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Finnland hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren zu einem ESC-Musterland entwickelt. Jahr für Jahr kommen die finnischen Titel ins Finale und bekommen viel Aufmerksamkeit. Reicht es 2026 zum Sieg? Laut den Wettanbietern: Ja. Dort liegen Linda Lampenius und Pete Parkkonen mit dem Titel "Liekinheitin" ("Flammenwerfer") nämlich ganz vorn bei der Wette auf Sieg. Aber warum ist das so? Was machen die Finnen besser als alle anderen? Dieser Frage geht Dr. Eurovision Irving Wolther in der neuen Folge von ESC Update nach. Außerdem spricht er über den Titel des Gastgebers: Österreich schickt den 19-jährigen Cosmó mit einem Song auf Deutsch zum ESC: "Tanzschein". Und der Eurovisions-Wissenschaftler interpretiert den Titel "Kraj mene" von Lavina aus Serbien. Das dürfte so manchen dann doch überrascht haben: Das Sanremo-Festival, das traditionsreichste Musikfestival Europas, endete in Italien mit einem Sieg von Sal da Vinci. Der in den USA geborene Sänger bringt mit "Per sempre sì" einen schlageresken Titel zum ESC, wie es ihn aus Italien schon länger nicht mehr gab. Was sagt Alina Stiegler dazu? Die ARD-Moderatorin berichtet seit 2016 vom ESC und verfolgt das Sanremo-Festival jedes Jahr ganz akribisch. Zudem wirft sie einen Blick auf die Titel aus Litauen und Bulgarien - ein Land, das nach vier Jahren Pause wieder zum ESC zurückkehrt. Australien schaffte zuletzt zweimal in Folge nicht den Sprung ins ESC-Finale. Diese Serie soll jetzt beendet werden! Deshalb hat man sich in Australien für Sängerin Delta Goodrem entschieden. Diese hatte im Jahr 2003 mit "Lost Without You" einen Welthit und tritt jetzt - 23 Jahre danach - mit "Eclipse" beim ESC an. Ob das reicht, um Australien endlich ins Finale zu bringen, klären die beiden Podcast-Hosts Marcel Stober und Thomas Mohr. Außerdem schauen sie auf den Beitrag aus Belgien. Dort wartet man ebenso lange darauf, wieder ein Finale zu erreichen.Moderation: Marcel Stober & Thomas MohrGäste: Alina Stiegler, Dr. Irving WoltherEine Produktion des NDR.

Wenn am 16. Mai 2026 in der Wiener Stadthalle der «Eurovision Song Contest» ausgetragen wird, dann ist Sarah Engels für Deutschland dabei. Die Produktionsfirma Kimmig Entertainment hat einen dreistündigen Vorentscheid auf die Beine gestellt, der in Berlin von Barbara Schöneberger und Hazel Brugger moderiert wurde. Über dreieinhalb Millionen Menschen sahen die Show, unter ihnen waren über eine Million Menschen zwischen 14 und 49 Jahren. Die Zuschauerzahlen waren besser als bei der Zusammenarbeit mit Stefan Raab im vergangenen Jahr. Die Wahl fiel auf Sarah Engels, die das Ergebnis von Abor & Tynna mit „Baller“ erst einmal übertreffen muss. Das Duo aus Österreich schnappte sich den 15. Platz, die Chancen von Engels sind derzeit noch unbekannt. Mario Thunert und Fabian Riedner sprechen in dieser Ausgabe über «Eurovision Song Contest – Das Deutsche Finale 2026». Auch das Finale zwischen Engels, wavvyboi und Molly Sue spielt eine Rolle. Obwohl Sarah Engels sowohl eine große Online-Community vorweisen kann als auch bei erfolgreichen Shows im Ersten und im ZDF auftritt, gewann sie mit 38,3 Prozent – wavvyboi folgte mit nicht einmal vier Prozent Abstand. Außerdem werfen Thunert und Riedner einen Blick auf die Schweiz mit Veronica Fusaro und Österreich mit Benjamin Gedeon, die ebenfalls einen guten Platz erreichen möchten.

Die deutsche Teilnahme für den Eurovision Song Contest 2026 steht fest! Am Samstag siegte Kölnerin Sarah Engels im deutschen Vorentscheid. Wie klingt ihr Song "Fire" und hat Deutschland einen Chance auf den Sieg? Reporterin Ksenia gibt ihre Einschätzung ab.

Iain Dale interviews the BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg about going from starting out in journalism to being face to face with Vladimir Putin, about Steve's love not only for the BBC... but for the Eurovision Song Contest - 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 broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.     AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  Melodifestivalen 2026 - Grand Final Preview with Robert Wahlstroem Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 4:  Interview with Erika Jonsson Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 National Finals with Chris Poppe 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  National Final Update for Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests        Melodfestivalen 2026:  In view of the upcoming Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026 in the Strawberry Arena in Solna near Stockholm, Radio International this week will be introducing all the songs in the running order in the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026 on 07 Mar 2026. For that JP will be joined by Robert Wahlström from Sweden.  The Heats are scheduled as follows: Heat 1:  31 Jan 2026 - Linköping - Saab Arena Heat 2:  07 Feb 2026 - Gothenburg - Skandinavium Heat 3:  14 Feb 2026 - Kristianstad - Kristianstad Arena Heat 4:  21 Feb 2026 - Malmö - Malmö Arena Heat 5:  28 Feb 2026 - Sundsvall -  Gärdehov Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026:  07 Mar 2026 - Stockholm - Strawberry Arena in Solna    Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 4 Allstarz Congratulations to Smash Into Pieces and Cimberly winning the Heat 4 of Melodifestivalen 2026 out of the Malmö Arena on Saturday, 22 Feb 2026. Smash Into Pieces were the first winning act being announced after the first voting round. They will be competing in the Grand Final with the song "Hallow". Cimberly and her song "Eternity" won the second round of voting and also has won and secured herself a place in the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 20026 in the Strawberry Arena of Stockholm, Solna. The favourite to also win the Heat was Meira Omar with the song "Dooset Daram" came third and is with that in the Final Kval round of the competition and has a chance to advance into the Grand Final after Heat 5. JP has been in Malmö and conducted interviews with all participating acts of which you will hear some this week and some next week on Radio International. This week listen to longer interviews with the winners of Heat 4, Smash into Pieces, Cimberly and  also Erika Jonsson who unfortunately did not advance.   The Complete Coverage Page of Heat 4 can be viewed by clicking here where you can also watch the interviews.       Erika Jonsson at Melodifestivalen 2026 "Från landet"   Interview with Erika Jonsson:  A debutant at Melodifestivalen 2026 was Erika Jonsson and her Country Band participating in Heat 4 of Melodifestivalen 2026 with the song in Swedish Country entitled "Från landet" which unfortunately only ended up at third in the second voting round. Radio International's JP and Tanja from ESC Panelen met Erika Jonsson for an indepth interview before the Heat 4 competiton. Enoy this chat with a Swedish Country Chick on Radio International this week.      The Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision National Final Season:  The New Eurovision Year 2026 has started and with that also the National Final Season for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is in full swing with countries selecting their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Until the end of March 2026 the National Final Season for Eurovision 2026 is on and Radio International's team members will be highlighting the best picks of the national finals. Chris Poppe continues the series with taking a look at National Finals of the last seven days.     Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar: Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and 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 Alain Forotti gives us already the updates of the National Finals to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....       Eurovision 2 Album: The Eurovision 2 Album is now available on powerworldmusic.bandcamp.com, and CDs are also available by messaging Tony Power on Facebook to order copies.  https://powerworldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/eurovision-connects-2   powerworldmusic.bandcamp.com For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

