| Show 17 April 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.
 Eurovision in Concert 2013: A 5th and very successful edition of
Eurovision in Concert took place Saturday, 13 April 2013 in Melkweg in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands where 25 artists of the Eurovision Song
Contest 2013 performed and with this promoted their song with which they
compete at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmoe, Sweden May 14,
16 & 18. The Team of Radio International were on location and
conducted interviews with some of the artists within a speed
interviewing session during the sound check on Saturday afternoon. This
and next week Radio International will focus on broadcasting those
interviews. At this point Radio International would like to thank David
Mann from Eurovision Norwich and Bert Ouwerkerk for their hard work in
assisting Eric and JP during the interviews. You can see all the photos from the interview sessions and the Concert itself by clicking here
 Interview with Marco Mengoni (Italy 2013): Italy will be represeneted at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 by Marco Mengoni who won the San Remo Song Festival 2013 in Italy earlier on this year. The song is called "L'essenziale"
and since Italy is part of the Big Five of the Eurovision Song Contest
and with
this directly qualified for the Grand Final for Saturday 18 May 2013.
Eric met and interviewed Italy's hopeful for this year's Eurovision Song
Contest at Eurovision in Concert 2013 and you can hear it on this
week's edition of Radio International.
You can also watch the video version of the Interview on our YouTube channel by clicking here
 Interview with Gianluca Bezzina (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. Gianluca was also part of
the line up of artists performing his country's choice for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 at the 5th edition of Eurovision in Concert
2013. Since JP already did a fully blown interview with Gianluca in
Malta, this little session is something special. Tune in to find out. You can also watch the video version of the Interview on our YouTube channel by clicking here
 Interview with Ryan Dolan (Ireland 2013): Following in the footsteps of Jedward to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest, Ryan Dolan
successfully won the Irish National Final in the Late Late Show and
will be the Ambassador of Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.
His song "Only love survives" will be in Semi Final 1 starting at lucky Number 17. JP & Eric met Ryan at Euovision in Concert 2013. You can also watch the video version of the Interview on our YouTube channel by clicking here
 Interview with Nodi & Sopho (Georgia 2013): Georgia will be represented by Nodi & Sopho with the beautiful ballade called "Waterfall"
which will be starting in Semi Final 2 at position Number 15 at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Both singers are huge artists in Georgia
as a duo but also as soloists. Find out more about the singers by
listening to the interview JP did with Georgia's hopefuls at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013. You can also watch the video version of the Interview on our YouTube channel by clicking here
 Interview with Moran Mazor (Israel 2013): Born in Georgia but now living in Israel Moran Mazor will be representing Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Semi Final 2 at Number 10 with the song "Rak Bishvilo" which translates to "Only for him". Eric met the singer in Amsterdam at Eurovision in Concert for an interview.
You can also watch the video version of the Interview on our YouTube channel by clicking here
 Interview with Gerard Joling (Netherlands 1988): Special guest
at Eurovision in Concert 2013 was Sweden's winner of the 1991 Eurovision
Song Contest Carola. Dutch TV took the chance to invite Carola to their
weekly TV show called "Life 4 You" which is broadcast out of the
legendary Hilverssum studio complex. Also guest was Gerard Joling who represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Shangri-la"
reaching Number 9 when the Eurovision Song Contest came from Dublin,
Ireland with Celine Dion winning for Switzerland with the song "Ne
partez pas sans moi". JP and Eric were backstage with the singer taking
the chance of an interview where Gerard also expresses his opinion
about the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest.
You can also watch the video version of the Interview on our YouTube channel by clicking here
 Live Interview with Rick Jacobs - Organiser of the Euro-Fan-Cafe:
The Euro-Fan-Cafe is the hang-out for fans, journalists and artists
during the days of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmoe. Radio
International has invited Rick Jacobs from the organising team for an
interview what exactly the Euro-Fan-Cafe is and what functions are being
planned to entertain the Eurovision Community that will be spending two
weeks in Malmoe, Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.
 Eurovision Song Contest Spotlight - The 2013 National Finals with Chris Poppe: The
National
Selection Season 2013 is over and all 39 songs that compete in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 were chosen. The Eurovision Song Contest
2013 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 the 39
countries will be competing for the trophy and the rights to hold the
Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Chris Poppe is back from his holidays and will tell us his favourite Eurovision 2013 songs and why.
 Eurovision UnderCover: Last week, Radio International started a brand new series on the show featuring Eurovision Cover Versions where David Mann from Eurovision Norwich
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 new releases by Paula Seling (Romania 2010) and Jezzy Matador & Co (France 2010).
 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:
28 April 2013:
Romanian Spring Festival on Vissmarket in Brussels Centre, Belgium.
This is the Belgium Eurovision Promotion Event with the participation of Cesar (Romania 2013), Roberto Bellarosa (Belgium 2013) and Alyona Lanskaya (Belarus 2013)
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
31 August 2013(Date was changed)
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 once again to Robert Wahlstroem from Gothenburg, 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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