Welcome to our weekly post in an effort to keep you up-to-date on anything and everything *Eurovision* you might have missed in the last 7 days! Spoliers ahead!

The week of the 18th-24th February gave us three new songs to add to our Eurovision 2024 playlists, plus lots of other spilled tea!

🇵🇱 🌟 LUNA lucks out in Poland

We didn’t have to wait long this week for the first tea to spill. Many Polish fans were surprised when TVP’s internal jury put Justyna Steczkowska just 1 point behind winner LUNA. Her catchy song The Tower will fly the white and red in May! LUNA will perform in the first half of Semi Final 1.

🇧🇪 🌟 Better late than never for Belgium

Last August, Belgium was the first country to announce its plans for Eurovision 2024. Mustii was chosen shortly after Malmö was as host city! The wait for his Eurovision song came to an end on Tuesday, when he released his emotional power ballad, Before The Party’s Over. Mustii will perform in the second half of Semi Final 2.

🇸🇲 🌟 Shocker in San Marino

Megara knocked off Italian legend Loredana Bertè to win the third edition of Una voce per San Marino. In a show that dragged on and at times lacked clarity, the audience had mostly left by the time Megara performed their reprise of the winning rock song 11:11. Megara will perform in the second half of Semi Final 2.

During the week, we spoke with two of the artists; Aaron Sibley placed 13th, while BOOOM! came a respectable 5th! Social media was ‘booming’ after the show, and Dave had a look at what fans were saying, in this special edition of the podcast:

🇵🇹  Festival da Canção kicks off in Portugal

Semi Final one has concluded in Lisbon as Portugal looks for the successor to Mimicat! Six of the ten acts from each Semi Final will proceed to the Grand Final on Saturday, 9th March. The acts moving on from Semi 1 include:

• Nena – Teorias da Conspiração
• Perpétua – Bem Longe Daqui
• Rita Rocha – Pontos Finais
• Noble – Memory
• João Borsch – …Pelas Costuras
• Iolanda – Grito

🇦🇿 Only two Azeri artists remain for Malmö

Reports from Azerbaijan indicate that only two of the six acts in the running to represent the country are still in contention. Both songs allegedly have lyrics in Azeri. Of note, Aisel represented Azerbaijan at Eurovision in Lisbon in 2018.

• Aisel – Game of Chess
• İlkin Dövlətov & Mila Miles & Etibar Əsədli – İnsanlar” (People)

🇭🇷 Dora’s Grand Final is good-to-go!
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On Thursday and Friday, two Semi Finals took place in Zagreb to determine the 16 acts who will compete in the Final of Dora 2024. Here is the running order for today’s (Sunday) Final:

1. Natalie Balmix — Dijamanti
2. Mario Battifiaca feat. Robert Ferlin — Vodu piti trizan biti
3. Lana Mandarić — More
4. Boris Štok — Can We Talk
5. Stefany — Sretnih dana dat’ će Bog
6. Pavel — Do mjeseca
7. Saša Lozar — Ne plačem zbog nje
8. Lara Demarin — Ne vjerujem ti
9. Let 3 — Baba roga
10. Alen Đuras — A Tamburitza Lullaby
11. Eugen — Tišine
12. Vatra — Slatke suze, gorka ljubav
13. Damir Kedžo — Voljena ženo
14. Baby Lasagna — Rim Tim Tagi Dim
15. Marcela — Gasoline
16. Vinko — Lying Eyes

🇮🇸 Söngvakeppnin Final complete

Iceland’s second and final Semi has ended. The last two acts were chosen for next Saturday’s Final, while another act will move to the Final as a wildcard by the show’s producers. Hera Björk and Bashar Murad both qualified tonight, while Sigga Ózk was proclaimed as the 5th and last act for the Final.

🇸🇪 Heat 4 of Melodifestivalen in Eskilstuna

The fourth of five Heats of Melfest wrapped up in Sweden on Saturday night. In a new format for 2024, there is no ‘Second Chance’ Round, with the Top 2 songs from the five Heats going directly to the Final in Stockholm on 9th March.

After the first round of voting, Danny Saucedo was the favourite with Happy That You Found Me, and goes straight to the Final in Stockholm. After a second round of voting, It’s Not Easy to Write a Love Song by Dotter had the most points and now also has a spot in the Final. Their songs will be released on YouTube and streaming services after Heat 5.

There is some hope left for the songs that finished in 3rd and 4th place. These songs are entered into a vote that will happen immediately after Heat 5 to choose the 11th and 12th spots in the Mello Final. This week’s runners up are:

What do you think about this week’s results? Do you have a favourite already? Who should travel to Malmö, this May? Let us know in the comments and on our social media profiles @buildingbridgespod !

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