Week 14/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 08 Apr 2026: LondonHagen Eurovision Event 2026, Interview with Nathan Psaila (Malta Eurovision 2026) Birthday File, Cover Spot, News, etc

         

    

 
on Wednesdays from 1900 hours CET
(click on the picture above to listen)

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, 08 Apr 2026 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 

• Live Interview with James, prime organiser of LondonHagen 2026
• Interview with Nathan Psila (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026, Number 9)
• Interview with Daniel Testa and Yelenia  (Backstage Hosts of Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026)
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 in Geographical Regions:  Southern Europe with Chris Poppe
• Eurovision News with Johannes Vitt courtesy of www.escXtra.com
• Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
• Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal 
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists 
• Your music requests 
  

Interview with James Penrose of LondonHagen 2026:  Friday, 17 and Saturday 18 April 2026 are the dates for a two day event organised in London, United Kingdom. The Eurovision Event  is called LondonHagen and will be held in The Scala in London (for 17 Apr 2026) and Colours Hoxton (for 18 Apr 2026) many artists from the World of the Eurovision Song Contest performing their songs. It is a charity event and James will be joining JP for a chat about the upcoming event. 

Nathan Psaila - Number 9 at the 
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Ganador".

Interview with Nathan Psila (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026):  The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 took place on Saturday 17 Jan 2026 with Aidan winning the competition with the song "Bella" representing Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
Nathan Psaila competed again in the Malta Eurovision for the third time with the song "Ganador" reaching 9th oplace in the Grand Final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the show Radio International's JP had the pleasure to interview Nathan which you can hear on the show this week. 

The Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision 2026 Land in Geographical Regions:   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. And as a tradition the Radio International Eurovision Experts have split the Eurovision 2026 participating countries in geographical regions and over the next weeks you will hear all the 35 Eurovision 2026 entries on the show presented by the Radio International Team. 
This week Alasdair Rendall continues the new series of the Eurovision Spotlight looking at the entries from the countries in the Western region of Eurovision 2026 Land.

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 lots more.

Our Chatroom - Chat with the Eurovision Fan Community during the live show on Wednesdays from 1900 - 2300 hours CET. This is how it works:

• Click on this link to open the Radio International Chat Room. (Mixcloud live broadcast with Chatroom)

• 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, 08 Apr 2026 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.

Radio International is also available on other radio stations at different days and times. See the details at this link:

How to Listen - Details are available here - click the link:

Happy Eurovisioning
JP and the Team in the Tower of Eurovision Power
www.radiointernational.tv

#eurovision #esc #world #UnitedByMusic #eurovision2026 #MaltaEurovision2026 #LondonHagen2026 #NathanPsila

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JP's Golden Years - Edition 291 - Saturday, 04 Apr 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 
 Listen this week's edition of JP's Golden Years

The Show | Play List 

 

 

 

 

This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 04 Apr 2026 from 1700 - 1900 hours CET (1600 - 1800 hours UKT) via South Norfolk Radio in the United Kingdom - click here to listen.  The show airs also on other stations. The detailed schedule is below.  But also a copy of the show will also be available on this website and uploaded to the the Radio International PODCAST server.

You can submit your comments and request via this link to JP's Golden Years - click here


Programme Segments are:

• The Mad Half Hour to get you into the mood for the music of our life
• The Best of Europop
• A TV Theme Tune or Radio Theme Tune to remember
• The UK Top 20 Best-Selling Singles of Apr 1966
  
  

The Show is available at:

• South Norfolk Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 0700 - 0900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Wednesdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
  
• Go Go Radio Gibraltar (Wednesdays from 2200 - 2359 hours CET)
  
• Bradley Stoke Radio FM103.4 (Mondays from 2300 - 0100 hours CET)
• Malta's Sunshine Radio Malta's Sunshine Radio
  (Monday to Friday from 1000 - 1200 hours CET and repeated from 1600 - 1800 hours CET)
• on the website of www.radiointernational.tv
• Mixcloud Channel of Radio International
• ILR (Indenpendent Local Radio Network), UK and Tenerife (Sundays 0100 - 0300 hours CET)
  
• PODBEAN, Itunes, Spotify and various PODCAST Channel (see above players)
  

