Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2024-04-24): Eurovision 2024 - Meet the Eurostars (Part 5) Baby Lasagne, Windows95Man, Silia Kapsis, Tali, Natalie Barbu, Sarah Bonnici, etc

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is also broadcast on SWITCH Radio Europe in the United Kingdom live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.

AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK

• Interview with Windows95man (Finland 2024) done at the Madrid PreParty 2024
• Interview with Silia Kapsis (Cyprus 2024) done at Eurovision in Concert 2024, Amsterdam
• Interview with Tali (Luxembourg 2024) done at Eurovision in Concert 2024, Amsterdam
• Interview with Natalia Barbu (Moldova 2024) done at the London Preview Event 2024
• Interview with Baby Lasagne (Croatia 2024) done at the Madrid PreParty 2024 
• Interview with Sarah Bonnici (Malta 2024) done at the Madrid PreParty 2024  
• Interview with Teya Dora (Serbia 2024) done at the Madrid PreParty 2024 - postponed to next week
• Interview with C-Joe (Melodifestivalen 2024, Heat 2)
• Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Medleys of Semi Final 1, 2 and the Grand Final
• Eurovision Spotlight:  Eurovision 2024 by Regions: The West with Chris Poppe
• Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from www.escXtra.com
• Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
• Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists
• Your music requests

 The Eurovision 2024 Pre-Party Season is in Full Swing!

 

The Eurovision PrePartyES 2024 in Madrid: On 29 and 30 Mar 2024 Eurovision-Spain.com invited for the 2024 edition of the Eurovision PreParty ES with the participation of Eurovision acts old and new. In total 50 acts from the Spanish Benidrom Fest and the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 performed in front of an enthusiastic Spanish and international Fan Base over two great party nights in La Salle de la Rivierea in Madrid, Spain. The Radio International Interview Team was on location to conduct as many interviews as possible and they will be broadcast on Radio International in the run up the Eurovision Song Contest to bring the 2024 Eurostars closer to the fans. From the Madrid PreParty Radio International will broadcast interviews with Windows95Man "No Rules" (Finland), Sarah Bonnici "Loop "(Malta), Teya Dora "Ramonda" (Serbia) and Baby Lasagne "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" (Crotatia) all being part of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. And there will be more in the next weeks.

The London Eurovision Party 2024:  After the Madrid Eurovision Party 2024 London followed it with the London Eurovidion Party 2024 on Sunday 07 April 2024 with the participaction of many Euroision 2024 acts. Radi International's Salman has attended the media event and interviewed some of the participating acts at the Eurovision Song Contest 202. This week on the show listen to Salman chatting with Natalie Barbu "In the Middle" (Moldova). More to come on the show next week.

 

 

 

 

Eurovision in Concert 2024 in Amsterdam:  What once used to be a small Eurovision fan event that began in 2009 by a group of  Dutch Eurovision fans became the biggest Eurovision PreParty event and has reached a record number of audience being 7000 live spectators all enjoying the annual Eurovision Concert featuring the acts competing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. Once again Eurovision in Concert 2024 was staged at the AFAS Live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands with the participation of 30 acts. The event took place in the evening of Saturday, 13 April 2024 hosted by Cornald Maas and Eurovision Winner 1999 from Sweden, Charlotte Perrelli. During the soundcheck national and international media had the opportunity to conduct interviews with the artists. The website of the event can be found here - Eurovision in Concert and the Interview Team of Radio International was on location to conduct interviews with the many Eurovision stars. As from next week's show the interviews will be broadcast on Radio International within the coming editions of the shows to the run up of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. This week Radio International broadcasts an interview Tali "Fighter" (Luxembourg) and Silia Kapsis "Liar" (Cyprus).

Also on the show this week there is also an interview with C-Joe from Sweden's Melodifestivalen 2024 who performed the song "Ahumma". 

Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Eurovision Land in Regions: Sweden will be hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 which will be the 68th contest in its history coming once again from the Malmoe Arena, Malmoe, Sweden on 07 & 09 May 2024 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Final scheduled for Saturday 11 May 2024. The National Final Season 2024 is over and we are entering the period of the Eurovision Pre-Parties Season. As tradition is Radio International will broadcast the Eurovision 2024 entries per regions. Continuing the series it is Chris Poppe taking a look at the Western Eurovision Countries.

 

Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Nick will be presenting the Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. There will be a lot of the great new releases of Eurovision artists on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in the Eurovision Calendar and and and....

 

The Radio International Interview Hall of Fame:

During the Interview Sessions Radio International takes photos and videos which you can find on the Radio International Interview Hall of Fame 2020 and 2021. To view the photos done during the interviews - click here - for the Radio International Hall of Fame Photo Album.

This is the Hall of Fame: Dana, Charlotte Perrelli, Linda Martin, Niamh Kavanagh, Katrina of Katrina and the Waves, Charlie McGettigan, Emmelie de Forest, Jamala, Chiara, Ulrikke, Anabel Conde, Scott Fitzgerald, Eldar of Ell and Nikki, Sanna Nielsen, Hera Björk, Bojana Stamenov, Deen, Lina Hedlund and Andreas Lundstedt from Alcazar, Poli Genova, Ira Losco, Jan Johansen Nicki French, Debbie Scerri, Rasmussen, Senhit, Rainer from Wind, Jalisse, Maja Keuc (Amaya),Thomas Forstner, Lisa Andreas, Esther Hart, Vanilla Ninja, Maja Keuc (Amaya), Sibel Tüzün, Sidsel Ben Semmane, Monika Linkyte, Boggie, Intelligent Music Project (Bulgaria 2022), Mia Dimsic (Croatia 2022), Andrea (North Macedonia 2022), Brooke Scullion (Ireland 2022), Citi Zeni (Latvia 2022), Ochman (Poland 2022), Anna Bergendahl, Tim Schou from a Friend in London, The Roop, Bilal of NorthKid, Cyan Kicks, Justs, James Newman, Serhat, Vanessa Amarosi, Lesley Roy, Brooke, Franklin, Martina Majerle of Quartissimo, Miriam Christine, Claudia Faniello, Fabrizio Faniello, Chanel, Jordan Ravi, Viorela Moraru, Mia Negovetic, Parvani Violet Vasil, Janice Mangion, Mariette, KEiiNO, Anett Kublin (Anett and Fredi), Tess Merkel, Glen Vella, Anton Ewald, Katrina Dimanta formerly of Aarzemnieki, ManuElla, Tusse, Blind Channel, Danny Saucedo, Jendrik, Tornike Kipiani, GO_A, Kurt Calleja, Rafał Brzozowski, Barbara Pravi, Fyr og Flamme, almost all artists from the Eurovision 2021 and 2022 class.

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