| Show 01 April 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.
 Interview with John Kennedy O'Connor (Broadcaster & Author): While visiting London on 31 March 2015 for "Eurovision Greatest Hits"
which is the 60th Anniversary Show hosted by the BBC and co-produced by
Swedish Television SVT, Radio International's David Mann met up with
John Kennedy O'Connor chatting about his latest book release to
celebrate the 60 years of the Eurovision Song Contest. The book is
called "The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official Celebration"
and will be published by Carlton Books in April 2015 (ISBN
978-1780976389). The book will also be published in German and Swedish.
John already published a celebration edition called "The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History"
to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest
and was listed in the Top 10 book sales of both Amazon UK and Amazon
Germany in May 2005, after being featured during the broadcast of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Listen to this interview on this week's
edition of Radio International basically HOT OF THE PRESS :). In the meantime enjoy EUROVISION GREATEST HITS which will be televised in many countries. See the broadcast schedule and more details of the event here.
 Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015 - Interview with L-Ahwa alias
Gianluca Bezzina and his siblings (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015): The
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015 took place on 21 & 22 November
2014 from the Marsa Ship Yard in Malta with 20 songs entering into the
Semi Final then narrowed down to a Top 14 and then on Saturday the
winner was the public favourite as well as the jury favourite - Amber Bondin will be representing Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Warrior"
written by Elton Zarb and Matt Muxxu, who also were responsible for the
victory of Gaia Cauchi at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with
the song "The Start". Continuing on this week's edition of Radio
International listen to the interviews with the contestants and this
week it is the turn of a singer that already has represented Malta at
the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 with the song "Tomorrow" ranking at Number 8 in the Grand Final in Malmoe, Sweden - The singing Maltese doctor Gianluca Bezzina supported by his brothers and sisters in the formation L-Ahwa tried to obtain the ticket to represent Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Beautiful to me"
which in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015 ranked at Number 12 in
the Final. Radio International met all of the siblings for an interview
which will be broadcast on this week's edition of Radio International.
You will enjoy this one. :) This interview was scheduled for earlier
broadcast but due to lack of time on the show it was postponed to this
week. You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here
 Venezuela's Top 50 Eurovision Songs of 2014: Every year the
Eurovision fans of Venezuela get together and vote for the Eurovision
songs of the current year and 2014 was no exception. The voters not
only took into consideration the songs that were in the Semi Finals and
Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 but also the National
Finals and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest of 2014. Rafael Vivas
sent in the Top 50 chart to Radio International for broadcast. Over the
next weeks Radio International will be broadcasting these songs and
running down the chart during the broadcast. What did Venezuela vote
for to be the best song of the 2014 Eurovision year? Find out on Radio
International.
 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 Alasdair Rendall continues with the central Eurovision countries that are competing at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2015. This week hear the songs from Austria, Czech Rep, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia and Switzerland.. 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.  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:
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 25 March 2015 is Phil Smith from London, United Kingdom. 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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Radio International and ESCNEWS Radio & TV with Chat Room: Radio International is happy to announce the collaboration with ESCNEWS Radio & TV. Radio International is aired on the TV channel live every Wednesday where
fans can join and see how we actually do Radio International and listen
to the show while chatting with the other Eurovision fans joining the
community. But also you can watch there a re-run of
the weekly edition of Radio International at various times on ESCNEWS Radio. Enjoy and tell your friends
to join and be part of the Eurovision Radio International Community! Also become part of the 
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