  #world #jpsgoldenyears #UKTop20 #MusicCharts #GoldenOldies #BestsellingSingles #1966 #April

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Week 13/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 01 Apr 2026: MelFstWknd 2026: Meet the Eurostars 2026 (Part 1): Alis (AB), Atvara (LV), Tamara MONT), Melodifestivalen 2026 Interview with Felix Manu, MelFstWknd 2026: Jacqline & Dolly Style Birthday File, Cover Spot, News, etc - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

    

Listen this week's edition of Radio International
The Big Show  | Play List

Also listen to other Eurovision Shows:
Forest FM Eurovision Show Case (2026-03-29)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2026-03-31)

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, 01 Apr 2026 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 Alis (Albania 2026) done at the MelFstWknd 2026 in Stockholm
• Interview with Atvara (Latvia 2026) done at the MelFstWknd 2026 in Stockholm
• Interview with Tamara Živković (Montenegro 2026) done at the MelFstWknd 2026 in Stockholm
• Interview with Dolly Style (Melodifestivalen 2025) done at the MelFstWknd 2026 in Stockholm 
• Interview with Jacqline (Melodifestivalen 2024 and 2026) done at the MelFstWknd 2026 in Stockholm  
• Melodifestivalen 2026 - Interview with Felix Manu (in Heat 4, Malmö)
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 in Geographical Regions:  Western Europe with Alasdair Rendall
• Eurovision News with Johannes Vitt courtesy of www.escXtra.com
• Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
• Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal 
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists 
• Your music requests 
  

 

Meet the Eurostars 2026 (Part 1): The National Final Season ended with the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026 in Sweden und all songs of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 are now known. The first Pre-Parties have started and members of the Radio International Team were on location in Stockholm at the MelFstWknd 2026 and conducted interviews with the first Eurovision entrants for 2026 and they are: Alis (Albania 2026), Atvara (Latvia) and Tamara Živković (Montenegro 2026).
Alis will be representing Albania in the Second Semi Final in the Second Half with the song "Nan" and Atvara will be representing Latvia with the song "Ena" in the Second Semi Final Second Half while Tamara Živković will be representing Montenegro with the song "Nova Zora". Listen to the interview clips on the show this week. 

MelFstWknd 2026 Allstars 
(Atvara, Jacqline, Alis, Tamara and Dolly Style)

MelFstWknd 2026: The event took place on Friday and Saturday 06 and 07 Mar 2026 in the CLub Nalen in Stockholm where artists from Melodifestivalen as well as Eurovision artists 2026. Futher to the above listed artists participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 listen to interview clips with Dolly Style and Jacqline. Dolly Style took part at Melodifestivalen a few times lastly in 2025 with the song "Yiha" that made it to the Grand Final and Jacqline debuted in 2024 with "Effortless" reaching the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen. She returned to the contest in 2026 with the song "Woman" but did not advance out of the Heat.

Melodifestivalen 2026:  Melodifestivalen 2026 was won  by Felicia with the song "My System" with which she will be representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Semi Final 1 First Half in the middle of May. Radio International was at three of the Heats meeting and interviewing the artists. This is the final interview in the current series of Melodifestivalen 2026.

Felix Manu at Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 4

Interview with Felix Manu:  Also a debutant at Melodifestivalen 2026 is Felix Manu who competed in Heat 4 with the song "Hatar att jag älskar dig" coming 4th after the second round of voting which unfortunately did not advance him any further in the competition. JP from Radio International and Tanja from Swedish ESCPANELEN also had the pleasure in meeting and interviewing the young singer at the Artists' Hotel near the Malmö Arena. Enjoy listening to the interview with Felix on the show this week.

The Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision 2026 Land in Geographical Regions:   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. And as a tradition the Radio International Eurovision Experts have split the Eurovision 2026 participating countries in geographical regions and over the next weeks you will hear all the 35 Eurovision 2026 entries on the show presented by the Radio International Team. 
This week Alasdair Rendall continues the new series of the Eurovision Spotlight looking at the entries from the countries in the Western region of Eurovision 2026 Land.

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 lots more.

