S2 EP8: And Then They Wrote A Song (Songwriting Part II)

Wouter Hardy (Arcade)- 3:36, NYLAN (The Code, Shhhh) - 23:46, Benji Alasu (The Code, Survivor) - 41:43

 

 

 

This week, we're talking to the songwriters behind two Eurovision winning hits. First we sit down with Wouter Hardy, who co-wrote Duncan Laurence's Arcade - the first Eurovision song in nearly a quarter century to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Then we turn to two writers, NYLAN and Benji Alasu who, along with Linda Dale and Nemo themselves, wrote last year's Eurovision winner, Nemo's The Code. These writers give us a window into their unique processes and help us further explore the diversity of ways in which Eurovision songs get written - and how that diversity in process affects the song you end up with in the end.

 

 

 

Featured Songs:

 

 

Duncan Laurence, Arcade - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eztx7Wr8PtE

 

 

Duncan Laurence, Stars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Zv_xZiaok

 

 

 

Gjons Tears, Tout L’Univers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpM6o6UiBIw

 

 

 

Nemo, The Code - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiGDvM14Kwg

 

 

 

Theo Evans, Shh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbfQqWyqgJw

 

 

 

Elsie Bay, 100 Years - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UbFfO_Uy80

 

 

 

Parg, Survivor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfH5o3XtI2c

 

 

 

Milune, Torn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwBN-17HXGE

 

 

 

Remo Forrer, Not Okay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXZM-DH5Zb4