Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2023-08-23): Tribute to Toto Cutugno, Interviews with The Busker, Alika, Monika Linkyte, Andre Portelli and much more, and much more

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

• Tribute to Toto Cutugno (Eurovision Winner 1990, Italy)
• Interview with the Busker (Malta 2023, Liverpool)
• Interview with Monika Linkyte (Lithuania 2023, Liverpool)
• Interview with Ailka (Estonia 2023, Liverpool)
• Interview with Andre Portelli (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023)
• Interview with Michael Woodhead organiser of EUROSTARZ 2023
  
• An Hour of Eurovision Summer Dance Hits compiled by Rafael Vivas from Venezuela
• Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision Summer - Double 3s with Dermot Manning
• 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
  
  

 

Through the Summer 2023 with Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience:  The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was staged in Liverpool last May with Sweden's Loreen winning the contest for a second time after her victory in 2012 with the song "Euphoria". Her winning song for 2023 is "Tattoo". Radio International has still a number of interviews from the contest and the pre-events which will be shared during the next few summer weeks of 2023.

This week we have interview clips with the Busker (Malta 2023) and Alika (Estonia 2023) from Eurovision 2023. From the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023 there is Andre Portelli. 

 

Toto Cutugno (Eurovision Winner 1990, Italy and Eurovision Host 1990)

Tribute to Toto Cutugno (Eurovision Winner 1990, Italy): The Eurovision World received sad news on 22 Aug 2023 of the passing away of Eurovision Winner 1991 - Toto Cutugno who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 for Italy with "Insieme". The year after in 1991 together with the Eurovision Winner of 1964 Gigliola Cinquetto, Toto hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in a most memorable way. He was a singer and songwriter and wrote many songs for other artists but also performed classics at the Italian San Remo Song Festival. One more memorable entry there was "L'Italiano" that came 5th in the 1983 edition of San Remo. Now Toto has passed away at the age of 80 after a long illness in hospital. Rest in Peace Toto. Radio International will broadcast a special tribute to the singer to once again remember his life and music. 

 

EUROSTARZ 2023:  The upcoming edition is scheduled for 09 Sep 2023 in London, United Kingdom with artists from the Eurovision Song Contest, and they are Claudia Faniello (Malta 2017), Ari Ólafsson (Iceland 2018), Marc Roberts (Ireland 1997) and Teya & Salena (Austria 2023). Michael Woodhead from EUROSTARZ will be joining Radio International this week for an interview on the event and details can already be found on the website of EUROSTARZ - click here.

Let's Dance: Since it is the Summer of 2023 there is a special hour filled with as many Eurovision dance hits as possible as compiled by Rafael Vivas who is a keen listener to the show from Venezuela.

Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot. The Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com with Nick van Lith. The Eurovision Spotlight is presented by Ross Bennett as the series continues through the summer of 2023 - the Double 3s.
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 including the Swedish Summer Sing-a-long Shows 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, 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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