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Showing posts with label Charlotte Perrelli. Show all posts

2026-02-18

Week 07/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 18 Feb 2026: Melodifestivalen 2026 - Charlotte Perrelli & Maya Ivarsson, The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Interviews (Part 5), News, Birthday File, Coverspot, and much more - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

  

Listen this week's edition of Radio International
The Big Show  | Play List

Also listen to other Eurovision Shows:
Forest FM Eurovision Show Case (2026-02-14)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2026-02-17)




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

Join in this Wednesday, 18 Feb 2026 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 Eurovision Winner Charlotte Perrelli (Nilsson) (Sweden 1999) - done at the Aftershow Party of Heat 2 of Melodifestivalen 2026 in Gothenburg
  • Interview with Maja Ivarsson (Melodifestivalen 2025, Sweden) - done at the Aftershow Party  of Heat 1 of Melodifestivalen 2026 in Linköping
  • Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC) 2026 - Review continue
  • Interview with Kelsy Attard (MESC 2026, Semi Finalist)
  • Interview with Kelsie Borg (MESC 2026, Number 11) 
  • Interview with Liston (MESC 2026, Semi Finalist) 
  • Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 National Finals with Ross Bennett
  • 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 
  • National Final Update for Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti 
  • New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists 
  • Your music requests 





Melodfestivalen 2026:  Radio International continues with the coverage next week when JP will be in Malmö at Heat 4 of Melodifestivalen 2026. This week check out the Eurovision Spotlight with Ross for the qualifiers of Heat 3 from Kristiansta. 

The Heats are scheduled as follows:
Heat 1:  31 Jan 2026 - Linköping - Saab Arena
Heat 2:  07 Feb 2026 - Gothenburg - Skandinavium
Heat 3:  14 Feb 2026 - Kristianstad - Kristianstad Arena
Heat 4:  21 Feb 2026 - Malmö - Malmö Arena
Heat 5:  28 Feb 2026 - Sundsvall -  Gärdehov
Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026:  07 Mar 2026 - Stockholm - Strawberry Arena in Solna 
 



Charlotte Perrelli with JP 
at the Aftershow Party of Heat 2 of Melodifestivalen


Interview with Charlotte Perrelli (Eurovision Winner 1999, Sweden):  At the aftershow party of Heat 2 of Melodifestivalen 2026 in Gothenburg in Sweden, Radio International's JP had the pleasure to meet Charlotte Perrelli who as Charlotte Nilsson won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999 with the song "Take me to your heaven". Charlotte and Gina Dirawi (Host of Melodifestivalen 2026) performed an Interval Act in Heat 2. How this came about listen to the interview on the show today. 


 

Maja Ivarsson with JP 

Interview with Maja Ivarsson (Melodifestivalen 2025, Sweden):  At the aftershow party of Heat 1 of Melodifestivalen 2026 in Linköping in Sweden, JP had the pleasure to meet again Maja Ivarsson after she had taken part in Melodifestivalen 2025 making it to the Grand Final with the song "Kamikaze Life". Maja performed an interval act at Heat 1 of Melodifestivalen 2026. 




The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (Part 3): 
The Malta Eurovision Song Contest is the National Final to select that song that will be representing the country at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2026 in Vienna, Austria in May. The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was hosted hosted by Keane Cutajar, Destiny Chukunyere (who won Junior Eurovision 2015 and represented Malta in Eurovision 2021) and Gaia Cauchi (who won Junior Eurovision 2013). The Semi Final with 18 artists took place on Thursday, 15 Jan 2026 followed by the Grand Final on Saturday, 17 Jan 2026 from MFCC (Malta Fairs and Convention Centre). 


Congratulations to Aidan who won the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Bella" which will be in Semi Final 2 in the Second Half at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on Thu 14 May 2026. 
 
