Please note that many interviews we air are also available as video interview which can be viewed on our Radio International YouTube Channel. Just take a look and enjoy also see the artists talk to us. 

 

Ben Morris Fan T-Shirts and Posters: On the show this week Radio International has been approached by  Ben Morris who is huge Eurovision fan and has designed each 2011 Eurovision entrant  as an icon of which you see an example leading this paragraph. To see the entire selection of these icons go to the Facebook Page of Ben Morris or contact him via his email. T-Shirts are available with the icon you select for just £15 including postage and packing. Please state the size you want S, M, L, XL and the colur either in light blue or white. The posters are available for £ 5.50 including postage and packing. If you are ordering from outside Europe then please add £2 to your order. Again we have to make it clear that this is not the official Eurovision Merchandize but just a fan project. Further details needed then contact Ben Morris.

 

Interview with Alex "Sparrow" Vorobyov (Russia 2011):  Eurovision in Concert 2011 took place in Amsterdam last weekend with the participation of 21 countries that are competing at the Eurovision Song Contest this in May 10, 12 and 14. The Team of Radio International and oikotimes.com have been on location and interviewed as many artists as possible and over the next couple of weeks we will be broadcasting these interviews on Radio International. This week we start with the Russian Delegation who send in Alex Vorobyov who represents his country with the song "Get you" in Semi Final 1. A big compliment goes to the Head of Press from Russia for making this interview possible. And to find out more about Alex Sparrow Vorobyov see his website by clicking here. The audio version of the inteviewed aired of course on Radio International this week but there is a little bonus - The Video Version of the interview can be seen here as well. Click here for the interview PART 1   |   PART 2

For those fans who have not been able to attend Eurovision in Concert 2011 please find here a link to the Photo Album of Eurovision in Concert 2011 - Enjoy! 

 
 Euro Friend Song Contest 2011 -  Grand Final - Start Voting Now as part of the Radio International Jury:  Radio International in collaboration with the Euro Friends Song Contest are in search for the ultimate Eurovision song.  25 Eurovision songs made it into the Euro Friends Song Contest 2011 Final. The 25 Finalist Songs are introduced to the listeners in the first hour for which one could vote for during the show with the result being announced by Andy Simon in the second half of the third hour. Click here to find out already now or just keep listening. The result flows into the Euro Friends Song Contest 2011 Final Voting as "One Jury" in the Grand Final on 21 May 2011.  If you have not participated in the vote during the show you still can cast your vote directly to Andy Simon via the Face Book Page of the Euro Friends Song Contest. The Voting Window is now open for a longer period of time to vote for your favourite Eurovision Song within the final 25 remaining songs. The Faceboob page of the Euro Friends Song Contest is available at this link. Remember, you have to be a member of this Facebook group in order to join the voting or consult the website. Alternatively, the website can be found here.  In June 2011 Radio International will dedicate an entire show dedicated to the Grand Final of the Euro Friends Song Contest 2011 with the results what has been voted for.

Eurovision Song Contest - In the Spotlight: Suddenly it is 1983:  Radio International's Ross Bennett has been digging a bit in the archives of the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest. Let's have a little trip down the 1983 Eurovision Memory Lane with Ross who will be pointing out some of the highlights of this particular Eurovision Song Contest hosted by Germany in Munich. You will also hear some of the favourite songs that shaped the 1983 contest.   

 

Eurovision in Concert 2011 in Belgium:  Like in the Netherlands also Belgium are setting up an annual Eurovision event to take place on the Easter weekend. Six Eurovision 2011 participating countries will be appearing at various locations in Belgium. Exact details will be given by Olivier Vanhoutte when he will be joining the Team of Radio International in the studio and you will find the details also on the Show Archive later in the week.   

 

Eurovision Song Contest News:  Luke Fisher joins the team in the studio every week to bring you the news and the latest developments connected to the Eurovision Song Contest. Whether it is music releases of Eurovision performers, special concerts, gossip, etc Luke will have it all for us during the weekly edition of Radio International. Also check out the occasational appearance of Zoran Kovacic from Serbia on Radio International bringing us some Eurovision News in his style.

In addition, Eurovision News is available on www.eurovision.tv, oikotimes.com, escdaily.com, esctoday.com and escflashmalta.com. 

Eurovision Quiz:  Scratch your heads and bite your nails at  our weekly Eurovision Song Contest Quiz. Good luck and win a copy of a past Eurovision Song Contest Final on DVD. All you have to do is to identify the five clips with Artist, Song, Country and Year. Send your answers via the website's CONTACTs form or via the msn-chat This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it As long as stock last you can also select something out of the Eurovision 2010 Goodies Bag. Good Luck! And the Winner of the last Quiz: Apologies - the show was pretty full and JP missed to reveal the winner and also the solution to last week's Quiz. All will be done next week when Radio International will be four hours long. 

 

Eurovision Song Contest Calendar of Events: Check out a detailed listing of all events scheduled around Europe. If you hear of something we have not listed please drop us a line by clicking here and let us know. After Eurovision is before Eurovision and to bridge the Eurovision Gap many Eurovision Clubs will be holding their annual convention.

 

Upcoming Events: 

16 April 2011

Manchester, United Kingdom: 

Plenty of Bucks Fizz at Revolution's Eurovision Boom Bang a Bang Night 

 

22 - 24 May 2011

Ghent, Belgium

Eurovision Concert in Belgium (details to follow)

 

11 May 2011

Duesseldorf, Germany:

Eurovision Song Contest Classics

 

04 June 2011

Maarssen, The Netherlands:

Eurovision Artists Midsummer's Day with Chiara from Malta (more info to follow)

 

Eurovision Song Contest Interviews the Radio International Team has done with the Eurovision performers can be heard by visiting our Eurovision section of this website or check out the Radio International goes.... part of the website. The 2010 Eurovision Interviews have not yet been displayed there. You can find them as part of the weekly editions of Radio International. You can go through the Show Archive to find interviews by using search. 

 

Eurovision Music requests as well as other music requests are most welcome and can be done via our website's CONTACT US page. Let us know what you want to hear and where you are from. Due to the large number of requests we received and cannot accommodate this week these requests will be added to the play list for the future shows. 

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