Experience the Eurovision Song Contest with Radio International

Radio International and Livestream TV with Chat Room: Radio International is aired on their 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.  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 and also announcements. 

The Eurovision Song Contest 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

Hightlights of the show

Eurovision Song Contest 2017:  Another chapter in the book of the Eurovision Song Contest has been written as the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 took place in Kyiv's International Exhibition Centre, Ukraine on 09 & 11 May 2017 with the two Semi Finals and the Grand Final on Saturday, 13 May 2017. Congratulations go to Salvador and Luisa Sobral for winning the Eurovision Song Contest for Portugal for the very first time with the song "Amar pelos dois (Love for both of us)". Over the next few weeks into the summer of 2017 Radio International provides the perfect Post Eurovision Depression Cure (PED) and broadcasts many of the interviews on the shows to come with the Eurovision artists from Kyiv and more. Enjoy and don't be sad - the next Eurovision is around the corner. :)

 

Interview with Luisa Sobral (Portugal 2017, Eurovision Winner):  Portugal won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with Salvador Sobral being the lead artist on the performance, however, his sister Luisa Sobral is the genius behind the winning song of Eurovision 2017 entitled "Amar pelos dois (Love for both of us)" and performed with winning reprise together with Salvador at the end of the show. Due to Salvador's health issue he was not able to come for the first rehearsal week and Luisa stood in for him performing in the rehearsals. JP and Eugene from Radio International met Luisa for an interview after the press conference of Portugal. Listen to the interview on the show this week and also you can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with the SunStroke Project (Moldova 2010 and 2017):  A band with a lot of positive energy, enthusiathm and happiness SunStroke Project returned to the Eurovision Song Contest seven years after they opened up the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 together with Olia Tira performing the song "Run away" which reached Number 21 in the Grand Final. SunStroke Project returned to the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest again in 2017 with the song "Hey Mamma" which achieved the highest ever placing at the Eurovision Song Contest for Moldova - Number 3. JP had the big pleasure to chat with the guys of SunStroke Project in the Press Centre. Listen to the interview on this week's edition of the show and  you can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with Blanche (Belgium 2017):  Belgium was represented by Blanche who achieved a very remarkable 4th place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Grand Final with the song "City Lights". The song is a great radio hit already all over Europe. After the Press Conference with Blanche JP and Eugene from Radio International had the pleasure to meet and interview Blanche in the Kyiv Press Centre. Listen to the interview on the show this week and you can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with Robin Bengtsson (Sweden 2017): Emerging from the biggest national final to the Eurovision Song Contest is Robin Bengtsson who won Melodifestivalen and with that represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "I can't go on" reaching Number 5. Sweden opened up the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Semi Final 1 and Radio International's JP and Eugene conducted an interview with Robin right after his Press Conference. Enjoy listening to the interview on the show this week and you can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with the Hosts of Eurovision Song Contest 2017: The 62nd Eurovision Song Contest from the International Exhibition Centre (IEC) in Kyivm Ukraine was hosted by three TV hosts on Ukrainian TV: Oleksander Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk and Timur Miroshnychenk. Timur is no strangers to the Eurovision Song Contest since he is the commentator of Ukrainian TV as well as hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice previously. Details about the other two are given in the interview that was done after the Hosts Press Conference when JP and Eugene has the pleasure in chatting with the Hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. You can hear that interview on the show this week  You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with Baccara (Luxembourg 1978): A very special performance to the many Eurovision fans happened when Baccara performed in front of the fans at the Pre-Party to Eurovision in Concert 2017 at the beginning of April. The two ladies performed their Disco classics such as "Sorry I'm a lady" and "Yes Sir I can Boogie" and of course their 1978 Eurovision entry "Parlez-vous Francais" which reached Number 7 in the contest. Although being Spanish they represented Luxembourg back then. JP had the pleasure of chatting with Baccara for a career update as well as promoting their new and latest album. You can hear this interview on Radio International this week. You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here  

 

Eurovision Song Contest Spotlight - Eurovision 2017 The Assessment: Like in previous years the Eurovision Experts of Radio International will each give their opinion on the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which was staged in the International Exhibition Centre of Kyiv, Ukraine on 09, 11 and 13 May 2017 with 42 countries competing for the Chrystal Microphone which we now know has been awarded to Salvador Sobral from Portugal who won the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Amar pelos dois" ("Love for both of us"). Dermot Manning, the Irish voice on the show will kick off this week the brand new series.

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.