Week 06/2025 - Eurovision Radio International - 05 Feb 2025: Eurovision 2025 National Final Season - Malta and Sweden, News, Birthday File and Cover Spot plus much more

    
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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 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, 05 Feb 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

• Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - The Maltese National Final to Eurovision 2025
• Melodifestivalen - Sweden's National Final to the Eurovision Song Contest: Robbie's Hidden Gems of Melodifestivalen
  
• Eurovision Spotlight:  Eurovision 2025 - The National Final Season with Alasdair Rendall
  
• 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 
• Eurovision Vault with Michael Goodrich - not this week
  
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists
• Your music requests

The Eurovision Spotlight - The National Final Season: With the beginning of a New Year is also the start of the National Final Season for the Eurovision Song Contest. Montenegro returns to the contest in 2025 and had already selected their entry in November 2024. 36 countries are taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 which will be taking place on 13 and 15 May 2024 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Final on 17 May 2025. Radio International will be taking a look at the national finals and showcase the highlights every week in the Eurovision Spotlight as Alasdair Rendall continues the series looking at the countries' selection shows of the past week.

The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025: The Malta Eurovision Song Contest is the National Final to select that song that will be representing the country at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2025 in Basel in May. at the allocation draw on 28 Jan 2025 Malta was drown to perform in Semi Final 2 in the Second Half. The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will be hosted by Daniel and Ylenia from Malta's Magic 91.7 FM and takes place on Tuesday, 04 Feb 2025 for Semi Final 1, Thu 06 Feb 2025 for Semi Final 2 and the Grand Final will be held on Sat 08 Feb 2025 in the MFCC (Malta Fairs and Convention Centre). This week Radio International will showcase the songs of Semi Final 2 of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

 

Melodifestivalen 2025: Sweden's national final is called Melodifestivalen and is the biggest one in the world of the Eurovision Song Contest. It is the 65th edition and is produced by Swedish broadcaster SVT. 30 entries out of 2794 submitted songs made it to the shows. The 30 entries will take part in the competition across five heats. Each heat consists of six songs, with the top two songs directly qualifying for the final. Unlike in the previous edition, only the third-placing song will proceed to a final qualification round at the end of the fifth heat, which will now feature five songs instead of ten. The top two songs in the final qualification will then progress to the final, which will comprise 12 songs. The winner of the final will be determined by the usual 50/50 combination of votes from the public and an international jury. All shows will all be hosted by Edvin Törnblom and Kristina Petrushina.The dates and locations of the shows is shown below:

Heat 1 on 01 Feb 2025 in Luleå
Heat 2 on 08 Feb 2025 in Gothenburg
Heat 3 on 15 Feb 2025 in Västerås
Heat 4 on 22 Feb 2025 in Malmö
Heat 5 on 01 Mar 2025 in Jönköping
Grand Final on 08 Mar 2025 in Stockhoplm's Strawberry (Friends) Arena

More details of the participating artists you can find over at our friends of wikipedia - click here.

Hidden Gems at Melodifestivalen:  In view of the start of Melodifestivalen the Radio International Sweden correspondent Robert Wahlstroem goes back into the archives of Melodifestivalen and presents an hour of Hidden Gems from Meldofestivalen on the show this week.


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. 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 whereas Alain Forrotti updates you where you can watch the Eurovision National Finals for 2025, and and and....

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• Create a free account to enter and then enjoy the show while chtting with the other Eurovision Fans that are listening live.
  

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THE PLAY LIST

Hour 1

1.
Carola
Främling
Eurovision 1983, Sweden, Number 3

2.
Olly Alexander
Dizzy
Eurovision 2024, United Kingdom, Number 18

3.
Olly Alexander
When We Kiss
NEW RELEASE: Jan 2025, United Kingdom

4.
Carola & Hver gang vi møtes
Zoe
NEW RELEASE: Jan 2025, Sweden


Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann

5.
Alexia Vasaliou
Please me lover (English version of Aspro mavro)
Eurovision 1987, Cyprus, Number 7

6.
Antique (feat Helena Paparizou)
Die for You
Eurovision 2001 Greece, Number 3


Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal

7.
Dotter
Sirens
NEW RELEASE: Jan 2025, Sweden

8.
Dotter
Bulletproof
Melodifestivalen 2020, Sweden, Number 2

The Eurovision Coverspot with David Mann

9.
Danny McEvoy
Loop (Acoustic Cover originally performed by Sarah Bonnici)
Eurovision 2024 Malta, Semi Final 2, Number 19