Billy kicks us off with the All Sports Report featuring some exciting news for Carlton fans, then Collingwood's Ned Long joins the show ahead of their Opening Round clash with the Saints - but Billy has been doing some digging into his private life. Topics Brownless wants to know what you recently tried for the first time, and we're reminded of a classic line from Jay Z Clark. Herby is in studio for Billywood - as Kim Kardashian is rumoured to be visiting Melbourne for the Grand Prix, and Delta Goodrem is announced as Australia's contestant in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Billy has found the audition tapes of some other noted singers who weren't nominated for Eurovision, then we've found some audio of Nick Riewoldt that Billy is NOT happy with. Richmond's Jacob Hopper is in studio - where he learns that his family history intersects way too closely with Billy's, and Billy finishes the show with a joke about a young girl stranded with a flat tyre.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The semi-final era has not been kind to Poland. Though the country has done okay at Eurovision the last few years, they haven't reached the heights of their debut entry in 1994. We'll be doing a deep dive on what worked 30+ years ago and identify where Poland may secretly have its finger on the pulse of what does well at the Contest. Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: previews of upcoming episodes, North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni National Selection dates Tidbits we can't get to on the main show We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. And if there is a season 2 of the American Song Contest... well... :::monkey's paw intensifies:::

Wir haben sie noch gut in Erinnerung: Sandra Studer, Moderatorin des Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel. Ihre ESC-Geschichte begann jedoch viel früher: 1991 stand sie selbst auf der großen Bühne in Rom und sang sich – damals noch als Sandra Simó – mit „Canzone per te“ auf den fünften Platz. Außerdem sprechen wir über zahlreiche Vorentscheide, unter anderem über das deutsche Finale und Sanremo 2026. Im Interview mit Marco taucht die Schweizerin Sandra Studer in ihre mehrsprachige Kindheit ein, sie erzählt von ihrem ersten ABBA-Konzert in Zürich als Kind, von den Anfängen als Sängerin und von ihrem Auftritt beim Eurovision Song Contest 1991 in Rom. Nach ihrem Erfolg in Rom kamen immer wieder Moderationen im Schweizer Fernsehen. Dafür hat sie ihren Künstlernamen Simó, den Mädchennamen ihrer Mutter, abgelegt und tritt wieder unter ihrem ihren Familiennamen Studer auf. Sie erzählt von den Zukunftsplänen: sie spielt Theater. Nachdem sie von ABBAs Björn den Segen bekommen hat, bereitet sie sich jetzt auf ihre Rolle als Donna in "Mamma Mia" vor – am Tag des Eurovision-Finales hat sie natürlich spielfrei. Die traditionellen Fragen am Schluss darf sie natürlich auch beantworten: Vom letztjährigen Song Contest hat sie "Desocado" von NAPA auf der Playlist. Der portugiesische Beitrag war das Lieblingslied ihrer Töchter und wurde ein Grower für sie. Ihr absolutes Lieblingslied ist von Conchita. Geplaudert wird über den Supersamstag, viele National Finals wurden abgehalten und damit die Acts für Eurovision bestellt. Simon und Marco haben Sanremo gesehen. Sonja und Simon (der, mit den vielen Monitoren gleichzeitig) schalteten sich in Deutschland ein. Daneben gab es National Finals in Bulgarien, Finnland (hat Simon das auch gleichzeitig geschaut), Norwegen, Serbien und Litauen. In der Kleinen Songcontest Geschichte am Schluss erzählt Sonja, wie es zu ihrem letzten Video auf Bleistiftrocker.de zum Thema Frauenfeindlichkeit beim Song Contest kam. Creators: Marco Schreuder & Alkis Vlassakakis & Sonja Riegel & Simon GraserMerci Chérie Online:www.MerciCherie.atFacebook: MerciCheriePodcastInstagram: mercicherie.atTikTok: @merci_cherie_podcastbluesky: @mercicherie.atBitte bewertet uns und schreibt Reviews, wo immer ihr uns hört.

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12 Points bei Steady unterstützen: https://steady.page/de/12-points-der-esc-podcast/aboutNach drei Stunden sind wir endlich klüger: Sarah Engels fährt für Deutschland zum Eurovision Song Contest 2026 nach Wien. In der abendfüllenden Show konnte sie sich unter anderem gegen Kontrahent*innen wie Wavviboy und Molly Sue durchsetzen. Wir waren besonders gespannt, denn zum ersten Mal hat der SWR die TV-Show ausgerichtet.Wie haben sich Hazel und Barbara in der Doppel-Moderation geschlagen? Wie langatmig waren die drei Stunden? Hat der SWR die Erwartungen erfüllt? Gemeinsam mit unserem Gast CreepyPastaPunch, den ihr schon letzte Woche hier gehört haben, besprechen wir den deutschen ESC-Vorentscheid. Und lasst uns so viel vorweg nehmen: Es war nicht alles gut. Aber auch nicht alles schlecht.Chris auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creepypastapunch/?hl=deCover-Foto: Fabian Sponheimer https://fabiansponheimer.comIntro & Outro: RixdorfZu unserem Twitch-Channel kommt ihr hier: https://twitch.tv/dasdilettantischeduettNoch mehr von Mikkel und Andi findet ihr hier: https://linktr.ee/dasdilettantischeduettIntro & Outro: RixdorfCover-Foto: Fabian Sponheimer https://fabiansponheimer.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Eurovision Showcase on Forest FM, host Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett dives into the latest confirmed entries for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. We hear brand new selections from Lithuania, Norway, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany and Serbia as the race to Vienna gathers pace. There's also discussion around Italy's potential entry, as we await confirmation on whether Sal Da Vinci will represent the country this May. Join us for the music, the analysis and all the excitement as Eurovision 2026 begins to take shape.

