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Week 27/2025 - Eurovision Radio International - 09 Jul 2025: Through the Summer 2025: Destiny (Malta 2020 and 2021), Gunvor (CH 1998), Jerry Heil (UKR 2024) and Matthew Cilia (Malta ESC 2025) in Interview and more...PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK 

  • Interview with Gunvor (Switzerland 1998) done at the OGAE Germany Convention 2025
  • Interview with Destiny (Junior Eurovision Winner 2015, Malta and Eurovision 2021, Malta) (done at Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) 
  • Interview with Matthew Cilia (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025)
  • Interview with Jerry Heil (Ukraine 2024) done at MelFstWknd 2025
  • Eurovision Spotlight:The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with Eurovision Lordship Marcus Keppel-Palmer
  • Eurovision News with Javier Leal courtesy www.escXtra.com
  • Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
  • Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
  • Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal
  • National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forrotti 
  • New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists 
  • Your music requests


Gunvor (Switzerland 1998) at OGAE Germany Convention 2025

Interview with Gunvor (Switzerland 1998): In January 2025, OGAE Germany had their annual convention in Munich, Germany and four Eurovision acts were invited to perform a mini concert to the many fans that had arrived from across Germany and abroad. On the guest list was Bojana Stamenov (Serbia 2015), Marc Roberts (Ireland 1997),  Renanta Domkovska (Poland 1998), Marc Dietrich was Peter, Sue and Marc (Switzerland 1971, 1976, 1979 and 1981) as surprise guest and Gunvor (Switzerland 1998). The Interview Team of Radio International had the pleasure to conduct interviews with all the artists which you will hear on the shows throughout the summer of 2025. This week we start broadcasting the interview with Gunvor who in 1998 represented Switzerland with the song "Lass ihn" which ranked 25th at the end of the Voting Sequence in the Final. Listen to the interview on the show this week. 


Jerry Heil (left) and Alyona Alyona (Ukraine 2025)

Interview with Jerry Heil (Ukraine 2024):
   During the Melodifestivalen 2025 Grand Final Week the OGAE of Sweden organised the fantastic MelFestWknd 2025 in Nalen of Stockholm where national and international media could meet the attending artists. On the guest lists among other were also Jerry Heil who represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 together with Alyona Alyona with the song "Teresa and Maria" coming 3rd in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.  Marc and JP from Radio International ad the pleasure to obtain an UpDate Interview with Jerry Heil you can hear on Radio International this week. 



Destiny (Malta 2021 and Junior ESC Winner 2015, Malta)

Interview with Destiny (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025): During the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 earlier on in February 2025 JP bumped into Destiny who represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands with the song "Je me casse" which came 7th in the Grand Final. In 2020, Destiny was selected by X-Factor Malta to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "All of My Love". The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was cancelled due to the Corona Pandemic and Destiny got the chance to represent Malta at Eurovision 2021. Already previously she won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "No, not my Soul". At the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Destiny coached some of the participating artists and JP took the chance of an interview which you can hear on Radio International this week. 


Matthew Cilia (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025)

Interview with Matthew Cilia: On Sat. 08 Feb 2025 Miriana Conte and her song "Kant" (now "Serving") was selected by the jury and Maltese public to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2025 in Basel in May. Miriana successfully placed Malta in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest ranking 17th at the end of the voting sequence.
Earlier on in February 2025, Radio International conducted interviews with all the contestants at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and more.
This week, Radio International will broadcast an interview with Matthew Cilia who participated in Semi Final 1 of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 but unfortunately did not qualify for the Grand Final. His song in the competition is called "Control". 
The Radio International Interview Team interviewed Matthew during the rehearsals which you can hear on the show this week. 
You can watch all the interviews Radio International did at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025  by visiting the Radio International YouTube Channel - or check out our complete coverage of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest - click here.



The Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision Song Contest 1982:
 Taking a little break from the Eurovision Magical Numbers as the Summer Spotlight, Eurovision Lordship Marcus Keppel-Palmer rejoins JP in the studio to take a look back at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 which was staged in Harrogate, United Kindom with Germany winning for the very first time with Nicole and the song "Ein bisschen Frieden". Marcus will tell us all about that particular Eurovision Song Contest and also plays some great songs from this contest. 


Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar:
Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forrotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....


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Hour 1


1.

Doris Dragovic

Marija Magdalena

Eurovision 1999, Croatia, Number 4


2.

Loreen

Tatto

Eurovision Winner 2023, Sweden


3.

Loreen

Echoes

NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2025, Sweden


4.

Doris Dragović

Kad zastor mi padne

NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2025, Croatia


5.

Molly Sandén and Will Ferrell

Husavik (My Hometown)

Eurovision Song Contest - The Story of Fire Saga (2020)

Happy 33rd Birthday on 03 Jul 2025


6.

