Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2024-12-11): Interview with Sonja Lumme (Finland 1985), Home Composed Song Contest 2024, Christmas is approaching, Eurovision News, and 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

• Interview with Sonja Lumme (Finland 1985) done at the Eurovision Club Germany Convention 2024 in Cologne, Germany on 23 Nov 2024
• Eurovision Spotlight:  The History of Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest with Eurovision Lord Marcus Keppel-Palmer
• Home Composed Song Contest 2024 - Introducing the songs (Part 3 of 4)
• Tribute to Dickie Rock (Ireland 1966)
• Eurovision News with Javier Leal courtesy of www.escXtra.com
• Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
• Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal
• Eurovision 2025 National Final Updates with Alain Forrotti
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists
• Your music requests

Sonja Lumme (Finland 1985)
at Eurovision Club Germany's Annual Convention 2024
Interview with Sonja Lumme (Finland 1985):  The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 came from The Skandinavium of Gothenburg in Sweden and the contest was won by the Bobbysocks from Norway with the song "Let it swing". Finland was represented by Sonja Lumme with the song "Eläköön elämä" coming 9th in the Eurovision Song Contest in that year. Sonja tried a few times to represent Finland at the contest and finally in 1985 it was the case.  Salman and JP were at the recent edition of the Eurovision Club Germany's annual Convention 2024 on Saturday, 23 Nov 2024 and chatted with Sonja Lumme about her time at Eurovision and her career before and after Eurovision. Listen to this interview on the show this week and also with some of Sonja's music.
 

The Home Composed Song Contest 2024: The annual music competition for non-professional musicians takes place again and is already in full swing. The public and jury already cast their votes as well. Visit the website of the Home Composed Song Contest - click here

The Home Composed Song Contest is in its 33rd year, this is a competition for Eurovision fans who write, perform and produce their own music, who enter their own original song composition (audio only) and then also take part as a jury, to help choose the winning song. This year there are 28 songs from 13 different countries, and you can listen to the songs, and read the lyrics and bios on the official website - click here

The Radio International Team once again formed one Jury and you will be able to hear the songs also on Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience. Once again very high standards this year. Well done to all participants and may the best entry win.

There is a delay in the Grand Final show where the results will be published. As soon as the details are available Radio International will inform you on the show as well on this website.   


Eurovision Spotlight - The History of Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest: The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was won by Nemo who represented Switzerland in Malmoe, Sweden this year with the song "The Code". With that victory Nemo took the contest back to Switzerland where it all begun in 1956 with the late Lys Assia from Switzerland being the first Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain". Celine Dion from Canada represented and won for Switzerland with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi" in 1988 giving Switzerland three victories.
As a tradition the Team of Radio International reviews all the Eurovision entries of the upcoming host country and this week Eurovision Lordship Marcus Keppel-Palmer closes the current series in the Eurovision Spotlight taking a look at the Swiss entries to the Eurovision Song Contest.

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....  

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