Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2023-08-16): Interviews with Linda Wagenmakers (Netherlands 2000), Iru, Giada, Bragi; Tribute to Patricia Bredin, 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

• Interview with Linda Wagenmakers (Netherlands 2000, done at J'aime la Vlie 2023)
• Interview with Iru (Georgia 2023, Liverpool)
• Interview with Bragi (Iceland National Final 2023, done at MelFstWknd 2023, Stockholm) 
• Interview with Giada (Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023) 
• Tribute to Patrica Bredin (United Kingdom 1957, the first UK Eurovision entrant)
• Eurovision Spotlight: The Eurovision Summer - Double 3s with Alasdair Rendall
• 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 Linda Wagenmakers (The Netherlands 2000),  Iru (Georgia 2023) Bragi (Iceland National Final 2023) and from the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2023 there is Giada.

 

Linda Wagenmakers represented The Netherlands in thr Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "No Goodbyes". Radio International's JP met Linda at the recent edition of J'aime la Vlie 2023 earlier on in July 2023 and conducted an interview which will be on the show this week. Linda talks about Eurovision, her favouites and her career as a Musical star.

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 Alasdair Rendall 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....

 

Patricia Bredin (United Kingdom 1957)

 

Tribute to Patrica Bredin (United Kingdom 1957):  Earlier in the week Radio International received the sad news of the passing away of Patricia Bredin at the age of 88. Patricia was the very first United Kingdom representative at the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1957 with the song "All" . Radio International takes a look back at her music and life in our tribute to Patrica Bredin.

Patricia Bredin's performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 in Frankfurt, Germany, with the song "All", created 3 important landmarks: 1. It was the UK’s first entry at Eurovision; 2. It was the first song ever sung in the English language at Eurovision; 3. It was the shortest song ever to make it to a Eurovision Grand Final. Coming in at just under 2 minutes (1 min and 52 secs), (although Finland actually entered a shorter song, "Aina mun pitää", just 1 min and 27 secs long, in 2015, which didn’t progress beyond the semi finals, in 2015!).

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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