Päffgen, Benedikt www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Studio 9

L'Eurovision est-il en train de vivre la fin d'une ère ?

Sarah Engels hat's geschafft! Mit "Fire" hat sie den deutschen ESC-Vorentscheid gewonnen und vertritt Deutschland nun beim ESC 2026. Aber wie gut wird sie dort abschneiden? Darüber sprechen wir natürlich in ESC Update. Im "Deutschen Finale" durfte erst eine Jury und dann noch das Publikum darüber entscheiden, wer Deutschland beim kommenden Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Wien vertreten wird. Marcel Stober und Thomas Mohr haben die dreistündige Show natürlich ganz genau verfolgt und sprechen über Sarah Engels, das Siegertreppchen, die Jury und alle Songs des deutschen Vorentscheids. Dabei geht es natürlich auch um die Show! Denn erstmals ist in diesem Jahr der SWR für die deutsche Teilnahme am ESC - und damit auch für den Vorentscheid - zuständig. Wie gut wurden die Acts inszeniert, wie sehr haben Barbara Schöneberger und Hazel Brugger als Moderatorinnen harmoniert, wie sorgfältig wurden die Studiogäste ausgewählt - und wie temporeich war die Show? Moderation: Marcel Stober & Thomas MohrMit einem Interview von: Benedikt PäffgenEine Produktion des NDR.

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Neun Acts treten an, aber nur einer kann gewinnen: Molly Sue, Ragazzki, wavvyboi oder vielleicht doch Malou Lovis? Wer vertritt Deutschland beim Eurovision Song Contest 2026? Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner: https://detektor.fm/werbepartner/was-laeuft-heute ➡️ Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/kultur/was-laeuft-heute-eurovision-song-contest-das-deutsche-finale

Neun Acts treten an, aber nur einer kann gewinnen: Molly Sue, Ragazzki, wavvyboi oder vielleicht doch Malou Lovis? Wer vertritt Deutschland beim Eurovision Song Contest 2026? Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner: https://detektor.fm/werbepartner/was-laeuft-heute ➡️ Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/kultur/was-laeuft-heute-eurovision-song-contest-das-deutsche-finale

Neun Acts treten an, aber nur einer kann gewinnen: Molly Sue, Ragazzki, wavvyboi oder vielleicht doch Malou Lovis? Wer vertritt Deutschland beim Eurovision Song Contest 2026? Hier entlang geht's zu den Links unserer Werbepartner: https://detektor.fm/werbepartner/was-laeuft-heute ➡️ Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/kultur/was-laeuft-heute-eurovision-song-contest-das-deutsche-finale

Der ESC, der Eurovision Songcontest ist Kult, und am Samstag findet das Deutsche Finale statt. Dann wird entschieden, wer Deutschland dann in Wien vertreten wird. Irving Wolther ist Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaftler – und er hat über den ESC promoviert. SWR-Aktuell-Moderatorin Ulrike Alex hat mit „Doktor Eurovision“ gesprochen.

Hallo Ihr Lieben, heute habe ich wieder einen ganz besonderen Gast im BB RADIO Mitternachtstalk Podcast: Michael Schulte. Er ist Singer-Songwriter und einer der erfolgreichsten deutschen Pop-Acts unserer Zeit. 1990 geboren, lebt er heute in Buxtehude und begann seine Karriere ganz entspannt in seinem Kinderzimmer. 2008 stellte er erste Coverversionen bei YouTube online, begleitete sich dabei auf der Gitarre und wurde gleich millionenfach geklickt. 2011 entdeckte ihn Rea Garvey, holte ihn auf die Bühne der Kieler Woche und schrieb mit ihm Songs. Ein Jahr später stand Michael bei „The Voice of Germany“ im Team Garvey und belegte Platz drei. Der große internationale Durchbruch folgte 2018 beim Eurovision Song Contest in Lissabon: Platz vier mit „You Let Me Walk Alone“, einem Song über seinen früh verstorbenen Vater. Seit diesem Erfolg sind seine Hits aus dem Radio nicht mehr wegzudenken. Michael bezeichnet sich selbst als Radiokünstler, liebt das Medium Radio und weiß genau, wie ein Song klingen muss, der Menschen berührt und im Kopf bleibt. Seine erfolgreichste Single „Waterfall“ verkaufte sich über 375.000 Mal. Dazu kommen Hits wie „Back to the Start“, einer der meistgespielten Songs im deutschen Radio, „Broken Sunshine“ oder „Half of My Heart“. Neben dem Radio hören ihn zusätzlich noch knapp fünf Millionen Menschen monatlich auf Spotify. Auf Nachfrage sagt Michael ganz klar: „Wenn es sich ergeben sollte, würde ich Deutschland noch einmal beim Eurovision Song Contest vertreten.“ Privat ist Michael seit 2018 verheiratet, Vater von zwei Söhnen und ein echter Familienmensch. Am 17. April 2026 erscheint sein neues Album „Beautiful Reasons“, eine Hommage an Sonne, Hoffnung, Familie und die vielen kleinen Dinge im Leben. Zum Album wird es auch eine Tour geben, die diesmal allerdings einen großen Bogen um Berlin und Brandenburg macht. Für 2027 hat er aber bereits angekündigt, Berlin steht wieder auf dem Plan. Genau darüber reden wir heute und über alles, was seit seinem letzten Besuch 2019 passiert ist. Freut Euch auf ein sehr schönes, unterhaltsames Gespräch mit unserem deutschen Popstar Michael Schulte. Viel Spaß. https://www.michaelschulte-music.com/ https://www.facebook.com/schultemusic/ https://www.instagram.com/michaelschulte https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg3_h5YynN-ftS4_3MY6s8g https://www.tiktok.com/@michaelschulteofficial https://michaelschulte.universal-music.de https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/21aa4pj9BvbFB2iT8kRpnq https://www.instagram.com/jensherrmannofficial/?hl=de https://www.facebook.com/jens.herrmann.792 https://www.youtube.com/@JensHerrmann https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-herrmann-9a6198136/ https://www.bbradio.de/ https://www.bbradio.de/shows/51d91f74-b052-42f5-978f-988dd1807ed9 https://www.instagram.com/bbradioofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/bbradioofficial https://www.tiktok.com/@bbradioofficial

