Week 17/2018 - Eurovision Radio International - 25 Apr 2018 - Meet the Eurostars 2018 (Vol 4)

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 is just around the corrner with the rehearsals starting in Lisbon at the end of this month.  Europe's biggest singing competition takes place in Lisbon, Portugal May 08, 10 and 12. The last Eurovision Preview Event 2018 took place in Madrid, Spain on 20 and 21 April 2018 with the participation of over 20 countries of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 including also previous Spanish Eurovision entries.  The Team of Radio International were there and conducted some interviews with the artists. You will hear some of these interviews on the show this week and in the weeks to come.
This week Demot Manning closes out the current series of the Eurovison Spotlight and takes a look at the Western Region of Europe at Eurovision 2018. Join in this Wednesday 25 April 2018 live from 2000 - 2300 pmCET for Eurovision Radio International this week. 

ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK

• Interview with SuRie (United Kingdom 2018) done at Eurovison in Concert 2018 in Amsterdam by Alasdair Rendall
• Interview with Arie Olafsson (Iceland 2018) and the composer of the song  Þórunn Erna Clausen - done at the Madrid Eurovision Preview Event 2018
• Interview with Zibbz (Switzerland 2018) - done at the Madrid Eurovision Preview Event 2018 - this interview is postponed due to lack of time on the show this week.
• Interview with Sennek (Belgium 2018) - done at the Madrid Eurovision Preview Event 2018
• Interview with Sevak Khanagyan (Armenia 2018) - done at the Madrid Eurovision Preview Event 2018
• Madrid Red Carpet Interview clips with the Eurovision 2018 artists
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2018 in Regions: This week - The West with Dermot Manning. Hear the songs from Eurovsion 2018 from: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Australia
• Eurovision Cover Spot and The Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Jalisse's Localitour d'Autore Best Song of the Week
• Eurovision News from escXtra.com with Nathan Waddell
• Eurovision Quiz
• Your music requests
• New Music Releases by Eurovision artists as broadcast time permits.     

SuRie (United Kingdom 2018) with Alasdair Rendall

Arie Olafsson (Iceland 2018) with composer Þórunn Erna Clausen

Zibbs (Switzerland 2018) with JP

Sennek (Belgium 2018)

Sevak Khanagyan (Armenia 2018)

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JP and the Team in the Tower of Eurovision Power
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Week 16/2018 - Eurovision Radio International - 18 Apr 2018 - Meet the Eurostars 2018 (Vol 3) - Eurovision in Concert 2018

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 is just around the corrner with the rehearsals starting in Lisbon at the end of this month.  Europe's biggest singing competition takes place in Lisbon, Portugal May 08, 10 and 12. It has become a tradition that various countries hold their Eurovision Preview Events such as Riga, London, Amsterdam, Moscow, Tel Aviv and Madrid to mention the big ones. Last weekend the biggest and tenth anniversary edition of Eurovision in Concert took place in Amsterdam with 32 countries performing their Eurovision 2018 entry to 4000 plus fans and media in Amsterdam's AFAS concert hall. The Team of Radio International were there and conducted some interviews with the artists. You will hear some of these interviews on the show this week and in the weeks to come. Upcoming this weekend is the Eurovision Pre-Party in Madrid, Spain and members of Radio International will be there to chat with as many of the artists as possible to bring you their voices to your ears.
This week Chris Poppe continues with the Eurovison Spotlight this week and takes a look at the Northern Region of Europe at Eurovision 2018. Join in this Wednesday 18 April 2018 live from 2000 - 2300 pmCET for Eurovision Radio International this week. 

 

ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK

• Interview with SuRie (United Kingdom 2018) done at Eurovison in Concert 2018 in Amsterdam by Alasdair Rendall - this interview is postponed to next week's broadcast
• Interview with DoReDos (Moldova 2018) done at Eurovison in Concert 2018 by JP
• Interview with Alekseev (Belarus 2018) -  done at Eurovison in Concert 2018 by Alasdair Rendall
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2018 in Regions: This week - The North with Chris Poppe. Hear the songs from Eurovsion 2018 from: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden
• Eurovision Cover Spot and The Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Jalisse's Localitour d'Autore Best Song of the Week
• Eurovision News from escXtra.com with Nathan Waddell
• Eurovision Quiz
• Your music requests
• New Music Releases by Eurovision artists as broadcast time permits.    

