Week 27/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 08 Jul 2026: Through the Summer: Interviews with Daniel Zizka (CZ 2026), Satoshi (MOL2026), Birthday File, Cover Spot, News, etc

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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 Satoshi (Moldova 2026) done at Eurovision 2026, Vienna by Alain Forrotti
• Interview with Daniel Zizka (Czechia 2026) in Vienna by Johannes
• Eurovision Spotlight: The Magical Letter Game 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 
• National Final Update Eurovision and Junior Eurovision with Alain Forrotti 
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists 
• Your music requests  
  
   

 Daniel Zizka (Czechia 2026) with Johannes

Interview with Daniel Zizka (Czechia 2026): Czechia or in that time still called The Czech Republic debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 with their best result in 2018 when Mikolas Josef came 6th with the song "Lie to me". Czechia took part 15 times in only six qualifications for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2026, Czechia sent in young Daniel Zizka who very powerful performed the song "Crossroads" reaching Number 16 in the Grand Final. Radio International's Newsman Johannes had the pleasure in meeting Daniel for an interview which you can hear on the show this week. 

 

 

Satoshi (Moldova 2026) with JP

Interview with Satoshi (Moldova 2026):  After a year's break Moldova came back with a bundle of energy to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with Satoshi and the song "Viva Moldova" which in fact opened up the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 being the first song in Semi Final , successfully qualified for the Grand Final where it ended up at Number 8 with 226 points. Alain Forrotti had the pleasure of meeting Satoshi during the first rehearsal week in Vienna, Austria and interviewed the singer which you can hear on the show this week. 

The Eurovision Spotlight - The Magic Letter Game: As summer has officially arrived on the northern hemisphere of the globe it means that it is also time for the summer feature for the next few weeks. The summer feature is the Magic Letter Game involving Eurovision Songs which you will be presented by the Radio International Team of Experts :). Ross Bennett continues this brand new series and will explain the Rules of the Game. :)  

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.

Dara

Bangaranga

Eurovision Winner 2026, Bulgaria, 516 points

2.

Lucia Perez

Que me quiten lo bailao

Eurovision 2011, Spain, Number 23

Happy 41st Birthday on 05 Jul 2026

3.

Lucía Pérez 

La Confusa

NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2026, Spain

4.

Željko Joksimović and Dara 

Lane Moje
NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2026, Bulgaria & Serbia

Eurovision 2004, Serbia & Montenegro, Number 2

Eurovision News with Johannes courtesy of escXtra.com 

5.

Søren Torpegaard Lund 

Festen Stopper Aldrig

NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2026, Denmark

6.

Søren Torpegaard Lund

Før vi går hjem

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

7.

Wind

Lass die Sonne in Dein Herz

Eurovision 1987, Germany, Number 2

Eurovision National Update with Alain Forrotti

8.

Kirsti Sparboe

Ein Student aus Upsala

1969

Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal 

Hour 2

1.

Helena Paparizou

My Number 1

Eurovision Winner 2005, Greece

2.

Marcha (Marga Bult)

Rechtop in de wind

Eurovision 1987, The Netherlands, Number 5

Happy 70th Birthday on 02 Jul 2026

3.

Jaqclin

Effortless

Melodifestivalen 2024, Sweden, Number 9

Happy 28th Birthday on 02 Jul 2026

4.

Helena Paparizou 

Alitheia Tora
NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2026, Greece

Interview with Daniel Zizka (Czechia 2026) done by Johannes

5.

Daniel Zizka

Crossroads

Eurovision 2026, Czechia, Grand Final, Number 16, 113 points

6.

Daniel Žižka 

Since We’ve Changed
NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2026, Czechia

Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann

7.

Aisel

X My Heart

Eurovision 2018, Azerbaijan, Semi Final 1, Number 11

8.

Nadir Rüstəmli

Fade to Black

Eurovision 2022, Azerbaijan, Number 16

9.
Nickie French

Don't play that song again

Eurovision 2000, United Kingdom, Number 16

10.

Nickie French

Unbreakable

NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2026, United Kingdom

Hour 3

1.

Chanel

Slow Mo

Eurovision 2022, Spain, Number 3

2.

Cascada

Glorious

Eurovision 2013, Germany, Number 21

3.

Cascada 

Youtopia

NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2026, Germany

4.
Chanel 

Uno x Uno
NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2026, Spain

The Eurovision Coverspot with David Mann 

5.
Loreen

Euphoria

Eurovision Winner 2012, Sweden

6.

Tamara Živković

Nova Zora

Eurovision 2026, Montenegro, Semi Final 1, Number 13

7.

Tamara Živković

Euphoria (After Dark Version) (Cover)

Eurovision Winner 2012, Sweden 

Flashback 2006

8.

Sibel Tüzün

Süperstar (Turkish Version)

Eurovuision 2006, Turkey, Number 11 

Interview with Satoshi (Moldova 2026) by Alain Forrotti

9.

Satoshi

Viva Moldova

Eurovision 2026, Moldova, Grand Final,  Number 8, 226 points

Allsang pa Skansen - Pick of the Week

10.

Lilla Al-Fadji

Delulu

Melodifestivalen 2026, Sweden, Number 8

11.

Eirikur Hauksson

Valentine lost

Eurovision 2007, Iceland, Semi Final Number 13

Happy 67th Birthday on 04 Jul 2026

Hour 4

1.

Sarah Bonnici

Loop

Eurovision 2024, Malta, Semi Final 2, Number 16

2.

Angelica Agurbash

Love me tonight

Eurovision 2005, Belarus, Semi Final Number 13

3.

Angelica Agurbash  

SOS

NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2026, Belarus 

4.

Sarah Bonnici 

Barry 

NEW RELEASE:  Jul 2026, Malta

5.

Jurij Veklenko

Run with the Lions

Eurovision 2019, Lithuania, Semi Final 2 Number 11

Happy 36th Birthday on 06 Jul 2026

6.

Uku Suviste

The Lucky One

Eurovision 2021, Estonia, Semi Final 2 Number 13

Happy 44th Birthday on 06 Jun 2026

Eurovision Spotlight - The Magical Eurovision Letter Game with Ross Bennett

7.

Katja Ebstein

Diese Welt

Eurovision 2026, Germany, Number 3

8.

Lena

Taken by a stranger

Eurovision 2011, Germany, Number 10

9.

Tony Wegas

Maria Magdalena

Eurovision 1993, Austria, Number 14

10.

Valentina Monetta

Maybe

Eurovision 2014, San Marino, Number 24

11.

Jedward

Waterline

Eurovision 2012, Ireland, Number 19

12.

Ulrikke

Attention

Eurovision 2020, Norway, contest cancelled

13.

Rafał

The Ride

Eurovision 2021, Poland, Semi Final 2 Number 14

Happy 45th Bithday on 08 Jun 2026