Showing posts with label Fabrizio Faniello. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fabrizio Faniello. Show all posts

2025-08-07

Week 31/2025 - Eurovision Radio International - 06 Aug 2025: Through the Summer 2025: Malta's JVF (Jessika, Victoria and Fabrizio Faniello) and Kirsty Spiteri, FanVision 2025 Interviews (Part 3), Interviews 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 (2025-08-03)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2025-08-05)



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, 06 Aug 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 

  • Interview with JVF (Jessika, Victorio and Fabrizio Faniello) (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025)
  • Interview with Kristy Spiteri (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025)
  • FanVision Song Contest 2025: Interviews with Baby Danka (OGAE Poland)
  • FanVision Song Contest 2025: Interview with Krista Sujak (OGAE Malta)
  • FanVision Song Contest 2025: Interview with Jonathan (EC Germany) 
  • Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with Eurovision Lordship Marcus Keppel-Palmer
  • 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 Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forrotti 
  • New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists 
  • Your music requests
  • Rafi's Eurovision Summer Party 2025 (Part 1) 


Kirsty Spiteri (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025)

Interview with Kristy Spiteri (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025):
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. Miriana successfully placed Malta in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest ranking 17th at the end of the voting sequence.
Earlier on in February 2025, Radio International conducted interviews with all the contestants at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and more.
This week, Radio International will broadcast an interview with Kristy Spiteri who took part in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The song she competed with is called "Heaven Sent" which came second in the Grand Final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 after Miriana Conte's "Serving". 
 
 
 
JVF (Jessika, Victorio and Fabrizio Faniello) at the 
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Interview with JVF (Jessika, Victorio and Fabrizio Faniello) (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025): The Trio JVF consits of Jessika Muskat, Victorio Gaucchi and Fabrizio Faniello formed for the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 to compete with the good mood song "Festa (No Time for Siesta"  which reached Number 5 in the Grand Final of the competition. All three singers previously participated in the Malta National Final to Eurovision in their own rights. Jessika represented San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 together with her then singing partner Jennifer Brening performing the song "Who we are". Jessika had previously attempted to represent Malta every year from 2008 to 2017 and in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Precious Time". Fabrizio Faniello represented Malta twice at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and 2006 and Victorio previously entered the Malta Eurovision Song Contest back in 2009 with Dorothy on the song called "Promises". 
JVF successfully could qualify for the Grand Final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 out of Semi Final 1 and after the Voting sequence in the the Grand Final JVF's fun act reached Number 5. Radio International's JP had the pleasure to chat with all three artists during the rehearsals of the TV Show which you can hear on the show this week. 

You can watch all the interviews Radio International did at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025  by visiting the Radio International YouTube Channel - or check out our complete coverage of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest - click here.
 
 


Eurovision Weekend - FanVision Song Contest 2025:  
The Eurovision Weekend 2025 took place in Malta from 11 - 13 July 2025 following the victory of Martina Fennech in FanVision 2024 representing Malta. The FanVision Song Contest is part of the Euroision Weekend, where artists representing different Eurovision Fan Clubs, the OGAEs) performing covers of the Eurovision Song Contest. Artists from 11 Eurovision Fan Clubs from across Europe tooks part in the contest: Austria, Denmark, EC and OGAE Germany,  Italy, Malta, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. Over the next few weeks Radio International will broadcast the interviews with the participating artists and their songs. 

Congratulations to David Schuler who represented OGAE Germany winning the FanVision Song Contest 2025 with the song  "Tous l'Univers" which was the Swiss Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry by Gjon's Tears coming third. 
 

