Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience (2020-12-02) Interview with Fabrizio Faniello (Malta 2001 and 2006) Alicja Szemplińska (Poland 2020), Junior Eurovision 2020 and 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 Castlepoint FM 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.

Live Interview with Fabrizio Faniello (Malta 2001 and 2006):  In the Corona series of live interviews Radio International - The Ultimate Eurovision Experience is reaching out to a number of artists from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest but also from the national finals. Over the last weeks we had an incredible success with having a number a great artists sharing an hour with Radio International's Interview Team.

Here is the Radio International Interview Hall of Fame 2020: Katrina of Katrina and the Waves, Sanna Nielsen, Nicki French, Rainer from Wind, Jalisse, James Newman, Senhit, Serhat, Vanessa Amarosi, Lesley Roy, Brooke, Martina Majerle of Quartissimo, Miriam Christine, Sanna Nielsen, Eldar of Ell and Nikki, Chanel just to mention a few.  

This week Radio International's Interview Team JP, Sadie Trent and John Dawton are being joined again, via SKYPE, by Fabrizio Faniello from sunny Malta. Fabrizio represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest twice. In 2001 with "Another Summer Night" and in 2006 "I do". Also he took part numerous times at the national finals in Malta and is well known in the Eurovision Song Contest fan community.

The Interview Team of Radio International is very much looking forward to having Fabrizio Faniello back on the show again for the interview.

 

Junior Eurovision 2020
Warsaw, Poland on 29 November 2020

 

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 - The Results  

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CONGRATULATIONS  

to Valentina from France for the Victory with "J'imagine"

Valentina and her team awaiting the results...

 

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.

Karakat Bashanova
Junior Eurovision 2020, Kazakhstan
Interview with Karakat Bashanova (JESC 2020, Kazakhstan):  After the stunning result of Kazakhstan at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 reaching second place at its debut in the contest, the second entry from Kazakhstan was performed by Karakat Bashanova aged 12. The song is called "Forever" and she placed second in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020.

Viki Gabor
Junior Eurovision 2019 Winner for Poland

 

Interview with Viki Gabor (JESC 2019 Winner, Poland):  In 2019, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest came from Gliwice in Poland with Viki Gabor winning the contest with her song "Superhero". Viki has been releasing many songs throughout 2020 but also has sang the Theme Song to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entitled as the slogan "Move the World". Radio International's rowing reporter Salman met Viki on Saturday evening before the Grand Final on Sunday and sent in an interview with her. Listen to it on the show this week. 

 

Alicja Szemplińska
Eurovision 2020, Poland

Interview with Alicja Szemplińska (Poland 2020): Also part of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest was Alicja Szemplińska who performed her song that would have been Poland's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, if due to the Corona Pandemic, the contest would not have been cancelled. Her song is called "Empire" and was performed on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 stage as an interval act. Salman met the singer literally after the show in the foyer and recorded an interview which you will hear on the show this week.

During the live show on Wednesday evening (1900 - 2300 hours CET) we enjoyed a very active chatroom resulting that many requests were also played on the show this week.

Then there is the Eurovision Birthday File, the Eurovision Cover Spot, the Eurovision Spotlight, the Eurovision Calendar Update and Eurovision News courtesy of escXtra.com. Plus the best selection of great Eurovision music and new releases by Eurovision artists.

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