Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2024-03-20): Eurovision 2024, Melodifestivalen 2024 Grand Final Recap (Part 2), Muzika Muzika 2024, and lots more

Eurovision Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience

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

• Melodifestivalen 2024 Grand Final Special (Part 2)
• Interview with Medina (Melodifestivalen 2024, Number 2)
• Interview with Smash Into Pieces (Melodifestivalen 2024, Number 3)
• Interview with Maria Sur (Melodifestivalen 2024, 7)
• Interview with Annika Wickihalder (Melodifestivalen 2024, Number 8)
• Interview with Jacqline (Melodifestivalen 2024, Number 9)
• Interview with Jay Smith (Melodifestivalen 2024, Number 10)
• Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2024 by Regions: The East with Dermot Manning
• Malta's Muzika Muzika 2024 - The Results
• 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
  

Melodifestivalen 2024 - We have a Winner: Gratis to Marcus and Martinus and Interviews with the contestants: 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 competed in the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2024 on 09 Mar 2024 in Stockholm's Friends Arena. Congratulations to the Winning Act Marcus and Martinus who as Norwegian twin brothers will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in the Grand Final on 11 May 2024 with the song "Unforgettable". You can see the detailed results of Melodifestivalen 2024 at our colleagues from Wikipedia - CLICK HERE.
Melodifestivalen 2024 - The Score Board
The Radio International Interview Team consisting of Marc, Salman and JP were attending the rehearsal days and of course as well the Grand Final and could meet the artists and conducted interviews which will be broadcast this week as well as next week on the show.
The Radio International Photo Album from Melodifestivalen can be viewed here - PHOTOALBUM OF MELODIFSTIVALEN 2024

The Melodifestivalen 2024 Grand Finalists
There are interviews with Medina, Cazzi Opeia, Maria Sur, Annika, Jacqline, Jay Smith, Smash into Pieces and Dotter and more.
Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - Eurovision Land in Regions: 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. The National Final Season 2024 is over and we are entering the period of the Eurovision Pre-Parties Season. As tradition is Radio International will broadcast the Eurovision 2024 entries per regions. Starting off the new series it is Dermot Manning taking a look at the Eastern Eurovision Countries.

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....

Muzika Muzika 2024: On 14 - 16 Mar 2024 the 4th edition of Muzika Muzika took place, a show and contest celebrating the Maltese Song including a live orchestra. The show was staged in the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre of Ta'Qali and Congratulations or Auguri to Maxine Pace for winning the contest with the song "Mhux tal-Aħħar". See below the scoreboard of Muzika Muzika 2024 for the entire results of the combined Jury and Public Voting.

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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