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2026-10-29

Week 44/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 28 Oct 2026: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - We have A Winner - Naré (Armenia), Interviews with Dara (Bulgaria 2026) and Naré (Armenia), Caleb & Naomi (Ireland), Birthday File, Cover Spot, News, etc - 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 (2026-10-24)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2026-10-27)

 

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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, 28 Oct 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
 

  • Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026: Interview with Junior Eurovision Winner 2026 - Naré (Armenia 2026)
  • Junior Eurovision 2026 Interview with Caleb and Naomi (Ireland 2026)
  • Interview with Eurovision Winner 2026 - Dara (Bulgaria 2026) 
  • Home Composed Song Contest 2026 - Hear the songs and vote 
  • 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  
     
 


Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026:  The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 took place on 24 Oct 2026  from the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre in Ta' Qali, Malta, and was presented by former Junior Eurovision Winners 2013 and 2015 Gaia Cauchi and Destiny Chukunyere, and Keane Cutajar. All three hosted the Malta National Final to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 earlier on in January 2026. It is the third time Malta hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest after 2014 and 2016. It was the 24th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. 18 countries are participating in the Junior Eurovision 2026:  Albania, Armenia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, The Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Spain and the Ukraine. JP, Johannes and Alain were in Malta and conducted interviews with many of the young artists and more which will be aired on Radio International during the coming weeks. 

This week listen to the interview with Naré before the won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Boo!".



Team Armenia won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Malta
by Naré with the song "Boo"



Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Scoreboard


More details including detailed results can be viewed at our colleagues at Wikipedia - click here.




Eurovision Winner Dara (Bulgaria 2026) with JP

Interview with Eurovision Winner 2026 Dara (Bulgaria):  During the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Dara performed as Interval Act. Dara won the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 for Bulgaria last May with the song "Bangaranga". Coincidentally, JP had the pleasure to briefly chat with Dara in the lobby of the delegation hotel shortly after she had arrived in Malta. Listen to this interview on the show this week. 




Caleb and Naomi (Junior Eurovision 2026, Ireland)

Interview with Caleb and Naomi (Ireland 2026):  The first interview in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Season that Radio International did was with the Irish representatives Caleb and Naomi who performed a rather nice pop in the Gaelic language entitled "Níos láidre". JP and Johannes chatted with the two young singers at the hotel lobby in Malta about their young career and their upcoming participation at Junior Eurovision 2026. At the end of the voting sequence Ireland ranked at Number 14 with 64 points. 




The Eurovision Spotlight - The Magic Letter Game: Also in the autumn the Radio International Summer Feature continuous for a few more editions before looking back at the Eurovision entries of Bulgaria which is the country that will host the next Eurovision Song Contest 2027 in Burgas. The Magic Letter Game involving Eurovision Songs which you will be presented by the Radio International Team of Experts :). Ross Bennett continues the series with Letter O and will explain the Rules of the Game.




The Home Composed Song Contest 2026: The annual music competition for non-professional musicians takes place again and is already in full swing. The public and jury have the opportunity to cast their votes as well. Visit the website of the Home Composed Song Contest 2026 - https://home26.org/.

The Home Composed Song Contest is in its 35th 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 17 songs from 10 different countries, and you can listen to the songs as well on the official website - https://home26.org/.

The Radio International Team once again forms one Jury and you will be able to hear the songs also on the next three editions of Radio International. Well done to all participants and may the best entry win.

The results will be published on 05 Dec 2026 during the Grand Final Show on the contests YouTube Channel reachable via the website https://home26.org/.

Voting (Jury & Public) will begin on 27 Oct 2026 and run for 2 weeks, closing on the 10 Nov 2026. You can find the voting platform on https://home26.org/ which is open until 10 Nov 2026. So START VOTING NOW! And may the best song win.

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.


Our Chatroom - Chat with the Eurovision Fan Community during the live show on Wednesdays from 1900 - 2300 hours CET. This is how it works:
  • 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, 28 Oct 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.

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

#eurovision #esc #world #UnitedByMusic #eurovision2026 #Bangaranga #JuniorEurovision #jesc2026 #Dara #naré #destiny #GaiaCauchi #IntervalAct #CommonSong #Caleb&Naomi #Ireland




2026-05-27

Week 21/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 27 May 2026: PED Cure Dose 2: Eurovision 2026 Interviews with Dara (Bul), Christer Björkman Eurovision Asia, ESSYLA, Jiva, Simon, Bzekbi, etc, Birthday File, Cover Spot, News, etc - 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 (2026-05-24)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2026-05-26)

 

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, 27 May 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
 

  • Indepth Interview with Eurovision Winner Dara (Bulgaria 2026)
  • Interview with Jiva (Azerbajan 2026) done at the Turquoise Carpet
  • Interview Clips with ESSYLA (Belgium 2026) 
  • Interview Clip with Simón (Armenia 2026)
  • Interview Clip with Bzikebi (Georgia 2026) 
  • Interview Clip with Alis (Albania 2026) 
  • Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment with Chris Poppe
  • Interview with Christer Björkman on Eurovision Song Contest - Asia 
  • Tribute to Björn Tidmand (Denmark 1964) 
  • 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"

Interview with Eurovision Winner Dara:  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 meet Dara at the Turquoise Carpet but also Johannes was able to meet the singer during the rehearsals for an interview. Hear it all on the show this week. 




