About this episode

Luka from Serbian band LAVINA and JIVA from Azerbaijan discuss their songs and musical influences on this episode of the podcast.

Fresh from his first rehearsal, Luka from Serbian band LAVINA joins Steve on the latest episode of the podcast to discuss their song Kraj Mene. He talks about his love of fantasy, his love of Lordi and Wig Wam, and how his love of metal began. JIVA from Azerbaijan also swings by to chat about her song Go, her musical influences and her love of the contest. The Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast is produced and presented for the EBU by Steve Holden. The music is composed by Will Kitchener. Design by Ángela Espejo & Chris Fox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Steve Holden

Guests: Luka, JIVA

Topics covered

• Eurovision
• music
• metal
• interviews
• songwriting
• cultural influences

Keywords

• Eurovision
• LAVINA
• JIVA
• Kraj Mene
• Go
• metal
• fantasy
• music influences

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LAVINA, JIVA, EBU

Books & works: Kraj Mene, Go, Lordi, Wig Wam

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