 
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Scoreboard

 
Radio International already broadcast some of the interviews from Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in last week's edition. Listen to more interviews this week with:  Kelsie Borg (MESC 2026, Number 11), Kelsy Attard (MEC 2026, Semi Final) and the Liston (MEC 2026, Semi Final).
 


Kelsie Borg at Malta ESC 2026 ("Let a girl breathe")


Liston at Malta ESC 2026 ("Mela")


Kelsy Attard at Malta ESC 2026 ("Perfectly Broken")

You can watch all our Interviews with the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 participants on this page - CLICK HERE





The Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision National Final Season:  The New Eurovision Year 2026 has started and with that also the National Final Season for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is in full swing with countries selecting their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Until the end of March 2026 the National Final Season for Eurovision 2026 is on and Radio International's team members will be highlighting the best picks of the national finals. Ross Bennett continues the series with taking a look at National Finals of the last seven days.


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 Alain Forotti gives us already the updates of the National Finals to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 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:
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Join Radio International live on Wednesday, 18 Feb 2026 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.

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Happy Eurovisioning
JP and the Team in the Tower of Eurovision Power
www.radiointernational.tv

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2021-03-08

Week 10/2021 - Eurovision Radio International - 10 Mar 2021 - Interview with Charlotte Perrelli (Eurovision Winner 1999, Sweden) and Live Interview with Blind Channel (Finland 2021) and more - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 Listen this week's edition of Radio International
The Big Show  | Play List

Also listen to other Eurovision Shows:
Forest FM Eurovision Show Case (2021-03-07)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2021-03-09)



 
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. The show is also broadcast on Run FM and Radio Wymondham in the United Kingdom LIVE on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International. Find out more details of how to tune in - click here.

Join in this Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021 live from 1900 - 2300pmCET live on Run FM for Eurovision Radio International taking you through tough Corona times with lots of good music and features related to the Eurovision Song Contest.

AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK

  • Interview with Eurovision Winner Charlotte Perrelli (Sweden 1999 and 2008) 
  • Interview with Blind Channel (Finland 2021)
  • Eurovision Cover Spot and The Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
  • Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2021 - The National Final Season with Dermot Manning
  • Eurovision News from escXtra.com with Nathan Waddell
  • Your music requests
  • New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists



Interview with Blind Channel (Finland 2021):
The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is fast approaching and is scheduled for 18 May (Semi Final 1) 20 May (Semi Final 2) and the Grand Final on 22 May 2021 with 41 countries competing at the Ahoy Arena of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is reaching out to a number of artists from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest but also from the national finals. See below the Radio International Interview Hall of Fame 2020.

Here is the Radio International Interview Hall of Fame: Linda Martin, Katrina of Katrina and the Waves, Eldar of Ell and Nikki, Sanna Nielsen, Lina Hedlund and Andreas Lundstedt from Alcazar, Ira Losco, Nicki French, Rainer from Wind, Jalisse, James Newman, Senhit, Serhat, Vanessa Amarosi, Lesley Roy, Brooke, Franklin, Martina Majerle of Quartissimo, Miriam Christine, Claudia Faniello, Fabrizio Faniello, Chanel, Jordan Ravi, Viorela Moraru, Mia Negovetic, Parvani Violet Vasil, Janice Mangion, Mariette, KEiiNO, Anett Kublin (Anett and Fredi), Tess Merkel, Glen Vella, Hera Björk, Anton Ewald, Katrina Dimanta formerly of Aarzemnieki, ManuElla, Tusse.

To view the photos done during the interviews - click here - for the Radio International Hall of Fame Photo Album.

This week Radio International's Interview Team JP and John Dawton are being joined via SKYPE  by Blind Channel who'll be representing Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The song is called "Dark Side" and will be competing in the Second Half of the Second Semi Final. Blind Channel started in 2014 and have released 20 singles and three albums and the members are Joel Hokka, Niko Moilanen,  Joonas Porko, Olli Matela,  Tommi Lalli and Aleksi Kaunisvesi. Let's get to know Finland's hopefuls during our interview on Radio International this week.

