Eurovision in Concert 2014 - the complete recap:  Eurovision in Concert 2014 took place on 05 April 2014 with the participation of 25 countries that will be competing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark next month. The Teams of Radio International and W12P teamed up and worked together to interview as many artists as possible which you can hear over the next weeks on Radio International and W12P. At this point Radio International would like to thank all the organisers of this year's edition of Eurovision in Concert for a great event set up and we are looking forward to the 7th edition in 2015. :)

 

Interview with Ruth Lorenzo (Spain 2014):  As Spain is part of the BIG 5 and with this automatically qualified for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, Spain's contestant Ruth Lorenzo does not need to go through the Semi Final and will perform the amazing "Dancing in the Rain" on Saturday 10 May 2014. Ruth also attended the famous Eurovision in Concert 2014 on Saturday, 05 April 2014 where Eric and JP met the singer for an interview which you can hear on this week's edition of Radio International.  You can watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with Valentina Monetta (San Marino 2012, 2013 and 2014):  Representing her native country San Marino for a third time in a row is Valentina Monetta with the hope to qualify her country for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Again Ralph Siegel is behind the creation and production of the song called "Maybe" which will compete in Semi Final 1 on Tuesday, 06 May 2014 at Number 12. Valentina already represented San Marino in 2012 and 2013 with "The Social Network Song" and "Crisalide" respectively failing to qualify for the Grand Final on both occasions. Eric and JP from Radio International met the singer at Eurovision in Concert 2014 for a quick chat. Listen to the interview on this week's edition of the show. You can watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with the Common Linnets (The Netherlands 2014): Following the success of Anouk who represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 and reaching Number 9 in the Grand Final with the song "Birds, the Netherlands once again send in a strong calibre to the contest namely The Common Linnets who are Ilse de Lange and Waylon representing the kindgom with the song entitled "Calm after the storm" in Semi Final 1 at Song Number 14. Debbie from W12P and David Mann met the couple during the Press Event of Eurovision in Concert 2014 for a quick interview which you can hear on this week's edition of Radio International. 

 

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 2014 in Copenhagen, the Home of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Radio International once again 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 Copenhagen, Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. A Facebook Page has been opened where you can find out the detailed information and also can purchase the tickets for entrance to the Euro Fan Cafe - Click here for the Facebook Page of Euro Fan Cafe

 

Eurovision Song Contest Spotlight XL - The Semi Final entries that should have qualified for the Grand Final:  Returning to the airwaves this week and that in a longer version than the usual slot is Marcus Keppel-Palmer who will be joining JP for the third hour of this week's edition of the show to take a look at some of the great Eurovision entries that actually should have qualified for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Due to the success of this feature and listeners request Carol Ritson from the United Kingdom selected 20 songs she thinks should have qualified for the Grand Final. Marcus and JP chat about those entries and of course also play ten of them. Radio International has received some submissions from listeners and they will be featured in the weeks to come on the show, however, if you would like to submit your choice of Semi Final entries that should have made the Grand Final please send your Top Twenty list of songs to CONTACT and let us know why you select each song.  

 

Eurovision Song Contest Spotlight - Eurovision 2014 in Regions:  For the next three weeks the Eurovision Experts of Radio International will be taking a look at the 2014 Eurovision entries per region and this week Dermot Manning continues with the eastern countries that are competing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. In addition, each week our correspondents will be asked to tell us their personal favourite but also their tip what could actually win the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.   

 

Kuunkuiskaajat (Finland 2010) release a new album: The two ladies of Kuunkuiskaajat, Susan and Johanna, who represented Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Työlki Ellää" are working on a new album. See below for details and Radio International is happy to have the ladies on the show in the not too distant future to chat about the album. Susan and Johanna would like to reach their fans abroad with this message on their new album with crowd sourcing - they're collecting donations from fans and supporters. Kuunkuiskaajat have composed loads of new wonderful songs, and are now looking for fans and supporters to make an album happen. They did not want to make a new album based on the record company's rules and therefore decided to take matters in their own hands and fund it by other means. For further details contact this website - Kuunkuiskaajat