| Show 25 March 2015 |
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 talking to us.
 Melodifestivalen 2015 Interviews: Melodifestivalen 2015 took place on Saturday 14 March 2015 in
Stockholm's Friends Arena with 12 great artists selected out of the four
Semi Finals and the Second Chance round. 28000 people in the Arena and a
great pair of show hosts: Sanna Nielsen and Robin Paulsson guiding
through the Final of Melodifestivalen. JP and Eric were on location and
conducted interviews with many of the artists and producer Christer
Bjoerkman. This week's edition of Radio International will be a special
on Sweden's selection to the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Enjoy the
show especially this week. 12 acts competed in Sweden's
Melodifestivalen 2015 and Eric and JP speed interviewed most of the acts
at the Press Conferences after the Dress Rehearsal and after the Grand
Final itself. The complete result of Melodifestivalen 2015 can be viewed here. Find a selection of photos from the Melodifestivalen 2015 weekend here.
Last week Radio International already broadcast a number of interviews from Melodifestivalen 2015 such as Mans Zelmerloew who will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Heroes". If you missed the show last week fear not just follow this link
to take you to last week's show in the Show Archive. This week listen
to the remaining interviews from Sweden's national Selection - The
Melodifestivalen 2015. Also you can
watch all the interviews on the Radio International YouTube Channel once
they aired on the radio show.
 Interview with Linus Svenning (Melodifestivalen 2015): In 2014, Linus Svenning already made it to the Final of Melodifestivalen with the song "Broeder" (Brothers)"
reaching Number 5. Linus returned in 2015 and made it through the
Semi Final stages and the Andra Chansen roun and in the Final he reached
Number 6 with the song "Forever starts today" which he performed
in English. The Team of Radio International had the pleasure to meet
the singer after the Final in Stockholm's Friends Arean for an
interview. You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Interview withe Jessica Andersson (Melodifestivalen 2015): No stranger to the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest as Jessica Andersson
already represented Sweden at the contest as part of Fame when in Riga
their song "Give me your love" reached Number 5 in the Eurovision Song
Contest. Jessica tried it again to win Melodifestivalen in 2006, 2007
and in 2010 and with this represent Sweden again at the Eurovision Song
Contest. However, she did not succeed. Then in 2015 once more the made
it to the Final of Melodifestivalen with the song "Can't hurt me now"
which reached Number 11 in the show. Eric and JP met the singer at the
Press Conference after the Dress Rehearsal for an interview. Listen to
it on this week's edition of Radio International.
You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Interview with Samir and Viktor and Songwriter Kevin Hoegdahl (Melodifestivalen 2015): Already
last week Radio International aired one Interview with Samir and Viktor
when Eric and JP met the guys after the Dress Rehearsal. Then again
Samir and Viktor were interviewed again for a follow on after the Final
of Melodifestivalen 2015. In addition, at the Aftershow Party Eric
chatted with the songwriter Kevin Hoegdahl who is the creative mind
behind the song "Groupie" which reached Number 8 in the Final. Enjoy
these interviews on this week's edition of Radio International.
You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Interview with JTR (Melodifestivalen 2015): A complete new
boyband on the Swedish music market is JTR which stands for John, Tom
and Robin.The band is alsosuccessful in Australia as they were part of
the Australian X-Factor. They entered the song "Building it up" into
Melodifestivalen 2015 and reached the Final in Friends Area where at the
end of the competition they ranked 11th. At the Press Conference after
the Dress Rehearsal JP and Eric chatted with the young singers. Enjoy
the fresh interview on the show this week. You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Eurovision Song Contest Spotlight - Eurovision 2015 in Regions: For
the next few weeks the Eurovision Experts of Radio International will be
taking a look at the 2015 Eurovision entries per region and this week Ross Bennett
will start with the northern countries that are competing at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2015. This week hear the songs from Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland. 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 2015.  Eurovision UnderCover: This ever so popular feature on Radio International is David Mann's weekly edition of the 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. 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.  Eurovision Song Contest News: Nathan Waddell joins
the team in the studio every week to bring you the news
and the latest developments connected to the Eurovision Song Contest
such as the National Finals or if it is music releases of Eurovision
performers, special
concerts, gossip, etc Nathan 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.
Nathan is website editor with escxtra.com. In addition, Eurovision News is available on www.eurovision.tv, esctoday.com and escflashmalta.com (amongst others.
 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: Fabrizio Faniello from Malta
 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:
31 Mar 2015 (Tue) - United Kingdom/London
Eurovision's Greatest Hits at the Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
10 Apr 2015 (Fri) - United Kingdom/London
Eurofest preview party at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern 17 Apr 2015 (Fri) - The Netherlands/Amsterdam
OGAE NL preparty at Aknathon (21:00 CET)
18 Apr 2015 (Sat) - The Netherlands/Amsterdam Eurovision in Concert at Melkweg (SOLD OUT!) 24 Apr 2015 (Fri) - United Kingdom Eurovision Song Contest: 60th Anniversary Conference at BAFTA  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 or a dip into the
Eurovision Goodies Bag. 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 for the quiz answers, you have time until 2359 hours the
Tuesday
after Radio International was aired live. That gives the chance for the
listeners who were not able to join us live on Wednesdays to participate
in the quiz and the draw for the prize. Good Luck! The winner of the quiz from 18 March 2015 is Rafael Vivas from Venezuela. Congratulations!!!
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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