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Building Bridges - A Eurovision Podcast For The Rest Of Us

Sebi, Jan and Dave

Welcome to Building Bridges, a Eurovision Song Contest podcast for the rest of us. We are Sebi, Jan and Dave and we are not the typical Eurovision fans to run a podcast. Two of us aren"t native English speakers and the other is from a country that doesn"t even participate in Eurovision! Yet we"ve built bridges to each other and become close friends through the Eurovision fandom. This international podcast is for all the outcasts in this world and for everyone who enjoys talking and learning about

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59:18

96. Sweden Special – Who's new at Melfest 2025?

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2024/11/29

In this episode, Sebi and Dave ponder what to expect from each of Melodifestivalen's five Heats, taking a closer look at the 17 NEW acts who will fight for the song bird trophy for the first time in 2025.We’ll find out which artist is back for an 11th Melfest appearance, which artist used to turn the letters on France’s Wheel of Fortune, which artist got Loreen to write their song, and which former Melfest host is back for the first time as an artist – all that and more on this episode!But before

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32:53

95. Can Đurđa's 'less is more' approach get her to...

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2024/11/22

In this episode, Sebi and Dave take a peek into Montenegro's return to the Eurovision Song Contest, as they chat with one of the artists in the running to get Montenegro back to its first Grand Final since 2015 - it's the lovely Đurđa from Kotor! She is one of the 16 artists competing in Montesong, and this marks her first Eurovision national final performance. After we politely asked her to pronounce her name for us, she went on to explain the meaning behind her song "To ljubav je", and what we

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21:13

94. Wadde Hadde News Update (November 2024)

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2024/11/05

In this episode, Sebi, Jan and Dave examine the latest in Eurovision news, and what that means as we cautiously head into the 2025 national final season. While we finally get news that Australia and the Netherlands will join us in Basel, Moldova, Poland and Armenia are keeping things very hush hush. Be sure to get in touch with us via our social media below and let us know your thoughts about the upcoming Eurovision season!For more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at

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12:40

93. LIVE Reaction: Host City Reveal

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2024/08/30

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.

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24:40

92. Vindication for Joost! So, now what?

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2024/08/14

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

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12:14

91. Eurovision Weekend 2024: FANVision - Preview...

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2024/07/11

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 LipariIf 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

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45:13

90. Eurovision Weekend 2024: FANVision - Preview...

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2024/07/11

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 SurvivorIf you

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37:49

89. Eurovision Weekend 2024: FANVision - Preview...

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2024/07/09

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 DenmarkStay tuned for

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6:37

88. It's June 22nd

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2024/06/22

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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87. The 'Strange Case' of Eurovision 2024

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2024/05/24

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,

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28:21

86. Eurovision 2024 - Data Dive

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2024/05/12

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

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15:03

85. Semi Final 2 - Reactions from the Press Center

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2024/05/10

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

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84. Semi Final 1 - Reactions from the Press Center

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2024/05/08

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,

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83. EuroPod Jury 2024 Results Episode

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2024/05/01

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

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82. The Big 5 and Sweden: Prediction and Review

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2024/04/28

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 Kingdom5:56 - Germany8:59 - Sweden12:50 - France15:41 - Spain19:48 - ItalyFor more info and Eurovision content, check out our website at buildingbridgespod.com and we're always updating our Instagram

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32:52

81. Eurovision 2024: Semi Final 2 - Our Prediction

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2024/04/27

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 - Malta3:16 - Albania4:40 - Greece7:28 - Switzerland8:58 - Czechia11:42 - Austria13:34 - Denmark15:35 - Armenia16:43 - Latvia19:24 - San Marino21:37 - Georgia23:18 - Belgium25:02 - Estonia26:14 - Israel26:40 - Norway28:00 - NetherlandsFor more info and

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37:46

80. Eurovision 2024: Semi Final 1 - Our Prediction

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2024/04/26

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 - Cyprus04:07 - Serbia07:18 - Lithuania09:01 - Ireland12:11 - Ukraine14:23 - Poland17:02 - Croatia18:29 - Iceland20:05 - Slovenia23:23 - Finland24:34 - Moldova25:59 - Azerbaijan27:58 - Australia30:19 -

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79. Aiko: From denial to acceptance, and all stops in...

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2024/04/22

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

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78. Electric Fields' incredible journey from...

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2024/04/18

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

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26:34

77. She's not really scared of heights, so don't ask...

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2024/04/12

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

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