[2][3] In an interview with the Eurovision fansite ESCUnited, "Bridges" was inspired by a recording session that took place in the Netherlands along with fellow songwriter Wouter Hardy.

The reason why she had chosen the title "Bridges" was that she wanted listeners to communicate within themselves and with the others around them, even in a feeling where "[you are] lost in a big world, with a lot of people surrounding you.

"[4] At Eurovision in Liverpool, Alika was accompanied by two backing singers off-stage, Sofia-Liis Liiv and Grettel Killing.

The public would also select two wildcards out of the remaining non-qualifying acts from both semi-finals to complete the twelve song lineup in the final.

After heading to the superfinal, "Bridges" was selected as the winner by a public televote, thus earning the Estonian spot for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.