Week 20/2025 - Eurovision Radio International - 14 May 2025: Eurovision 2025: Meet the Eurostars of Semi 2 and Grand Final - etc...News, Birthday File and Cover Spot plus much more - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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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 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, 14 May 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

• Eurovision 2025 - The Radio International Voting Results will be revealed during the show this week.
• Meet the Eurostars 2025: Interview with Parg (Armenia 2025) done at Madrid PreParty 2025
• Meet the Eurostars 2025: Interview with Go-Jo (Australia 2025) done at the London Eurovision Party
• Meet the Eurostars 2025: Interview with JJ (Austria 2025) at the London Eurovision Party 2025
• Meet the Eurostars 2025: Interview with Erika Vikman (Finland 2025) done at the Madrid PreParty 2025
• Meet the Eurostars 2025: Interview with Louane (France 2025) done at Eurovision in Concert 2025 in Amsterdam
• Meet the Eurostars 2025: Interview with Emmy (Ireland 2025) at the Madrid PreParty 2025
• Meet the Eurostars 2025: Interview with Tautumeitas (Latvia 2025) at the Madrid PreParty 2025
  
• Meet the Eurostars 2025: Interview with Katarsis (Lithuania 2025) at the Madrid PreParty 2025
• Interview with Julien Salvia and Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal Songwriters of the the Luxembourg 2025 entry done at Eurovision in Concert 2025, Amsterdam
• Meet the Eurostars 2025: Interview with Nina Žižić (Montenegro 2025) at MancHagen 2025
• Meet the Eurostars 2025: Interview with Princ (Serbia 2025) at the Madrid PreParty 2025
• Meet the Eurostars 2025: Interview with Zoe Me (Switzerland 2025) done at the Madrid PreParty 2025
• Meet the Eurostars 2025: Interview with Remember Monday (United Kingdom 2025) done at Eurovision in Concert 2025 in Amsterdam
• Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
• Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal

Meet the Eurostars 2025: After the National Final Season to the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 the PreParty Season started which serves as a promotion tour for the delegations taking part and fans have the chance to see the Eurovision Stars at those events and even have their Meets and Greets with the artists that will perform on the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest. There was Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam, The Madrid PreParty ES, the London Eurovision Party and Manc - Hagen in Manchester just to mention a few. The voices of Radio International have been at those parties and interviewed many of the artist and you can hear those interviews on the show in the run up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Not long to go now

Revealing the International Jury Results for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Semi Final 2 and the Grand Final: After the National Final Season it is a tradition that the Team of Radio International, selected fans of the Eurovision Song Contest and Experts are voting for the songs that are competing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 per Semi Final 1, Semi Final 2 and the Grand Final Songs. This week Radio International will be broadcasting the result of that voting on the show this week revealing how the Jury voted. Also there are still some interviews with the Eurostars 2025 that are competing in Semi Final 2 and the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 which will be broadcast along with the results of the voting. 

MEET THE EUROSTARS OF SEMI FINAL 1 AND GRAND FINAL OF EUROVISION 2025

Parg (Armenia 2025) with JP at the Madrid PreParty

Meet the Eurostars 2025 - Interview with Parg (Armenia 2025):  Following Ladaniva who represented Armenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is Parg who will perform the song "Survivor" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Semi Final 2 Song Number 5. Radio International's JP, Marc and Alexander had the pleasure to meet and interviewed Park at the MadridPreParty 2025.

 

Go-Jo (Australia 2025) at Eurovision in Concert, Amsterdam

Meet the Eurostars 2025 - Interview with Go-Jo (Australia 2025): The entry from Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is Go-Jo who will perform the song "Milkshake Man" in Semi Final 2 Song Number 1. Radio International's JP met and interviewed the singer at Eurovision in Concert 2025 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

JJ (Austria 2025) at the London Eurovision Party 2025

Meet the Eurostars 2025 - Interview with JJ (Austria 2025):  JJ alias Johannes Pietsch represents Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel in Semi Final 2 Song Number 6 with the song "Wasted Love". Radio International's Salman met the young and very talented singer at the London Eurovision Party 2025 and conducted an interview you can hear on the show this week. Austria is one of the strong favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. 