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel 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 Laura Nahr (German National Final - Unser Lied für Wien) Live Interview with Myle (German National Final - Unser Lied für Wien) Live Interview with wavvyboi (German National Final - Unser Lied für Wien)  Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 4:  Interviews with:  Smash Into Pieces, Cimberly and Meira Omar Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 National Finals with Alasdair Rendall 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  National Final Update for Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests  Melodfestivalen 2026:  Radio International continues with the coverage next week when JP will be in Malmö at Heat 4 of Melodifestivalen 2026. This week check out the Eurovision Spotlight with Ross for the qualifiers of Heat 3 from Kristiansta.  The Heats are scheduled as follows: Heat 1:  31 Jan 2026 - Linköping - Saab Arena Heat 2:  07 Feb 2026 - Gothenburg - Skandinavium Heat 3:  14 Feb 2026 - Kristianstad - Kristianstad Arena Heat 4:  21 Feb 2026 - Malmö - Malmö Arena Heat 5:  28 Feb 2026 - Sundsvall -  Gärdehov Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026:  07 Mar 2026 - Stockholm - Strawberry Arena in Solna  Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 4 Allstarz Congratulations to Smash Into Pieces and Cimberly winning the Heat 4 of Melodifestivalen 2026 out of the Malmö Arena on Saturday, 22 Feb 2026. Smash Into Pieces were the first winning act being announced after the first voting round. They will be competing in the Grand Final with the song "Hallow". Cimberly and her song "Eternity" won the second round of voting and also has won and secured herself a place in the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 20026 in the Strawberry Arena of Stockholm, Solna. The favourite to also win the Heat was Meira Omar with the song "Dooset Daram" came third and is with that in the Final Kval round of the competition and has a chance to advance into the Grand Final after Heat 5. JP has been in Malmö and conducted interviews with all participating acts of which you will some this week and some next week on Radio International.   The Complete Coverage Page of Heat 4 can be viewed by clicking here where you can also watch the interviews.   Eurovision Song Contest - Das Deutsche Finale 2026:  Germany will be selecting their entry to the  Eurovision Song Contest 2006 on Saturday, 28 Feb 2026 in Berlin with nine acts competing for the right to represent Germany in Vienna on 16 May 2026. Eurovision Host 2025 Hazel Brugger and Germany's regular National Final Host Barbara Schoeneberger will be presenting the acts from a studio in Berlin with a live audience. Radio International has reached out to some of the acts for an interview and the team is happy to welcome to the show Laura Nahr on the show this week who will compete in the German National Final with the song "Wonderland". Then, joining the Radio International Interview Team on the show this week is Myle who competes with the song "A OK". And also on tghe show live will be wavvyboi who competes with the song "Black Glitter".    wavvyboi, Laura Nahr and Myle  live on Radio International this week   The Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision National Final Season:  The New Eurovision Year 2026 has started and with that also the National Final Season for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is in full swing with countries selecting their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Until the end of March 2026 the National Final Season for Eurovision 2026 is on and Radio International's team members will be highlighting the best picks of the national finals. Alasdair Rendall continues the series with taking a look at National Finals of the last seven days.   Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar: Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and 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 Alain Forotti gives us already the updates of the National Finals to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....       Eurovision 2 Album: The Eurovision 2 Album is now available on powerworldmusic.bandcamp.com, and CDs are also available by messaging Tony Power on Facebook to order copies.  https://powerworldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/eurovision-connects-2 For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

Cat sat down for a chat with self-proclaimed Eurovision expert Dr Paul Jordan. They discuss the Eurovision Song Contest, touching on themes of politics, queerness, and identity, as well as SCM's aim of Being and Belonging. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Finland's UMK is one of the premiere selection shows each Eurovision season, but it didn't start out that way. We explore the evolution of the format and how YLE continues to make the program must see TV. Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: previews of upcoming episodes, North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni National Selection dates Tidbits we can't get to on the main show We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. And if there is a season 2 of the American Song Contest... well... :::monkey's paw intensifies:::

Zu Gast in der Episode sind alle neun Acts für "Das deutsche Finale 2026". Bela, Dreamboys The Band, Laura Nahr, Malou Lovis, Sarah Engels, wavvyboi, MYLE, Molly Sue und Ragazzki haben uns kurze Fragen beantwortet. Außerdem gibt es ein Interview mit dem Vertreter Österreichs, Cosmó, das wir gleich nach seinem Sieg im Vorentscheid geführt haben.  In der Kleinen Geschichte am Schluss erzählt Alkis von einem Ort, den ein Journalist "Kuhstall" genannt hat. Am 28. Februar 2026 wählt Deutschland zur besten Sendezeit denjenigen Act, der Deutschland beim Eurovision Song Contest in Wien vertritt. Durch den Abend führt natürlich Barbara Schöneberger, unterstützt wird sie diesmal von Hazel Brugger. Bela ist 23, wuchs in München auf und singt "Herz". Jo The Man The Music, Philippa Kinsky, VILLFORTH und Nina Caroline sind Dreamboys The Band und gehen mit "Jeanie" an den Start. Laura Nahr kommt aus Magdeburg und lebt jetzt in Berlin. Ihr Song heißt "Wonderland". Malou Lovis gewann die 13. Staffel von "The Voice of Germany" und singt "when I'm with you". Molly Sue war bei "The Voice Kids" und "DSDS", jetzt will sie mit "Optimist (Ha Ha Ha)" nach Wien. MYLE stammt aus Ravensburg und tritt mit der wohl kürzesten Titelzeile "A OK" an. Das Duo Marti Fischer und David „Miirtek“ Starosciak mischt auf „Ciao Ragazzki“ Italo-Disco mit Polska-Pop. Bekannt wurde Sarah Engels vor einigen Jahren bei DSDS. Mit "Fire" meldet sie sich zurück und will damit zum ESC. Aus Liechtenstein stammt wavvyboi und könnte mit "black glitter" das kleine Land erstmals auf die ESC-Bühne bringen. Creators: Marco Schreuder & Alkis Vlassakakis & Sonja Riegel & Simon GraserMerci Chérie Online:www.MerciCherie.atFacebook: MerciCheriePodcastInstagram: mercicherie.atTikTok: @merci_cherie_podcastbluesky: @mercicherie.atBitte bewertet uns und schreibt Reviews, wo immer ihr uns hört.

Der langjährige ORF Mitarbeiter zeichnet als Executive Producer für die Organisation des Eurovision Song Contest 2026in Wien verantwortlich. Bei uns serviert der vierfache Familienvater: Marinierter Schweinslungenbraten.

