Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2024-07-03): Through the Summer 2024: Interview with Marta Roure (Andorra 2004), Eurovision Weeekend 2024 Interviews (Part 3)

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 Marta Roure (Andorra 2004) done at the Madrid Eurovision PreParty 2024 Eurovision Weekend 2024 in Hamburg (12 - 14 Jul 2024) - Meet the contestants of the FanVision Song Contest 2024 (Part 3: Finland, EC Germany, Luxemburg, Ukraine and the United Kingdom) Eurovision News with Nick van Lith from www.escXtra.com Eurovision Spotlight:  Eurovision's Magical Numbers with Chris Poppe 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   Interview with Marta Roure (Andorra 2004): This week Radio International airs and interview with  Andorra's first ever entry to  the Eurovision Song Contest as Marta Roure representing Andorra with the song "Jugarem a estimar-nos" which was the first time a song in Catalan language was performed at the Eurovision Song Contest. Andorra came 18th in the ever first Semi Final and did not advance to the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. In fact, Andorra only took part six times in the Eurovision Song Contest with the last entry being in 2009 with Susanne Georgi and the song "La teva decisio (Your decision)", never reaching the Grand Final.The Interview Team of Radio International met Marta at the Madrid Eurovsion Pre Party 2024 and you can hear this interview on the show this week. A big thanks to Alexander Sanchez who kindly helped with the translation. Eurovision Weekend 2024:  The first Eurovision event after the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 itself if the Eurovision Weekend 2024 out of Hamburg hosted by the Hamburg branch of Eurovision Club Germany e.V.. The event will include the FanVision Song Contest 2024 where young artists from different countries perform a cover of a Eurovision Song. The organisers received about 20 entries to this contest and a jury as well as public audience of the Eurovision Weekend 2024 will vote for the performances and the winner of which will decide in which country the Eurovision Weekend 2025 will be held. The Winning Act in 2023 was Germany with Mirko Bulian and Maxima Love performing their own version of "My Way" originally by Tone Sekelius from Sweden's Melodifestivalen. In the run up to the event, Radio International will be interviewing the contestants in the editions coming up till mid July 2024 to showcase the artists. This week meet the acts from Finland, EC Germany, Luxemburg, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.The Facebook Page of the Eurovision Weekend 2024 can be viewed here:  CLICK HERE To reach the artists' profiles please visit the website of EC Germany here:  CLICK HERE Eurovision Spotlight - Eurovision's Magical Numbers: The brand new series with the new summer feature continues this week as the Radio International Colleagues will introduce something completely new that has never been on Radio International - Eurovision's Magical Numbers as Chris Poppe will continue the series.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....   Find out more details of how to tune in live - click here For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here