2025-12-18

Week 50/2025 - Eurovision Radio International - 17 Dec 2025: Heading into Christmas 2025, Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - And the Winner is..FRANCE, News, Birthday File, Coverspot, and much more - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW



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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, 17 Dec 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 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - We have a Winner
  • Junior Eurovision 2025 Interview with  Sofia Nersesian (JESC 2025, Ukraine, Number 2)
  • Junior Eurovision 2025 Interview with  Nela Mančeska (JESC 2025, North Macedonia, Number 7
  • Junior Eurovision 2025 Interview with  Leonardo Giovannangeli (JESC 2025, Italy, Number 12)
  • Junior Eurovision 2025 Interview with  Inês Gonçalves (JESC 2025, Portugal, Number 13)
  • Step into a Eurovision Christmas - Eurovision Artists sing Christmas Songs 
  • The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 National Final Season
  • Eurovision Spotlight: Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest  with Chris Poppe (final in the current series)
  • 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 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - We have a Winner: The 23rd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held on Saturday 13 Dec 2025 from the Gymnastic Hall of the Olympic City in Tblisi in Georgia with young artists from 18 countries taking part. In the running order: Malta, Azerbaijan, Croatia, San Marino, Armenia, Ukraine, Ireland, The Netherlands, Poland, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Georgia, Cyprus, France and Albania. Returning countries were Azerbaijan, Croatia and Montenegro while Estonia and Germany took a break. The Hosts of the show were David Aladashvili and Liza Tsiklauri. The show started at 1700 hours CET. 


Lou Deleuze - Junior Eurovision 2025 Winner for France


CONGRATULATIONS !!!


to Lou Deleuze from France  
for winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 
with the song "Ce Monde
 with a total of 248 points



The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Scoreboard





Interviews with four Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Little Artists:  The Radio International Rowing Reporter Alain Forrotti has traveled to Tiblisi, Georgia to meet some of the young stars and interview them. Meet the four young artists on the show this week. 

Sofia Nersesian (Ukraine, Number 2, "Motanka"), 
Nela Mančeska
(North Macedonia, Number 7, "Miracle" ), 
Leonardo Giovannangeli
(Italy, Number 12, "Rockstar")
Inês Gonçalves
(Portugal, Number 13, "Para onde vai o amor?")




The Eurovision Spotlight - The history of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest:  It is 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. Chris Poppe 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.

Miki

La venda

Eurovision 2019, Spain, Number 22


2.

Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro

Non mi avete fatto niente

Eurovision 2018, Italy, Number 5


3.

Fabrizio Moro 

Comunque mi vedi

NEW RELEASE:  Dec 2025, Italy


4.

Miki Núñez

L’últim petó i el primer

NEW RELEASE:  Dec 2025, Spain



Eurovision News with Nick from escXtra.com 


5.

Andromache 

Pare Repo

NEW RELEASE:  Dec 2025, Cyprus


6.

Andromache

Ela

Eurovision 2022, Cyprus, Semi Final 2 Number 12



Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann


7.

Tornike Kipiani

Take Me As I Am

Eurovision 2020, Georgia (Contest Cancelled)


8.

Natalia Gordienko

Prison

Eurovision 2020, Moldova (Contest Cancelled)



National National Final Update with Alain Forotti 


9.

Cher

Christmas is here

Christmas 2025


10.

Ulla Wiesner

Paradies, wo bist du?

Eurovision 1965, Germany, Number 15

Happy 85th Birthday on 12 Dec 2025


11.

Anna-Maria Jopk

Ale jestem

Eurovision 1997, Poland, Number 11

Happy 55th Birthday on 14 Dec 2025



Hour 2

Junior Eurovision 2025


1. 

Junior Eurovision 2025 Allstars

We're rising high - Shine Together

Junior Eurovision 2025, The Common Song


2.

Lou Deleuze

Ce Monde

Junior Eurovision Winner 2025, France

248 points


Interview with Sofia Nersesian (JESC 2025, Ukraine)


3.

Sofia Nersesian

Motanka

Junior Eurovision 2025, Ukraine, Number 2

177 points


4.