SuRie (United Kingdom 2018) with Alasdair Rendall

DoReDos (Moldova 2018) with JP

Alekseev (Belarus 2018) with Alasdair Rendall

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Happy Eurovisioning
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Week 15/2018 - Eurovision Radio International - 11 Apr 2018 - Meet the Eurostars 2018 (Vol 2) - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

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Malta's Eurovision Radio (2018-04-06)
David Horton Show (2018-03-31)
David Horton Show (2018-04-07)

It is April 2018 and all the 43 entries for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 have been selected with the rehearsals starting in Lisbon at the end of this month.  Europe's biggest singing competition takes place in Lisbon, Portugal May 08, 10 and 12. It has become a tradition that various countries hold their Eurovision Preview Events such as Riga, London, Amsterdam, Moscow, Tel Aviv and Madrid to mention the big ones. Upcoming this weekend is the biggest of them all EUROVISION IN CONCERT 2018 in Amsterdam (For tickets click here)  and members of Radio International will be there to chat with as many of the artists as possible to bring you their voices to your ears. Last week Radio International's David Mann has been at the London event and brought with him some interviews with Suzy (Portugal 2014), Nickie French (United Kingdom 2000) who also was the host of the event and presented her new song to the audience, and Melodifestivalen 2018 Runner Up - Felix Sandman. You will hear those interviews on the show this week.

This week Ross Bennett continues with the Eurovison Spotlight this week and takes a look at the Southern Region of Europe at Eurovision 2018. Join in this Wednesday 11 April 2018 live from 2000 - 2300 pmCET for Eurovision Radio International this week. 
 

ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK

• Interview with Nicki French (United Kingdom 2000) Host of the London Eurovision Event 2018 - done in London by David Mann
• Interview with Suzy (Portugal 2014) at the London Preview Event 2018 from the host country Portugal - done in London by David Mann
• Interview with Felix Sandman (Melodifestivalen 2018, Number 2) - done in London by David Mann
• Eurovision In Concert 2018 - Interview with the organisers
  
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2018 in Regions: This week - The South with Ross Bennett. Hear the songs from Eurovsion 2018 from: Albania, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, FYR Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia and Spain - Ross will be playing them in the order of the current betting odds ranking - very interesting!
  
• Eurovision Cover Spot and The Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Jalisse's Localitour d'Autore Best Song of the Week
• Eurovision News from escXtra.com with Nathan Waddell
• Eurovision Quiz
• Your music requests
• New Music Releases by Eurovision artists as broadcast time permits.   

Nicki French (United Kingdom 2000) and
Host of London Eurovision Preview Event 2018

Suzy (Portugal 2014)

Felix Sandman (Melodifstivalen 2018, Runner up) with David

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Eurovision PreParty 2018, Riga: Interview with Laura Rizzotto (Latvia 2018)

Radio International's David Mann and JP were in Riga, Latvia on 24 March 2018 where the first Eurovision 2018 Preview event took place with the participation of Mikolas Josef (Czech Republic 2018), Laura Rizzotto (Latvia 2018), Ieva Zasimauskaite (Lithuania 2018), DoReDos with Filip Kirkorov (Moldiva 2018), Markus Riva (National Final Latvia 2018) and special guest from sunny Malta, Amber who represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Warrior". David and JP interviewed all the participating artists in the Eurovision PreParty 2018 Riga.

In this clip watch the interview with Laura Rizzotto who won Latvia's SUPERNOVA and will be representing Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Funny Girl".



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Eurovision PreParty 2018, Riga: Interview with Mikolas Josef (Czech Republic 2018)

Radio International's David Mann and JP were in Riga, Latvia on 24 March 2018 where the first Eurovision 2018 Preview event took place with the participation of Mikolas Josef (Czech Republic 2018), Laura Rizzotto (Latvia 2018), Ieva Zasimauskaite (Lithuania 2018), DoReDos with Filip Kirkorov (Moldiva 2018), Markus Riva (National Final Latvia 2018) and special guest from sunny Malta, Amber who represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Warrior". David and JP interviewed all the participating artists in the Eurovision PreParty 2018 Riga.

