Week 14/2022 - Eurovision Radio International - 06 Apr 2022: Meet the Eurovision Stars 2022 (Part 1) and Melodifestivalen 2022 Interviews with Anna Bergendahl, Anis Don Demina, Lina Hedlund, and lots 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 (2022-04-03)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2022-04-05)





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. The show is also broadcast live on  SWITCH Radio Yorkshire  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 as well as the repeats - click here.

Join in this Wednesday, 06 Apr 2022 live from 1900 - 2300pmCET live on SWITCH Radio Yorkshire  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 Vladana  (Montenegro 2022)
• Interview with Sheldon Riley (Australia 2022)
• Interview with Lumix feat. Pia Maria (Austria 2022)
• Interview with Monika Liu (Lithuania 2022)
• Interview with Emma Muscat (Malta 2022)
• Interview with Anna Bergendahl (Sweden 2010, Melodifestivalen 2022, Number 12)
• Interview with  Anis Don Demina (Melodifestivalen 2020, Number 5)
• Interview with Lina Hedlund (Melodifestivalen 2019, Number 11)
• Eurovision Cover Spot and The Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision 2022 in Region. This week THE WEST with Dermot Manning
  
• Eurovision News from escXtra.com with Nathan Waddell
  
• Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal
  
• Your music requests
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists
  

 

 
Meet the Eurovision Stars 2022:  The Eurovision Land 2022 is preparing for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 and many pre-parties or promo events are happening across Europe. Radio International's roving reporter Salman was in London at the 2022 Preview Event and interviewed many of the Eurovision Stars 2022 of which some will air on the show this week and next week. Get ready to meet Sheldon Riley (Australia 2022), Lumix feat. Pia Maria (Austria 2022), We Are Domi (Czech Republic 2022), Monika Liu (Lithuania 2022), Emma Muscat (Malta 2022), WRS (Romania 2022) and Andrea (North Macedonia 2022) and Vladana (Montenegro 2022).

 

 
Interview with Vladana (Montenegro 2022): At the recent edition of Melodifestivalen 2022 in Stockholm, Sweden, the Swedish OGAE branch has organised the MelfestWKND 2022 with the participation of Swedish acts such as Nanne Grönvall and Dotter but also Malik Harris who represents Germany at Eurovision 2022 with "Rockstars", Aidan from sunny Malta who came second in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Ritmu" and Vladana who waves the flag for Montenegro in Turin later on in May.

This week Radio International broadcasts the interview that the Interview Team did in Stockholm with Vladana. She represents Montenegro in Semi Final 2 as Song Number 15 entitled "Breathe". Get to know the charming singer during this interview on the show this week.

Sweden's Biggest and Best TV Show Melodifestivalen ended on Saturday 12 Mar 2022 with the Grand Final after funneling down the 28 entries via four heats, two semi finals and the Grand Final. Swedish broadcaster SVT received way over 2000 songs for the 2022 edition of Melodifestivalen which on Saturday was won by Cornelia Jakobs with the song "Hold me closer" and will be representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Semi Final 2 at Song Number 17. The Radio International Interview Team was in Stockholm, Sweden and interviewed all the contestants of Melodifestivalen plus more.

Complete overview of the results of Melodifestivalen 2022 can be viewed here - click here.

Cornelia Jakobs (Sweden 2022) winning Melodifestivalen

Melodifestivalen 2022 Interview with Anna Bergendahl: This week on Radio International hear the interviews with one more finalist of Melodifestivalen 2022. Anna Bergendahl. No stranger to the world of the Eurovision Song Contest Anna already won Melodifestivalen 2010 and represented Sweden in Oslo, Norway with the song "This is my life". Unfortunately, the song ended up at Number 11 in her Semi Final which is the only time that Sweden did not make it into the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Anna, now learning to become a medical doctor, has also regained appetite to try it again to win the ticket to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. She returned to Melodifestivalen in 2019 with "Ashes to Ashes" coming 10th, then in 2020 she came 3rd with "Kingdom Come" and this year in 2022 she ranked 12th in the Melodifestivalen Grand Final with the song "Higher Power".
Listen to the interview that Marc, Salman and JP did with Anna Bergendahl during the rehearsal week of the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2022.

Lina Hedlund (Alcazar and Melodifestivalen 2019)
with the Radio International Interview Team

Interviews with Lina Hedlund (2019) of Alcazar and Anis Don Demina (2020): At the Aftershow Party of Melodifestivalen many of the Swedish artists that were on the stage of Melodifestivalen "gatecrash" and Salman, Marc and JP bumped into Anis Don Demina and Lina Hedlund. Lina of Alcazar fame took part in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Victorious" coming 11th and in 2020 she become one of the hosts of Sweden's biggest live TV Show - Melodifestivalen.

