Interview with Ben Cramer (Netherlands 1973):  The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was staged in the Grand Theatre of Luxembourg City with the participation of 17 countries. The Host Country Luxembourg became again the winner in 1973 with Anne Marie David and the song fabulous "Tu Te Reconnaitras". The Netherlands were represented by Ben Cramer with the song "De oude muzikant" which reached Number 14. Some 31 years later - in 2012, Ben Cramer wanted to represent the Netherlands once again at the Eurovision Song Contest and had submitted a song to TROS (Dutch TV Company responsible for matters of Eurovision in the Netherlands) who regretably rejected his application. Soon after that all the artists that were rejected by the TROS held a special concert in the Netherlands so that the songs were not produced for nothing. Former Eurovision particpant Justine Pelmelay (Netherlands 1989) was guest and Marga "Marcha" Bult was the host of the evening. Marcha represented the Netherlands back in 1987 coming 5th with "Rechtop in de wind". And of course Ben Cramer performed his rendition of the Dutch entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973: "De oude muzikant". Radio International had the big pleasure to meet and interview Ben in the canteen backstage of the venue. You can hear this interview on the show this week. Alternatively,  You can watch the video version of the interview by clicking here.

 

Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - Can we have your votes please:  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 2013 in Malmö, Sweden come May. Like in 2012, pbs uses the same format where the national selection consist of a Semi Final with 24 artists that is narrowed down to 16 Finalists out of which the Maltese representative to the Eurovision Song Contest will be selected. Kurt Calleja won the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "This is the night" which also made it sucessfully to the Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku last May. Who will succeed Kurt? The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013 will be televised on Friday, 01 February 2013 (Semi Final) and Saturday, 02 February 2013 (Final) and will be available to watch online as well. escflashmalta.com will keep you up-to-date with the developments.  Your Votes are needed:  Radio International will be conducting a pre-voting amongst the fans, listeners and viewers of the weekly Eurovision radio show. Video clips of all the 24 songs are available online here and Radio International would like to involve the listeners and viewers to the weekly show to cast their votes in selecting their favourite ten songs of the 24 Semi Finalists in Eurovision Voting style (12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point) and submit their choice to Radio International by 01 February 2013. For this please find the Voting Form here on MS EXCEL. Alternatively, send your ranked favourite Top 10 songs to Radio International via this the CONTACTS link. Full details can be seen here.  

 

 

Eurovision UnderCover:  Last week, Radio International started a brand new series on the show featuring Eurovision Cover Versions where JP will be intoducing some of the finest Eurovision Song Contest entries covered by other singers. Just be surprised. You will be hearing the actual song that has been on the Eurovision stage followed by the cover. Enjoy the brand new series.  Listeners are encouraged to send in their cover versions they came across over the years to share with the other fans tuning into the show. Alternatively, listeners can send in their request for a particular Eurovision covered song using this link.

 

New Song Releases by Eurovision Artists:  Radio International is always keen to know how the careers of Eurovision performers develop after their performance at the event. The show is in collaboration with many Music Companies that supply Radio International with the latest songs of their signed up artists to bring the muisc closer to the fans. On a weekly basis Radio International receives songs which are being featured on the show. This week listen to the new songs by Kaliopi, Anne Marie David,  Ruslana and  Mika Newton,   etc broadcast time permitting :)

 

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. He also takes a look at some statistics such as viewing figures in the various countries and more.
In addition, Eurovision News is available on www.eurovision.tv, escxtra.com, esctoday.com and escflashmalta.com.   

 

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. But also all the National Final Details are being displayed in the Calendar. Make sure you frequently check it out. 

 

Upcoming Events - Highlights:

 

13 April 2013:

Eurovision in Concert 2013 in the Melkweg of Amsterdam, The Netherlands with 2013 Eurostar. Details (Website not yet filled)