Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2023-11-08): Junior Eurovision and Home Composed Song Contest 2023 (Part 2), Birthday File, Coverspot and much 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 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 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and Review Home Composed Song Contest 2023 (Part 2) - click here for the website New Music Releases by Eurovision Artists 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   Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023:  The 21st edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to take place on 26 November 2023 following the victory of France in the 2022 edition with Lissandro and the song "Oh Maman".The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 takes place on 26 Nov 2023 from the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France hosted by Olivier Minne and Laury ThillemanSixteen countries will participate in the contest with Estonia debuting, Germany returning and taking a break are Serbia and Kazakhstan.Participating countries are: Albania, Armenia, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine and United Kingdom.  All countries have selected their entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Radio International will get the fans in the mood introducing the songs to the audience but also playing some of the highlights of the previous editions of the contest. Updates from the official website of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest can be viewed here - click here. Alternatively, our friends from Wikipedia also have a good overview of the contest - click here. The Home Composed Song Contest 2023 (Part 2):  The annual music competition for non-professional musicians takes place again and is already in full swing. The public and jury already cast their votes as well. Visit the website of the Home Composed Song Contest 2023 - click hereThe Home Composed Song Contest is in its 32nd year, this is a competition for Eurovision fans who write, perform and produce their own music, who enter their own original song composition (audio only) and then also take part as a jury, to help choose the winning song. This year there are 27 songs from 13 different European countries, and you can listen to the songs, and read the lyrics and bios on the official website.The Radio International Team once again formed one Jury and you will be able to hear the songs also on Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience this and next week as the second hour of each show is devoted to the Home Composed Song Contest 2023. Pretty high standards again this year. Well done to all participants and may the best entry win. The Grand Final Results Show of the Home Composed Song Contest 2023 will be presented LIVE on this YouTube Channel on Saturday 11 November 2023 at 2100 hours CET and will have Special Guests from the World of the Eurovision Song Contest being part of the show. Looking forward to the overall results on come Saturday.On this week's edition of Radio International you can hear the remaining 13 songs of the Home Composed Song Contest 2023. To listen to last week's Part 1 of the Home Composed Song Contest 2023 - click here. (Scroll forward to Hour 2). Eurovision Spotlight - Sweden's History at the Eurovision Song Contest:  Sweden will be hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 which will be the 68th contest in its history coming once again from the Malmoe Arena, Malmoe, Sweden on 07 & 09 May 2024 for the two Semi Finals and the Grand Final scheduled for Saturday 11 May 2024. In view of Sweden once again bein