We couldn't have picked two more different movies for our vaguely "romance" themed episode! But we had a great time discussing them and we hope you enjoy as we dive into these costumes.Follow along with the visual analysis via these links!Eurovision: Instagram, Pinterest Dracula: Instagram, Pinterest Questions? Comments? Suggestions for future episodes? Email thecostumeplot@gmail.com. Follow us: Jojo Siu on IG @jojosiucostumes Sarah Timm on IG @breathcue The Costume Plot on Youtube, Instagram

Vor mehr als zehn Jahren hat Freshtorge zum ersten Mal über den ESC berichtet. Auch jetzt ist er natürlich noch leidenschaftlich dabei. Und er hat sich nicht nur die Titel angesehen, die im deutschen ESC-Vorentscheid antreten, um nach Wien zu fahren - sondern lässt seinen Blick auch international schweifen. Ist etwa "Ferto" von Akylas aus Griechenland wirklich so ein Sieges-Kandidat, wie es die Wettquoten aktuell nahelegen? Und wie sieht es mit den Titeln aus Dänemark und Kroatien aus?Ebenfalls zu Gast in ESC Update ist Consi, der seit einigen Jahren jedes Jahr beim ESC vor Ort gewesen ist. Der SWR3-Moderator zeigt ein Herz für Vanilla Ninja. Die Girlband hatte vor 20 Jahren auch in Deutschland einige Hits und tritt nun für Estland beim ESC an. Außerdem tanzt Consi zu "Jalla" von Antigoni aus Zypern und schaut sich den ukrainischen Beitrag von Leléka ganz genau an.Die Hosts des Podcasts, Marcel Stober und Thomas Mohr, besprechen außerdem noch die lettische Ballade "Ēnā" von Atvara - und wie sehr sie beim ESC berühren kann. Und die beiden suchen nach Gründen, warum es mit der angekündigten Konzerttournee Eurovision Live Tour nun doch nichts geworden ist.Moderation: Marcel Stober und Thomas MohrGäste: Constantin Zöller, FreshtorgeEine Produktion des NDR.

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel 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 Eurovision Winner Charlotte Perrelli (Nilsson) (Sweden 1999) - done at the Aftershow Party of Heat 2 of Melodifestivalen 2026 in Gothenburg Interview with Maja Ivarsson (Melodifestivalen 2025, Sweden) - done at the Aftershow Party  of Heat 1 of Melodifestivalen 2026 in Linköping Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC) 2026 - Review continue Interview with Kelsy Attard (MESC 2026, Semi Finalist) Interview with Kelsie Borg (MESC 2026, Number 11)  Interview with Liston (MESC 2026, Semi Finalist)  Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 National Finals 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  National Final Update for Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests      Melodfestivalen 2026:  Radio International continues with the coverage next week when JP will be in Malmö at Heat 4 of Melodifestivalen 2026. This week check out the Eurovision Spotlight with Ross for the qualifiers of Heat 3 from Kristiansta.  The Heats are scheduled as follows: Heat 1:  31 Jan 2026 - Linköping - Saab Arena Heat 2:  07 Feb 2026 - Gothenburg - Skandinavium Heat 3:  14 Feb 2026 - Kristianstad - Kristianstad Arena Heat 4:  21 Feb 2026 - Malmö - Malmö Arena Heat 5:  28 Feb 2026 - Sundsvall -  Gärdehov Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026:  07 Mar 2026 - Stockholm - Strawberry Arena in Solna    Charlotte Perrelli with JP  at the Aftershow Party of Heat 2 of Melodifestivalen     Interview with Charlotte Perrelli (Eurovision Winner 1999, Sweden):  At the aftershow party of Heat 2 of Melodifestivalen 2026 in Gothenburg in Sweden, Radio International's JP had the pleasure to meet Charlotte Perrelli who as Charlotte Nilsson won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999 with the song "Take me to your heaven". Charlotte and Gina Dirawi (Host of Melodifestivalen 2026) performed an Interval Act in Heat 2. How this came about listen to the interview on the show today.      Maja Ivarsson with JP  Interview with Maja Ivarsson (Melodifestivalen 2025, Sweden):  At the aftershow party of Heat 1 of Melodifestivalen 2026 in Linköping in Sweden, JP had the pleasure to meet again Maja Ivarsson after she had taken part in Melodifestivalen 2025 making it to the Grand Final with the song "Kamikaze Life". Maja performed an interval act at Heat 1 of Melodifestivalen 2026.          The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (Part 3): The Malta Eurovision Song Contest is the National Final to select that song that will be representing the country at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2026 in Vienna, Austria in May. The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was hosted hosted by Keane Cutajar, Destiny Chukunyere (who won Junior Eurovision 2015 and represented Malta in Eurovision 2021) and Gaia Cauchi (who won Junior Eurovision 2013). The Semi Final with 18 artists took place on Thursday, 15 Jan 2026 followed by the Grand Final on Saturday, 17 Jan 2026 from MFCC (Malta Fairs and Convention Centre).  Congratulations to Aidan who won the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Bella" which will be in Semi Final 2 in the Second Half at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on Thu 14 May 2026.      Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Scoreboard   Radio International already broadcast some of the interviews from Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in last week's edition. Listen to more interviews this week with:  Kelsie Borg (MESC 2026, Number 11), Kelsy Attard (MEC 2026, Semi Final) and the Liston (MEC 2026, Semi Final).   Kelsie Borg at Malta ESC 2026 ("Let a girl breathe")     Liston at Malta ESC 2026 ("Mela")     Kelsy Attard at Malta ESC 2026 ("Perfectly Broken") You can watch all our Interviews with the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 participants on this page - CLICK HERE     The Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision National Final Season:  The New Eurovision Year 2026 has started and with that also the National Final Season for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is in full swing with countries selecting their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Until the end of March 2026 the National Final Season for Eurovision 2026 is on and Radio International's team members will be highlighting the best picks of the national finals. Ross Bennett continues the series with taking a look at National Finals of the last seven days.     Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar: Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and 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 Alain Forotti gives us already the updates of the National Finals to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....       Eurovision 2 Album: The Eurovision 2 Album is now available on powerworldmusic.bandcamp.com, and CDs are also available by messaging Tony Power on Facebook to order copies.  https://powerworldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/eurovision-connects-2 For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

Lithuania isn't exactly a Eurovision powerhouse, but their lengthy selection processes have been showcases for the country's music industry. We take a look at the Baltic nation and how their approach to the Contest may be serving a different purpose than competition. Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: previews of upcoming episodes, North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni National Selection dates Tidbits we can't get to on the main show We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. And if there is a season 2 of the American Song Contest... well... :::monkey's paw intensifies:::

In this episode of the Eurovision Showcase, Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett brings you the newest songs from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, with fresh entries from Cyprus, Estonia, Denmark and Latvia. Also in the show: Eurovision news, Rob's Random Request, and a Live & Kicking track. Thanks for listening!

