Week 24/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 17 Jun 2026: PED Cure Dose 5: Eurovision 2026 Interviews with Søren Torpegaard Lund (DK 2026), Lelek (CRO 2026), Tess Merkel & Martin Rolinski, Birthday File, Cover Spot, News, etc - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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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. Find out more details of how to tune in as well as the repeats - click here.

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AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK 

• Interview with Lelek (Croatia 2026) done in the Media Centre of Eurovision 2026, Vienna
• Interview with Tess Merkel formally of Alcazar and Martin Rollinski formally from BWO (done at EuroVillage in Vienna)
• Interview with Soeren Torpegaard Lund (Denmark 2026) by Johannes
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment with Ross Bennett
• 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 
   

Eurovision Winner 2026 for Bulgaria - Dara "Bangaranga"

The Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest took place on 16 May 2026 from the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria with delegations from 35 countries battling it out for the winning trophy of the contest and the right to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2027. For the very first time Bulgaria won the competiton with Dara and the song "Bangaranga" receiving a total amount of 516 points combined from Public and Jury Vote. The Radio International Team was on location and had the chance to interviews many of the artists at different places such as Turqoise Carpet, in the Media Centre, at the Embassies as well as in the Eurovillage. Enjoy those interviews being broadcast on Radio International during the upcoming shows. 

Søren Torpegaard Lund (Denmark 2026)

This week there is a short interview clip with Søren Torpegaard Lund who represented Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Før vi går hjem" which came 7th in the Grand Final. Radio International's Newscaster Johannes had the pleasure to chat with Sören. Listen to the interview on this week's edition of Radio International

The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Scoreboard

What a thrilling voting it was on Saturday with the final result being visible just above. Full details can be viewed at our friends from Wikipedia - click here


The Radio International Photo Album from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - CLICK HERE

Martin Rolinski and Tess Merkel (Vienna, Austria 2026)

Interview with Tess Merkel (Alcazar) and Martin Rolinski (BWO):  A brand new project was born just before the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria when Tess Merkel who was one of the members of Alcazar and Martin Rolinski who was one the lead singer of the Swedish group BWO (Body Without Organs) got together. They first project is called "Let there be love". Both Swedish artists came to Vienna to perform this song and also others in fron tof the many Eurovision Fans that have visited Vienna and the Eurovillage as part of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. BWO had great hits and took part a few times in Melodifestivalen e.g. "Lay your love on me" and Alcazar had great successes in Melo and beyond as their biggest international hit is "Crying at the Discotheque". Radio International's JP had the honour and the pleasure to meet Tess and Martin in Vienna at the Eurovillage for an in-depth interview you will be able to hear on this week's edition of Radio International. 

Lelek (Croatia 2026)

Interview with Lelek (Croatia 2026):  What an amazing entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 came from Croatia this year by girl group Lelek performing the song "Andromeda" reaching the Grand Final from the Semi Final and then at the end of the Voting Sequence reached Number 15. Radio International's Johannes had the chance to meet and interview with one of the members of Lelek before the Grand Final of the  contest this year. Listen to the interview on the show this week. 

The Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment:  It is a tradition that Radio International will review the Eurovision Song Contest with the Team Members and talking about the highlights and sharing opinions on the staging of the contest. This week Ross Bennett closes out the current series looking at 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 lots more.

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THE PLAY LIST

Hour 1

1.
Kuunkuiskaajat

Työlki Ellää

Eurovision 2010, Finland, Semi Final 1 Number 11

Happy 50th Birthday to Johanna Hytti

2.

Greczula

Half of me

Melodifestivalen 2026, Sweden, Number 2

3.

Elina Born & Stig Raesta

Goodbye to Yesterday

Eurovision 2015, Estonia, Number 7

4.

Elina Born 

Õhtust õhtusse

NEW RELEASE:  Jun 2026, Estonia

5.

Greczula 

My Forever Song

NEW RELEASE:  Jun 2026, Sweden 

Eurovision News with Johannes courtesy of escXtra.com 

6.

Evangelia 

Ena Nera

NEW RELEASE: Jun 2026, Greece

7.

Evangelia

Parea

Eurovision 2026, Greece National Final,  Number 4

8.

Evangelia

Vale

Eurovision 2025, Greece National Final,  Number 2

Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann

9.

Urban Trad

Sanomi

2003 Belgium, Number 2

10.

Jeremie Makiese

Miss You

2022 Belgium, Number 19

Hour 2

1.