The Interview Team of Radio International is very much looking forward to having Blind Channel on the show for the interview hour. Listeners are encouraged to actively take part during the show to submit their questions via our Facebook Chatroom during the live broadcast on Wednesday evening from 1900 - 2300 hours CET or via our website's email address - click here. 


Interview with Euovision Winner Charlotte Perrelli (Sweden 1999 and 2008): Back in 1999 a young lady by the name of Charlotte Nielsson won Melodifestivalen as a newcomer to the national final in Sweden and with that not only represented Sweden but also won the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Take me to your heaven". During the years Charlotte married and changed her name to Charlotte Perrelli and competed again at Melodifestivalen. In 2008 she again won Sweden's biggest music festival and returned to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Hero". In 2021, Charlotte got the right song and competed with "Still Young" in Semi Final 3 of Melodifestivalen 2021 and advanced directly to the Grand Final on 13 March 2021. Radio International has the big pleasure of an interview with the charming Eurovision Winner which you can hear on the show this week.

Our Chatroom - Chat with the Eurovision Fan Community during the live show on Wednesdays from 1900 - 2300 hours CET. This is how it works:
  • Enter your Chat Member Nick Name and after confirming you will be taken to the chat room.
  • In order to listen to the show you need to click on the SOUND ICON below the chat room and select Play Radio. The current live show should now be playing and 
  • Start chatting while listening to the show.


Join Radio International live on Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021 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, as well as on Run FM in the United Kingdom 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. 

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Happy Eurovisioning
JP and the Team in the Tower of Eurovision Power
www.radiointernational.tv

#eurovision #esc #interviews #eurovision2021 #OpenUp #NewReleases #world #Finland #BlindChannel #CharlottePerrelli #Sweden #EurovisionWinner #Melodifestivalen #melo2021

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2021-03-05

Eurovision Lockdown - Saturday, 06 Mar 2021, 1 - 5pmCET on Castlepoint FM with Eurovision Winner Charlotte Perrelli (Sweden 1999) in interview - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

Listen to this edition of Radio International - The Eurovision Lockdown

Show  |  Play List


Due to Corona Pandemic that hit the Earth in 2020 and still forces countries to a total lockdown Radio International has started the second series of the EUROVISION LOCKDOWN which are two extra live shows of Eurovision madness on Saturdays and Sundays for the time of the Corona Lockdown in the United Kingdom that started on Saturday 09 January 2021.

The Team of Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience thought of easing the tough times with two additional Eurovision radio shows on Saturdays and Sundays. The idea is to entertain the listeners and fans with lots of Eurovision music of the 66 year history of the Eurovision Song Contest plus new music the Eurovision artists have released after their performance in the contest and most of all also the music requests of the listeners and fans.

In the last series from March till June 2020 the show became popular and fans joined JP and the Radio International Team to present themed hours. We would like to continue on this in the second series.  Fans can actively take part in the show to join JP and his team in the studio via a SKYPE phone call live on air to talk about their thoughts and request their favourite song which does not need to be a Eurovision song.

The shows are live via Castlepoint FM and Run FM in the United Kingdom but available also via the Radio International Facebook Group "Eurovision Radio International" where you can find the chatroom. Below are the details and links to the broadcasts. Can't join us live? Don't worry - all the shows will be available as additional PODCASTS via our radiointernational.podbean.com channel or our Radio International Mixcloud Channel.

Join the Eurovision Fan Community listening to the shows and chat with the fans three hours every Saturday and Sunday. The Wednesday editions of the show remains the same as always.


 CONTENT OF TODAY's  SHOW


First Hour: 
THE HAPPY EUROVISION HOUR and an interview with Charlotte Perrelli:  JP will start in the first hour with some Eurovision Classics, your listener's requests and new material of Eurovision artists that have reached the Radio International Tower of Eurovision Power.  Also Eurovision Winner of 1999 for Sweden, Charlotte Perrelli (Nilsson) joins JP, Salman, Marc and John for an interview. Charlotte qualified successfully for the Grand Final of Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2021 with the song "Still Young". 

