Building Bridges - A Eurovision Podcast For The Rest Of Us

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: Diljá "Power"17:09 - Greece: Victor Vernicos "What They Say"19:28 - Poland: Blanka "Solo"21:39 - Slovenia: Joker Out "Carpe Diem"24:39 - Georgia: Iru "Echo"26:53 - San Marino: Piqued Jacks "Like An Animal"29:26 - Austria: Teya & Salena "Who The Hell Is Edgar"31:48 - Albania: Albina & Familja "Duje"33:56 - Lithuania: Monika Linkyte "Stay (Ciuto Tuto)"35:55 - Australia: Voyager "Promise"

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 this episode.