Our Chatroom - Chat with the Eurovision Fan Community during the live show on Wednesdays from 1900 - 2300 hours CET. This is how it works:

• Click on this link to open the Radio International Chat Room. (Mixcloud live broadcast with Chatroom)

• 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, 01 Apr 2026 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.

Radio International is also available on other radio stations at different days and times. See the details at this link:

How to Listen - Details are available here - click the link:

Happy Eurovisioning
JP and the Team in the Tower of Eurovision Power
www.radiointernational.tv

#eurovision #esc #world #UnitedByMusic #eurovision2026 #Melodifestivalen2026 #FelixManu #DollyStyle #Jacquline #Atvara #TamaraŽivković #Alis

THE PLAY LIST

JP's Golden Years - Edition 290 - Saturday, 28 Mar 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

Listen this week's edition of JP's Golden Years

The Show | Play List 

 

This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 28 Mar 2026 from 1700 - 1900 hours CET (1600 - 1800 hours UKT) via South Norfolk Radio in the United Kingdom - click here to listen.  The show airs also on other stations. The detailed schedule is below.  But also a copy of the show will also be available on this website and uploaded to the the Radio International PODCAST server.

You can submit your comments and request via this link to JP's Golden Years - click here


Programme Segments are:

• The Mad Half Hour to get you into the mood for the music of our life
• The Best of Europop
• A TV Theme Tune or Radio Theme Tune to remember
• The UK Top 20 Best-Selling Singles of Mar 1987
  
  

The Show is available at:

• South Norfolk Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 0700 - 0900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Wednesdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
  
• Go Go Radio Gibraltar (Wednesdays from 2200 - 2359 hours CET)
  
• Bradley Stoke Radio FM103.4 (Mondays from 2300 - 0100 hours CET)
• Malta's Sunshine Radio Malta's Sunshine Radio
  (Monday to Friday from 1000 - 1200 hours CET and repeated from 1600 - 1800 hours CET)
• on the website of www.radiointernational.tv
• Mixcloud Channel of Radio International
• ILR (Indenpendent Local Radio Network), UK and Tenerife (Sundays 0100 - 0300 hours CET)
  
• PODBEAN, Itunes, Spotify and various PODCAST Channel (see above players)
  

  #world #jpsgoldenyears #UKTop20 #MusicCharts #GoldenOldies #BestsellingSingles #1987#March

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Week 12/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 25 Mar 2026: Malta's Muzika Muzika 2026 ...and the Winner is... Jasmine, Melodifestivalen 2026 interviews with Cimberly, Birthday File, Cover Spot, News, etc

    Listen this week's edition of Radio International
The Big Show  | Play List

Also listen to other Eurovision Shows:
Forest FM Eurovision Show Case (2026-03-22)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2026-03-24)

 

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, 25 Mar 2026 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. 

Malta's Muzika Muzika 2026

AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK 

• Muzika Muzika 2026 - Interview with Jasmine Abela (Winner)
• Melodifestivalen 2026 - Interview with Cimberly (in Heat 4, Malmö)
• Melodifestivalen 2026 - Interview with Felix Manu (in Heat 4, Malmö)
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 in Geographical Regions:  Central Europe with Dermot Manning (new series)
• Eurovision News with Johannes Vitt courtesy of www.escXtra.com
• Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
• Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal 
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists 
• Your music requests 
  

Jasmine Abela winning Malta's Muzika Muzika 2026

Muzika Muzika 2026:  Malta's Muzika Muzika took place on three days 19 - 21 Mar 2026 with 16 great entries selected out of 150 submitted songs to the contest with Televoting and Jury finding out the winning song. Congratulations go to Jasmine Abela who won Muzika Muzika 2026 with the song "Nistaqsi (I ask)" written by Philip Vella and Glen Vella who won the very first edition of Muzika Muzika in 2021. Radio International's JP was in Malta and conducted an interview with the Winner Jasmine which you hear on the show this week. See below the Muzika Muzika 2026 Scoreboard for the results.

Malta's Muzika Muzika 2026 Scoreboard

Melodifestivalen 2026:  Melodifestivalen 2026 was won  by Felicia with the song "My System" with which she will be representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Semi Final 1 First Half in the middle of May. Radio International was at three of the Heats meeting and interviewing the artists. Almost all interviews were broadcast on Radio International but two and those will be on the show this and next week.

