| Show 15 March 2017 - Melodifestivalen 2017 Recap (Part 1) |
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Hightlights of the show  Melodifestivalen 2017 - Recap (Part 1): The National
Final Season for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 is drawing to it's
close and all the participating countries selected their entry to
Europe's
biggest music show. The biggest National Selection is Sweden's Melodifestivalen
and members of the te Team of Radio International were on location in Stockholm, Sweden and interviewed all the participants and more. See below the list of artists and links to the interviews on the Radio International YouTube Channel. You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here (will be displayed here shortly)
 Interview with Robin Bengtsson (Winner of Melodifestivalen, Sweden 2017): The Winner of Melodifestivalen 2017 and with this title also Sweden's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 - is Robin Bengtsson with the song "I can't go on" which initially in it's Semi Final included foul language but for the Grand Final the song was cleaned up. Robin started in the Swedish version of IDOLS in 2008 which was won by Maltese Kevin Borg and Robin ended up third in this edition of IDOLS. Robin entered "Contellation Prize" into Melodifestivalen 2016 and successfully came directly into the Grand Final where it reached Number 5. JP had the pleasure to talk to Robin right after his victory in the Winner's Press Conference on his first reaction but also JP spoke to Robin at the official Opening Reception in Stockholm's Town Hall on Wednesday 08 March 2017. Listen to both interviews on the show this week as well as the other participants in the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2017 in the ranking after the voting.
1. Robin Bengtsson (Winner of Melodifestivalen 2017) - I can't go on - watch the interview
2. Nano - Hold on - (interview scheduled to air next week)
3. Jon Henrik Fjaellgren feat Aninia - En värld full av strider (Eatneme gusnie jeenh dåaroeh)
4. Mariette - A Million Years - watch the interview
5. Benjamin Ingrosso - Good lovin' - watch the interview
6. Wiktoria - As I lay me down - watch the interview
7. Ace Wilder - Wild Child- watch the interview
8. Boris Rene - Her kiss (interview scheduled to air next week)
9. Lisa Ajax - I don't give a (interview scheduled to air next week)
10. Anton Hagman - Kiss you goodbye - watch the interview
11. FO & O - Gotta thing about you - watch the interview
12. Owe Thörnqvist - Boogieman Blues - watch the interview
 Eurovision Song Contest Spotlight - The National
Final Season 2017: The National Selection Process of the songs
that will represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
is
well underway. In the last quarter of 2016 Radio International went
through the Eurovision entries of the Ukraine as Ukraine will be
hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev May 09, 11 and the
Grand Final on May 13 following Jamala's victory in Stockholm last May with the song "1944". Like in previous years the Radio
International Eurovision Experts will be assessing the National
Finals
2017 live on Radio International. Alasdair Rendall
continues with the series taking a look at the National Finals 2017.  Eurovision Under Cover: 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 plus more. Make sure you frequently check it out.
Upcoming Events - Highlights:
24 Mar 2017 (Fri) - France/Paris
Eurofrissons at Tango nightclub
26 Mar 2017 (Sun) - France/Paris
Eurofans (OGAE France) previews
02 Apr 2017 (Sun) - United Kingdom/London
London Eurovision Party at Café de Paris
07 Apr 2017 (Fri)- The Netherlands/Amsterdam
Amsterdam Calling at Club Lite
08 Apr 2017 (Sat) - The Netherlands/Amsterdam
Eurovision in Concert at Melkweg (SOLD OUT)
14 Apr 2017 (Fri) - United Kingdom/London
Eurofest preview night at Royal Vauxhall Tavern
09 May 2017 (Sat) - Ukraine/Kiev
11 May 2017 (Sat) - Ukraine/Kiev
62nd Eurovision Song Contest - Semi Final 2
13 May 2017 (Sat) - Ukraine/Kiev
62nd Eurovision Song Contest - Grand Final
30 Jun-02 Jul 2017 (Fri-Sun) - The Netherlands/Vlieland
J'aime la vlie weekend at Camping Stortemelk
14-16 Jul 2017 (Fri-Sun) - Germany/Berlin
Eurovision weekend together with OGAE Malta
09-10 Sep 2017 (Sat-Sun) - Germany/Frankfurt-am-Main
Eurovision convention featuring 32 Eurovision artists!
25 Nov 2017 (Sat) - Germany/Köln
ECGermany's annual Clubtreffen at Gloria Theater
 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 two weeks time to crack the quiz
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 Eurovision Quiz has been paused and will return shortly.
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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