Il-kantant Malti Aidan se jirrappreżenta lil Malta fil-Eurovision Song Contest 2026 fi Vienna bil-kanzunetta ‘Bella'. Jitkellem ma' Joe Axiaq dwar il-kanzunetta u l-preparazzjoni tiegħu għal dan il-festival prestiġjuż.

¡Viva España! Mais attention... sans l'Espagne ?

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.     AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 Interview with Greczula Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 Interview with Jacqline Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 Interview with Indra Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 Interview with Noll2 Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 Interview with A-Teens Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 Interview with Junior Lerin      Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC) 2026 - Review continue Interview with Franklin Calleja (MESC 2026, Number 8) Interview with Denise (MESC 2026, Number 6)  Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 (Linköping) Review and Interviews  Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 National Finals 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  National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests      AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 2 (Gothenburg) Review and Interviews  Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 2 Interview with Arwin Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 2 Interview with Laila Adele Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 2 Interview with Robin Bengtsson Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 2 Interview with Felicia Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 2 Interview with Klara Almström Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 2 Interview with Brandsta City Släckers      Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC) 2026 - Review continue Interview with Rhiannon (MESC 2026, Semi Finalist) Interview with Janice Mangion (MESC 2026, Number 10)  Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 National Finals 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  National Final Update for Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests        Melodfestivalen 2026:  Melodifestivalen 2026 Heat 2 from the Scandinavium of Gothenburg, Sweden on Saturday, 07 Feb 2026. Details are below:  The Heats are scheduled as follows: Heat 1:  31 Jan 2026 - Linköping - Saab Arena Heat 2:  07 Feb 2026 - Gothenburg - Skandinavium Heat 3:  14 Feb 2026 - Kristianstad - Kristianstad Arena Heat 4:  21 Feb 2026 - Malmö - Malmö Arena Heat 5:  28 Feb 2026 - Sundsvall -  Gärdehov Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026:  07 Mar 2026 - Stockholm - Strawberry Arena in Solna      Melodifestivalen 2026 Heat 2 Allstarz  (Arwin, Felicia, Robin Bengtsson, Klara Almström, Laila Adele and Brandsta City Släckers) Radio International's JP has traveled to Gothenburg, Sweden where from the legendary Scandinavium Hall Heat 2 of Melodifestivalen 2026 is staged. JP conducted interviews with the all the six acts who are:  Arwin, Felicia, Robin Bengtsson, Klara Almström, Laila Adele and Brandsta City Släckers. Listen to the interviews and all the songs on this week's edition of Radio International.      Congratulations to   Felicia and the Brandsta City Släckers for advancing directly to the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026  and to Robin Bengtsson for the advancement into the Final Qualification Round. For detailed results please visit our colleagues over at Wikipedia - Click Here NOTE:  To watch all the interviews and view the photo album as well as videos from the Aftershow Party please visit this link - click here     The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (Part 3): The Malta Eurovision Song Contest is the National Final to select that song that will be representing the country at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2026 in Vienna, Austria in May. The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was hosted hosted by Keane Cutajar, Destiny Chukunyere (who won Junior Eurovision 2015 and represented Malta in Eurovision 2021) and Gaia Cauchi (who won Junior Eurovision 2013). The Semi Final with 18 artists took place on Thursday, 15 Jan 2026 followed by the Grand Final on Saturday, 17 Jan 2026 from MFCC (Malta Fairs and Convention Centre).  Congratulations to Aidan who won the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Bella" which will be in Semi Final 2 in the Second Half at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on Thu 14 May 2026.      Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Scoreboard   Radio International already broadcast some of the interviews from Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in last week's edition. Listen to more interviews this week with:  Janice Mangion (MESC 2026, Number 10) and the Rhiannon (MEC 2026, Semi Final).   Rhiannon at Malta ESC 2026 ("Hold myself up")     Janice Mangion at Malta ESC 2026 ("Univers")   You can watch all our Interviews with the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 participants on this page - CLICK HERE   The Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision National Final Season:  The New Eurovision Year 2026 has started and with that also the National Final Season for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is in full swing with countries selecting their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Until the end of March 2026 the National Final Season for Eurovision 2026 is on and Radio International's team members will be highlighting the best picks of the national finals. Eurovision Lordship Marcus Keppel-Palmer continues the series with taking a look at National Finals of the last seven days.     Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar: Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and 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 Alain Forotti gives us already the updates of the National Finals to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....       Eurovision 2 Album: The Eurovision 2 Album is now available on powerworldmusic.bandcamp.com, and CDs are also available by messaging Tony Power on Facebook to order copies.  https://powerworldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/eurovision-connects-2   For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

Croatia is very specific about how it chooses to represent itself on the Eurovision stage. We take a look at the country's history at the Contest via its long-running national selection format Dora. Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: previews of upcoming episodes, North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni National Selection dates Tidbits we can't get to on the main show We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. And if there is a season 2 of the American Song Contest... well... :::monkey's paw intensifies:::

Lucie Jones is back In The Frame for her fourth episode, making her our most featured guest!There's lots to catchup about; Lucie has returned to the West End production of Les Misérables (Sondheim Theatre) to reprise her performance as Fantine. She is also preparing to play her biggest solo show yet at the London Palladium on Monday 16th February. And it doesn't stop there… because she's doing all of that whilst pregnant with her first child!Lucie burst on to our screens in the 2009 series of The X Factor (ITV) and has gone on to become one of the most renowned leading ladies in British musical theatre. She made her West End debut as Cosette in Les Misérables and went on to play roles including Meat in We Will Rock You (International Arena Tour), Victoria in American Psycho (Almedia Theatre), Molly in Ghost (Asian Tour), Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (Leicester Curve & UK Tour), Holly in The Wedding Singer (UK Tour), Maureen in Rent (St James Theatre & UK Tour), Lou in Girlfriends (LMTO), Heidi in Title Of Show (Digital Production) and The Ghost Of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol (Dominion Theatre). Lucie had an acclaimed run as Jenna in Waitress (Adelphi Theatre / UK & Ireland Tour). She has also played Elphaba in Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre) and Fantine in Les Misérables (Sondheim Theatre), the staged concert of Super You (Lyric Theatre) and Catherine in the Pippin 50th Anniversary Concert (Theatre Royal Drury Lane). Most recently Lucie played Geneviève in The Bakers Wife (Menier Chocolate Factory) and Jenna Rink in the world premiere of 13 Going on 30 (Manchester Opera House).Lucie represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2017 and released the album Lucie Jones Live At The Adelphi in 2020. She has played solo concerts at the Adelphi Theatre and His Majesty's Theatre in the West End as well as on tour with the 50-piece Fulltone Orchestra. She even played a set at Glastonbury in 2025!In this episode Lucie discusses her return to Les Misérables, what's going to be different about her London Palladium show as well as her pregnancy, the latest roles she's played, her favourite dressing room and lots more. Lucie plays the London Palladium on Monday 16th February. Visit www.lwtheatres.co.uk for info and tickets. You can also see Lucie in Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre.This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Missed the show? Catch up on the Eurovision Showcase! Hosted by Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett If you missed this afternoon's broadcast on Forest FM, don't worry! You can now stream the full hour of Eurovision news, nostalgia, and brand-new music right here. We are officially on the road to Vienna 2026, and this episode is packed with highlights. Inside this week's programme: The Road to Vienna: We play Ukraine's freshly selected entry for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest—the beautiful "Ridnym" by Leléka.

