Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2023-09-20): Through the Summer: Interviews with Marc Roberts (Ireland 1997), Claudia Faniello (Malta 2017), Ari Olafsson (Iceland 2018)

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 Marc Roberts (Ireland 1997) interviewed at Eurostarz 2023 Interview with Claudia Faniello (Malta 2017) interviewed at Eurostarz 2023 Interview with Ari Olafsson (Iceland 2018) interviewed at Eurostarz 2023 Eurovision Spotlight: Sweden's History at the Eurovision Song Contest 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 Your music requests New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists   Through the Summer 2023 with Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience:  The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was staged in Liverpool last May with Sweden's Loreen winning the contest for a second time after her victory in 2012 with the song "Euphoria". Her winning song for 2023 is "Tattoo". Radio International has still a number of interviews from the contest and the pre-events which will be shared during the next few summer weeks of 2023.    This week we have interviews with three Eurovision Stars. Marc Roberts represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 coming second to UK's Katrina and the Waves with the brilliant "Love shine a light". The Irish entry was "Mysterious Woman".  Then some 20 years on Claudia Faniello represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Breathlessly". She had a number of great successes in the Malta Eurovision Selection shows. Our third artist represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 - It's Ari Olafsson singing the song "Our Choice". All three acts were invited guests at the recent 7th edition of Eurostarz in Concert in London's Water Rats Pub and JP had the pleasure to interview all three and Radio International is glad to share the interviews on the show this week. Enjoy! Also JP will be joined by David Mann for the Eurovision Birthday File and Eurovision Coverspot. The Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com with Nick van Lith. The Eurovision Spotlight is presented by Alasdair Rendall as he takes a look at Sweden's History at the Eurovision Song Contest.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 including the Swedish Summer Sing-a-long Shows and and and.... 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, 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, Emilija Kokic of Riva (Yugoslavia 1989), 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, The Roop, Tim Schou of A Friend in London, Bilal of N