Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2024-03-27): Eurovision 2024 - Meet the Eurostars (Part 1), Sam Grand Prix 2024, Cover Spot, Birthday File and lots 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 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

• Melodifestivalen 2024 Grand Final Special (Part 3)
• Interview with Melina Berglowe (Melodifestivalen 2024, Heat 1) - postponed to next week
• Interview with Ce-Joe (Melodifestivalen 2024, Heat 2) - postponed to next week
• Interview with Dotter (Meldofestivalen 2024, Grand Final)  - postponed to next week
• Interview with Medina (Meldofestivalen 2024, Grand Final) - postponed to next week
• Interview with Annika (Meldofestivalen 2024, Grand Final) - postponed to next week
• Interview with Dear Sarah (Meldofestivalen 2024, Semi Finalist) - postponed to next week
• MelFstWknd2024 Interview: Glen Vella (Malta 2011)
• MelFstWknd2024 Interview: Saba (Denmark 2024)
• MelFstWknd2024 Interview: Luna (Poland 2024)
• MelFstWknd2024 Interview: Gåte (Norway 2024)
• MelFstWknd2024 Interview: Silvester Belt (Lithuania 2024) 
• MelFstWknd2024 Interview: Jorge González (Benidorm Fest - Spain 2024)
• Hosts Nathalie of the Sami Song Contest 2024
• Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Medleys of Semi Final 1 and 2 and the Grand Final
• Eurovision Spotlight:  Eurovision 2024 by Regions: The West Central with Ross Bennett
• 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
  
  

 

Melodifestivalen 2024 - We have a Winner: Gratis to Marcus and Martinus and Interviews with the contestants: 2624 songs were submitted to Swedish Television (SVT) for Melodifestivalen 2024. The selection was narrowed down to 30 acts which were distributed onto five heats. 12 songs competed in the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2024 on 09 Mar 2024 in Stockholm's Friends Arena. Congratulations to the Winning Act Marcus and Martinus who as Norwegian twin brothers will  represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in the Grand Final on 11 May 2024 with the song "Unforgettable". You can see the detailed results of Melodifestivalen 2024 at our colleagues from Wikipedia - CLICK HERE.

Melodifestivalen 2024 - The Score Board
The Radio International Interview Team consisting of Marc, Salman and JP were attending the rehearsal days and of course as well the Grand Final and could meet the artists and conducted interviews which will be broadcast this week as well as next week on the show.

The Radio International Photo Album from Melodifestivalen can be viewed here - PHOTOALBUM OF MELODIFSTIVALEN 2024


The Melodifestivalen 2024 Grand Finalists

There are interviews with Medina, Annika, Dear Sarah, Melina Borglowe, Smash into Pieces and Dotter and more.

MelFestWknd2024 Artists
MelFstWknd 2024 Interviews: As part of the Melodifestivalen 2024 Grand Final Week, OGAE Sweden organised some events for the many international fans that arrived in the city to celebrate Melodifestivalen and Eurovision.One of the events is the media meeting with the invited guest artists from the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 which this year were: Saba (Denmark 2024, Luna (Poland 2024), Gåte (Norway 2024), Silvester Belt (Lithuania 2024) and Jorge González (Benidorm Fest - Spain 2024) and from Eurovision 2011 Glen Vella who represented Malta with the song "One Life". The Radio International Interview Team Marc, Salman and JP chatted with all the artists and you can hear the interviews on the show this week.

 

 

Sámi Grand Prix 2024:  Also part of the MelFstWknd was the host of the next edition of the Sámi Grand Prix, Nathalie who will be hosting the Samiska Melodifestivalen 2024 (Sámi Grand Prix) on 30 Mar 2024. It is a music song contest based on the Eurovision Song Contest, however, only entries from the region of the Samen population of the Nordic Countries. Radio International had the pleasure of an interview to learn more about this particular song contest. Listen to JP chatting with the host Nathalie.Details how to watch and follow the Samiska Melodifestivalen 2024 can be viewed here - click here. Sat. 30 Mar 2024 at 2015 hours CET on SVT.se./play. To see the list of the previous Winners of the event visit the wikipedia page - click here.

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 new series it is Ross Bennett taking a look at the West Central 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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