| Show 27 February 2013 |
Experience the Eurovision Song Contest with Radio International and Partners.
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.
 Melodifestivalen 2013 - Semi Final 4 took place in the hall where also
the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 will take place come May - the Malmö
Arena. Radio International's very own rowing reporter Lilian Brunell was
on location and has been swinging her microphone backstage to interview
the participants and more. This week Radio International is very much
Swedish influenced with interviews and music. At this point the Radio
International Mother Ship would like to thank Lilian Brunell for her
great work in Malmö.
 Interview with the Army of Lovers (Melodifestivalen 2013): The Army of Lovers exists since the late 80s with 10 albums and over 20 single releases in their career. Their biggest hit was "Crucified"
which charted for eight weeks at Number One in the European Singles
Chart in 1991. The band has been taking part in Sweden's
Melodifestivalen to obtain the ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest a
few times. Their 2013 attempt is with the song "Rockin' the ride" which advanced from Semi Final 4 of Melodifestivalen 2013 to the Second Chance Round. Lilian Brunell met the Army of Lovers
during the Welcome Reception in Malmö for an interview which Radio
International broadcasts this week. More details about the Army of
Lovers can be found here. You can watch this interview also on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Interview with Ulrik Munther (Melodifestivalen 2013): One of the
youngest if not the youngest participant in Melodifestivalen 2013 is
Ulrik Munther who saw his debut at Melodifestivalen in 2012 with the
song "Soldier" that not only catapulted him to to the Final of
Melodifestivalen 2012 but also reach a remarkable 3rd place. He wants to
attempt again in 2013 and entered in Semi Final 4 of Melodifestivalen
2013 with a Thomas "Euphoria" G:son, Peter Boström and himself
co-written song "Tell the World I'm in love". The viewers liked
this song so much that Ulrik Munther qualified straight away for the
Final of Melodifestivalen 2013 to take place in Stockholm's Friends
Arena on 09 March 2013. Radio International's rowing reporter (yet
again:) ) met Ulrik at the Aftershow Party for an interview which you
can hear on this week's edition of Radio International.
 Interview with Ralf Gyllenhammer (Melodifestivalen 2013): The
second act after Ulrik Munther that made it straight to the Final of
Melodifestivalen2013 from Semi Final 4 is Ralf Gyllenhammer with the
song "Bed on Fire". Ralf Gyllenhammar is the singer in a
rockband called Mustasch. His dream has been to participate in
Melodifestivalen but rest of the band was not interested so he went solo
for this occasion. However, his dream has come true and he is amongst
the ten finalists in Stockholm's Friends Arena battling for the ticket
to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. His favorite
song from Melodifestivalen is "Michelangelo" with Björn Skifs
from year 1975. It ended 5th but has become a huge hit in Sweden. And
guess what :) Radio International's rowing reporter (yet again:) ) met
Ralf at the
Aftershow Party for an interview which you can hear on this week's
edition of Radio International. :)
 Interview with Sylvia Vrethammar (Melodifestivalen 2013): Sylvia was born 1945 and has been a professional artist since 1967. Her song "Y Viva Espana"
from 1973, became a huge success both in UK and Sweden. The song ended
up in the Guiness Book of Records as being on the UK chart for 28 weeks.
Since the mid-70s she has a career in Germany and partly lives there
nowadays. She participated in Melodifestivalen four times. Last time was
2002 with the song "Hon är en annan nu". Sylvia Vrethammar's entry "Trivialitet"
(Trivality) (composed by composed by Thomas "Euphoria" G:son, Calle
Kindbom, Mats Tärnfors) was selected by the pre-juries of
Melodifestivalen to be amongst the 32 acts battling it out to represent
Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Unfortunately, last Saturday
in Semi Final 4 of Melodifestivalen 2013 she did not receive enough
votes to advance to the Final and thus is out of the competition. During
the Dress Rehearsal the Radio International rowing reporter Lilian
Brunell could hold an interview with the singer which you can hear
during this week's edition of Radio International. You can watch this interview also on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Interview with Jon Ola Sand - The Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest:
Jan Ola Sand has a very busy period ahead with organising the Eurovision
Song Contest 2013 with Swedish Television (SVT). He travels to many
national finals and has been seen in amongst others the German Final on
14 February 2013. Radio International's roving reporter Lilian Brunell
was at the Semi Final 4 of Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2013 and caught up
with the Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest - Mr. Jon Ola Sand for an interview regarding the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest from Malmö in Sweden.
 Interview with Klinsmann Coleiro (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013): On
Saturday, 02 February 2013 Malta selected their entry to the Eurovision
Song Contest 2013 with a young medical doctor by the name of Gianluca Bezzina who will be the Ambassador of Malta in Malmoe waving the Maltese Flag and singing the song "Tomorrow" which won Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013. The full result of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013 can be viewed here.
Continuing the series of interviews with Maltese music talent Radio International this week airs an interview with Klinsmann who entered the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "The Remedy"
which unfortunately did not go through into the Final of the Malta
Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Klinsmann is however, also member of a
band called Planet Seed. Find out more about Planet Seed by clicking here. Listen to the interview with Klinsmann in this week's edition of Radio International. You can watch this interview also on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Interview with Petra & Richard Edwards (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013):
After having Klinsmann on the show this week Radio International also
has a second Maltese Talent on the show this week. All in all Petra and Richard as soloists and duo had three songs in the Maltese National Selection this year. out of which Petra's entry "No one's home" did not qulify for the Final of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013, however, Richard Edward's "Fall like Rome"
went to the Final of the contest reaching Number 13 and then the duett
between Petra and Richard ranked even higher in the Malta Eurovision
Song Contest 2013 - at Number 6. No strangers to the airwaves of Radio
International both Richard Edwards and Petra have been taking part in
the national selection of Malta to the Eurovision Song Contest for three
years with Richard's entry "Finally" came second to Glen Vella's "One Life" in 2011. In 2012 Richard too part with "Look at me now"
which made it to Number 5. Listen to an interview with both artists
together Radio International made during the rehearsal days in Malta. You can watch this interview also on our YouTube Channel - click here  Eurovision Song Contest Spotlight - The 2013 National Finals with Ross Bennett: The
National Selection period is in full swing where countries are
selecting their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 that
will be staged in Malmö, Sweden on the 14 May 2013 (Semi Final 1),
16 May 2013 (Semi Final 2) and 18 May 2013 (Grand Final) where so far 39
countries will be competing for the trophy and the rights to hold the
Eurovision Song Contest 2014. As every year Radio International reviews
the National Finals with the regular correspondents and this week it is
the turn of Ross Bennett who will be taking a look at the selection process of Crotia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Ireland, Russia, Slovenia and Spain . Find a full listing of the upcoming National Finals 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 watch out for new material from Eurovision Winner 2012 Loreen, Zeljko Joksimovic and Soraya from Spain.
 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
14 May 2013
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - Semi Final 1 from Malme, Sweden
16 May 2013
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - Semi Final 2 from Malme, Sweden
14 May 2013
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - Grand Final from Malme, Sweden
19 - 21 July 2013
Eurovision Weekend in Berlin, Germany
07 September 2013
Eurovision Cruise organised by OGAE Finland
 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. As long as stock last you can also select something out of
the Eurovision 2010 Goodies Bag. Good Luck! Congratulations go to Michael Nagelkerke from Maastricht, The Netherlands for winning this week's Clip Quiz.
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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