Eurovision Weekend 2025 - The FanVision Song Contest Scoreboard

1.    (160)   OGAE Germany - David Schuler - Tous l'Univers (CH 2021)
2.    (157)   OGAE Switzerland - Francisco Ribeiro - Roi (FR 2019)
3.    (128)   OGAE Malta - Krista Sujak - It's my time (UK 2009)
4.    (118)   OGAE Poland - Baby Danka - Rim Tim Tagi Dim (CR 2024)
5.    (118)   OGAE Italy - Jessica Lipari - Tattoo (SWE 2023)
6.    (118)   OGAE Slovakia - Blazey "Bado" Fabian - Miss Kiss Kiss Bang (GE 2009)
7.    (117)   OGAE Slovenia - Zorica Prtovic - 1944 (UKR 2016)
8.    (107)   OGAE Austria - Elisabeth Sutrich - Mon Amour (FR 2024)
9.    (092)   OGAE Norway - Claus Michael Fasting - Amar Pelos Dois (POR 2017)
10.  (083)   EC Germany - Jonathan Perez Esquinas - Sugar (MOL 2021)
11.  (070)   OGAE Denmark - Mikal Johansen - Higher Ground (DEN 2018)
 
 
 

Radio International already broadcast the interview with the winner David for OGAE Germany and this week listen to the interviews with Baby Danka representing OGAE Poland singing "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" (Croatia 2024 performed by Baby Lasagna). Then an interview with Jonathan representing Eurovision Club (EC) Germany performing his cover of "Sugar" original by Nathalia Gordienko (Moldova 2021) and  Krista Sujak represented OGAE Malta performing a cover of "My Time" originally performed by Jade Ewan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 coming 5th.




The Eurovision Spotlight - BACK TO THE 80s - The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with Marcus Keppel-Palmer: Taking a little break from the Eurovision Magical Numbers as the Summer Spotlight, Eurovision Lordship Marcus Keppel-Palmer rejoins JP in the studio to take a look back at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 which was staged in Dublin, Ireland with Switzerland winning for a second time with Celine Dion and and the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Marcus will tell us all about that particular Eurovision Song Contest and also plays some great songs from this contest. 


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 Forrotti gives us already some updates of the National Finals regarding the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....


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Join Radio International live on Wednesday, 06 Aug 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 #jvf #FabrizioFaniello #Eurovision1988 #FanVision2025 #KristySpiteri 



2020-11-29

Week 49/2020 - Eurovision Radio International - 02 Dec 2020 - Live Interview with Fabrizio (Malta 2001 and 2006), Alicja Szemplińska (Poland 2020) and JESC 2020 Interviews

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

Also listen to other Eurovision Shows:
Forest FM Eurovision Show Case (2020-11-29)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2020-12-01)
The David Horton Eurovision Show (2020-11-29)

   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 Castlepoint 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 02 December 2020 live from 1900 - 2300pmCET live on Castlepoint 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

  • Live Interview with Fabrizio Faniello (Malta 2001 and 2006)
  • Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 - Interview with Karakat Bashanova (Kazakhstan)
  • Interview with Junior Eurovision Winner 2019, Viki Gabor (Poland 2019)
  • Interview with Alicja Szemplińska (Poland 2020 - Eurovision Song Sontest was cancelled)
  • Eurovision Top 5 Flashback
  • Eurovision Cover Spot and The Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
  • Eurovision Spotlight: A Eurovision Six Pack with Alasdair Rendall
  • Eurovision News from escXtra.com with Nathan Waddell
  • Your music requests
  • Lots and lots of New Music Releases by Eurovision artists

Live Interview with Fabrizio Faniello (Malta 2001 and 2006):  In the Corona series of live interviews 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. Over the last weeks we had an incredible success with having a number a great artists sharing an hour with Radio International's Interview Team.

Here is the Radio International Interview Hall of Fame 2020: Katrina of Katrina and the Waves, Sanna Nielsen, Nicki French, Rainer from Wind, Jalisse, James Newman, Senhit, Serhat, Vanessa Amarosi, Lesley Roy, Brooke, Martina Majerle of Quartissimo, Miriam Christine, Sanna Nielsen, Eldar of Ell and Nikki, Chanel just to mention a few.  

This week Radio International's Interview Team JP and John Dawton are being joined again, via SKYPE, by Fabrizio Faniello from sunny Malta. Fabrizio represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest twice. In 2001 with "Another Summer Night" and in 2006 "I do". Also he took part numerous times at the national finals in Malta and is well known in the Eurovision Song Contest fan community.

