Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2024-02-28): Melodifestivalen 2024 Interviews with Danny Saucedo, Melanie Wehbe, Scarlet, Albin Tingwall 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 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 Danny Saucedo (Melodifestivalen 2024 Finalist)
• Interview with Scarlet (Melodifestivalen 2024, Semi Finalist)
• Interview with Albin Tingwall (Melodifestivalen 2024, Semi Finalist)
• Interview with Lia Larsson (Melodifestivalen 2024, Heat 4)
  Interview with Melanie Wehbe (Melodifestivalen 2023, 2024) Singer, Songwriter
• Interview with Engmans Kapell (Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 2 Number 5)
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - National Final Season with Eurovision Lordship Marcus Keppel-Palmer
• 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

Danny Saucedo with JP after he won Heat 4 of Melodifestivalen 2024in Eskilstuna, Sweden

 

Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 2 and 4 Interviews: 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 09 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.

 

Heat 4 of Melodifestivalen 2024 was staged in Eskilstuna, Sweden on 24 Feb 2024. Radio International's JP was on location to conduct interviews with the competing artists.  Danny Saucedo qualified directly to the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2024 with the song "Happy that you found me". Dotter also won a place in the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2024 after winning the Heat 4 voting and will perform her song "It's not easy to write a love song" in Stockholm. On the show this week Radio International airs an interview with Semi Finalist Albin Tingwall with the song "Done getting over you" as well as Scarlet with the song "Circus X".  Lia Larsson performed "30 km/h" and the group Lasse Stefanz added a summer song to the competition called "En sång om sommaren". Unfortunately, both acts did not qualify for the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2024 and were elmininated. On the show this week listen to interviews with Danny, Albin, Scarlet and Lia Larsson.

Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 2 Allstarz

Radio International's JP and Ludvig were in Gothenburg at Heat 2 having had the pleasure of chatting with all six acts during the rehearsals and after the live broadcast. Liamoo qualified directly to the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2024 with the song "Dragon". Maria Sur also won a place in the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2024 after winning the Heat 2 voting and will perform her song "When you are gone" in Stockholm. On the show this week Radio International airs an interview with newcomer C-Joe who placed 4th with the song "Ahumma" as well as Engmans Kapell who placed 5th with the song "Norrland" and ode to the region in the North of Sweden. Unfortunately, both acts were elminiated in Heat 2 and did not advance into the Final or Semi Final of Melodifestivalen.

Singer / Songwriter Melanie Wehbe with JP at the Afterparty of Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 4 in Eskilstuna

Interview with Melanie Wehbe (Melodifestvalen 2023): At the afterparty of Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 4 in Eskilstuna, Sweden JP bumped into Melanie Wehbe who is a Swedish Singer / Songwriter and took part in Melodifestivalen 2023 as a singer but also is reponsible for song "Move" by the Mamas who won Melodifestivalen 2020 and it would have been Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. However, due to the Corona pandemic, Eurovision 2020 was cancelled. Melanie has written more songs for other acts and in the 2024 edition of Melodifestivalen she is the backing vocalist for the songs of Dotter "It's not easy to write a love song", Lia Larsson "30 km/h" and Elisa Lindstroem "Forever Yours".
In addition, Melanie entered a song into the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024 in Denmark performed by Saba. The song is entitled "Sand" and won the Danish National Selection to the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. JP had a the pleasure for a small chat with Melanie at the Aftershow Party of Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 4 in Eskilstuna. 


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. Eurovision Lordship Marcus Keppel-Palmer will be reviewing the selection processes over the last week and you hear the songs on the show this week.

 

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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