2025-08-20

Week 33/2025 - Eurovision Radio International - 20 Aug 2025: Through the Summer 2025: Malta ESC 2025 Interview with Kurt Anthony and Kelsey Bellante; FanVision 2025 Interviews and much more - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW



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Radio International
The Ultimate Eurovision Experience
 

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience  is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. Also the show is broadcast LIVE on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET including a chatroom via the Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International. Find out more details of how to tune in as well as the repeats - click here.

Join in this Wednesday, 20 Aug 2025 live from 1900 - 2300 hours CET live on the Radio International Mixcloud Channel  and the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International for Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience with lots of good music and features related to the Eurovision Song Contest. 



AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK 

  • Interview with Kelsey Bellante (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025)
  • Interview with Kurt Anthony (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025)
  • FanVision Song Contest 2025: Interviews with Blazey Bado Fabian (OGAE Slovakia)
  • FanVision Song Contest 2025: Interview with Jessica (OGAE Italy)
  •  FanVision Song Contest 2025: Interview with Zorica Prtovic (OGAE Slovenia)
  • Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision's Magical Numbers with Dermot Manning
  • Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from 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
  • Rafi's Eurovision Summer Party 2025 (Part 3)  

Kelsey Bellante (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025)

Interview with Kelsey Bellante (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025): 
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 Kelsey Bellante who took part in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The song she competed with is called "365" and was eliminated from Semi Final 2 of the contest.  
 
 

Kurt Anthony (Malta Eurovisioon Song Contest 2025)

Interview with Kurt Anthony  (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025):  The second interview from the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is from Kurt Anthony who performed the song "Miegħek biss" in Semi Final 2. 

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.
 
 


Eurovision Weekend - FanVision Song Contest 2025:  
The Eurovision Weekend 2025 took place in Malta from 11 - 13 July 2025 following the victory of Martina Fennech in FanVision 2024 representing Malta. The FanVision Song Contest is part of the Euroision Weekend, where artists representing different Eurovision Fan Clubs, the OGAEs) performing covers of the Eurovision Song Contest. Artists from 11 Eurovision Fan Clubs from across Europe tooks part in the contest: Austria, Denmark, EC and OGAE Germany,  Italy, Malta, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. Over the next few weeks Radio International will broadcast the interviews with the participating artists and their songs. 

Congratulations to David Schuler who represented OGAE Germany winning the FanVision Song Contest 2025 with the song  "Tous l'Univers" which was the Swiss Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry by Gjon's Tears coming third. 
 

Eurovision Weekend 2025 - The FanVision Song Contest Scoreboard

1.    (160)   OGAE Germany - David Schuler - Tous l'Univers (CH 2021)
2.    (157)   OGAE Switzerland - Francisco Ribeiro - Roi (FR 2019)
3.    (128)   OGAE Malta - Krista Sujak - It's my time (UK 2009)
4.    (118)   OGAE Poland - Baby Danka - Rim Tim Tagi Dim (CR 2024)
5.    (118)   OGAE Italy - Jessica Lipari - Tattoo (SWE 2023)
6.    (118)   OGAE Slovakia - Blazey "Bado" Fabian - Miss Kiss Kiss Bang (GE 2009)
7.    (117)   OGAE Slovenia - Zorica Prtovic - 1944 (UKR 2016)
8.    (107)   OGAE Austria - Elisabeth Sutrich - Mon Amour (FR 2024)
9.    (092)   OGAE Norway - Claus Michael Fasting - Amar Pelos Dois (POR 2017)
10.  (083)   EC Germany - Jonathan Perez Esquinas - Sugar (MOL 2021)
11.  (070)   OGAE Denmark - Mikal Johansen - Higher Ground (DEN 2018)
 
 
Radio International already broadcast the interview with the winner David for OGAE Germany and this week listen to the interviews with Jessica representing OGAE Italy singing "Tattoo" (Sweden 2023 performed by Loreen). Then representing OGAE Slovenia is Zorica Prtovic who performed a cover of "1944" which was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 for Ukraine by Jamala. And due to time constraints last week we could not broadcast the interview with Blazey "Bado" Fabian representing OGAE Slovakia performing his cover of "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" original by Alex Swings Oskar Sings (Germany 2009). Radio International will be broadcasting it this week. 





The Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Eurovision's Magic Numbers:   
With  the start of the Summer 2025 the Eurovision Spotlight Team Members decided to continue where the left off last year at the end of summer with Eurovision's Magic Numbers. Enjoy this unique way of featuring the songs of the Eurovision Song Contest on the show. This week Dermot Manning will be joining JP with his collection of songs.


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....


Our Chatroom - Chat with the Eurovision Fan Community during the live show on Wednesdays from 1900 - 2300 hours CET. This is how it works:
  • Create a free account to enter and then enjoy the show while chtting with the other Eurovision Fans that are listening live.

Join Radio International live on Wednesday, 20 Aug 2025 starting from 1900 - 2300 pmCET via the website or on FM. Radio International is available via different means. Visit HOW TO TUNE IN to see the details. The show will be available on the website of Malta's RADIO105 and via TUNEIN and will be relayed on the Facebook Group of Eurovision Radio International. For the Wednesday evening live show you can join the chat room where the show will be relayed as well. For that click here. And failing that you can catch up with the show on the Radio International Podbean Channel available here, as well as the Radio International Spotify Channel - Search for Eurovision Radio International.