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




ESSYLA (Belgium 2026)

Interview with ESSYLA (Belgium 2026): Belgium has been part of the Eurovision Song Contest since the very beginning in 1956 only missing out participations for three times. In 2026, ESSYLA represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Dancing on the Ice" successfully qualifying Belgium to the Grand Final reaching Number 21. The Radio International Interview Team had pleasure to meet ESSYLA at the Turquoise Carpet as well as JP met her after the had qualified for the Grand Final and conducted interview which you can hear on the show this week. 




Jiva (AZ), Bzikebi (GEO), Alis (AB) and Simon (AR) 
with Radio International Interview Team

Interview Clips from the Turquoise Carpet (Alis, Jiva, Simón, Bzikebi):   The Turqoise Carpet marks the start of the Welcome Ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision Artists walk the carpet in front of the many Eurovision Fans and International Media who conduct short interview clips with the artists. This week listen to the interview clips JP, Marc and Salman did with Jiva from Azerbaijan, Alis from Albania, Simón from Armenia, Bzikebi from Georgia. 
Jiva performed "Just Go" and ended up at Number 15 in Semi Final 2.
Alis performed "Nan" and made it to the Grand Final coming 13th.
Simón performed "Paloma Rumba" reached Number 14 in Semi Final 2.
Bzikebi performed "On Replay" reaching Number 15 in Semi Final 1. 
Listen to these interview clips on the show this week.
 



Christer Börkman with JP

Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - Asia:  Interview with Christer Börkman:  During the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and a Media Briefing it was announced that that Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - Asia will be taking place in Bangkok, Thailand on 24 Nov 2026. The venue is IdeaLive and so far these countries are competing in the very first edition of the contest:  Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam (more countries will be added). One of the creative minds behind this new project is Christer Bjoerkman who himself represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 and created Sweden's National Selection to the Eurovision Song Contest - Melodifestivalen in the form as we know it today. Christer retired from Melodifestivalen but still is part of the Eurovision Family now creating Eurovision Song Contest - Asisa. Radio International had the pleasure to chat with Christer Björkman in the Media Centre of Eurovision 2026 in Vienna. Listen to it 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 Chris Poppe continues the new series looking at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.



Björn Tidman (Denmark 1964)

Tribute to Björn Tidmand (Denmark 1964):  During this week's edition of Radio International the sad news reach the studio of the passing away of Björn Tidmand at the age of 86. Björn represented Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Sangen of Dig" which came 9th. Rest in Peace. More details about Björn Tidmand can be found over at our friends of Wikipedia - click here.


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.


Our Chatroom - Chat with the Eurovision Fan Community during the live show on Wednesdays from 1900 - 2300 hours CET. This is how it works:
  • 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, 27 May 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.

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

#eurovision #esc #world #UnitedByMusic #eurovision2026 #Dara #Bangaranga #Alis #Simón #EurovisionWinner #Jiva #ESSYLA #Bzikebi #ChristerBjörkman #EurovisionSongContestAsia #BjörnTidmand



2026-05-20

Week 20/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 20 May 2026: PED Cure Dose 1: Eurovision 2026 - We have a Winner - Dara (Bulgaria), Interview with Delta Goodrem (AUS) & Antigoni (CY), Birthday File, Cover Spot, News, etc

 


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, 20 May 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 Clips with Eurovision Winner Dara (Bulgaria 2026)
  • Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - Winner's Media Conference with Dara (Bulgaria 2026)
  • Interview Clip with Delta Goodrem (Australia 2026) 
  • Interview with Antigoni (Cyprus 2026) 
  • Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - The Assessment with Dermot Manning
  • 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"

Interview with the brand new Eurovision Winner Dara:  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 meet Dara at the Turquoise Carpet but also Johannes was able to meet the singer during the rehearsals for an interview. Also on the show this week Radio International will play back the Eurovision Winner's Media Conference to share with the many fans the happiness and joy that was spread. Hear it all on the show this week. 




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




Delta Goodrem  (Australia 2026)

Interview with Delta Goodrem (Australia 2026): Australia sent to the Eurovision Song Contest one of the biggest artists that the country has - Delta Goodrem. Acting Star in the Soap Opera Neighbours now became a Eurovision Star as well with the song  "Eclipse" coming 4th in the 70th Eurovision Song Contest. Radio International's Johannes had the honour to meet and conduct a short interview with Delta at the Australian Embassy Reception. Hear it on the show this week. 




Antigoni (Cyprus 2026)

Interview with Antigoni (Cyprus 2026):  The Eurovision 2026 Summer Sound comes from Cyprus performed by Antigoni and is called "Jalla Jalla" coming 19th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. JP's Radio International bumped into the singer from Cyprus in the Media Centre of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and of course had his recorder with him to conduct a short interview with the singer. Also this one you can hear 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 Dermot Manning will be starting the new serieslooking 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.


Our Chatroom - Chat with the Eurovision Fan Community during the live show on Wednesdays from 1900 - 2300 hours CET. This is how it works:
  • 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, 20 May 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.

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

#eurovision #esc #world #UnitedByMusic #eurovision2026 #Dara #Bangaranga #DeltaGoodrem #Antigoni #EurovisionWinner