| Show 13 March 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 - Complete Recap: Melodifestivalen 2013
took place Saturday, 09 March 2013 where Sweden together with an
International Jury selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
2013 to take place in Malmoe, Sweden next May. After four Semi Finals
and a Second Chance Round and the Grand Final in the brand new Friends
Arena of Stockholm, Sweden sends into the race Robin Stjernberg to follow the footsteps of Loreen to
represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Thanks to
our rowing Scandinavian reporter Lilian Brunell Radio International
already aired a number of interviews with the Melodifestivalen
participating artists. This week features the interviews with the
remaining artists and of course the winner of Melodifestivalen 2013. You
can see all the photos from the event on our Facebook page by clicking here. Enjoy. The entire results are available here.
 Interview with Carola (Sweden 1983, 1991 Winner, 2006):
Former Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest and three times participant
for Sweden - Carola celebrated 30 years of her first entry to the
Eurovision Song Contest 1983 - "Fraemling" and was part of the interval
act during Melodifestivalen 2013 Final. She performed a modern version
of her 1983 Eurovision entry. Carola returned to the Eurovision Song
Contest a couple of times taking the victory for Sweden back in 1991
with the song "Captured by a Love Strorm" and returned to the contest in
2006 in Athens where she came 5th with the amazing "Invincible". At the
Aftershow Party of Melodifestivalen Eric & JP met Carola for a
brief interview Radio International is delighted to share with the
listeners and viewers this week. You can watch this interview also on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Interview with Robin Stjernberg (Melodifestivalen 2013): Newcomer to Melodifestivalen is Robin Stjerberg who performed "You"
and in an exciting voting won Melodifestivalen 2013 and thus will be
represening Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmoe on 18
May 2013. Lilian Brunell has been chatting with Robin after the dress rehearsal and then at the Aftershow Party after he won Melodifestivalen 2013. You can watch this interview also on our YouTube Channel - click here. Watch the interview at the Winner's Aftershow Party - click here
 Interview with Sean Banan (Melodifestivalen 2013): At the
Welcome Reception earlier this week our rowing reporter Lilian Brunell
met the amazing Sean Banan and delivered a fantastic interview that
certainly makes you laugh. It is Sean's second participation in
Melodifestivalen following in 2012 with the song "Sean de Foerste Banan" which unfortunately did not make it into the Final in 2012. However, in 2013 Sean Banan's latest offering "Copacabanana"
made it straight to the Final from the Semi Final. He delivered a
brilliant show in the Final and with this ended up at Number Six of
Melodifestivalen 2013. Enjoy this interview with Lilian and make sure
you have the tissues ready for wiping your tears of laughter away. :) At the Aftershow Party Eric and JP met Sean briefly for a little chat - Watch it here
 Interview with Anton Ewald (Melodifestivalen 2013): A Newcomer as singer at Melodifestivalen is Anton Ewald.
Anton has been on the stage of the event together with Eric Saade as
dancer. In 2013 he tried it as singer with his own dancers in the
performance of "Begging" which reached Number Four in the Final
of Melodifestivalen 2013. Radio International's Eric interviewed the
singer right after the Dress Rehearsal. You can watch this interview also on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Interview with Yohio (Melodifestivalen 2013): Also a newcomer to Melodidestivalen is Yohio who
with his band is massive in Japan. The last performing act of the night
during the Final of Melodifestivalen 2013 Yohio's song "Heartbreak Hotel" ranked second to Robin Stjernberg's "You". Lilian and JP had a quick chat with Yohio after the Dress Rehearsal. You can watch this interview also on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Interview with Louise Hoffsten (Melodifestivalen 2013): It is no
secret that Louise suffers from Multiple Sclerosis and still wants to
try to take part in Melodifestivalen 2013. Her entry is called "Only the dead fish follow the stream"
which reached Number Five in Sweden's National Final. Also Louise is
the only lady amongst the ten Final Acts. Radio International's roving
reporter Lilian Brunell chatted with Louise Hoffsten from lady to lady which Radio International is delighted to air during this week's edition of Radio International. You can watch this interview also on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Interview with David Lindgren (Melodifestivalen 2013): 2013 is David Lindgren's second participation at Melodifestivalen following his Number Four entry in 2012 called "Shout it out". This year David performed "Skyline"
which reached Number Eight in Melodifestivalen 2013. Radio
International's Eric interviewed the singer right after the Dress
Rehearsal. You can watch this interview also on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Interview with the Hosts of Melodifestivalen 2013: Danny Saucedo & Gina Dirawi: Viewers of Melodifestivalen 2012 saw both in the show whereas Danny Saucedo was one of the ten finalists ranking second with "Amazing" after Loreen's "Euphoria". Gina was part of the host trio including Sarah Dawn Finer & Helena Bergstroem
in 2012 where she was also part of the commmentating team of SVT in
Baku. Gina & Danny were selected by SVT (Swedish TV) to host the
series of Melodifestivalen 2013 comprising of four Semi Finals, the
Second Chance Round and subsequently also the Grand Final of
Melodifestivalen 2013. Right after the show Eric & JP chatted with
the presenters of the show which you can hear in this week's edition of
Radio International. You can watch this interview also on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Interview with Mr. Melodifestivalen: Christer Bjoerkman: The overall director of Melodifestivalen Christer Bjoerkman
who is responsible for the show and the selection process of Sweden's
entry to the Eurovision Song Contest was extremely happy with
Melodifestivalen 2013. He himself represented Sweden at the Eurovision
Song Contest 1992. Eric & JP from Radio International interviewed
Christer in regards with Melodifestivalen 2013 and the Eurovision Song
Contest 2013 which takes place in Malmoe, Sweden on 14, 16 & 18 May
2013. You can watch this interview also on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Interview with Marilena (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 talents Radio International this week airs an interview with Marilena who
sang "Overrated" in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2013 which
unfortunately did not qualify for the Final. Listen to the interview
which JP did with the singer during the rehearsals.
 Eurovision Song Contest Spotlight - The 2013 National Finals with Marcus Keppel-Palmer: 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 Marcus Keppel-Palmer who will be taking a look at the selection process of Israel, Netherlands, Romania, Sweden and United Kingdom. Also Bulgaria since the broadcaster decided to change the song. 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. David Mann's been digging deep in his treasure box for this week's Eurovision Cover song. Don't miss it!
 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 Agnetha Fältskog.
 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 Robert Wahlstroem from Gothenburg in Sweden 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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