Erika Vikman (Finland 2025) at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam

Meet the Eurostars 2025 - Interview with Erika Vikman (Finland 2025):  The Winner of the National Final 2025 in Finland called UMK (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu) is Erika Vikman who will represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel with the song sang partly in German called "Ich komme" and will be in Semi Final 2 Song Number 16 closing out the Semi Final 2. Radio International's JP, Marc and Alexander had the pleasure to meet and interview Erika at the Turquoise Carpet of the Madrid PreParty 2025 Erika has previously taken part in UMK with the song "Cicciolina" coming second in UMK 2020.

 

Louane (France 2025) at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam

Meet the Eurostars 2025 - Interview with Louane (France 2025):  Following Slimane's amazing result in 2024 at the Eurovision Song Contest, in 2025 it will be Louane representing France in Basel with the song "Maman". France is part of the Big Five countries contributing the biggest amount of money to the Eurovision Song Contest Louane does not need to go through the Semi Finals. Radio International's Salman had the pleasure to meet Louane at Eurovision in Concert 2025 for an interview you can hear on the show this week.

 

 

 

Emmy and Star Guy (Ireland 2025) at MelFstWknd 2025, Stockholm

Meet the Eurostars 2025 - Interview with Emmy (Ireland 2025):  At the recent edition of the Madrid PreParty 2025 over the Easter Weekend Radio International's JP, Marc and Alexander had the pleasure to meet once again Emmy and Star Guy (who actually is Emmy's brother) for extensive interview. Emmy, although being Norwegian, will be representing Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Semi Final 2 Song Number 3. The song is called "Laika Party".  Enjoy the interview on the show this week. 

 

 

Tautumeitas (Latvia 2025) at the Madrid PreParty 2025

Meet the Eurostars 2025 - Interview with Tautumeitas (Latvia 2025): The six lovely ladies from the Group Tautumeitas will be representing Lativa at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Semi Final 2 Song Number 4 which is called "Bur man laimi". The Radio International Madrid Team had the pleasure to meet and interview the ladies at the Madrid PreParty which will be shared on the show this week. Get to know Tautumeitas.

Katarsis (Lithuania 2025) at the Madrid PreParty 2025

Meet the Eurostars 2025 - Interview with Katarsis (Lithuania 2025):  Neighbouring to Latvia is Lithuania and Katarsis are four young musicians winning the Lithuanian National Final and representing their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Semi Final 2 Song Number 8 entitled "Tavo Akys". Radio International met the young musicians at the recent edition of the Madrid PreParty 2025 to get to know Katarsis.

 

 

Songwriters Julien Salvia and Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal
(Luxembourg 2025)
with JP at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam

Meet the Eurostars 2025 - Interview with Songwriters Julien Salvia and Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal (Luxembourg 2025):  Luxembourg's second entry after returning for a long absence to the Eurovision Song Contest is performed by Laura Thorn in Semi Final 2 Song Number 13. The song is called "La poupée monte le son" written by two songwriters from France, Julien Salvia and Ludovic-Alexandre Vidal. Radio International already broadcast the interview with Laura previosuly, however, did not yet broadcast the interview with the creators of Luxembourg's entry 2025. Enjoy the interview and find out more about the creation of "La poupée monte le son".

 

 

Nina Žižić (Montenegro 2025) with Salman

Meet the Eurostars 2025 - Interview with Nina Žižić (Montenegro 2025):  Already in 2013 Nina Žižić represented Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö as part of Who See performing the song "Igranka" being ahead of their time. Sadly the song only ended up at Number 12 in the first Semi Final . This time Nina is back after coming second in the Montenegri National Final 2024 as the winner declined to represent Montenegro at Eurovision 2025. Nina's entry is called "Dobrodošli" and will be in Semi Final 2 Song Number 2. Radio Inetrnational's rowing reporter Salman had the pleasure to meet and interview Nina at MancHagen Eurovision Event 2025. Enjoy the interview with Nina on the show this week. 

Princ (Serbia 2025) at the Madrid PreParty 2025

Meet the Eurostars 2025 - Interview with Princ (Serbia 2025): Representing Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is Royalty from from Serbia: Princ who'll perform the nice power ballad called "Mila" in Semi Final 2 Song Number 15.  Radio International's JP and Alexander had the pleasure to meet and interview Princ at the Madrid PreParty 2025. You can hear the interview on the show this week.