Relax with calm bedtime reading about the Eurovision Song Contest, designed for sleep and gentle relief from insomnia. Relax with calm bedtime reading that supports sleep and eases insomnia while offering a peaceful way to unwind. In this episode, Benjamin softly explores the history, traditions, and cultural impact of Eurovision, sharing facts in a soothing, steady cadence that helps your mind slow down while you rest. You can learn something new while relaxing, with no whispering, just calm educational reading meant to comfort restless nights and support sleep. This gentle approach can help reduce stress, quiet anxious thoughts, and make sleep feel more natural and welcoming for anyone dealing with insomnia. Settle in, press play, and let this calm bedtime reading carry you toward rest. Happy sleeping! Read with permission from Eurovision Song Contest, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is broadcast from Malta's Radio 105FM on Tuesday evenings from 2100 - 0059 hours CET. The show is broadcast live on Wednesday evenings from 1900 - 2300 hours CET on the Eurovision Radio International Mixcloud Channel as well as on the Facebook Page of Eurovision Radio International with an interactive chatroom.     AT A GLANCE - ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK  Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 Interview with Greczula Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 Interview with Jacqline Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 Interview with Indra Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 Interview with Noll2 Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 Interview with A-Teens Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 Interview with Junior Lerin      Malta Eurovision Song Contest (MESC) 2026 - Review continue Interview with Franklin Calleja (MESC 2026, Number 8) Interview with Denise (MESC 2026, Number 6)  Melodifestivalen 2026 - Heat 1 (Linköping) Review and Interviews  Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision 2026 National Finals 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  National Final Update for Junior and Eurovision Song Contest with Alain Forotti  New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists  Your music requests    Melodfestivalen 2026:  Melodifestivalen 2026 is starting this weekend as Heat 1 will be staged in the Saab Arena of Linköping on Sat 31 Jan 2026.  The Heats are scheduled as follows: Heat 1:  31 Jan 2026 - Linköping - Saab Arena Heat 2:  07 Feb 2026 - Gothenburg - Skandinavium Heat 3:  14 Feb 2026 - Kristianstad - Kristianstad Arena Heat 4:  21 Feb 2026 - Malmö - Malmö Arena Heat 5:  28 Feb 2026 - Sundsvall -  Gärdehov Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026:  07 Mar 2026 - Stockholm - Strawberry Arena in Solna      Melodifestivalen 2026 Heat 1 Allstarz  including the Hosts Gina and Hampus   Radio International's JP has traveled to Heat 1 and conducted interviews with the Hosts Gina Dirawi and Hampus Nessvold andvall the participanting acts who are:  Greczula, Jacqline, Noll2, Junior Lerin, Indra and the A-Teens. Listen to the interviews and all the songs on this week's edition of Radio International.    Congratulations to   Grezcula and the A*Teens  for advancing directly to the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2026  and to Jacqline for the advancement into the Final Qualification Round. NOTE:  To watch all the interviews and view the photo album as well as videos from the Aftershow Party please visit this link - click here   The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (Part 3): The Malta Eurovision Song Contest is the National Final to select that song that will be representing the country at the Eurovision Song Contetest 2026 in Vienna, Austria in May. The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was hosted hosted by Keane Cutajar, Destiny Chukunyere (who won Junior Eurovision 2015 and represented Malta in Eurovision 2021) and Gaia Cauchi (who won Junior Eurovision 2013). The Semi Final with 18 artists took place on Thursday, 15 Jan 2026 followed by the Grand Final on Saturday, 17 Jan 2026 from MFCC (Malta Fairs and Convention Centre).  Congratulations to Aidan who won the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Bella" which will be in Semi Final 2 in the Second Half at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on Thu 14 May 2026.      Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Scoreboard   Radio International already broadcast some of the interviews from Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in last week's edition. Listen to more interviews this week with:  Denise (MESC 2026, Number 6) and the Franklin Calleja (MEC 2026, Number 8).     Franklin Calleja at Malta ESC 2026 ("Guide you Home") Denise at the Malta ESC2026 ("Trophy")   You can watch all our Interviews with the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2026 participants on this page - CLICK HERE   The Eurovision Spotlight - The Eurovision National Final Season:  The New Eurovision Year 2026 has started and with that also the National Final Season for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is in full swing with countries selecting their entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. JJ won Eurovision 2025 and with that Austria will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in the Wiener Stadthalle on 12 and 14 May 2026 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Finale to take place on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Until the end of March 2026 the National Final Season for Eurovision 2026 is on and Radio International's team members will be highlighting the best picks of the national finals. Dermot Manning continues the series with taking a look at National Finals of the last seven days.     Eurovision News, New Song Releases, Birthday File, Coverspot, Eurovision Calendar: Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot.  Javier stands in for Nick and 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 Alain Forotti gives us already the updates of the National Finals to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 and and....       Eurovision 2 Album: The Eurovision 2 Album is now available on powerworldmusic.bandcamp.com, and CDs are also available by messaging Tony Power on Facebook to order copies.  https://powerworldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/eurovision-connects-2 powerworldmusic.bandcamp.com   For full details of this week's Show Content and Play List - click here

Hey “Everybody”! Estonia and Latvia were the first two new countries to win Eurovision after the EBU expanded its membership in 1993. As we get ready for the Eesti Laul and Supernova selection processes, “I Wanna” take a look at the Contest history of these two Baltic nations. Baltic Buddies Summary Estonia at Eurovision (1:03) Join the EuroWhat? AV Club (17:34) Latvia at Eurovision (18:45) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: previews of upcoming episodes, North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni National Selection dates Tidbits we can't get to on the main show We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. And if there is a season 2 of the American Song Contest... well... :::monkey's paw intensifies:::

