Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2024-02-07): Eurovision 2024 National Final Season, Cyan Kicks Interview, Melodfiestivalen Interviews, Benidorm 2024 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 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

• Live Interview with Cyan Kicks (Finland's UMK 2024 participants)
• Interview with St. Pedro from Spain's Benidorm Fest 2024 - the Spanish Selection to the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 plus information on the city of Benidorm with Salman and Rafia
• Interview with Elina Lindstroem Interview (Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 1)
• Interview with Samir and Viktor Interview (Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 1)
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - National Final Season 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
• New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists
• Your music requests

Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - National Final Season: 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. Many participating countries to the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 are holding their selection shows across Europe and each week on Radio International we take a look at the ongoing selection processes and play some of the highlights from the National Finals and songs that actually will be selected to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmoe. Alasdair Rendall will be reviewing the selection processes over the last week and you hear some of the songs on the show this week.

Live Interview with Cyan Kicks (Finland 2024 National Final UMK participants): Finland will be selecting their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 through Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu  (UMK) on 10 Feb 2024 with seven acts battling it out for the ticket to represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmoe in Sweden 07, 09 and 11 May 2024. Suzanna of Cyan Kicks will be rejoining Radio International  this week for a live interview as they are participating once more after their great success becoming the runner up in the 2022 edition of UMK. Their entry for UMK 2024 is called "Dancing with Demons". Could this be Finland's entry for Eurovision 2024?

 

Spain's Benidorm Fest 2024 - The National Final of Spain to the Eurovision Song Contest 2024: Radio International's Salman and Rafia were on location in Benidorm and will join the show this week to tell us about their experience from Benidorm and there is an interview with St Pedro who made it successfully from the Semi Final to the Grand Final of the Benidorm Festival 2024 with the song "Dos extraños (Cuarteto de cuerda)" coming second after Nebulossa and the winning song of the Beniform Festival 2024 entitled "Zorra" which will represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in the Grand Final on 11 May 2024.

Melodifestivalen 2024 Heat 1 Allstarz

Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 1: 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 will be competing in the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2024 on 06 Mar 2024 in Stockholm's Friends Arena. The winner of that show will then represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. On 03 Feb 2024 saw the first of five heats taking place and with that starting the Melodifestivalen 2024 Roadshow. The results of each heat can be followed at out colleagues from Wikipedia - CLICK HERE.

Radio International's JP was in Malmoe at Heat 1 for had the pleasure of chatting with all six acts during the rehearsals and after the broadcast. This week on the show listen to and interview with Samir and Viktor who with the song "Hela världen väntar" (the whole world is waiting) surprisingly did not advance in the competition. However, advancing is Elisa Lindstroem who brought back Schlager to the competition "Forever Yours" made it to the Semi Final. Listen to the interview with Elisa on the show this week.
Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 2 comes from Gothenburg on 10 Feb 2024.

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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