The Interview Team of Radio International is very much looking forward to having Fabrizio Faniello back on the show again for the interview. 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.

Junior Eurovision 2020
Warsaw, Poland on 29 November 2020



Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 - The Results
 
You missed the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020? Fear not - it is available here - Click here.

CONGRATULATIONS  

to Valentina from France for the Victory with "J'imagine"


Valentina and her team awaiting the results...

Updates from the official website of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest can be viewed here - click here. Alternatively, our friends from Wikipedia also have a good overview of the contest - click here.


Karakat Bashanova
Junior Eurovision 2020, Kazakhstan


Interview with Karakat Bashanova (JESC 2020, Kazakhstan): 
After the stunning result of Kazakhstan at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 reaching second place at its debut in the contest, the second entry from Kazakhstan was performed by Karakat Bashanova aged 12. The song is called "Forever" and she placed second in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020.



Viki Gabor
Junior Eurovision 2019 Winner for Poland

Interview with Viki Gabor (JESC 2019 Winner, Poland):  In 2019, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest came from Gliwice in Poland with Viki Gabor winning the contest with her song "Superhero". Viki has been releasing many songs throughout 2020 but also has sang the Theme Song to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entitled as the slogan "Move the World". Radio International's rowing reporter Salman met Viki on Saturday evening before the Grand Final on Sunday and sent in an interview with her. Listen to it on the show this week. 

 


Alicja Szemplińska
Eurovision 2020, Poland


Interview with Alicja Szemplińska (Poland 2020)
: Also part of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was Alicja Szemplińska who performed her song that would have been Poland's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, if due to the Corona Pandemic, the contest would not have been cancelled. Her song is called "Empire" and was performed on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 stage as an interval act. Salman met the singer literally after the show in the foyer and recorded an interview which you will hear on the show this week.


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Join Radio International live on Wednesday, 02 December 2020 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 Castlepoint FM in the United Kingdom via their TUNEIN Channel 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 #eurovision2020 #OpenUp  #NewReleases #world #FabrizioFaniello #Malta #jesc2020 #MoveTheWorld #Valentina #France #AlicjaSzemplińska #Poland #KarakatBashanova #Kazakhstan #VikiGabor

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2014-08-05

Week 32/2014 - Eurovision Radio International on Wed 06 Aug 2014 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

The PODCAST of Eurovision Radio International
from 06 August 2014 is available now


 click here to listen


Taking you through the Summer 2014, the Team of Radio International would like to invite you to this week's edition of the show with interviews with Eurovision performers, music and fun. Join in this Wednesday 06 August 2014 from 8-11pmCET for the show containing interviews from the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

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


Fabrizio Faniello at Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014
  • Interview with Fabrizio Faniello (Malta 2001 and 2006) 
  • Malta Summer Hit Song Contest 2014 - Interview with Deo Grech 
  • Eurovision Spotlight:  Eurovision Songwriters:  with Alasdair Rendall
  • Eurovision Cover with David Mann     
  • New Music Releases by Eurovision artists as broadcast time permits  
  • further items are Eurovision News with Nathan Waddell, Famous Clip Quiz, your Eurovision music requests, and loads more.

    Further details visit the Radio International website available here.
Join Radio International on Wednesday, 06 August 2014 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 www.livestream.com/radint. In addition, you can pick up Radio International on Malta's Galaxy 105 every Monday from 1300 - 1600 hours CET and in Belgium on eurovisiOradio.eu every Sunday evening from 1900 - 2200 hours and again on Tuesday evenings from 2000 - 2300 hours CET.
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. 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
#eurovision #joinUs #eurovision2014 #EurovisionRadioInternational  #FabrizioFaniello #MaltaSummerHitSongCOntest2014 #EurovisionInterview #EurovisionSongwriters

2014-02-28

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014 - Complete Coverage and Interviews with the contestants


The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014 is the national selection of Malta to find the song that will represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, Denmark in May 2014.