Second Hour:
MY EUROVISION TOP TWENTY: Rejoining JP in the studio via SKYPE live from Belgium is Kristof de Smet who is a huge fan of the Eurovision Song Contest. He compiled a Top Twenty of his favourite Eurovision Songs as it was very difficult to only select ten songs.:). Two weeks ago Kristof co-presents his Number 20 to his Number 11 and this week he will reveal his Eurovision Top Ten. Looking forward to this particular Eurovision Chart to come. 

Third Hour: 
EUROVISION SPOTLIGHT XXL: Sweden's Melodifestivalen with Robert Wahlstroem:  Melodifestivalen is Sweden's biggest musical event that happens every year since 1958. Robert Wahlstroem from Gothenburg in Sweden will be rejoining JP in the Studio to share some more Hidden Jams from Sweden's Melodifestivalen, following the success of last week's Part 1. If you missed last week you can always catch up with the show - click here

Fourth Hour:  
EUROVISION SPOTLIGHT XXL: My Eurovision Top Ten in the countries' languages with Matthias Breitinger: Since 1999, Eurovision decided to relax the language rule and every participating country can sing the song in any language they want. Matthias Breitinger returns to the Eurovision Lockdown today for an hour of his Top Ten Eurovision entries performed in another language than English. This should be a nice hour listening to the music and sounds from around Europe. 

 
Want to join JP and come on air for the chat or co-host an hour via SKYPE:
Eurovision Fans can actively take part in the show to join JP and his team in the studio via a SKYPE phone call live on air to co-present an hour of Eurovision songs selected by you, the fans. You are more than welcome to do this. Send an email to Radio International by using this link and give us your Full Name, SKYPE NAME so we can find you and where you are listening from.

Submit your Song Requests:  CLICK HERE

Here are the details when and how to listen and chat.


LIVE! Saturdays 1300-1700 CET: Castlepoint FM - click here to listen
 
LIVE! Sundays 1300 - 1700 CET: Run FM - click here to listen

During the Live Broadcasts available via the our ChatRoom where you can also listen - Click here

To Catch up: via our radiointernational.podbean.com channel - click here 

Happy Listening, Chatting and Eurovisioning!!!!

#eurovision #openup #esc #EurovisionLockdown #eurovision2021 #RunFM #CastlepointFM #world #Melo #Melodifestivalen #sweden# #CharlottePerrelli #EurovisionWinner

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2019-11-27

Eurovision Concert "Het Grote Songfestivalfeest" In Amsterdam, 15 Dec 2019

 




"Het Grote Songfestivalfeest" = Eurovision Concert takes place in Amsterdam Sunday 15 Dec 2019 with an amazing list of former Eurovision Winners and participants. A live band will be accompanying the Eurovision singers throughout the show which will take place in the Ziggo Dome of Amsterdam. It is a co-production of Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS and PilotStudio. Further the concert will be recorded and broadcast on Dutch TV channel NPO3 on 01 January 2020 to ring in the year that the Netherlands will be hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Tickets for this great event can be bought here - ticketmaster.nl.

The Line Up:

1969 - Lenny Kuhr – Nederland (1) - De Troubadour

1973 - Anne-Marie David - Luxemburg (1) - Tu te reconnaîtras

1975 - Teach-In - Nederland (1) - Ding-a-Dong (Getty Kaspers)

