2025-10-20

Week 42/2025 - Eurovision Radio International - 22 Oct 2025: Through the Autumn 2025: Eurovision's National Final Season 2026, Tribute to Bernd Meinunger, News, Birthday File, Coverspot, 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. Find out more details of how to tune in as well as the repeats - click here.

Join in this Wednesday, 22 Oct 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 

  • The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 National Final Season
  • Tribute to Dr. Bernd Meinunger (Eurovision Song Lyricist) 
  • Eurovision Spotlight: Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest  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 Forotti 
  • New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists 
  • Your music requests 

The Team is back from the Holidays and now ready and fully energized to take you through Autumn 2025 and into the National Final Season of the Eurovisoion Song Contest 2026 but also watch out for the Home Composed Song Contest 2025 and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Coverage. 



Dr. Bernd Meinunger (Lyricist of "Ein bisschen Frieden")


Tribute to Dr. Bernd Meinunger: The sad news of the passing of Dr. Bernd Meinunger reached the Eurovision Community and beyond on 18 Oct 2025. Bernd Meinunger was a song producer and lyricist and had successes with 18 of his creations in the Eurovision Song Contest including Germany's first winning song performed by Nicole entitled "Ein bisschen Frieden" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982. The lyrics were written by Bernd Meinunger and Ralph Siegel wrote the music. All in all Bernd Meinunger wrote about 5500 songs from the the 1970s until 2025. Sadly, he passed away on 17 Oct 2025. Due to the sad news Radio International will remember Bernd Meinunger during this week's edition of the show by playing all his 18 Eurovision entries which were mainly for Germany but also for Luxembourg, San Marino, Switzerland and Montenegro.  Rest in Peace:  Dr. Bernd Meinunger 30 Sep 1944 - 17 Oct 2025.



The Eurovision Spotlight - The history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest:  It is Autumn 2025 it also time for the traditional look at the next host country's Eurovision Song Contest entries. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Over the next weeks and before the National Final Season for 2026, Radio International's team members will be reviewing all the Eurovision entries from Austria. Dermot Manning will be continuing series of the Eurovision Spotlight looking at the history of Austria at the Eurovision Song 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 Forotti 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.

Nicole

Ein bisschen Frieden

Eurovision Winner 1982, Germany


2.

Wind

Lass die Sonne in Dein Herz

Eurovision 1987, Germany, Number 2


3.

Lou

Let's get happy

Eurovision 2003, Germany, Number 11


4.

Sürpriz

Reise nach Jerusalem

Eurovision 1999, Germany, Number 3


National National Final Update with Alain Forotti


5.

Lou Deleuze 

Ce Monde 

Junior Eurovision 2025, France


6.

Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil

Teresa & Maria

Eurovision 2024, Ukraine, Number 3

Happy 30th Birthday to Jerry Heil on 21 Oct 2025


7.

Yohanna

Is it true

Eurovision 2009, Iceland, Number 2

Happy 35th Bithday on 16 Oct 2025



Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann


8.

Stefan Raab

Wadde hadde dudde da?"

Eurovision 2000, Germany, Number 5


9.

Jedward

Lipstick

Eurovision 2011, Ireland, Number 9


10.
Stefania

Last Dance

Eurovision 2021, Greece, Numer 10


Hour 2


1.
Dschinghis Khan

Dschinghis Khan

Eurovision 1979, Germany, Number 4


2.

Katja Ebstein

Theater

Eurovision 1980, Germany, Number 2


3.
Domenico Modungo

Volare

Eurovision 1958, Italy, Number 3

Number 10 in Sep 1958 in the UK Charts


Other versions by 

Marino Marini and his quartet (Oct 1958)

Charlie Drake (Oct 1958)

Bobby Rydell (Sep 1960)


4.

Dean Martin

Volare

Number 2 in Aug 1958


Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal


5.

Sam Ryder

The Feeling never went away
ALBUM:  Heartland (Oct 2025)


6.

