Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2022-05-04) - Live from Turin and the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 (Part 1)

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 Eurovision Song Contest 2022 - Semi Final 1 Preview: The Radio International Jury Panel assesses the song and casts the votes. Eurovision Cover Spot and The Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Spotlight: The First Time that Italy hosted the Eurovision Song Contes: 1965 with Chris Poppe Eurovision News from escXtra.com with Nathan Waddell Your music requests New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists   Eurovision Song Contest 2022 - Semi Final 1 Preview: The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 is really just around the corner with JP and some members of the Team of Radio International having arrived in Turin, so have all the delegations that are taking part in Europe's biggest music competition. Semi Final 1 takes place on Tuesday 10 May 2022, Semi Final 2 on Thursday 12 May 2022 and the Top Ten of both Semi Finals will meet the Big 5 countries including the Host Country Italy in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 on Saturday, 14 May 2022. This week the show comes from Turin, Italy, the home of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 and JP will be playing all the 17 songs competing in Semi Final 1 and the Radio International Jury has been invited to comment on the songs and cast their votes on each of the songs including the countries that are already in the Grand Final and vote in Semi Final:  France and Host National Italy. At the end of the show the result will be announced by JP how the Radio International Jury judged on the songs of Semi Final 1. Also part of the show is the Eurovision Birthday File, The Eurovision Coverspot both presented by David Mann from Studio 3 in London and Chris Poppe joins JP for the Eurovision Spotlight where Chris will be taking a look at 1965 which was the year that Italy hosted the Eurovision Song Contest for the very first time. The website of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 can be viewed here and the also over on Wikipedia   Next week's show will feature Semi Final 2 and the countries already placed in the Grand Final: Germany, Spain and United Kingdom. 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: Charlotte Perrelli, Linda Martin, Niamh Kavanagh, Katrina of Katrina and the Waves, Charlie McGettigan, Emmelie de Forest, Scott Fitzgerald, Eldar of Ell and Nikki, Sanna Nielsen, Hera Björk, 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, 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, Bilal of NorthKid, Cyan Kicks, Justs, James Newman, Serhat, Vanessa Amarosi, Lesley Roy, Brooke, Franklin, Martina Majerle of Quartissimo, Miriam Christine, Claudia Faniello, Fabrizio Faniello, Chanel, Jordan Ravi, Viorela Moraru, Mia Negovetic, Parvani Violet Vasil, Janice Mangion, Mariette, KEiiNO, Anett Kublin (Anett and Fredi), Tess Merkel, Glen Vella, Anton Ewald, Katrina Dimanta formerly of Aarzemnieki, ManuElla, Tusse, Blind Channel, Danny Saucedo, Jendrik, Tornike Kipiani, G