2026-01-12

Week 02/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 14 Jan 2026: The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and other Eurovision National Finals 2026, News, Birthday File, Coverspot, and much more

  

    

 
on Wednesdays from 1900 hours CET
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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, 14 Jan 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 

  • Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - Hear all the songs and introducing the artists
  • Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 National Finals with Alasdair Rendall
  • 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 Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026: The Malta Eurovision Song Contest is the National Final to select that song that will be representing the country at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2026 in Vienna, Austria in May. The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be hosted by Keane Cutajar, Destiny Chukunyere (who won Junior Eurovision 2015 and represented Malta in Eurovision 2021) and Gaia Cauchi (who won Junior Eurovision 2013). The Semi Final with 18 artists takes place on Thursday, 15 Jan 2026 followed by the Grand Final on Saturday, 17 Jan 2026 from MFCC (Malta Fairs and Convention Centre). This week Radio International will showcase all the artists and songs of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 as well as look back at all the Maltese entries from 1971 to 2025.




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. Alasdair Rendall continues the series with taking a look at the Albanian National Final to Eurovision 2026 - FiK.


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 the updates of the National Finals to 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, 14 Jan 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 #FiK #Albania #MaltaEurovisionSongContest #mesc2026


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2026-01-05

Week 01/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 07 Jan 2026: Interview with Jonatan Cerrada (France 2004), Eurovision National Final Season 2026, News, Birthday File, Coverspot, and much more - 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 (2026-01-04)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2026-01-06)



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, 07 Jan 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 Jonatan Cerrada (France 2004) done at the  Eurovision Club Germany's Convention 2025
  • Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 National Finals with Ross Bennett (new 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 

Jonatan Cerrada (France 2004) at Eurovision Club Germany's 2025 Convention


Interview with Jonatan Cerrada (France 2004):  At the Eurovision Club Germany's annual convention on 22 Nov 2025 in Cologne, Germany four great Eurovision performers where invited to perform in front of an international crowd of Eurovision Fans. Radio International's JP, Marc and Salman were on location in Cologne and conduction interviews with the below artists which you will be able to listen to on the show during the upcoming weeks.
Previously on Radio International we heard already the interview with Laura Thorn who represented Luxembourg at the eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "La poupĂ©e monte le son" coming 22nd in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Cesar Sampson represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018 coming third with "Nobody but you". 
Another artist from the Eurovision 2025 was Klemen who represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "How much time do we have left" sadly not making it out of his Semi Final. 
Then from the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, Jonatan Cerrada represented, as a Belgian, France at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "A chaque pas" coming 15th.  
This week on Radio International is very proud to broadcast the interview done with Jonatan Cerrada





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. Starting off the new series is Ross Bennett who will be looking at the Montesong 2025 (for Eurovision 2026). 


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 the updates of the National Finals to 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, 07 Jan 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 #Montesong #JonatanCerrada



2026-01-04

JP's Golden Years - Edition 278 - Saturday, 03 Jan 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 03 Jan 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 Jan 1992

The Show is available at:

  #world #jpsgoldenyears #UKTop20 #MusicCharts #GoldenOldies #BestsellingSingles #1992 #January


2025-12-29

Week 52/2025 - Eurovision Radio International - 31 Dec 2025: A Eurovision Happy New Year with Birthday File, Coverspot, and much more - 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 (2025-12-28)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2025-12-30)


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, 31 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. 







Wishing you and your loved ones a

Happy Healthy and Prosperous Happy New Year

from your Happy Team of

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience. 



Thank you for your precious support to the show 

during the last 27 years.


May the Eurovision Season 2026 come on.