1977 - Marie Myriam - France (1) - L’oiseau et L’enfant

1978 - Izhar Cohen - Israel (1) - A-bi-ni-bi

1979 - Gali Atari - Israel (1) - Halleluja

1980 and 1987 - Johnny Logan - Ireland (1) - What's another year / Hold me now

1982 - Nicole - Germany (1) - Ein bisschen Frieden

1983 - Corinne Hermès - Luxemburg (1) - Si La Vie Est Cadeau

1986 - Sandra Kim - Belgium (1) - J’aime la vie

1992 - Linda Martin - Ireland (1) - Why me

1993 - Ruth Jacott - Netherlands (6) - Vrede

1993 - Niamh Kavanagh - Ireland (1) In your Eyes

1994 - Willeke Alberti - Netherlands (23) - Waar is de zon

1996 - Eimear Quinn - Ireland (1) - The Voice

1997 - Katrina & The Waves – United Kingdom (1) - Love Shine a Light

1998 - Edsilia Rombley - Netherland (4) - Hemel en Aarde

1998 - Dana International - Israel (1) - Diva

1999 and 2008 - Charlotte Perrelli - Sweden (1) - Take me to your heave / Hero (18)

2000 - The Olsen Brothers - Denmark (1) - Fly on the wings of love

2004 - Ruslana – Ukraine (1) Wild dances

2007 - Verka Serduchka - Ukraine (2) - Dancing

2008 and 2006 - Dima Bilan – Russia - Believe (1) / Never Let your go (2)

2011 - Ell & Nikki (Marlayne) - Azerbaijan (1) - Running Scared

2012 - Loreen - Sweden (1) - Euphoria

2013 - Emmelie de Forest - Denmark (1) - Only teardrops

2018 - Netta Barzilai - Israel (1) - Toy

2018 - Eleni Foureira - Cyprus (2) - Fuego

2019 - KEiiNO - Norway (6) - Spirit in the Sky

2019 and 2016 - Sergey Lazarev - Russia - Scream (3) / You are the only one (3)

2019 - Mahmood - Italy (2) Soldi

2019 and 2016 - Serhat - San Marino -  Say Na Na Na (19) / I didn't know (SF1-12)

2016-12-26

Week 52/2016 - Eurovision Radio International on Wed 28 December 2016: Now that was 2016 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

The PODCAST of Eurovision Radio International
from 28 December 2016 is available now
 
 click here to listen



Welcome to Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience. Christmas 2016 is over and now heading towards a brand new year 2017. Time to look back over the last 12 months in the World of the Eurovision Song Contest. For that the Team of Eurovision Radio International would like to invite you to this review edition of the show with music, interviews, fun and lots of Eurovision Song Contest. Join in this Wednesday 28 December 2016 live from 8-11pmCET for the show.   


ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK:

  • Interview with Destiny (Junior Eurovision Winner 2015, Malta) done at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and at the Red Carpet of the Junior Eurovision 2016 ind Malta
  • Interview with Charlotte Perrelli (Eurovision Winner 1999, Sweden 2008 and Melodifestivalen) done at the Aftershow Party of Melodifestivalen 2016
  • Interview with Jessika (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2016)
  • Interview with Boris Rene (Melodifestivalen 2016)
  • Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann: The Best of 2016
  • Our look back at Eurovision 2016
  • New Music Releases by Eurovision artists
For further details and the Show Archive visit the Radio International website available here. 

Destiny (JUnior Eurovision 2015 Winner, Malta) with JP
Charlotte Perrelli (Eurovision Winner 1999, Sweden 2008) with JP
Boris Rene (Melodifestivalen 2016)
Jessika (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2016)




HOW TO LISTEN:

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience, is extremely happy that the show is also aired on the following radio stations:

Join Radio International on Wednesday, 28 December 2016 from 2000 - 2300 hours CET 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 781 in parts of the Netherlands, and via TUNEIN.

Should you not be able to listen live, the show will appear in the Programme’s Show Archive a few hours after its airing on the radio as well as download the show via Itunes. Also a copy of the show is uploaded to Radio International's Mixcloud Channel. With this you will never have to miss your favourite Eurovision Radio Show.

Happy Eurovisioning
JP and the Team in the Tower of Eurovision Power
www.radiointernational.tv

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