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Hour 1

1.
JJ
Wasted Love
Eurovision Winner 2025, Austria

2.
Go_A    
Solovey
Eurovision 2020, Ukraine, contest cancelled
Happy 37th Birthday to Kateryna Pavlenko of GO_A on 10 Aug 2025

2.
Oleksander Ponomariov    
Hasta la vista    
Eurovision 2003, Ukraine, Number 14
Happy 52nd Birthday om 09 Aug 2025

3.
Jari Sillanpää    
Takes 2 to tango    
Eurovision 2004, Finland, Semi Final Number 14
Happy 60th Birthday on 16 Aug 2025

4.
Blue Café    
Love song    
Eurovision 2004, Poland, Number 17

5.
Blue Cafe 
Inna
NEW RELEASE:  Aug 2025, Poland


Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann

6.
Sudden Lights
Aija
Eurovision 2023, Latvia, Semi Final 1, Number 11

7.
Let3
Mama SCi
Eurovision 2023, Croatia, Number 13


Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal

8.
Ella Endlich 
Giddy Up 
NEW RELEASE:  Apr 2025, Germany


Interview with Blazey "Bado" Fabian (FanVision Song Contest 2025, OGAE Slovakia) 

9.
Blazey "Bado" Fabian 
Miss Kiss Kiss Bang (Cover of Alex Swings Oscar Sings)
Eurovision 2009, Germany, Number 20
FanVision Song Contest 2025, Number 6 (OGAE Slovakia)


Hour 2

1.
Stefan Raab
Wadde hadde dudde da
Eurovision 2000, Germany, Number 5

2.
Max
Can't wait until tonight
Eurovision 2004, Germany, Number 8

3.
Stefan Raab and Max Mutzke 
Bitte Lass Das Licht An
NEW RELEASE:  Aug 2025, Germany


Interview with Jessica Lipari (FanVision Song Contest 2025, OGAE Italy) 

4.
Jessica
Tattoo (Cover of Eurovision Winning Song by Loreen)
Eurovision Winner 2023, Sweden
FanVision Song Contest 2025, Number 5 (OGAE Italy) 


Interview with Zorica Prtovic (FanVision Song Contest 2025, OGAE Slovenia)

5.
Zorica Prtovic
 1944 (Cover of Eurovision Winning Song ny Jamala)
Eurovision Winner 2016, Ukraine
FanVision Song Contest 2025, Number 7 (OGAE Slovenia)


Interview with Kurt Anthony (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025)

6.
Kurt Anthony
Miegħek biss 
 Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 2, eliminated


Interview with Kelsey Bellante (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025) 

7.
Kelsey Bellante
365
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 2, eliminated 


Hour 3

1.
Jill Johnson
Kärleken Är
Eurovision 1998, Sweden, Number 10

2.
Jill Johnson 
F-Bomb
NEW RELEASE:  Aug 2025, Sweden


The Eurovision Coverspot with David Mann

3.
Gjons Tears
Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi (2020 Cover EBU Eurovision Home Concert Series)
Eurovision Winner 1988, Switzerland

4.
Marie Jay, Cachita, Looppoli, Mattiu with Gjons Tears (Keyboards)
Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi (2025 On The Road To Basel Live Concert Series)
Eurovision Winner 1988, Switzerland 

5.
Marina Satti, Jerry Heil, Iolanda, Silvester Belt
Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi (2025 Eurovision Semi Final One Live Performance)
Eurovision Winner 1988, Switzerland 


Eurovision Spotlight - Eurovision's Magic Numbers with Dermot Manning

6.
Ferry Graf    
Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien    
Eurovision 1959, Austria, Number 9

7.
Tommy Korberg    
Judy min vaen    
Eurovision 1969, Sweden, Number 9

8.
Dschingis Khan    
Dschinigis Khan    
Eurovision 1979, Germany, Number 4

9.
Da Vinci    
Conquistador    
Eurovision 1989 Portugal, Number 16

10.
Trine Jepsen & Michael Teschl    
This Time I mean it    
Eurovision 1999, Denmark, Number 8

11.
Inga & Anush Arshakyan    
Nor par (New Dance)    
Eurovision 2009, Armenia, Number 10

12.
John Lundvik    
Too Late for Love    
Eurovision 2019, Sweden, Number 5



Hour 4

1.
Dima Bilan
Never let you go
Eurovision 2006, Russia, Number 2

2.
Dima Bilan & Mari Kraimbrery 
Say Goodbye
NEW RELEASE:  Aug 2025, Russia

Eurovision News with Nick from escXtra.com

3.
Laroussi
Raqsa Raqsa
NEW RELEASE:  Aug 2025, The Netherlands

4.
Hind (Laroussi)
Your heart belongs to me
Eurovision 2008, The Netherlands, Semi Final  1 Number 13


Rafi's Eurovision Summer Party (Part 3 of 3): 

5.
Lesley Roy    
Story of My Life    
Eurovision 2020, Ireland, Contest Cancelled

6.
The Roop    
Discoteque    
Eurovision 2021, Lithuania, Number 8

7.
We Are Domi    
Lights Off    
Eurovision 2022, Czechia, Number 22

8.
Blanka    
Solo    
Eurovision 2023, Poland, Number 19

9.
Kaleen    
We Will Rave    
Eurovision 2024, Austria, Number 24

10.
Melody    
Esa diva    
Eurovision 2025, Spain, Number 24

11.
Lisa Ajax
Awful Liar
Melodifestivalen 2024, Sweden, Number 11
Happy 27th Birthday on 13 Aug 2025

12.
Malou Prytz 
Sunnanvind (Southern Wind)
NEW RELEASE:  May 2025, Sweden 

13.
Malou Prytz 
24K Gold
Melodifestivalen 2025, Heat 3, Number 3 (eliminated)



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