Experience the Eurovision Song Contest with Radio International and Partners.

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 Eurovision Radio International Facebook Group which accompanies the show and is available here. It contains lots of Eurovision News from the major Eurovision News Websites but also announcements. 

The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with Eurovision Radio International - your music requests, comments and ideas: Eurovision Radio International never stops and is keen on keeping the music and news of the Eurovision Song Contest in the ears of the many fans that join the show each and every week via the usual means either on FM, Cable and also via PODCAST, Itunes, LISTEN AGAIN, live broadcast or Live Stream. You can also find Radio International (RTV Katwijk) on TuneIn. Please feel free to submit your comments, ideas and requests of Eurovision songs and Radio International is delighted to play your requests during the shows. Click on CONTACT to submit your request to the programme. You can also reach us on Twitter: @RadioInt

Eurovision's Greatest Hits: On 31 March 2015, the BBC  in collaboration with Swedish TV SVT celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest and  produced a Eurovision Celebration Show staged in London's Eventi, Apollo, Hammersmith. The show is called "Eurovision's Greatest Hits" and featured a large number of previous Eurovision Winning acts such as Loreen, Emmelie de Forest, Lordi, etc. Details of the event can be seen here. To coincide with this special event Radio International will air a large number of Eurovision Greatest Hits during the show but also Radio International aired an interview done in London with John Kennedy O'Connor who published a book  "The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official Celebration" which is out now. In case you missed this interview just visit the Show Archive from 01 April 2015 and listen to the show for the interview. 

Also on this week's show

Eurovision in Concert 2015 - Interviews - The Story continues: On Saturday, 18 April 2015 Eurovision in Concert 2015 took place in Amsterdam's Melkweg Concert Venue with the participation of 26 Eurovision act, being 24 countries who will compete at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria in May. Then Edsilia Rombley (Netherlands 1998 and 2007) as being the co-host of the concert together with Cornald Maas the Dutch TV Commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest and the charming winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 for Norway - The Bobbysocks. Before the concert in the evening there was a Press event where international and national media could meet the participating artists for interviews and photo sessions. Radio International was also represented and interviewed a large number of artists. Over the next two weeks you will hear the result on the show as the Eurovision 2015 story continues. See below what is on this week's edition of the show.   See the photos of the media event as well as from the Concert in Melkweg as well. For that click here. 

 

The London Eurovision 2015 Preview Event took place in the Cafe de Paris in London, the United Kingdom with many artists of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 and also previous performers. David Mann went to this event and interview a large number of artists which you can hear on this and next week's edition of Radio International. Watch out for interviews with Nicki French (United Kingdom 2000), Kurt Calleja (Malta 2015), Amber (Malta 2015), Melanie Rene (Switzerland 2015), Christer Bjoerkman (Sweden 1992), Ray Caruana of Live Report (United Kingdom 1989), etc.Some interviews were already aired last week but there are still many left to broadcast this week. Enjoy!:)

 

Live Interview with Amber (Malta 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 in Smei Final 2 Song 5 at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Warrior" written by Elton Zarb and Matt Muxu, who also were responsible for the victory of Gaia Cauchi at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "The Start". Radio International is extremely happy to Amber on the show live during this week's edition of the show and listeners and viewers were encourgaed to ask their questions to Amber via livestream. 

 

Interview with Uzari & Maimuna (Belarus 2015): After last year's success of TEO baking his "Cheesecake" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen coming 16th Belarus sends in Uzari and Maimuna as Ambassadors to the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Time" which will compete in Semi Final 1 at Song 11. Radio International had the pleasure to meet Uzari and Maimuna at Eurovision in Concert 2015 in Amsterdam for a quick interview done by Eric. By the way Uzari was backing vocalist of Anastasiya Vinnikova of the song "I love Belarus" performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. Enjoy it on this weeks edition of the show.  You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here 

 