Jacqline

Effortless

Melodifestivalen 2024, Sweden, Number 9

Happy 27th Birthday on 02 Jul 2025



National National Final Update with Alain Forotti 


7.

Polina Bogusevich

Wings

Junior Eurovision Winner 2017, Russia

Happy 22nd Birthday on 04 Jul 2025



Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann


8.

Omar Naber

Stop

Eurovision 2005, Slovenia, Semi-Final, Number 12


9.

Basim

Cliché Love Song

Eurovision 2014, Denmark, Number 9



Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal


10.

Tali

Je Ne Sais Quoi

NEW RELEASE:  May 2025, Luxembourg


11.

Tali

Fighter

Eurovision 2024, Luxembourg, Number 13


12.

Nadir Rustamli

Fade to Black

Eurovision 2022, Azerbaijan, Number 16

Happy 26th Birthday on 07 Jul 2025



Hour 2


1.

The Ark

The Worrying Kind

Eurovision 2007, Sweden. Number 18


2.

Andrius Pojavis

Something

Eurovision 2013, Lithuania, Number 22


3.

Andrius Pojavis 

Laimingai Ir Ilgai
NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2025, Lithuania


4.

Ola Salo of the Ark and Peter Jöback

Two of us

NEW RELEASE: Jun 2025, Sweden



Interview with Destiny (Malta 2020 and 2021 and JESC Winner 2015)


5.

Destiny

All of My Love 

Eurovision 2020, Malta, Contest Cancelled


6.

Destiny

Je me casse

Eurovision 2021, Malta, Number 7


7.

Destiny

No, not my Soul

Junior Eurovision Winner 2015, Malta



Interview with Matthew Cilia (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025)


8.

Matthew Cilia

Control

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 1, eliminated



Interview with Jerry Heil (Ukraine 2024) done at MelFstWkend 2025)


9.

Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil

Teresa and Maria

Eurovision 2024, Ukraine, Number 3


10.

Chiara

Kuljum (Maltese Version of "Angel")

Eurovision 2005, Malta, Number 2



Hour 3


1.

Baby Lasagna

Rim Tim Tagi Dim

Eurovision 2024, Croatia, Number 2

Happy 30th Birthday on 05 Jul 2025


2.

Greczula 

Believe me

Melodifestivalen 2025, Sweden, Number 3


3.

Greczula 

Higher Place

NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2025, Sweden


The Eurovision Coverspot with David Mann


4.

Beth

Dime 

Eurovision 2003, Spain, Number 8


5.

Maya Bouskilla

Biladech [Without You] (2006 Hebrew Cover of Dime)

Eurovision 2003, Spain, Number 8


6.

Noa Kirel

Unicorn

Eurovision 2023, Israel, Number 3


7.

Noa Kirel and Maya Bouskilla

Biladech [Without You] (2025 Hebrew Cover of Dime)

Euovision 2003, Spain, Number 8



Eurovision Spotlight - Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with Marcus Keppel-Palmer


8.

Kojo

Nuku pommiin

Eurovision 1982, Finland, Number 18


9.

Brixx

Video Video

Eurovision 1982, Denmark, Number 17


10.

Bill van Dijk

Jij en ik

EurovisioN 1982, The Netherlands, Number 16


11.

Neco

Hani

Eurovision 1982, Turkey, Number 15


12.

Aska

Halo Halo

Eurovision 1982, Yugoslavia, Number 14


13


.

Doce

Bem Nom

Eurovision 1982, Portugal, Number 13



Hour 4


1.

KAJ

Bara bada bastu

Eurovision 2025, Sweden, Number 4


2.

Joost Klein

Europapa

Eurovision 2024, The Netherlands, disqualified


3.

Joost 

All Inclusive Türkiye 

NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2025, The Netherlands


4.

KAJ

Mosquito

NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2025, Sweden



Eurovision News with Javier Leal courtesy of  escXtra.com


5.

Michalis Hatzigiannis & Christos Mastoras

Choretse (Dance)

NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2025, Cyprus


6.

Michalis Hatzigiannis 

Yenesis

Eurovision 1998, Cyprus, Number 11


7.

Jana Burčeska

Dance Alone

Eurovision 2017, North Macedonia, Semi Final 2 Number 15

Happy 32nd Birthday on 06 Jul 2025



Interview with Gunvor (Switzerland 1998) done at OGAE Germany Convention 2025


8.

Gunvor 

Lass ihn

Eurovision 1998, Switzerland, Number 25


9.

Mariella Farre & Pino Gasparini

Painting Pictures (English version of "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein")

Eurovision 1984, Switzerland, Numnber 16


10.

SebAlter

Hunter of Stars

Eurovision 2014, Switzerland, Number 13

Happy 40th Birthday on 01 Jul 2025


11.
Roman Lob

Standing Still

Eurovision 2012, Germany, Number 8

Happy 35th Birthday on 02 Jul 2025


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