JP's Golden Years - Edition 221 - Saturday, 30 Nov 2024 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 30 Nov 2024 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 1958
  
  

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
• PODBEAN, Itunes, Spotify and various PODCAST Channel (see above players)
  

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Week 49/2024 - Eurovision Radio International - 04 Dec 2024: Interview with Mihai Trăistariu (Romania 2006), Home Composed Song Contest 2024, Eurovision Vault, Eurovision News, Eurovision Cover Spot plus much more

   

 
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 as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International. Find out more details of how to tune in as well as the repeats - click here.

Join in this Wednesday, 04 Dec 2024 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 Mihai Trăistariu (Romania 2006) done at the Eurovision Club Germany Convention 2024 in Cologne, Germany on 23 Nov 2024
  
• Melodifestivalen 2025 - The Returnees
  
• Eurovision Spotlight:  The History of Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest with Alasdair Rendall
  
• Home Composed Song Contest 2024 - Introducing the songs (Part 3 of 4)
• The Eurovision Vault with Michael Goodrich
  
• 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
• Eurovision 2025 National Final Updates with Alain Forrotti
  
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists
• Your music requests

Mihai Tristariu (Romania 2006)
at the Eurovision Club Germany Convention 2006

Interview with Mihai Tristariu (Romania 2006):  The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 came from Athens, Greece, and was won by some Monsters from Finland called Lordi and the song "Hardrock Hallelujah". Romania was represented by young Mihai Tristariu with the song 'Torneo" which catapulted up to Number 4 during the Voting sequence. It was Romania's second highest result at the Eurovision Song Contest only bettered in 2005 with Luminita Anghel & Sistem "Let me try" and also in 2010 with Paul Seling and Ovi 's "Playing with Fire" coming 3rd. Mihai's Eurovision entry in 2006 "Tornero" became a world hit in 2006 and he tried many times to return to Eurovision in competing in the Romanian National Final. Salman and JP were at the recent edition of the Eurovision Club Germany's annual Convention 2024 on Saturday, 23 Nov 2024 and chatted with Mihai about his time at Eurovision and his career before and after Eurovision. Listen to this interview on the show this week and also with some Mihai's music.

 

 

Melodifestivalen 2025: On 26 Nov 2024, Swedish Broadcaster SVT revealed the lineup of Melodifestivalen 2025 with the return of former Eurovision Winner Mans Zelmerloew who won in 2015 with the song "Hero". But also there are more returnees to Melodifestivalen and who wins this will be representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland come May. JP will be looking at the returning acts to Melodifestivalen 2025. More details of Melodifestivalen 2025 can be viewed here at our colleagues from Wikipedia - click here.
 

 

 

The Home Composed Song Contest 2024: The annual music competition for non-professional musicians takes place again and is already in full swing. The public and jury already cast their votes as well. Visit the website of the Home Composed Song Contest - click here

The Home Composed Song Contest is in its 33rd year, this is a competition for Eurovision fans who write, perform and produce their own music, who enter their own original song composition (audio only) and then also take part as a jury, to help choose the winning song. This year there are 28 songs from 13 different countries, and you can listen to the songs, and read the lyrics and bios on the official website - click here

The Radio International Team once again formed one Jury and you will be able to hear the songs also on Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience. Once again very high standards this year. Well done to all participants and may the best entry win.

Starting this week Radio International will introduce the first lot of songs of the Home Composed Song Contest 2024.

The results should be published on 08 December 2024. Details where and when will be published here.

Eurovision Spotlight - The History of Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest: The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was won by Nemo who represented Switzerland in Malmoe, Sweden this year with the song "The Code". With that victory Nemo took the contest back to Switzerland where it all begun in 1956 with the late Lys Assia from Switzerland being the first Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain". Celine Dion from Canada represented and won for Switzerland with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi" in 1988 giving Switzerland three victories.
As a tradition the Team of Radio International reviews all the Eurovision entries of the upcoming host country and this week Alasdair Renadll continues the series in the Eurovision Spotlight taking a look at the Swiss entries to Eurovision.

Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Nick will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. Michael Goodrich will present the Eurovision Vault. 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 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:

• 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, 04 Dec 2024 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

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