Le bulletin d'actualité à chaud de 12 points est de retour ! Pour cette rentrée 2026, Thomas et Quentin décryptent une actualité chargée mais qui peine pourtant à faire grimper le thermomètre de la hype.Au programme de ce nouvel épisode de 12 minutes :70 ans de l'Eurovision : L'annonce d'une tournée événement dans 10 villes d'Europe de l'Ouest fait polémique. Entre l'absence totale de l'Europe de l'Est et le choix de salles immenses comme l'Accor Arena (Bercy), le pari est-il trop risqué ?Line-up & Fan Service : De Lordi à Helena Paparizou en passant par Verka Serduchka, la liste des artistes annoncés divise. Est-ce un hommage mérité ou du simple "fan service" pour nostalgiques ?Le choc des présentateurs : On connaît enfin les visages de l'édition 2026 en Autriche. Victoria Swarovski et Michael Ostrowski prennent les commandes, mais l'absence de Conchita Wurst et d'Alice Tumler laisse un goût amer. Pourquoi Conchita se désolidarise-t-elle du concours ?Thermomètre de la Hype : À quelques mois du show, l'ambiance est au "ventre mou". Entre géopolitique tendue et annonces qui manquent d'énergie, Thomas et Quentin lancent leur baromètre : où en est votre excitation pour 2026 ?Et vous, irez-vous voir la tournée des 70 ans ? Dites-le nous en commentaire sur nos réseaux sociaux !

Bulgaria returns to Eurovision following a three-year absence. We take a look at the country's history at the Contest: a rough start in its initial tenure, a renaissance after its first hiatus, and looking ahead to how Bulgaria's next tenure may go. Rough Summary Selection Season So Far: Moldova, Malta, Luxembourg, Georgia, Israel, Switzerland (0:40) Join the EuroWhat? AV Club (4:29) Bulgaria's History at Eurovision (6:30) How is Bulgaria selecting for 2026? (28:32) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: previews of upcoming episodes, North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni National Selection dates Tidbits we can't get to on the main show We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. And if there is a season 2 of the American Song Contest... well... :::monkey's paw intensifies:::

Luxembourg returned to Eurovision in 2024 after a 30-year hiatus. When they left the Contest, they were tied with Ireland and France in having won the most times at 5 wins apiece. We'll explore Luxembourg's incredible run and see how they've adapted to the modern era as we preview the third edition of the Luxembourg Song Contest. Bad Lucksembourg Summary Luxembourg Stats at Eurovision (1:20) Luxembourg Hosting Eurovision (4:55) Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 (17:02) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here. Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: previews of upcoming episodes, North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni National Selection dates Tidbits we can't get to on the main show We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. And if there is a season 2 of the American Song Contest... well... :::monkey's paw intensifies:::

Moldova has returned to Eurovision after a one-year break and has selected 16 songs to compete for a trip to Vienna in May. Malta has also streamlined their process a bit and will select their entrant from among 18 hopefuls. We'll take a look at the history of these two countries and preview the selections that will be taking place on Saturday, January 17. Folklore & Rock & Roll Summary End of 2025 News (1:19) Moldova at Eurovision (4:46) EuroWhat? AV Club (Patreon) (30:26) Malta at Eurovision (32:23) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you want even more EuroWhat? in your life, join the EuroWhat? AV Club on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/cw/eurowhat)! You can join for free to get virtual high fives and a monthly newsletter featuring: * previews of upcoming episodes, * North America tour dates for Eurovision alumni * National Selection dates * Tidbits we can't get to on the main show We also have the EuroWhat? AV Club Podcast, a monthly bonus episode for paid members exploring Eurovision-adjacent TV, movies, books, and more. And if there is a season 2 of the American Song Contest... well... :::monkey's paw intensifies:::

Michael Flatley is the most famous Irish dancer in the world, rising to stardom for his leading roles in Riverdance and Lord of the Dance. Colm Flynn travels to meet Flatley at home, where he reflects on the highs of his remarkable career and the personal experiences that shaped his outlook on life and faith. Born in Chicago to Irish parents, Flatley grew up surrounded by music, dance, and the values of hard work and perseverance. His groundbreaking performance in Riverdance at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 brought Irish dance to a global audience, and his later productions redefined what Irish traditional dance could be. In recent years, Michael Flatley's life was upended when he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. He describes the diagnosis as a moment that forced him to re-examine what truly matters: family, love, and belief in God. This episode of The Documentary, comes to you from Heart and Soul, exploring personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.

The Eurovision Song Contest has been thrown into turmoil after four nations said they would boycott next year's event. Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia had wanted Israel to be excluded because of the war in Gaza, but a meeting of the European Broadcasting Union said it could take part. Other countries, including Germany, had threatened to walk out if Israel could not participate. Also: A prominent Palestinian militia leader and Hamas opponent has been killed in Gaza. The US military says it conducted another deadly strike on a boat suspected of carrying illegal narcotics as questions mount over the legality of previous attacks. Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo sign a peace deal in Washington. A British inquiry has found that Vladimir Putin bears "moral responsibility" for the poisoning of a woman in England with the nerve agent Novichok in 2018. And how a volcanic eruption may have helped spread the Black Death in the 1300s.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

President Trump suggested that a land strike in Venezuela may be imminent. Politico’s Megan Messerly joins to discuss how the MAGA camp is getting used to the idea of regime change in Caracas. The World Cup draw is today, when fans learn who the nation they are rooting for will match up against in next year’s tournament. The Athletic’s Adam Crafton explains how the event came to be at the Kennedy Center, and what that says about the way Trump has shaped the institution. The effects of budget cuts on clinical trials are beginning to be felt. Washington Post reporter Allyson Chiu breaks down why the loss of funding could make it more difficult to develop treatments in years to come. Plus, the Supreme Court clears the way for Texas’s gerrymandered congressional map, why some countries are skipping next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, and the duo behind ‘The Rest Is History’ — Apple Podcasts’s Show of the Year — share their favorite moments from America’s past. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

Russia's leader visits India for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. India's prime minister is under pressure to stop buying Russian oil over accusations the trade is financing the war. Also: The New York Times is suing the Pentagon over its attempt to make journalists sign a pledge to only report authorised information. A study by the Gates Foundation has found that the number of preventable child deaths is due to rise this year for the first time this century. We go to New Orleans to examine the controversy surrounding an operation to arrest undocumented immigrants. A US senator gives us his view on President Trump's comments in which he describes America's Somali community as "garbage". The organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest debate whether Israel should be allowed to continue in the competition.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk