Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2023-03-29): Melodifestivalen 2023 Interviews (Part 3), Eurovision 2023, etc

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 the Hosts of Melodifestivalen 2023 - Farah Abadi and Jesper Roenndahl Interview with Smash Into Pieces (Melodifestivalen 2023, Number 3) Interview with Theoz (Melodifestivalen 2023, Number 5) Reaction Interview after the Final Interview with Emil Henroehn (Melodifestivalen 2023, Heat 4 Number 6) Interview with Axel Schylström (Melodifestivalen 2023, Heat 4 Number 4) Interview with Paul Rey (Melodifestivalen 2023, Number 7) Interview with Rejhan (Melodifestivalen 2023, Heat 1, Number 4) Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2023 by Regions: The East with Dermot Manning 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   Melodifestivalen 2023 - The Grand Finalists   Melodifestivalen is Sweden's national televised music competition to find the best new song of the year. The winner of the competition then goes on to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. Twenty-eight acts go through four Heats and two Semi Final Rounds before the top twelve go into the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2023, held once again at the Friends Arena in Solna (near Stockholm) in front of a live audience of almost 30000 spectators, plus millions of TV viewers both in Sweden and abroad.On Saturday, 11 Mar 2023 Loreen won Melodifestivalen for a second time after winning already in  2012 with the song "Euphoria" and as history is repeating Loreen will be representing Sweden once more with the song "Tattoo". Congratulations to Loreen for once again winning Melodifestivalen and with that she will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom in May. Sweden will participate in Semi Final 1 Second Half on Tuesday, 09 May 2023 with the song "Tattoo".  See below the results of Melodifestivalen 2023 - Grand Final, (courtesy of Wikipedia).   Melodifestivalen 2023 Finalists Interviews (Part 3): Members of the Team of Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience where on location at the Friends Arena near Stockholm, as well as in Heat 1 and 4 in Gothenburg and Malmoe respectively and conducted interviews with some of the artists of Melodifestivalen 2023. This week listen to the first batch of interviews with Smash Into Pieces, Theoz, Paul Rey, Emil Henroehn, Axel Schylström, Rejhan and Farah Abadi and Jesper Roenndahl, The Hosts of Melodifestivalen 2023.  There will be more on the show next week. EUROVISION 2023 by Regions: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year is in full flow and all participating countries have selected  their songs to the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom on May 09, 11 and 13 for the Grand Final. In the run up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience will be playing all of the songs to get the listeners and fans familiar with the songs that are competing in Liverpool. Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot  as well as Dermot Manning who presents the Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2023 in Regions taking a look at the Eastern Region entries in the Eurovision 2023 Land.  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 and Nick van Lith has the latest update from the Eurovision News Room courtesy of