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 - PED Cure:  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 Brendan Murray (Ireland 2017):  So far the must most successful nation winning the Eurovision Song Contest is Ireland with seven victories followed by Sweden with six victories. However, in recent years Ireland have not done well at the Eurovision Song Contest with four non-qualifications or low ranking in the Grand Final. Also this year unfortunately Ireland did not do well with young Brendan Murray who was nominated to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Dying to Try" which ranked 13th in the second Semi Final in Kyiv when only the Top Ten advance into the Grand Final. JP and Eugene met the young Irish singer for an interview during the rehearsal week in the Press Centre. Listen to this interview on this week's edition of Radio International. You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here

 

Interview with Martina Barta (Czech Republic 2017):  In 2016 the Czech Republic qualified for the Grand Final for the very first time with Gabriela Guncikova and the song "I stand" ranking at Number 25 at the end of the voting sequence. The Czech Republic's musical ambassador Martina Barta tried the same with a similar song called "My Turn" which unfortunately did not go the same way as in 2016. The Czech Republic placed 13th in Semi Final 1 when only the Top Ten advance for the Grand Final. Despite a hard day of rehearsals, press conferences and interviews Martina chatted with JP about her career and the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Listen to this interview on the show this week.  Due to lack of time this interview will be broadcast on next week's edition of Radio International.

 

Interview with Lindita (Albania 2017): It was Albania's 14th participation in the Eurovision Song Contest with Lindita performing the song "World" which unfortunately did not qualify for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Although, Lindita is a great singer, the song only ranked at Number 14 in Semi Final 1. So far Albania had seven qualifications for the Grand Final with the most successful being in 2012 with Rona Nishliu and the song "Suus". JP had the pleasure to meet and interview Lindita during the rehearsal week in the Press Centre in Kyiv. You can hear this interview on the show this week. You can also watch this interview on our YouTube Channel - click here 

 

Interview with Manel (Spain 2017):  Spains representative to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was Manel performing the song "Do it for your lover" which unfortunately ended last on the Eurovision 2017 Scoreboard at the end of the Jury's Vote and the Public Vote. Spain is part of the Big Five and with this automatically qualfied for the Grand Final. However, enjoy the interview that Eugene and JP of Radio International did with the young singer from sunny Spain.  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"). Ross Bennett continues this week the 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,

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.