Vienna Calling: Meeting Luxembourg’s Eva Marija

About this episode

Eva Marija discusses her journey to Vienna and the importance of human connection in the Eurovision context.

The plants have brought Eva Marija to Vienna, via Luxembourg , and we’re pleased to see some nature blossoming on the Eurovision stage. Michael dives into language, studying and Slovenian mayoral grandfathers with Eva Marija, as they chat about family and connection. In this episode: Learn what sort of plant Eva Marija would be Discover the pitfalls of the Luxembourgish education system Wonder about the importance of human connection and authenticity in front of the cameras You can see Eva Marija perform Mother Nature (and throw her some votes) during Semi Final 2, live on SBS and On Demand on Friday 15 May at 5am (AEST) and in prime time (with some added extras) on Saturday 16 May at 7:30pm (AEST). And watch the interview in full video glory via the Spotify podcast. The post Vienna Calling: Meeting Luxembourg’s Eva Marija appeared first on JOY Eurovision .

People in this episode

Host: Michael

Guest: Eva Marija

Topics covered

• Eurovision
• music
• family
• education
• human connection
• authenticity

Keywords

• Eurovision
• Eva Marija
• Vienna
• Luxembourg
• education system
• human connection
• authenticity
• Mother Nature

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Luxembourg, Vienna

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