Anis Don Demina and the Radio International Interview Team

Anis Don Demina has been on the stage of Melodifestivalen four times: In 2018 he was the saxophonist in Samir and Viktor's song "Shuffla" coming 4th. Then in 2019 he returned together with Zena to the contest singing "Mina bränder". The act ranked 5th in Heat 1 and with that did not advance further. In 2020 Anis Don Demina returned as a solist onto the stage of Melodifestivalen and performed "Vem e som oss" and came 5th. It does not stop there as he was one of the Co-Hosts of Melodifestivalen 2021 on the side of Oscar Zia.

The Radio International Interview Hall of Fame:

During the Interview Sessions Radio International takes photos and videos which you can find on the Radio International Interview Hall of Fame 2020 and 2021. To view the photos done during the interviews - click here - for the Radio International Hall of Fame Photo Album.

This is the Hall of Fame: Charlotte Perrelli, Linda Martin, Niamh Kavanagh, Katrina of Katrina and the Waves, Charlie McGettigan, Emmelie de Forest, Scott Fitzgerald, Eldar of Ell and Nikki, Sanna Nielsen, Lina Hedlund and Andreas Lundstedt from Alcazar, Poli Genova, Ira Losco, Jan Johansen Nicki French, Debbie Scerri, Rasmussen, Rainer from Wind, Jalisse, Maja Keuc (Amaya),Thomas Forstner, Lisa Andreas, Esther Hart, Vanilla Ninja, Maja Keuc (Amaya), Sibel Tüzün, Sidsel Ben Semmane, Monika Linkyte, Intelligent Music Project (Bulgaria 2022), Mia Dimsic (Croatia 2022), Andrea (North Macedonia 2022), Brooke Scullion (Ireland 2022), Citi Zeni (Latvia 2022), Ochman (Poland 2022) The Roop, Bilal of NorthKid, Cyan Kicks, Justs, 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, Blind Channel, Danny Saucedo, Jendrik, Tornike Kipiani, GO_A, Kurt Calleja, Rafał Brzozowski, Barbara Pravi, Fyr og Flamme, almost all artists from the Eurovision 2021 class.

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 new Radio International Chat Room. 

• 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, 06 Apr 2022 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 SWITCH Radio Yorkshire  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. 

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

#SwitchRadioNetwork #Radio105 #GoGoRadioGibraltar #eurovision #esc #interviews #eurovision2022 #TheSoundOfBeauty #NewReleases #world #AnnaBergendahl #Sweden #LinaHedlund #AnisDonDemina #Melodifestivalen2022 #Vladana #SheldonRiley #EurovisionStars2022 #LumixPiaMaria #MonikaLiu #EmmaMuscat

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Week 04/2021 - Eurovision Radio International - 27 Jan 2021 - Live Interview (Part 2) with Lina Hedlund, Tess Merkel and Andreas Lundstedt formerly from Alcazar (Melodifestivalen, Sweden)

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

Also listen to other Eurovision Shows:
Forest FM Eurovision Show Case (2021-01-24)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2021-01-26)

 

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. 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 27 January 2021 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 Andreas Lundstedt, Tess Merkel and Lina Hedlund formerly of Alcazar (Melodifestivalen, Sweden) (Part 2 of 2)
  
• Eurovision Cover Spot and The Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2021 National Final Season with Dermot Manning
  
• Eurovision News from escXtra.com with Nathan Waddell
• Your music requests
• Lots and lots of New Music Releases by Eurovision artists
  
  

Live Interview with Andreas Lundstedt and Lina Hedlund formerly of Alcazar (Part 2 of 2):  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 and the fans. See below the Radio International Interview Hall of Fame 2020.

Here is the Radio International Interview Hall of Fame: 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).

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 once again by Andreas Lundstedt and Lina Hedlund who both were part of the group Alcazar. One of Alcazar's biggest successes was the world hit from 2002 "Crying at the Discoteque". But also the last entry of Alcazar at Sweden's Melodifestivalen was back in 2014 when Lina, Andreas and Tess as Alcazar made it successfully to the Grand Final with "Blame it on the Disco". As a surprise to the artists Tess Merkel "gatecrashed" the interview session to the surprise of  Lina and Andreas. Radio International reunited Swedish Band Alcazar during the interview session in the show today. 

Andreas Lundstedt was also part of the 2006 Swiss Eurovision entry called Six 4 One who performed the song "If we all give a little" written and penned by German Composer Ralph Siegel.

