Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2022-08-17): Sam Ryder Interview, Eurovision 2022 look back, Eurovision Birthday File, Coverspot, etc

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: A look back with interviews and clips with the Eurovision Stars 2022 in Turin Interview with Sam Ryder (United Kingdom 2022) Interview with Lumix feat Pia Maria (Austria 2022) Interview with The Rasmus (Finland 2022) Interview with Andrea (North Macedonia 2022) Interview with LPS (Slovenia 2022) Interview with Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjorda (Greece 2022)  Interview with Jeremie Makiese (Belgium 2022) Eurovision Cover Spot and The Eurovision Birthday File with David Mann Eurovision Spotlight: Eurovision Double Three with Alasdair Rendall Eurovision News with Javier Leal in for Nick van Lith from escXtra.com Eurovision Calendar Update with Javier Leal Your music requests New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists     Interview with Sam Ryder (United Kingdom 2022):  In recent weeks, in Eurovision circles, the United Kingdom was much in the news in regards to hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 and normally, the winning country also becomes the host country the following year. Due to the war in Ukraine, the EBU together with the BBC decided to host Eurovision 2023 with the participation of Ukrainian television. Now the race is on to find the most suitable British city to host Eurovision 2023. Also no date has been announced as yet. So all is very excited. Sam Ryder is on the show this week and tells us about his time at Eurovision 2022 as well as his reception back home in the United Kingdom when he returned from sunny Turino. Sam represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Copntest 2023 with the song "Spaceman" coming second to the Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine. This interview is courtesy of RTL.   Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra winning Eurovision 2022 Eurovision Song Contest 2022: After two Semi Finals and an amazing Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 huge CONGRATULATIONS goes to the Kalush Orchestra for winning the 66th Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Stefania" receiving the highest public vote ever in the history of the contest. Below is the Scoreboard.The website of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 can be viewed here and the also over on Wikipedia The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Scoreboard       During the next few weeks Radio International will be your Ultimate Post Eurovision Depression  (PED) Cure broadcasting interviews the Radio International Team did in Turin during the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 and of course play your favourite songs from the contest. Listen to Interviews, Turkoise Carpet Clips from the Opening Reception, Press Conferences Clips with Lumix feat. Pia Maria (Austria 2022), The Rasmus (Finland 2022), Andrea (North Macedonia 2022), LPS (Slovenia 2022), Jeremie Makiese (Belgium 2022) and Amanda Tenfjord (Greece 2022) - looking back at two weeks of our beloved Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. 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, Rasm