Episodes
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In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave live react to the reveal of the host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Furthermore, they celebrate the beginning of the new Eurovision Year and talk about their wishes for the upcoming season in Basel.
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 media and left us a review!
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In this episode, we break down the events and possible repercussions of a very busy Monday in the Eurovision world. A Swedish prosecutor cleared Joost Klein of all charges that led to his disqualification from Eurovision in Malmö in May.
As a special treat (and to make sure we got all the facts right), Sebi and Dave were joined by the delightful Anni from escfactful! Make sure to check out her socials, if you aren't already subscribed!
We would love to hear your thoughts on the situation with Joost and the Netherlands' potential future at Eurovision. Be sure to get in touch on our socials, or send us your thoughts at [email protected]
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 media and left us a review!
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In this episode, Jan catches up with two of the remaining artists set to compete in FANVision 2024, part of Eurovision Weekend, set for Hamburg from July 12th-14th. These artists will represent their home OGAE clubs during the big Eurovision GALA, set for the evening of Saturday, 13th July. This episode features:
🇲🇹 OGAE Malta's Martina Fenech
🇮🇹 OGAE Italy's Jessica Lipari
If you missed Jan's chats with the other 12 artists, go back and check out Episodes 89 and 90! Jan will be on location in Hamburg this weekend to capture all the fun live, so stay tuned for another special episode from Eurovision Weekend very soon!
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 media and left us a review!
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In this episode, Jan catches up with another six of the 16 competing acts for FANVision 2024, part of Eurovision Weekend, set for Hamburg from July 12th-14th. These artists will represent their home OGAE clubs during the big Eurovision GALA, set for the evening of Saturday 13th July. This episode features:
🇫🇮 OGAE Finland's Jarrko Timonen
🇩🇪 OGAE Germany's Mikal Johansen
🇸🇮 OGAE Slovenia's Joel Loyo
🇱🇺 OGAE Luxembourg's Mara
🇵🇱 OGAE Poland's Dolce Pindy
🇩🇪 EC Germany's Call Me Survivor
If you missed the first six acts, check out Episode 89, and stay tuned for Part 3 when we will speak with more of the competing artists!
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 media and left us a review!
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In this episode, Jan and Dave chat with six of the 16 competing acts for FANVision 2024, part of Eurovision Weekend, set for Hamburg from July 12th-14th. These artists will represent their home OGAE clubs during the big Eurovision GALA, set for the evening of Saturday 13th July! This episode features:
🇳🇴 Claus from OGAE Norway
🇦🇹 Elisabeth from OGAE Austria
🇺🇦 Vankhud from OGAE Ukraine
🇨🇭 The Suganas from OGAE Switzerland
🇮🇱 Arel from OGAE Israel
🇩🇰 Maria Luisa from OGAE Denmark
Stay tuned for Part 2 when we will speak with more of the competing artists!
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 media and left us a review!
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In this episode, Sebi and Dave quickly reflect on the importance of June 22nd as an important date on the Eurovision calendar, especially this year!
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 media and left us a review!
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In this episode, Jan and Dave collect their thoughts and discuss what it was like to be on the ground at Eurovision 2024 by looking at this year's Contest as if it were Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. We look at what made this year's edition great, but also what made it stressful and, at times, miserable. We end with our hopes for Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland.
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 media and left us a review!
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In this episode, Sebi and Dave take a look at the voting numbers from the juries, televoters and semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Besides diving into the numbers, they also give their personal thoughts on this year's results, as well as the upsetting disqualification of Joost Klein from the Netherlands.
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 media and left us a review!
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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 members of OGAE Greece and Georgia's public broadcaster just after Martina and Nutsa qualified!
For more info and Eurovision content live from Malmö Arena and Press Center, 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 media and left us a review!
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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 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 media and left us a review!
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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 ESC podcast community has never come together in a project like this until now!
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 media and left us a review!
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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 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 media and left us a review!
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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 Marino
21:37 - Georgia
23:18 - Belgium
25:02 - Estonia
26:14 - Israel
26:40 - Norway
28:00 - Netherlands
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 media and left us a review!
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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
18:29 - Iceland
20:05 - Slovenia
23:23 - Finland
24:34 - Moldova
25:59 - Azerbaijan
27:58 - Australia
30:19 - Portugal
32:58 - Luxembourg
34:28 - Our 10 Qualifiers
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 media and left us a review!
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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 more on our interview with Aiko!
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 media and left us a review!
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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 on our interview with Hera!
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 media and left us a review!
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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 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 media and left us a review!
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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 more on our interview with Kaleen!
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 media and left us a review!
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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 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 media and left us a review!
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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 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 media and left us a review!
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