Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2024-02-21): Eurovision 2024 National Finals, Interview with Isaak (Germany 2024), Melodifestivalen 2024 with C-Joe 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 Live Interview with Isaak (Germany 2024) Interview with C-Jo (Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 2 Number 4) Interview with Engmans Kapell (Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 2 Number 5) - postponed Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision Song Contest 2024 - National Final Season with Ross Bennett 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 Isaak winning the German National Final - Eurovision Song Contest - Das deutsche Finale 2024 Live Interview with Isaak (Germany 2024): On Friday, 16 Feb 2024 Germany's National Selection to the Eurovision Song Contest - Das deutsche Finale 2024 took place with nine acts battling it out for the ticket to represent Germany in Malmoe on 11 May 2024. Germany is together with Italy, Spain, France and the United Kingdom part of the Big 5 and directly placed in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. On Radio International this week we have the big pleasure to welcome to the show the winner of the German National Final - Isaak who will represent Germany with the song "Always on the run", in Malmoe. Both; the Juries and the public voted for Isaak. The Interview Panel of Radio International is looking forward to welcoming Isaak to the show to get to know the young artist from Germany. 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. Ross Bennett will be reviewing the selection processes over the last week and you hear some of the songs on the show this week. Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 2 Allstarz Melodifestivalen 2024 - Heat 2: 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 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