Lina Hedlund entered Melodifestivalen a few times with the last entry being in 2019 with the song "Victorious" which was written by Dotter and in 2020 Lina co-hosted Melodifestivalen together with David Sundin and Linnea Henriksson.

Tess Merkel, the third member of the former group Alcazar is part of the artist line-up for Melodifestivalen 2021.

The Interview Team of Radio International is very much looking forward to having Lina Hedlund and Andreas Lundstedt 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. There will be a huge surprise on the show during this interview so listen out for that.

PLEASE NOTE:
This interview session is the continuation of the interview we already had on Radio International on 09 December 2020. CLICK HERE to listen back.

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 new Radio International Chat Room. 

• 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, 27 January 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 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. 

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 #interviews #eurovision2021 #LetsOpenUpAgain #NewReleases #world #Sweden #Melodifestivalen #Alcazar #MelodiGrandPrix #LinaHedlund, #AndreasLundstedt

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Week 50/2020 - Eurovision Radio International - 09 Dec 2020 - Live Interview with Lina Hedlund and Andreas Lundstedt formerly from Alcazar - 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 (2020-12-06)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2020-12-08)
The David Horton Eurovision Show (2020-12-06)

   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 09 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 Andreas Lundstedt and Lina Hedlund formerly of Alcazar (Melodifestivalen, Sweden) 
• Getting you Ready for Christmas 2020
  
• Eurovision Top 5 Flashback
• Eurovision Cover Spot and The Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Eurovision Spotlight: A Eurovision Six Pack with Dermot Manning
  
• Eurovision News from escXtra.com with Nathan Waddell
• Your music requests
• Lots and lots of New Music Releases by Eurovision artists
  
  

Live Interview with Andreas Lundstedt and Lina Hedlund formerly of Alcazar:  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 and the fans. See below the Radio International Interview Hall of Fame 2020.

Here is the Radio International Interview Hall of Fame 2020: Katrina of Katrina and the Waves, Eldar of Ell and Nikki, Sanna Nielsen, 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 and Vasil.

This week Radio International's Interview Team JP and John Dawton are being joined via SKYPE by Andreas Lundstedt and Lina Hedlund who both were part of the group Alcazar. One of Alcazar's biggest successes was the world hit from 2002 "Crying at the Discoteque". But also the last entry of Alcazar at Sweden's Melodifestivalen was back in 2014 when Lina, Andreas and Tess as Alcazar made it successfully to the Grand Final with "Blame it on the Disco".
Andreas was also part of the 2006 Swiss Eurovision entry called Six 4 One who performed the song "If we all give a little" written and composed by German Ralph Siegel.
Lina entered Melodifestivalen a few times with the last entry being in 2019 with the song "Victorious" which was written by Dotter and in 2020 Lina co-hosted Melodifestivalen together with David Sundin and Linnea Henriksson.
Tess Merkel, the third member of the former group Alcazar is part of the artist line-up for Melodifestivalen 2021.

The Interview Team of Radio International is very much looking forward to having Lina Hedlund and Andreas Lundstedt 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.

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 new Radio International Chat Room. 

• 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, 09 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. 

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 #interviews #eurovision2020 #OpenUp  #NewReleases #world #AndreasLundstedt #Sweden #LinaHedlund #Alcazar

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Melodifestivalen 2020 - Semi Final 2: Interview with the Hosts Lina Hedlund, Linnea Henriksson and David Sundin

Melodifestivalen is Sweden's national televised music competition to find the best new song of the year. The winner of the competition then goes on to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. Twenty-eight acts go through four Semi Finals and a Second Chance round before the top twelve go into the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2020, held once again at the Friends Arena in Solna (near Stockholm) in front of a live audience of almost 30000 spectators, plus millions of TV viewers both in Sweden and abroad.

Since 2009, Radio International has been present each year at the Melodifestivalen Grand Final rehearsals and interviews the artists, the producer and the hosts.

Melodifestivalen 2020 ALLSTARS - Semi Final 2 in Gothenburg, Sweden

In this clip, we talk to the Hosts of Melodifestivalen 2020: Lina Hedlund, Linnea Henriksson and David Sundin who are hosting all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2020 from Semi 1 to the Grand Final in Stockholm. Lina Hedlund was formerly a singer with Alcazar and participated herself at Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Victorious". Enjoy this interview with Lina, Linnea and David on Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience - right after the Dress Rehearsal. 
 

#Eurovision #esc #OpenUp #Meldofestivalen2020 #melo2020 #Gothenburg #LinaHedlund #LinneaHenriksson #DavidSundin