Anita Abgariani

Shine like a Star

Junior Eurovision 2025, Georgia, Number 3

176 points


5.

Albert

Brave Heart

Junior Eurovision 2025, Armenia, Number 4

175 points


6.

Gonzalo Pinillos

Érase una vez (Once Upon a Time)

Junior Eurovision 2025, Spain, Number 5

152 points


Interview with Nela Mančeska (JESC 2025, North Macedonia)


7.

Nela Mančeska

Miracle

Junior Eurovision 2025, North Macedonia, Number 7

141 points



Interivew with Leonardo Giovannangeli (JEC 2025, Italy)


8.

Leonardo Giovannangeli

Rockstar

Junior Eurovision 2025, Italy, Number 12

73 points



Interview with Inês Gonçalves (JESC 2025, Portugal)


9.

Inês Gonçalves

Para onde vai o amor?

Junior Eurovision 2025, Portugal, Number 13

73 points

Interview with Kroni Pula  (JESC 2025, Albania) 


10.

Kroni Pula 

Fruta Perime

Junior Eurovision 2025, Albania, Number 6

145 points



Hour 3


1.

Krista Siegfrids

Mary me

Eurovision 2013, Finland, Number 24

Happy 40th Birthday on 04 Dec 2025


2.

Paul Herrington and Charlie McGettigan

Rock'n Roll Kids

Eurovision Winners 1994, Ireland

Happy 75th Birthday to Charlie McGettigan on 07 Dec 2025



The Eurovision Coverspot with David Mann


3.

Gina G

Ooh Aah Just A Little Bit

Eurovision 1996, United Kingdom, Number 8


4.

Lindsay Dracass

Ooh Aah Just a Little Bit (Cover) (Live at Eurostarz in Concert 13-08-2022)

Eurovision 1996, United Kingdom, Number 8


5.

Go-Jo

Milkshake Man

Eurovision 2025, Australia, Semi Final 2, Number 11


6.

Go-Jo

Ooh Aah Just a Little Bit (2025 Cover)

Eurovision 1996, United Kingdom, Number 8



Eurovision Spotlight - Austria's History at the Eurovision Song Contest with Chris Poppe


7.

Udo Juergens

Warum nur warum

Eurovision 1964, Austria, Number 6


8.

Mess

Sonntag

Eurovision 1982, Austria, Number 9


9.

Thomas Forstner

Nur ein Lied

Eurovision 1989, Austria, Number 5


10.

Bobbie Singer

Reflection

Eurovision 1999, Austria, Number 9


11.

Nadine Beiler

The secret is love

Eurovision 2011, Austria, Number 18


12.

Pænda

Limits

Eurovision 2019, Austria,Semi Final 2 Number 17



Hour 4

Eurovision Artists sing Christmas Songs


1.

Edyta Górniak 

Jingle Bells (Orchestral Version) 

Christmas 2024, Poland


2.

Alexander Rybak, KNUT, Hanne Krogh & Knut Bjørnar Asphol 

Adventstid 

Christmas 2024, Norway



Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal 


3.

Bzikebi 

We Don't Sleep by, 

NEW RELEASE:  Dec 2025, Georgia


4.

Bzikebi 

Bzzzz

Junior Eurovision Winner 2008, Georgia 


5.

Celine Dion

Feliz Navidad

Christmas 2007


5.

Käärijä 

Disko Balls

Christmas 2025, Finland


6.

Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan 

Well Be Missing You This Christmas 

Christmas 2024, Ireland


7.

Blas Cantó 

Desierto en Navidad 

Christmas 2025, Spain


8.

E.M.D. 

Vägen hem till jul 

Christnas 2025, Sweden


9.

Chloe DelaRosa 

Una Navidad Feliz

Christmas 2025, Spain


10.

Kalomira  

Last Christmas

Christmas 2025, Greece


13.

Dami Im 

O Holy Night 

Christmas 2025, Australia


14.

Eimear Quinn

Song Of Winter Dreaming 

Christmas 2024, Ireland


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