20 contestants and voices compete in the Semi Final in the venue called Malta Fairs and Convention Centre (MFCC). 14 of the songs advance to the Grand Final which takes places on Saturday 08 February 2014. The Winner will get the ticket to Copenhagen to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest following in the footsteps of Gianluca Bezzina who with "Tomorrow" achieved a remarkable 8th place in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.

The Team of Radio International is on location in Ta'Qali interviewing the contestants.

The Winning Moments and the Winner's Interview with FIRELIGHT who now will represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in May in Copenhagen with the song "Coming Home".

Press Conference of the 14 Finalists and JP drawing the first and last song for the Grand Final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

Interview with the Eurovision Song Contest Winner 2013 - Emmelie de Forest

NEW!!! Interview with Chiara (Malta 1998, 2005 and 2009) - done in Malta on 08 February 2014

Still to come:
Interview with Georgina who represented Malta back in 1991 together with Paul Giordomaina the song "Could it be".


PHOTOS:    Album 1   |   Album 2
Enjoy lots of nice photos from the sunny island of Malta but also with the performers during the interviews and the performances. This way we try to bring you the Malta Experience as close to you as possible. :)

Below find the links to the interviews the team has done with the contestants before the Semi Final:

Amber - Because I have you

Andreana Debattista - Now and Forever

Chris Grech - Oblivion

Corazon - Ten

Daniel Testa - One last ride

Davinia Pace and Muxu - Brand New Day

De Bee - Pin the middle

Deborah C - Untill we meet again

Deborah C in interview at the Finalists Press Conference

Fabrizio Faniello - Just no place like home

Firelight - Coming Home

Franklin Calleja - Love will take me home

Jessika and Gerard James Borg - Hypnotica

Miriam Christine and Emil Callaja Bayliss & Mark Scicluna - Safe

Pamela - Take me

Romina Mamo - Addictive

Ryan Paul Abela - City Lady

Wayne William - Some kind of wonderful

What an amazing show Malta's PBS and TVM put up showing they are ready for hosting the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

#MaltaEurovisionSongContest2014 #Eurovision #JoinUs
#EurovisionRadioInternational

2014-01-30

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014 - Radio International Voting Results

As every year Radio International supports the Malta Eurovision Song Contest in which the Maltese Population and an International Jury select the most suitable song to represent the Maltese Islands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen come May. Like in 2013, pbs uses the same format where this year the national selection consists of a Semi Final with 20 songs that is narrowed down to 14 Finalists out of which the Maltese representative to the Eurovision Song Contest will be selected. Gianluca Bezzina won the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Tomorrow" which also made it sucessfully to the Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmoe, Sweden last May. Who will succeed the Doctor Gianluca?:) The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014 will be televised on Friday, 07 February 2014 (Semi Final) and Saturday, 08 February 2014 (Final) and will be available to watch online as well. escflashmalta.com will keep you up-to-date with the developments.

The Voting Window closed on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 at 1200 hours CET and below is the result of the voting as made public on Radio International on 29 January 2014.  Now let's wait and see how close our voting gets with the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014 when they announce the results on 08 February 2014.


POS ARTIST TITLE
1 Daniel Testa One last ride
2 Jessika Hypnotica
3 Pamela Take me
4 Fabrizio Faniello Just no place like home
5 Firelight Coming home
6 Miriam Christine Safe
7 Davina  Brand New Day
8 Franklin Calleja Love will take me home
9 Ryan Paul Abela City Lady
10 Amber Because I have you
11 Romina Mamo Addictive
12 De Bee Pin The Middle
13 Christabelle Lovetricity
14 Deborah C Until we meet again
15 Wayne Williams Some kind of wonderful
16 Chris Grech Oblivion
17 Corazon Ten
18 Sophie deBattista Let the sunshine in
19 Andreana Debattista Now and Forever
20 Raquel Invisible
 #Eurovision 2014, #Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2014

2013-06-24

Week 26/2013 - This week on Eurovision Radio International

In case you missed the live broadcast of Eurovision Radio International from 26 June 2013 
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.
www.radiointernational.tv