          


AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK 

  • Eurovision Spotlight XXL - 1: Best of UK: Looking at the best songs/performances to come out of the nine contests that have been staged in the United Kingdom with Dermot Manning.
  • Eurovision Spotlight XXL - 2: Eurovision Artists - They Were on The West End Stage with Chris Poppe
  • Eurovision Spotlight XXL - 3: Tommy Seebach Special with Javier Leal 
  • 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





The New Year's Eve Special this week: 
Just ahead of the end of 2025 and the start of 2026 Radio International airs for the final time in 2025 with a special show containing three Eurovision Spotlight XXLs .

Eurovision Spotlight XXL - 1: "The Best of the United Kingdom": Dermot Manning looks at the best songs /performances to come out of the nine Eurovision Song Contests that have been staged in the United Kingdom.

Eurovision Spotlight XXL - 2: "They Were on The West End Stage" as Chris Poppe takes a look at the Eurovision artists that have performed on the stage of the West End in London.

Eurovision Spotlight XXL - 3: "Tommy Seebach Special" presented by Javier Leal taking a look at Tommy Seebach's Eurovision entries and beyond. Tommy Seebach represented Denmark a few times. Check out the details during the show.

Enjoy this final edition of Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience for 2025 and the normal format of the show will return next week in 2026 with all the regular programme segments and starting the review the national finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.


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....


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, 31 Dec 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.

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 #TommySeebach #WestendEurovision #UKEurovisionEntries



JP's Golden Years - Edition 277 - Saturday, 27 Dec 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

  

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 27 Dec 2025 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 Dec 1976

The Show is available at:

  #world #jpsgoldenyears #UKTop20 #MusicCharts #GoldenOldies #BestsellingSingles #1976 #December


2025-12-22

Week 51/2025 - Eurovision Radio International - 24 Dec 2025: Christmas 2025 has arrived - Let's enjoy a Eurovision Christmas, Ralph Siegel Special, Birthday File, Coverspot, and much more - 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 (2025-12-21)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2025-12-23)



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, 24 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 

  • Step into a Eurovision Christmas - Eurovision Artists sing Christmas Songs 
  • Eurovision Spotlight XXL:  The Ralph Siegel Special 
  • Eurovision Birthday File 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 (including Christmas Songs)
  • Your music requests 





Eurovision Stars sing for Christmas - The perfect soundtrack to your Christmas 2025:
  As the penultimate  show of Radio International of 2025 falls on Chrismas Eve the music choice is rather special as many Eurovision artists released their cover version of great Christmas Songs or new Christmas songs of which you will hear some on the show this week. 


The Team of Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience
wishes you and your loved ones a

Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy and Prosperous New Year

Thank you for your precious support to the show
during the last 27 years.






 
 
The Eurovision Spotlight - Ralph Siegel Special: "Ein bisschen Frieden" performed by Nicole was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 winning for Germany which was the most successful entry that Ralph Siegel composed and Dr. Bernd Meinunger provided the lyrics to. Sadly, the Eurovision Commnity lost Dr. Bernd Meinunger on 17 Oct 2025 at the age of 81. However, on the 30 Sep 2025 Ralph Siegel celebrated his 80th Birthday in a big party in Munich with the participation of many prominent people such as showmasters, as well as artists that Ralph wrote successful songs for. All in all Ralph created over 2000 songs out of which 24 where entries to the Eurovision Song Contest, but not only for Germany.
Radio International's Salman was invited by Ralph Siegel for the festivities in Munich which triggered to produce a radio special about his greatest songs including all his Eurovison entries and entries in national finals around Europe he took part in as composer and songwriter. Listen to this radio special on the show this week. 
For the details please visit the website of our colleagues over at Wikipedia - click here.


 
Ralph Siegel with his wife and the Radio International Interview Team


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....


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, 24 Dec 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.

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 #eurovision2025 #EurovisionChristmas #RalphSiegel 



2025-12-21

JP's Golden Years - Edition 276 - Saturday, 20 Dec 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 20 Dec 2025 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 Dec 1984

The Show is available at:

  #world #jpsgoldenyears #UKTop20 #MusicCharts #GoldenOldies #BestsellingSingles #1984 #December