 

 

Zoe Me (Switzerland 2025) with JP at the Madrid PreParty 2025

Meet the Eurostars 2025 - Interview with Zoe Me (Switzerland 2025): The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Host Nation entry is performed by Zoe Me who actually is from Basel, the Home of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The song is called "Voyage" and is directly qualified for the Grand Final of the contest on Saturday, 17 May 2025 at Number 19 due to Nemo's Victory in 2024. The Radio International Madrid Team had the pleasure and honour to meet Zoe Me at the Madrid PreParty for an interview about her career and how ready is Basel for Eurovision 2025? Enjoy this interview on the show this week.

 

 

Remember Monday (United Kingdom 2025)
at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam

Meet the Eurostars 2025 - Interview with Remember Monday (United Kingdom 2025): Last but not least on the list of Eurovision 2025 particpants are the lovely harmonies of three lovely ladies from the United Kingdom. The trio is called Remember Monday and they will be representing the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in the Grand Final directly qualified as being part of the Big 5 countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom). The song in the running is called "What the hell just happened" and Radio International's JP had the big pleasure to meet the singers at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam earlier on in April 2025. Enjoy the bubbly characters of Remember Monday (Lauren Byrne, Holly-Ann Hull and Charlotte Steele).

 

Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar.

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Join Radio International live on Wednesday, 14 May 2025 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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Week 15/2025 - Eurovision Radio International - 09 Apr 2025: Eurovision 2025: Meet the Eurostars - Emmy (Ireland) & Melody (Spain), Sami Grand Prix 2025; Malta Eurovision 2025: The Busker & Marc Anthony Bartolo, News, Birthday File and Cover Spot plus 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 (2025-06-04)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2025-04-08)

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 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, 09 Apr 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

• Meet the Eurostars 2025:  Emmy (Ireland 2025) done at MelFstWknd 2025
• Meet the Eurostars 2025:  Melody (Spain 2025) done at Eurovision in Concert 2025
• Melodifestivalen 2025 Interviews: Ella Tiritiello
  
• Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025:  Interview with Marc Anthono Bartolo
• Interview with The Busker (Malta 2023) done at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025
  
• Sami Grand Prix 2025:  Interview with the hosts of the show done at the MelFstWknd 2025
• Eurovision Song Contest 2025: The Recaps of Semi Final 1 and 2 and the Grand Final Songs
  
• Eurovision Spotlight:  Eurovision 2025 in Regions:  The North 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
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists
• Your music requests

The Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision 2025 Land in Regions:  All countries have now selected their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and with this marking the end of the National Final Season 2025 and the start of the Pre-Party Season where the artists promote their entries to the fans at e.g. Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam, Madrid Pre-Party, London's Preview Event, MancHagen, The Nordic Eurovision PreParty and Eurovision Party SKG in Greece.

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 split the Eurovision Land 2025 into geographical regions North, East, South, West, Central, etc and each week the Radio International Eurovision experts are selecting one region playing the 2025 Eurovision entries. Alasdair Rendall will be continuing the series looking at the Southern Countries' entries for this year.

Emmy (Ireland 2025)

MEET THE EUROSTARS 2025 - Interview with Emmy (Ireland 2025):  During the Melodifestivalen 2025 Grand Final Week the OGAE of Sweden organised the fantastic MelFestWknd 2025 in Nalen of Stockholm where national and international media could meet the attending artists. On the guest lists among other were also Emmy who although being Norwegian will represent Ireland the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Laika Party".

Melody (Spain 2025) at Eurovision in Concert in Amsterdam

MEET THE EUROSTARS 2025 - Interview with Melody (Spain 2025): The 15th edition of Eurovision in Concert took place on 05 Apr 2025 from Amsterdam's AFAS LIVE venue with acts from 30 countries that are competing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 to showcase their entries to the 6000 plus Eurovision Fans that arrived to watch the performances. Before the concert there was a Media Event where national and internationrepresentatives of the media could meet the artists and conduct short interviews. Radio International's Salman and JP were on location and conducted interviews with some of the artists you will hear on Radio International over the weeks to come.

This week listen to an interview with the Spanish Ambassador to the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - the Winner of the Beniform Fest: Melody who will be representing Spain at Eurovision 2025 with the song "Esa Diva" which is directly qualified for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 on 17 May.

