Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2022-01-05) 60th Festivali i Këngës Interviews 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

• Eurovision 2022:  The National Final Season: Albania. Interviews with Anxhela Peristeri (2021), Jonida Maliqi (2019), Ronela (2022), Mirud and Alban
• Eurovision Cover Spot and The Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision 2022 National Final Season with Ross Bennett
• Eurovision News from escXtra.com with Nathan Waddell 
• Eurovision Birthday File and Coverpot with David Mann
• Eurovision Calendar with Javier Leal
• Your music requests
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists

 

 

Ronela (Albania 2022) with Salman

Eurovision 2022 - The National Final Season - ALBANIA: At the end of December 2021 Albania staged their 60th edition of their national final Festivali i Këngës the winner of which will be representing Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Torino, Italy come May. Salman was at the festival in Tirana and interviewed the following artists including the 2022 representative of Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest - Ronela. Her song is called "Sekret".
Salman also chatted to previous Albanian entrants to Eurovision: Anxhela Peristeri (2021), Jonida Maliqi (2019) who was also one of the co-hosts of the festival, Mirud (2022) and Alban (the runner-up 2022). Radio International will broadcast live a special hour of Albania at Eurovision in the first edition of the show of 2022 joined by Ross Bennett. Enjoy!

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: Charlotte Perrelli, Linda Martin, Niamh Kavanagh, Katrina of Katrina and the Waves, Charlie McGettigan, Emmelie de Forest, Scott Fitzgerald, Eldar of Ell and Nikki, Sanna Nielsen, Lina Hedlund and Andreas Lundstedt from Alcazar, Poli Genova, Ira Losco, Jan Johansen Nicki French, Debbie Scerri, Rasmussen, Rainer from Wind, Jalisse, Maja Keuc (Amaya),Thomas Forstner, Lisa Andreas, Esther Hart, Vanilla Ninja, Maja Keuc (Amaya), Sibel Tüzün, Justs, The Roop, James Newman, Senhit, 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, Hera Björk, 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 class.

 

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