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2026-11-02

Week 44/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 04 Nov 2026: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Interviews with Beppe (Malta) & Matt Blxck, ESC - Asia 2026, Home Composed Song Contest 2026, 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 (2026-11-01)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2026-11-03)




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, 04 Nov 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 Beppe (Malta)
  • Interview with Matt Blxck (Malta ESC 2026, Number 2 & Composer of "Blue Bird")
  • Eurovision Song Contest 2026 - Asia:  Hear the songs 
  • Home Composed Song Contest 2026 - Hear the songs and vote 
  • Tribute to Eddie Friel (Ireland 1995) 
  • Eurovision Spotlight: The Magical Letter Game with Chris Poppe
  • Eurovision News with Johannes Vitt
  • 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. 



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.




Beppe (Malta 2026) at the Junior Eurovision 2026)

Junior Eurovision 2026 Interview with Beppe (Malta):  This week Radio International will continue broadcasting an interviews with the young stars from the stage of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Beppe represented Malta with the song "Blue Bird" which is a song about the national bird of Malta. The song was written by Muxxu and Matt Blxck.  At the end of the voting sequence Malta ranked 7th on the Junior Eurovision Score Board. The Team of Radio International had the pleasure to meet Beppe in the lobby of his hotel for this interview. Enjoy this charming young singer. 




Matt Blxck (Malta ESC 2026) with JP

Interview with Matt Blxck (Malta ESC 2026): In the run-up to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Malta, Radio International's JP and Johannes bumped into Matt Blxck who came second to Aidan's "Bella" in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Ejja lejja ħdejja 'l hawn (The Flute)".  Matt Blxck together with Muxxu and Beppe among others wrote the Maltese entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 entitled  "Blue Bird" which came 7th with 136points after the voting sequence. JP interviewed Matt on his participation as songwriter at the contest catch up with the artists career development after his success at the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Enjoy listening to this interview on the show this week. 





Watch 14 Nov 2026, 1430 hours CET
 
Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Asia
:  The very first Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Asia will be taken to the stage in One Bangkok Forum, Bangkok on Saturday, 14 Nov 2026 at 1430 hours CET, in partnership with Thailand’s Channel 3 and Voxovation, with broadcasters from 11 countries across Asia bringing their own voice, identity and storytelling to what is going to be one of the world's biggest stages.
If you heading to Bangkog or are already there and have not yet a tickets for the show, head to the Tickets page on the Eurovision Asia website to buy tickets for not only the Live Broadcast Grand Final on Saturday 14 Nov 2026, but also a Grand Final Preview Show on Friday 13 Nov 2026.
Participating Countries are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia,Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, The Philippines, Republic of Korea (South), Thailand and Vietnam reaching 600+ Million people.
Radio International this week and next week will be giving a complete preview of the songs in the running order of the contest.
You can watch the show via the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel.




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 :). Chris Poppe continues the series with Letter O and will explain the Rules of the Game.



The Home Composed Song Contest 2026:  VOTING CLOSES 10 Nov 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.

This week is another chance to hear clips of the songs and you can vote directly on the website of the Home Composed Song Contest 2026 - click here



Eddie Friel at Eurovision Song Contest 1995 (Ireland)

Tribute to Eddie Friel (Ireland 1995):  The Eurovision Community was hit by some sad news of the sudden passing of Eddie Friel who died at the age of just 64. Eddie resided in Austria in recent years. In 1995 he represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Dreamin'" which came 14th on home ground. Radio International's Dermot Manning joins JP in the studio for a tribute to the singer. Rest in Peace - Eddie Friel 1962 - 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, 04 Nov 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

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2026-01-29

Week 04/2026 - Eurovision Radio International - 28 Jan 2026: The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Interviews (Part 2), News, Birthday File, Coverspot, and much more - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

  

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

Also listen to other Eurovision Shows:
Forest FM Eurovision Show Case (2026-01-25)
Bradley Stoke Radio - Let Me Be the One (2026-01-27)




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 Jan 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 

  • Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC) 2026 - Review continue
  • Interview with Matt Blxck (MESC 2026, Number 2)
  • Interview with Mychael Bartolo Chircop (MESC 2026, Number 3) 
  • Interview with the Adria Twins (MESC 2026, Number 12)
  • Interview with the Ema (MESC 2026, Number 7)
  • Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 National Finals with Chris Poppe
  • 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 Forotti 
  • New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists 
  • Your music requests 



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


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

Radio International already broadcast some of the interviews from Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in last week's edition. Listen to more interviews this week with:  Matt Blxck (MESC 2026, Number 2), Mychael Bartolo Chircop (MESC 2026, Number 3), Ema (MESC 2026, Number 7) and the Adria Twins (MEC 2026, Number 12).



Matt Blxck, Mychael Bartolo Chircop, Ema and the Adria Twin

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




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


Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar: Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and Alain Forotti gives us already the updates of the National Finals to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....







Our Chatroom - Chat with the Eurovision Fan Community during the live show on Wednesdays from 1900 - 2300 hours CET. This is how it works:
  • 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 Jan 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 #MaltaEurovisionSongContest #mesc2026 #Ema #MattBlxck #MychaelBartoloChircop #AdriaTwins