Marc Anthony Bartolo
(Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025)

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 - Interview with Marc Anthony Bartolo On Sat. 08 Feb 2025 Miriana Conte and her song "Kant" (now "Serving")  was selected by the jury and Maltese public to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2025 in Basel in May. Radio International conducted interviews with all the contestants at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and more. Over the next weeks you will hear these interviews on Radio International's weekly dose. Alternatively, you will find the interviews on the Radio International YouTube Channel - or check out our complete coverage of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest - click here.
This week in the spotlight is a veteran to the Malta Eurovision Song Contest:  Marc Anthony Bartolo who performed "Hideaway" in the contest ranking 11th at the end of the voting sequence in the Grand Final. Marc Anthony is no stranger to the Malta Eurovision Song Contest and has taken part various time.  Listen to the interview on the show this week Radio International did during the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

 

The Busker (Malta 2023)
at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 as composers

 
Interview with The Busker (Malta 2023) at Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025:  Radio International met two of the three members of the Maltese Group the Busker who represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool with the song "Dance our own party". Both members of the group wrote two competing songs for other Maltese artists that took part at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. JP caught up with the Busker just after the Semi Final in front of the stage. Enjoy this interview on the show this week.

 

 

Sami Grand Prix 2025: The Sámi Grand Prix is a Sámi yoik and song competition organized annually by the Sámi Music Festival organization featuring participants from all corners of the Sami Land. While the majority of its participants have been from the Norwegian side of Sápmi, Sámi from the Swedish, Finnish, and Russian sides have been increasingly participating in recent years too.

Each participant submits an original piece to be performed live in an auditorium in Kautokeino during the Sámi Easter Festival. Originally broadcast on the radio in a limited area, they have started to be shown on TV and livestreamed as well and can be watched from anywhere in the world. Listeners and viewers can cast their vote for their favorites in two categories. A combined televoting and jury result is calculated for each participant. The televotes and the jury votes each currently count for 50% of the participant's scores. The participants who receive the most votes in the song category and in the yoik category are declared the winners of these respective categories. More of the history of the Sami Grad Prix you can find at our colleagues of Wikipedia - click here.

It all started way back in 1990 and the 2025 edition of te Sami Grand Prix takes place on Saturday, 12 Apr 2025 and can be followed on the Swedish Broadcaster SVT, Norwegian Broadcaster NRK and Finish Broadcaster YLE.

At the recent edition of the MelFstWknd 2025, Radio International had the pleasure to meet the Host of the Sami Grand Prix 2025 for an interview about the event. Listen to that interview on the show this week.

Hosts of the Sami Grand Prix 2025

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 and 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:

• Click on this link to open the Radio International Chat Room. (Mixcloud live broadcast with Chatroom)

• 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, 09 Apr 2025 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
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#Radio105 #GoGoRadioGibraltar  #eurovision #esc #world #UnitedByMusic #eurovision2025 #Emmy #Ireland #SamGrandPrix2025 #MarcAnthonyBartolo #Ella #TheBusker #Melody #Spain

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Week 26/2013 - This week on Eurovision Radio International

In case you missed the live broadcast of Eurovision Radio International from 26 June 2013 

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Roberto Bellarosa (Belgium 2013) with songwriter & Lilian

Taking you through the summer as Eurovision Radio International continuous to fight the Post Eurovision Depression (PED) with this week's edition of Eurovision Radio International this Wednesday 26 June 2013, 8-11pm CET containing

• Interview with Roberto Bellarosa (Belgium 2013)
• Interview with Despina Olympiou (Cyprus 2013)
• Interview with Adria and Bledar (Albania 2013)
• Interview with Glen Bartlett from Wales 12 Points (W12P) 
• short interviews at the Red Carpet in Malmoe with Dina Garipova (Russia 2013) and Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson (Iceland 2013)
• New Releases: Fabrizio Faniello, Anggun, Agnetha Faeltskog, Krista Siegfrids and Emmy
• Eurovision Spotlight: Our Favourite Non-Winning Entries with Marcus Keppel-Palmer
• Eurovision Cover versions with David Mann

further items are Eurovision News with Luke, Famous Clip Quiz, your Eurovision music requests, and loads more.

Further details click here

Join Radio International on Wednesday, 26 June 2013 from 2000 - 2300 hours CET, via the website or on FM. Radio International is available live via www.radiointernational.tv and on FM 106.8, Digital Cabel Channel 781 in parts of the Netherlands and via www.livestream.com/radint. Should you not be able to listen live, the show will appear in the Programme’s Show Archive a few hours after it’s airing on the radio.

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