In this clip watch the interview with Mikolas Josef who will be representing the Czech Republic at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Lie to me".



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Melodifestivalen 2018 - Complete Coverage

Benjamin Ingrosso after is victory at Melodifestivalen 2018)

Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2018 Grand Final 10 March 2018 with Benjamin Ingrosso winning the music contest and with this also the right to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Dance you off". Radio International was on location and interviewed all the participating artists in the Grand Final. You can watch all the interviews by following the links below and more.

The Result of Melodifestivalen Final 2018

STATISTICS:
Complete Details of the Melodifesivalen 2018 season can be viewed here - Click here

RADIO SHOW:
Listen to the Melodifestivalen 2018 Special on Radio International - Click here

PHOTOS: 
View the photos from the week in Stockholm - Click here

INTERVIEWS: 

Interview with the Host of Melodifestivalen 2018 - David Lindgren

The competing acts in starting order:

1.  Mendez - Everyday

2.  Renaida - All the feels 

3.  Martin Almgren - A bitter lullaby

4.  John Lundvik - My turn

5.  Jessica Andersson - Party voice

6.  LIAMOO - Last breath

7.  Samir and Viktor - Shuffla

8.  Mariette - For you

9.  Felix Sandman - Every single day

10. Margaret - In my cabana

11. Benjamin Ingrosso - Dance you off

12. Rolandz - Fuldans

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Week 14/2018 - Eurovision Radio International - 04 Apr 2018 - Meet the Eurostars 2018 (Vol 1) - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

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Eurovision 2018

It is April 2018 and all the 43 entries for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 have been selected with the rehearsals starting in Lisbon at the end of this month.  Europe's biggest singing competition takes place in Lisbon, Portugal May 08, 10 and 12. Radio International's David Mann and JP were in Riga, Latvia on 23 March 2018 where the first Eurovision 2018 Preview event took place with the participation of Mikolas Josef (Czech Republic 2018), Laura Rizzotto (Latvia 2018), Ieva Zasimauskaite (Lithuania 2018), DoReDos with Filip Kirkorov (Moldiva 2018), Markus Riva (National Final Latvia 2018) and special guest from sunny Malta, Amber who represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Warrior". David and JP interviewed all the participating artists in the Eurovision PreParty 2018 Riga. You will hear those interviews on the shows starting last week with Mikolas Josef and this week we continue with Laura Rizzotto who will represent Latvia at Eurovision 2018.
Also this week Felix Sandman from Sweden who became the runner up to Benjamin Ingrosso in Melodifestivalen will chat with JP in the third hour. A new Eurovision Sportlight series starts this week with Eurovision 2018 being splt into the four corners of the globe. This week Alasdair Rendall starts to take a look at the Eastern Region of Europe at Eurovision 2018. Join in this Wednesday 04 April 2018 live from 2000 - 2300 pmCET for Eurovision Radio International this week. 

ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK

• Interview with Laura Rizzotto (Latvia 2018)
• Interview with Felix Sandman (Melodifestivalen 2018, Number 2) - sorry for the delay in broadcasting this interview
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2018 in Regions: This week - The EAST with Alasdair Rendall. Hear the songs from Eurovsion 2018 from: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Hungary, Israel, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine
• Eurovision Cover Spot and The Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Jalisse's Localitour d'Autore Best Song of the Week
• Eurovision News from escXtra.com with Nathan Waddell
• Eurovision Quiz
• Your music requests
• New Music Releases by Eurovision artists as broadcast time permits.  
  

Laura Rizzotto (Latvia 2018) with JP

Felix Sandman (Melodifestivalen 2018, Number 2)

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Join Radio International on Wednesday, 04 April 2018 live starting from 2000 - 2300 pmCET via the website or on FM. Radio International is available live via the radio player www.radiointernational.tv and on FM 106.8, Digital Cable Channel 916 in parts of the Netherlands, via TUNEIN and via the Facebook Group of Eurovision Radio International    

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