Cimberly at Melodifestivalen 2026 with  
"Eternity" (Number 6)

 

Interview with Cimberly:  A debutant at Melodifestivalen 2026 with the song "Eternity" is Cimberly what won Swedish Idol in 2023. Cimberly's entry made it out of the 3888 songs sent into the Swedish Broadcaster SVT into the Top 30 songs which then were distributed into the five heats. Cimberly performed her song in Heat 4 out of Malmö where she was the second act to make it directly to the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026 after Smash Into Pieces coming 6th in the Grand Final. Radio International had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Cimberly at the Artists' Hotel near the Malmö Arena.  The interview will air on the show this week. 

The Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision 2026 Land in Geographical Regions:   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. And as a tradition the Radio International Eurovision Experts have split the Eurovision 2026 participating countries in geographical regions and over the next weeks you will hear all the 35 Eurovision 2026 entries on the show presented by the Radio International Team. 
This week Dermot Manning starts the new series of the Eurovision Spotlight looking at the entries from the countries in the Centre of Eurovision 2026 Land.

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 lots more.

Our Chatroom - Chat with the Eurovision Fan Community during the live show on Wednesdays from 1900 - 2300 hours CET. This is how it works:

• Click on this link to open the Radio International Chat Room. (Mixcloud live broadcast with Chatroom)

• 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, 25 Mar 2026 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.

Radio International is also available on other radio stations at different days and times. See the details at this link:

How to Listen - Details are available here - click the link:

Happy Eurovisioning
JP and the Team in the Tower of Eurovision Power
www.radiointernational.tv

#eurovision #esc #world #UnitedByMusic #eurovision2026 #Melodifestivalen2026 #Cimberly #MuzikaMuzika #JasmineAbela #GlenVella

THE PLAY LIST

JP's Golden Years - Edition 289 - Saturday, 21 Mar 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

Listen this week's edition of JP's Golden Years

The Show | Play List 

 

 

This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 21 Mar 2026 from 1700 - 1900 hours CET (1600 - 1800 hours UKT) via South Norfolk Radio in the United Kingdom - click here to listen.  The show airs also on other stations. The detailed schedule is below.  But also a copy of the show will also be available on this website and uploaded to the the Radio International PODCAST server.

You can submit your comments and request via this link to JP's Golden Years - click here


Programme Segments are:

• The Mad Half Hour to get you into the mood for the music of our life
• The Best of Europop
• A TV Theme Tune or Radio Theme Tune to remember
• The UK Top 20 Best-Selling Singles of Mar 2004
  
  

The Show is available at:

• South Norfolk Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 0700 - 0900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Wednesdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
  
• Go Go Radio Gibraltar (Wednesdays from 2200 - 2359 hours CET)
  
• Bradley Stoke Radio FM103.4 (Mondays from 2300 - 0100 hours CET)
• Malta's Sunshine Radio Malta's Sunshine Radio
  (Monday to Friday from 1000 - 1200 hours CET and repeated from 1600 - 1800 hours CET)
• on the website of www.radiointernational.tv
• Mixcloud Channel of Radio International
• ILR (Indenpendent Local Radio Network), UK and Tenerife (Sundays 0100 - 0300 hours CET)
  
• PODBEAN, Itunes, Spotify and various PODCAST Channel (see above players)
  

  #world #jpsgoldenyears #UKTop20 #MusicCharts #GoldenOldies #BestsellingSingles #2004#March

THE PLAY LIST

Week 11/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 18 Mar 2026: Melodifestivalen 2026 more interviews with Smash Into Pieces, Sanna Nielsen, Meira Omar and Timo Räisänen, Birthday File, Cover Spot, News, etc - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

    Listen this week's edition of Radio International
The Big Show  | Play List

Also listen to other Eurovision Shows:
Forest FM Eurovision Show Case (2026-03-15)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2026-03-17)

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, 18 Mar 2026 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 

