Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2023-05-17): Post Eurovision Depression (PED) Cure (Dose 1): Interview with Loreen (Sweden 2012 & 2023), Ralph Siegel Eurovision 2023 Stars

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 Essex 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 Eurovision Winner Loreen (Sweden 2012 and 2023)
• Interview with TVORCHI (Ukraine 2023) 
• Interview with Victor Vernicos (Greece 2023) - postponed to next week
• Interview with song writer and composer Ralph Siegel (Germany 1982) "Ein bisschen Frieden"
• Interview with Ryan Hili (Malta Eurovision 2023) - postponed to next week
• Radio International Panel Discussion on Eurovision 2023
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2023 - A Look Back (Part 1) 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
• Your music requests
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists
  
  

Interview with Eurovision Winner Loreen (Sweden 2012 and 2023): The 67th Eurovision Song Contest which took place on Saturday, 13 May 2023 in the M&S Arena of Liverpool, United Kingdom was won by Loreen from Sweden with the song "Tattoo".

CONGRATULATIONS LOREEN!
This is Sweden's seventh victory equaling with Ireland. Already in 2012 Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Europhoria". Loreen is the first female singer to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice whereas Johnny Logan is the first male singer having won the Eurovision Song Contest twice as a singer in 1980 and 1987. Prior to Loreen's second victory Radio International's JP and Marc had the pleasure and honour to meet Loreen for an interview which you can hear on the show this week. 

See below the results from the Scoreboard and our colleagues at Wikipedia have the details - click here for Eurovision 2023.


The Eurovision 2023 Score Board

Radio International's Post Eurovision Depression (PED) Cure 2023: The end of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 marks the start of the annual PED Cure to help the many fans that are affected over the summer period with lots of Eurovision Fun, Interviews, Music so - make sure you in-take your weekly Dose of Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience and the PED Cure 2023 asprescribed by Dr. JP and his Eurovision Nurses.

Besides of Loreen in interview there will also be interviews with TVORCHI from Ukraine coming 6th in the Grand Final with the song "Heart of Steel". The from Greece Victor Vernicos who performed "What they say" from Semi Final 2. From the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023, listen to Ryan Hili in interview with Radio International. Ryan came second to the Busker and he was the Spokesperson for the Maltese Jury at Eurovision 2023. He entry is called "In the Silence".

Also JP will be joined by Chris Poppe for the Eurovision Spotlight reviewing Eurovision 2023, then David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot. The Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com will return after the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Then there will be some of the great new releases of Eurovision artists are on the show as well as great Eurovision Classics. Javier will be updating us on the upcoming Eurovision events in his Eurovision Calendar and and and....

German songwriter and composer Ralph Siegel and the
Radio International Team
Interview with Ralph Siegel: In 1982, Ralph Siegel had his winning success for Germany when his composition "Ein bisschen Frieden" performed by Nicole won the Eurovision Song Contest in Harrogate, United Kingdom. Music by Ralph Siegel and Text by Bernd Meinunger.

All in all he created 24 entries that made it to the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest for Germany but also for other countries such as Montengro, Switzerland, San Marino and Luxembourgh. Further he had 53 entries that competed in the national finals across Europe. He wrote over 2000 songs thatmany of us grew up with but not knowing that the songs was created by Ralph Siegel. Further details about Ralph Siegel can be viewed here.

 

Ralph and his wife Laura visited Liverpool and the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and the Team of Radio International had the pleasure and also honour to conduct an interview with Ralph on his participation at Eurovision over the years but also on the upcoming latest musical project "Ein bisschen Frieden - The Summer of Love" that premiers on 18 May 2023 in Fuessen, Germany.
Interested fans can find out about more details about the musical such as dates and tickets via this website: Das Festspielhaus

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, 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, Emilija Kokic of Riva (Yugoslavia 1989), 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, The Roop, Tim Schou of A Friend in London, 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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