Angelina Mango

La noia

Eurovision 2024, Italy, Number 7

2.

Marco Mengoni

Due vite

Eurovision 2023, Italy, Number 4

3.

Angelina Mango & Marco Mengoni 

Canto d’amore

NEW RELEASE: Jun 2026, Italy

Interview with Tess Merkel and Martin Rolinski (Alcazar & BWO) at Euro Village, Eurovision 2026

4.

Alcazar

Crying at the Discoteque

Number 13 in Dec 2001

Debut Single

5.

BWO

Sunshine in the Rain

Number 12 in Sweden

Number 69 in UK Singles Charts

Number 1 in UK Indie Charts

Number 26 in Japan

6.

BWO

Lay your love on me

Melodifestivalen 2008, Sweden, Number 3

6.

Martin Rolinski

In and out of love

Melodifestivalen 2013, Sweden, Second Chance

7.

Alcazar

Alcastar

Melodifestivalen 2005, Sweden, Number 3

8.

Tess Merkel and Martin Rolinski

Let there be love

NEW RELEASE:  May 2026, Sweden

Hour 3

1.

Musiqq

Angel in Disguise

Eurovision 2011, Latvia, Semi Final 2 Number 17

2.

Musiqq

Abracadabra

2011

3.

Musiqq

Tu zini mani no galvas
NEW RELEASE:  Jun 2026, Latvia

The Eurovision Coverspot with David Mann 

4.

Lys Assia

Refrain

Eurovision Winner 1956, Switzerland
The very fist Eurovision Winner

5.

Lys Assia

Last Night (English version of "Refrain")

Eurovision Winner 1956, Switzerland 

6.

Sanja Vučić

Goodbye (Shelter)

Eurovision 2016, Serbia, Number 18 

7.

Sanja Vučić

Refrain (Cover) (from opening of Serbia Pesma za Evroviziju 2026 Final 2026-02-28) Eurovision Winner 1956, Switzerland

8.

Yizhar Cohen & The Alphabetas

Ole Ole (French Version)

Eurovision 1985, Israel, Number 5

Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision 2026 - The Assessment with Ross Bennett

9.

Alicja

Pray

Eurovision 2026, Poland, Grand Final, Number 12, 150 points

10.

Lion Ceccah

Solo Quiero Mas

Eurovision 2026, Lithuania, Grand Final,  Number 22, 22 points

11.

Tamara Živković

Nova Zora

Eurovision 2026, Montenegro, Semi Final 1,  Number 13, 71 points

12.

Alexandra Capitanescu

Choke Me

Eurovision 2026, Romania,  Grand Final,  Number 3, 296 points

13.

Antigoni

Jalla

Eurovision 2026, Cyprus, Grand Final,  Number 19, 75 points

14.

Leléka

Ridnym

Eurovision 2026, Ukraine, Grand Final,  Number 9, 221 points 

Hour 4

1.

Stefan

Hope

Eurovision 2022, Estonia, Number 13

2.

Zeljko Joksimovic

Lane moj - My sweetheart

Eurovision 2004, Serbia & Montenegro, Number 2

3.

Željko Joksimović 

K’o da ne postojim (Brate moj) (Summer Vibes)

NEW RELEASE: Jun 2026, Serbia

4.

Stefan 

Langevarjuna

NEW RELEASE:  Jun 2026, Estonia

Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal 

5.

Björnzone 

All Of My Heart
NEW RELEASE:  Jun 2026, Sweden
Sweden's Unofficial FIFA World Cup 2026 Song

Interview with Søren Torpegaard Lund (Denmark 2026) at Turquoise Carpet by Johannes

6.

Søren Torpegaard Lund

Før vi går hjem

Eurovision 2026, Denmark, Grand Final,  Number 7, 243 points

Interview with Lelek (Croatia 2026) by Johannes

7.

Lelek

Andromeda

Eurovision 2026, Croatia, Grand Final,  Number 15, 124 points

8.

Aidan

Bella

Eurovision 2026, Malta, Number 18

9.

Aidan

Man on the Moon

NEW RELEASE: May 2026, Malta

10.

Evridiki

Comme ci, comme ca

Eurovision 2007, Cyprus, Semi Final Number 15

11.

Nicolò Deori 

Mi Ucciderai Per Sempre

Euovision 2026, San Marino National Final, eleminated from Semi Final 2

12.

Pernilla Karlsson

När jag blundar (When I close my eyes)

Eurovision 2012, Finland, Semi Final 1 Number 12

Happy 36th Birthday on 11 Jun 2026