• Melodifestivalen 2026 - Interview with Sanna Nielsen (at Media Conference)
• Melodifestivalen 2026 - Interview with Meira Omar after first Dress Rehearsal
• Melodifestivalen 2026 - Interview with Smash Into Pieces (at Artist Hotel)
• Melodifestivalen 2026 - Interview with Timo Räisänen (at Artist Hotel)
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 National Finals with Ross Bennett (Final in the current series)
• Eurovision News with Johannes Vitt courtesy of www.escXtra.com
• Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
• Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal 
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists 
• Your music requests 
  

 

Melodfestivalen 2026 - We have a Winner:  The Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026 took place on Saturday 07 Mar 2026 in the Strawberry (Friends) Arena in Solna near Stockholm. Radio International was on location and conducted interviews with the participating acts. Visit the photo album to see great pictures and video clips from the Interviews, Rehearsals,  the Live Show and the Aftershow Party. 

Congratulations to Felicia 

 

for winning Melodifestivalen 2026 out of 3888 entered songs into the competiton with the song "My System". With this Felicia will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Semi Final 1 in the First Half.

Melodifestivalen 2026 - The results

For the Photo Album of Melodifestivalen 2026 please - click here.

Sanna Nielsen (Melodifestivalen 2026)

Interview with Sanna Nielsen (Melodifestivalen 2026:  It is Sanna's eights participation in Melodifestivalen having won it once in 204 with the song "Undo" which came 3rd at the Eurovision Song Contest from Copenhagen's Shipyard. In the meantime Sanna Nielsen has become mother but also has been hosting a number of years Sweden's most popular Summer Sing-a-long shows "Allsang pa Skansen". 2026 marks Sanna's 30 years in the show business in Sweden and to celebrate that she entered Melodiestivalen 2026 with the song "Waste your love" which came 10th in the Grand Final of the Swedish National Final. 

 

 
Smash Into Pieces (Melodifestivalen 2026)

Interview with Smash Into Pieces (Melodifestivalen 2026):  It was the group's third participation in Melodifestivalen 2026 with the song "Hollow" which came 4th in the competition compared to their previous two entries where they came third on both occasions with "Six Feet Under" in 2023 and in 2024 it was with "Heroes are calling". In 2026, Smash into Pieces participated in Heat 4 and made it to the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen. Radio International had the pleasure to meet the Group at their hotel for an interview which you can hear on the show this week. 

 

Meira Omar with JP (after the Melodifestivalen 2026 Grand Final)

Interview with Meira Omar (Melodifestivalen 2026): One of the nicest performances in the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026 is the one from Meira Omar and her dancers in the song "Dooset Daram" which came 9th in the competition. Meira already took part in Melodifestivalen 2025 with the song "Hush Hush" coming 10th and returned to the competition in 2026 into Heat 4 via the FinalKval into the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026. The Team of Radio International had the pleasure to meet and interview Meira at the Media Conference which you can hear on the show this week. 

Timo Räisänen (Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 4)

 

Interview with Timo Räisänen (Melodifestivalen 2026, Heat 4):  Debuting at Melodifestivalen 2026 was Timo Räisänen with the song "Ingenting är efter oss" which ended up 4th in Heat 4. JP from Radio International had the pleasure to meet the singer together with colleague Tanja from ESCPanelen for an indepth interview in the Artist Hotel in Malmö. Find out more about Timo and his career in the interview on the show this week. 

The Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision National Final Season:  The New Eurovision Year 2026 has started and with that also the National Final Season for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is in full swing with countries selecting their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. 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. Until the end of March 2026 the National Final Season for Eurovision 2026 is on and Radio International's team members will be highlighting the best picks of the national finals. Ross Bennett wil be closing out the current series with taking a look at last bunch of  Eurovision 2026 entries that have been released over the past seven days. 
In the new series of the Eurovision Spotlight as from next week the Radio International Team will be taking a look at the Eurovisionk 2026 countries in geographical reasons as tradition continues. 

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 lots more.

Our Chatroom - Chat with the Eurovision Fan Community during the live show on Wednesdays from 1900 - 2300 hours CET. This is how it works:

• Click on this link to open the Radio International Chat Room. (Mixcloud live broadcast with Chatroom)

• 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, 18 Mar 2026 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.

Radio International is also available on other radio stations at different days and times. See the details at this link:

How to Listen - Details are available here - click the link:

Happy Eurovisioning
JP and the Team in the Tower of Eurovision Power
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