Building Bridges - A Eurovision Podcast For The Rest Of Us

In this episode, we speak to bookies' favs GÅTE as they rush to change the lyrics of Ulveham with less than a week to go before the Grand Final of MGP 2024, and reflect on all the success they've had so far! Also, Sebi and Dave also take us back through the busy weekend in the world of Eurovision National Selections across the continent!

In this special episode, our 50th, we talk all things 'Damdiggida' with KEiiNO as they try to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest for the third time. Curious about the trio beloved by all Eurofans, we tried to get to know them better with some unconventional questions. Find out which member of KEiiNO is the messiest on tour, who is the pickiest eater, who has a song competing in the Malta ESC, and who is the BIGGEST Eurovision fan!

We're back with the third of four interviews this week with artists from Heat 3 of Melodi Grand Prix 2024! The delightful Annprincess recently visited our studio to converse about her upcoming performance of Save Me!

Her impressive journey from Liberia to Norway and her content about mental health inspired all of us.

Welcome to the second of four interviews this week with artists from Heat 3 of Melodi Grand Prix 2024! Today is all about MIIA, an artist from Kragerø who we had the pleasure of speaking to recently, despite the best efforts of her naughty cat! After her huge hit "Dynasty", MIIA is now attempting to represent Norway in Eurovision with "Green Lights".

In this episode, Sebi and Dave get to chat with MISTRA, who will participate in Heat 3 of Melodi Grand Prix 2024 with "Waltz Of Death". MISTRA is perhaps an unlikely duo — Benedicte Adrian, a pop goddess and represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1984, who has joined forces with a true pioneer of metal music in Norway, Anders Odden.

In this special episode, Jan caught up with Raiven to get her first reactions moments after her song 'Veronika' was premiered on Misija Malmö. Jan and Dave also tell us about all the Eurovision happenings that took place in Ljubljana ahead of the song release, inlcuding when Jan got to represent Building Bridges at a special Eurovision panel hosted by Ljubljana Pride and Legebitra!

01:36 Ljubljana Eurovision panel

06:15 Does anyone miss EMA?

09:43 Raiven Interview

11:37 Outro

In this episode, we delve into the week that was in Eurovision news and chat with a busy Eli Kristin just days ahead of her MGP début. She'll perform 'Touch of Venus' in Heat 2 so we found out how an opera singer like herself got into MGP and what she thought of some previous Eurovision opera songs. All that and more this week!

In this episode, Sebi and Dave chat with Mathilde SPZ, Chris Archer and Slam Dunk, one of the front runners of this year's Melodi Grand Prix with their banger "Woman Show". Find out more about Mathilde's dream of making it to the MGP stage, the unique story of how "Woman Show" came into being and why it is called the party song for introverts.

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave chat with Marko, better known as Baby Lasagna, who is one of the fan favourites of Dora 2024, the Croatian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Find out the meaning behind Baby Lasagna's unique song, how he deals with the stress and anxiety of his sudden popularity and what to expect from his performance on the Dora stage.

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave discuss all the latest hot Eurovision news. Besides chatting about their favourite songs in the national finals of Spain, Croatia, Norway and Moldova, there are also some more serious topics around this episode. Are AI and autotune coming to Eurovision? Are all the returning artists a good or a bad thing? Is Eurovision, as we know it, coming to an end?