10.
Elly Bert
Hollow (Cover, originally performed by Dons)
Eurovision 2024 Latvia, Number 16

11.
The Stonemountain Orchestra
No Rules (Cover originally performed by Windows 95 Man)
Eurovision 2024, Finland, Number 19

Eurovision National Final Updates with Alain Forrotti

12.
Patrick Fiori
Mama Corsica
Eurovision 1993, France, Number 4

13.
Patrick Fiori
La gloire de nos pères
NEW RELEASE: Jan 2025, France


Hour 2
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Semi Final 2

1.
Kelsey Bellante
365
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 1, Song 1

2.
Krista Šujak
Unheard
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 1, Song 2

3.
Kelsy Attard
Love Me Loud
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 1, Song 3

4.
Miriana Conte
Kant
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 1, Song 4

5.
Martina Borg
Yo Listen
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 1, Song 5

6.
Dario Bezzina feat Zeppi Il-Muni
Ghazliet
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 1, Song 6

7.
Nathan Psaila
Concrete
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 1, Song 7

8.
Stefan Galea
Lablab (Talk Talk)
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 1, Song 8

9.
Kurt Anthony Cassar
Miegħek Biss
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 1, Song 9

10.
Kantera
LalaRataTakeke LalaRataKabum
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 1, Song 10

11.
The Alchemists
Rubble & Stone
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 1, Song 11

12.
Miguel Bonello
Breaking the Cycle
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Semi Final 1, Song 12

13.
Rosman Pace
One Million Way
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2009, Number 22

14.
Lawrence Gray
In your eyes
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Number 12


Hour 3

1.
Hadise
Dum Tek Tek
Eurovision 2009, Turkey, Number 4

2.
Hadise
Gecenin En Köründe
NEW RELEASE: Jan 2025, Turkey


Eurovision News with Nick from escXtra.com

3.
Joost Klein
Why not
NEW RELEASE: Jan 2025, The Netherlands

4.
Joost Klein
Europapa
Eurovision 2024, The Netherlands, disqualified

5.
Isaak
Always on the Run
Eurovision 2024, Germany, Number 12
Happy 30th Birthday on 31 Jan 2025

6.
Andras Kallay-Saunders
Running
Eurovision 2014, Hungary, Number 5
Happy 40th Birthday on 28 Jan 2025


Eurovision Spotlight - The National Final Season 2025 with Alasdair Rendall

7.
Red Sebastian
Strobe Lights
Eurovision 2025, Belgium, Semi Final 1 Second Half

8.
Melody
Esa Diva
Eurovision 2025, Spain, Grand Final

9.
Klavdia
Asteromata
Eurovision 2025, Slovenia, Semi Final 1 First Half

10.
Klavdia
Asteromata
Eurovision 2025, Greece, Semi Final 2 First Half

11.
John Lundvik
Voice of the silent
Melodifestivalen 2025, Heat 1, Finalist

12.
Citi Zeni
Ramtai
Eurovision 2025, Latvia, National Final, Finalist

13.
Katarsis
Tavo Akys
Eurovision 2025, Lithuania, National Final, Finalist


Hour 4
Melodifestivalen's Hidden Gems with Robert Wahlstroem

1.
Maria Rådsten
Vad som än händer
Melodifestivalen 1992, Sweden, Number 3

2.
Tania
Å sjuttital
Melodifestivalen 1980, Sweden, Number 8

3.
Jim Jidhed
Charlie
Melodifestivalen 1997, Sweden, Number 10

4.
Tina Leijonberg & Monica Silverstrand
Himmel på vår jord
Melodifestivalen 1995, Sweden, eliminated in the first round

5.
Angel
Venus Butterfly
Melodifestivalen 1992, Sweden, Eliminated in the first round

6.
Cajsa Bergström
Genom eld
Melodifestivalen 1989, Sweden, Number 8

7.
Tina Röklander
Kom och dela min hemlighet
Melodifestivalen 1994, Sweden, Number 4

8.
Eva Dahlgren
Jag ger mig inte
Melodifestivalen 1980, Sweden, Number 7

9.
Peter Jöback
En sensation
Melodifestivalen 1990, Sweden, Number 9

10.
Kicki Moberg
Men natten är vår
Melodifestivalen 1981, Sweden, Number 5

11.
Monica Silverstrand
Vågornas sång
Melodifestivalen 1993, Sweden, Number 5