?

Building Bridges welcomes the first Eurovision winner to make it onto the podcast. Anne-Marie David has joined Sebi, Jan and Dave to share some funny anecdotes about her Eurovision experiences in 1973 and 1979, talk about the 50 year anniversary of her iconic title "Tu Te Reconnaîtras" and reveal more details about Luxembourg's long awaited return to the Eurovision Song Contest.

In this week's episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave discuss what should happen with the juries in the future editions of the Eurovision Song Contest. Is the current hate against the jurors appropriate? Should the voting system be changed? All that and more will be discussed. Don't forget to share your opinion in the comments and leave a review!

While on their joint vacation in Barcelona, Sebi, Jan and Dave rented a car to drive up all the way to Andorra to meet Susanne Georgi, the country's last Eurovision representative to date. Susanne talks about her Eurovision participation in 2009, her Stars Academy in Andorra la Vella and her fight to bring Andorra back to the Eurovision Song Contest.

In this episode, Dave and Sebi take a deep dive into the detailed voting results of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Who finished where in the semi-finals and why? Who did the Rest Of The World vote for? Why did the juries place an entry lower than the televote or vice versa? All these topics and more will be discussed.

Please do not take this episode too seriously, It was recorded literally just a few seconds after the Grand Final ended and we were completely improvizing and drunk. More professional episodes will follow soon!

Just moments after the second semi-final in Liverpool ended, Sebi, Jan and Dave react to the qualifiers and give their thoughts on the whole show. Oh and big news by the way, Luxembourg is returning after 31 years!

Just moments after the first semi-final in Liverpool ended, Sebi, Jan and Dave react to the qualifiers and give their thoughts on the whole show.

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave finally review the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool.0:35 - Denmark: Reiley "Breaking My Heart"2:28 - Armenia: Brunette "Future Lover"4:48 - Romania: Theodor Andrei "D.G.T. (On and Off)"7:22 - Estonia: Alika "Bridges"9:59 - Belgium: Gustaph "Because Of You"13:08 - Cyprus: Andrew Lambrou "Break A Broken Heart"15:08 - Iceland: Dilj...

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave finally review the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool.0:42 - Norway: Alessandra Mele - "Queen Of Kings"3:21 - Malta: The Busker - "Dance (Our Own Party)"6:37 - Serbia: Luke Black - "Samo Mi Se Spava"9:56 - Latvia: Sudden Lights - "Aijā"13:04 - Portugal: Mimicat - "Ai Coração"15:28 - Ireland: Wild Youth - "We Are One"18:21 - Croatia...

Sebi, Jan and Dave welcome a special guest in this episode, to discuss the voting changes that have been made for this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. Jan Bors, who was the head of delegation for the Czech Republic from 2016 to 2019, visits the Building Bridges studio, after releasing a video on his YouTube channel, calling the new voting system a big mistake. Jan's YouTube video abou...

Sebi, Jan and Dave take a look at the six countries that have automatically qualified for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. They discuss the entries from Italy, Germany, France, Spain, United Kingdom and last year's winners Ukraine. 1:34 Italy 6:37 Germany 13:35 France 21:07 Spain 26:11 Ukraine 31:28 United Kingdom 39:30 Escalation / Quiz

Luke Black from Serbia visits Dave and Sebi in the Building Bridges studio to talk about Eurovision, his connection to Konstrakta and his tour through China. He also reveals why his stage name is black, why he is Loreen's horse boy and what the deal with the lobster is.

Voyager from Australia visit Sebi, Jan and Dave to talk about Eurovision in this interview. But are they here to build or to burn bridges? One thing is for sure: The band's final words made everyone very emotional.

The next guest in the Building Bridges studio is Victor Vernicos, the 16-year-old hopeful for Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. Dave and Sebi had a lovely chat with the talented singer and tested his Eurovision knowledge in an exciting quiz.

Romania's Theodor Andrei joins Building Bridges this week. Not only does he talk about his own Eurovision participation but he also comes out as a big and passionate Eurovision fan and sings his favorite entries to Dave and Sebi.

In this episode, Building Bridges welcomes Sudden Lights from Latvia in the podcast studio, They talk to Sebi about theri song "Aijā", their victory at Supernova 2023 and their plans for Liverpool. Unfortunately the sound is not as good in this episode - We apologize for that and hope that you can still enjoy the interview!

The winners of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023, The Busker, visited the Building Bridges studio and chatted with Dave and Jan. Just when the two hosts thought that everything went well, they realised that the audio of the Maltese boys was missing. Can Building Bridges fix this situation? Find out what The Busker told them about Dance (Our Own Party) and their preparations for Liverpool in t...