Interview with Maria Elena Kyriakou (Greece 2015): Following last year's upbeat Eurovision Ska sound from Freaky Fortune feat. Risky Kidd called "Rise up" Greece had a national final in which Maria Elena Kyriakou was selected to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Semi Final 1 with the power ballade called "One last Breath" competing as Song 6. Eric and JP met the singer and her composer at Eurovision in Concert 2015 in Amsterdam for an interview you can hear on this week's edition of the show.  You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with Maraaya (Slovenia 2015):  In 2014 Slovenia successfully qualified for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest and ranked at Number 25 at the end of the voting. Tinkara Kovac performed "Spet / Round and Round". Let's see if the Maraya can better that result with the song "Here for you" which will start in Semi Final 2 at Number 16. Slovenia has been taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1993 and the best ever result achived was in 2001 with Nusa Derenda and the song "Energy". Maraaya is a musical husband and wife and will perform their entry with a set of headphones on. Radio International met the singers at Eurovision in Concert 2015 for an interview you can hear on this week's edition of the show.  You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with Eduard Romanyuta (Moldova 2015):  Officially the Ukraine is not part of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 however, with the participation of Eduard Romanyuta who is native Ukrainian the country is somehow part of this year's contest. Eduard Romanyuta represents Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "I want your love" which opens up Eurovision 2015 in Semi Final 1 just like in 2010 when Moldova started with the Sunstroke Project and Olia Tira. :) Last year's entry from Moldova was Cristina Scarlat with the song "Wild Soul" which did not bring the expected result, Moldova decided in a national final for an upbeat song by Eduard. Eric and JP met up with the singer for an interview which you can hear on this week's edition of Radio International. You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with Daniel Kajmakoski (FYRO Macedonia 2015): With the hopes that the FYRO Macedonia will qualify for the Grand Final in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, Daniel Kajmakoski will represent his country at the contest with song "Autumn Leaves" competing in Semi Final 1 at Song 8 hoping to better the result of 2014 when Tijana Dapcevic represented FYRO Macedonia with the song "To the sky" failing to qualify for the Grand Final of Eurovision 2014. Daniel lives in Vienna for many years and he followed the invitation of the organisers of Eurovision in Concert 2015 and came to Amsterdam in April to promote his song there. JP and David met the singer for a chat which you can hear on this week's edition of Radio International. You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with Nadav Guedj (Israel 2015): The King of Fun from Israel is Nadav Guedj who will be representing his country with the song "Golden Boy" in Semi Final 2 at Song 9 with this following in the footsteps of Mei Finegold  and the song "Same Heart" which unfortunately did not qualify for the Grand Final of Eurovision 2014. Hopefully Nadav has more luck with his song. Eric met the singer at the Press Event at Eurovision in Concert 2015 for an interview you can hear on this week's edition of Radio International. You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with Boggie (Hungary 2015): A great success was last year's entry from Hungary when Andras-Kallay Saunders reached a remarkable Number 5 with the song "Running". The Hungarian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 is Boggie who will compete with the song "Wars for nothing" in Semi Final 1 at Song 1. Let's see if Boggie can continue the success of Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. She also was part of the line-up at Eurovision in Concert 2015 in Amsterdam where the Team of Radio International had the pleasure to meet and interview the singer. Hear it on the show this week. You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with Melanie Rene (Switzerland 2015): Die große Entscheidungsshow took place on Saturday, 31 January 2015 in the Bodenseearena of Kreuzlingen in Switzerland. It is the show in which Switzerland selected their representative to the Eurovision Song Contest and for 2015. Melanie Rene won the Swiss National Final with the song "Time to Shine". Switzerland will be competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Semi Final 2 as song Number 14. Radio International was very happy to chat Melanie to the airwaves and the cyberspace of the show and conducted a live interview with the Swiss Amabassador to Eurovision 2015 via the phone. David Mann caught up with Melanie as the recent edition of the London Preview event of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. You can hear that on the show this week as well. 

 

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 closes the series with the Eurovision countries that are competing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. This week hear the songs from The South West: Italy,  Malta, Portugal,  San Marino and Spain In addition, Ally will be asked to tell us his personal favourite but also his 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.