Sam Ryder

Spaceman

Eurovision 2022, United Kingdom, Number 2


7.

Six4One (Andreas Lundstedt, Tinka Milinovic, Claudia d'Addio, Keith Camilleri, Marco Matias and Liel Kolet)

If we all give a little

Eurovision 2006, Switzerland, Number 17



The Eurovision Coverspot with David Mann


8.

My Marianne, Will Ferrell

Husavik - My Hometown (from the soundtrack of the Netflix Movie 'Eurovision Song Contest:The Story Of Fire Saga)

2020 Non-Eurovision


9.

Remember Monday

What The Hell Just Happened?

Eurovision 2025, United Kingdom, Number 19


10.

Remember Monday with The Húsavík Girls Choir

Husavik - My Hometown (Coverfrom 2025 Eurovision ALBM)

2020 Non-Eurovision


11.

Sebnem Paker

Hand in Hand (English Version of "Besinci Mevsim")

Eurovision 1996, Turkey, Number 12


12.

Maxi and Chris Garden

Lied fuer einen Freund

Eurovision 1988, Germany, Number 14




Hour 3


1.

Andrea Demirovic

Just get out of my life

Eurovision 2009, Montenegro, Semi Final 1 Number 11


2.

Sophie and Magaly

Papa Pinguin

Eurovision 1980, Luxembourg, Number 9



Eurovision News with Nick from escXtra.com 


3.

Unheilig

Wunderschön

NEW RELEASE:  Oct 2025, Germany

4.

Unheilig

Als wär's das erste Mal

Eurovision 2014, Germany National Final, Number 2

5.

Lena Valaitis

Johnny Blue

Eurovision 1981, Germany, Number 2



Eurovision Spotlight - Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest with Dermot Manning 


6.

Liane Augustin

Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe

Eurovision 1958, Austria, Number 5


7.

Blue Danube

Du bist Musik

Eurovision 1980, Austria Number 8


8.

Tony Wegas

Maria Magdalena

Eurovision 1993, Austria, Number 14


9.

Tie-Break

Du bist - You are

Eurovision 2004, Austria, Number 21


10.

The Makemakes

I am yours

Eurovision 2015, Austria, Number 26


11.

Teya and Salena

Who the Hell Is Edgar?

Eurovision 2023, Austria, Number 15



Hour 4


1.

Mekado

Wir geben 'ne Party

Eurovision 1994, Germany, Number 3


2.

Ireen Sheer, C & M Roberts, Olivier Solomon

Children, Kinder Enfants

Euroviwion 1985, Luxembourg, Number 13

3.

Vanilla Ninja

Cool Vibes

Eurovision 2005, Switzerland, Number 8


4.

Gracia

Run and Hide

Eurovision 2005, Germany, Number 24


5.

Corinna May

I can't live without music

Eurovision 2002, Germany, Number 21


6.

Michele Perniola and Anita Simoncini

Chain of Lights

Eurovision 2015, San Marino, Semi Final 2 Number 16


7.

Wind

Träume sind für alle da

Eurovision 1992, Germany, Number 16


8.

Bianca Shomburg

Zeit

Eurovision 1997, Germany, Number 18


9.

Debbie Scerri

Let me fly

Eurovision 1997, Malta, Number 9


10.

Mark Spiteri Lucas and Debbie Scerri  

Kanvas 

NEW RELEASE:  Sep 2025, Malta 


11.

Haley 

Staġuni

NEW RELEASE:  Sep 2025, Malta


12.

Enya Magri 

Abbiss

NEW RELEASE:  Sep 2025, Malta 


13.

Francesca Sciberras 

Mewġ Imbikkem

NEW RELEASE:  Sep 2025, Malta 


14.

Martina Fenech 

Ħajjitna 

NEW RELEASE:  Sep 2025, Malta 


15.

Cherylis 

Għala Jiena

NEW RELEASE:  Sep 2025, Malta 



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