Building Bridges - A Eurovision Podcast For The Rest Of Us

In this episode, Sebi had the amazing opportunity to talk with the iconic July Jones who is making many fans very happy with her return to EMA in Slovenia in 2025! As she looks ahead to her 2025 entry "New Religion" she reflects on her journey so far, including her performance at EMA 2022. July Jones tells Sebi about the personal growth she's done and how she's reinventing herself as an artist, and her desire to inspire others, especially younger and queer audiences, by breaking barriers and showing that diverse voices can thrive in music.

For more info and Eurovision content, including more information about this interview, 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 Eurovision TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

In this episode, Jan had the privilege of speaking with Anna Sahlene, who is vying to get back to the Eurovision stage. She last represented Estonia on home soil in 2002, and now she's back in Eesti Laul with her new single "Love Me Low"! In the interview, Anna reflects on her Eurovision journey from 1999 to today, her current projects and goals post-Eesti Laul, and conveys her gratitude to her fans for their continued support. All that and more on this special episode of Building Bridges!

For more info and Eurovision content, including more information about this interview, 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 Eurovision TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

In this episode, Jan chats with Eesti Laul 2025 hopeful FELIN about her upcoming performance of "Solo Anthem" in Estonia. Felin is an artist who enjoys creating visually and musically impactful performances, so we find out what she might have planned for the Eesti Laul stage in February. Felin also She highlighted the importance of addressing topics such as gender equality and 2SLGBTQQIA+ rights in her music to inspire and empower others, and where her musical journey might take her next!

For more info and Eurovision content, including more information about this interview, 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 Eurovision 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 caught up with the ladies from LLL mere hours after they were announced as one of the nine artists competing in Melodi Grand Prix 2025 in Norway!

This episode was too good to hold on to, we hope you enjoy hearing from Sofia, Rebecca, and Elisabet as they use MGP to launch their new girl band, all with the help of Keith from Subwoolfer!

For more info and Eurovision content, including more information about this interview, 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 Eurovision TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

In this episode, Jan and Dave chat all things Eurovision with LEEZ, one of the eight contestants competing in Belgium's Eurosong 2025! In this episode we find out if her brother Metejoor will be involved in her Eurosong performance, what she might have planned for her staging, and some of her favourite Eurovision memories, including when she participated in Belgium's JESC 20 years ago!

For more info and Eurovision content, including more information about this interview, 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 Eurovision TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

In this episode, you'll hear our penultimate Eurosong interview. Jan had the pleasure to chat with Grace, winner of The Voice of Flanders 2021, who is set to compete in Eurosong for the first time, in the hopes of winning the Belgian ticket to Basel! During the conversation, we find out how winning The Voice changed Grace's career, more about her Congolese heritage and its influence on her music, her motivation for entering Eurosong this year, and much more!

For more info and Eurovision content, including more information about this interview, 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 Eurovision TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

In this episode, Jan and Dave sit down with Seppe Herreman, better known to Eurofans by the stage name Red Sebastian. He opens up (as much as he could) about his Eurosong entry that might just get him the ticket to Basel. Listen to the full interview to find out the cute origin of his stage name, what influences his fantastic fashion choices and some of his favourite Eurovision memories.

For more info and Eurovision content, including more information about this interview, 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 Eurovision TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

In this episode, we celebrate the start of Belgium week on the podcast! We've got four Eurosong interviews for you this week, and we're kicking things off with a lovely chat with Le Manou! She will compete in Eurosong with her entry "Fille à papa". During our conversation, Jan and Dave find out what the Eurosong artists are talking about in their Whatsapp group, hear a snippet of her covering J'aime la vie, and some of her favourite Eurovision memories growing up in Belgium!

For more info and Eurovision content, including more information about this interview, 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 Eurovision TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

In this episode, Sebi and Dave chat with Citi Zēni who are aiming to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with "Ramtai". The boys chat about the meaning of "Ramtai", their previous time in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin and of course their staging ideas for Supernova 2025. The lads also took the opportunity to troll Dave by singing a new song about Latvia's historic win over Canada at the recent World U20 Hockey championship!

For more info and Eurovision content, including more information about this interview, 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 Eurovision TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!

In this episode, Dave sat down with Luka Nižetić who is about to compete in Dora for the fifth time. His entry for 2025 is "Južina", and he's hoping to improve on his 2019 result where he came in 3rd place! Južina is a wind specific to the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and when it blows ... well, you'll have to listen to the episode to find out what happens, according to Luka! It also turns out that Luka is a big Eurovision fan himself, having grown up watching the Contest with his family and he tells us about some of his favourite memories.

For more info and Eurovision content, including more information about this interview, 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 Eurovision TikToks, so we'd be thrilled if you followed us on social media and left us a review!