Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2022-12-14): Selma (Iceland 1999, 2005) and Fridrik Omar of Euroband (Iceland 2008) Interview, Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, 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 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 Selma (Iceland 1999 and 2005) and Fridrik Omar of Euroband (Iceland 2008)
• Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 - The Result:  Official Website 
• Junior Eurovision 2022:  Interview with the Winner - Lissandro (France 2022)
• Junior Eurovision 2022:  Interview with Nicolas Alves (Portugal 2022)
• Junior Eurovision 2022:  Interview with Chanel Dilecta (Italy 2022)
• Junior Eurovision 2022:  Interview with Gaia Gambuzza (Malta 2022)
• Eurovision Cover Spot and The Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Eurovision Spotlight: The United Kingdom's Eurovision History with Tom Carr
• Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from escXtra.com
• Eurovision Calendar Update with Javier Leal
• Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann
• Eurovision Cover Spot with David Mann
• Your music requests
• Lots of New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists

 

Interview with Selma (Iceland 1999 and 2005) and Fridrik Ormar of Euroband (Iceland 2008): At the recent edition of Eurovision Club Germany's Annual Convention on 19 November 2022 in Cologne, Germany, five Eurovision acts were special guests performing each a little concert of course, containing their Eurovison entry / entries. Getter Jaani (Estonia 2011), WRS (Romani 2022), Selma (Iceland 1999 and 2005), Fridrik Omar of Euroband (Iceland 2008) and Chiara (Malta 1998, 2005 and 2009) performed at the event.
JP, Marc and Salman were on location and conducted interviews with all the artists which you will hear on the show. This week the next interview from the event is a joint interview with two Eurovision personalities from Iceland. Look forward to meet Selma and Fridrik Omar in this funny interview. 

Selma represented Iceland twice. It was in 1999 when the Icelandic entry "All out of luck"  was performed by Selma and almost won as she came second in the the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel. Some six years on she returned to the contest with the song "If I had your love". 

Fridrik Omar was also part of this very interview and it was a very funny moment for all of the interviewers. Fridrik was the male part in the duo Euroband which represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrad's Beogradska reaching Number 14 with the song "This is my Life". Fridrik also took part at the Iceland National as a solo act in 2019 with the song " "Hvað ef ég get ekki elskað?" coming second to Hatari who then went onto represent Iceland at Eurovision in Tel Aviv.

Listen to this interview this week on Radio International and find out all about Selma and Fridrik Omar from Euroband.  

 

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022

 

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022:  The 20th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was staged on 11 December 2022 following the victory of Armenia in the 2021 edition with Malena and the song "Qami Qami".

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022  was held at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex. This was the second time that Armenia hosts the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the first being in 2011 from the same venue.

Sixteen countries participated in the contest with The United Kingdom returned after a sixteen-year absence, while Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Germany and Russia took a break.

Participating countries in the 2022 edition were: Albania, Armenia, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malta, The Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS  

Lissandro  

for winning the 20th Junior Eurovision Song Contest

 with the song "Oh Maman" representing France.

 

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 - The Results

Updates from the official website of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest can be viewed here - click here. Alternatively, our friends from Wikipedia also have a good overview of the contest - click here.

Courtesy of our colleague Alain Forrotti from Belgian and German Radio Radio International will broadcast four interviews with the young Eurovision Stars 2022 on the show this week:

Number 1: France - Lissanadro - Oh Maman
Number 8: Portugal - Nicolas Alves - Anos 70
Number 11: Italy - Chanel Dilecta - Bla Bla Bla
Number 16: Malta - Gaia Gambuzza - Diamonds in the skies

 

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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