The local music scene has been gladly undergoing a notoriety of changes in the past couple of years noting that the old guard is somewhat stepping down leaving a flock of new individuals to take centre stage and the limelight. One of the youngest artists to grace the scene in fact is none other than sixteen year old, Stefan Galea whom the audience will remember from the Junior Eurosong competition back in 2009 having competed with the self-penned Shake Up Wake Up. In recent months, he has released various tracks such as Take It Leave It, The Fittest Girl In History and Can't Wait. All of the songs were received well and this showed with regards to chart success but Stefan has evolved and so has his music. In fact, following a short break he is back with the track Disco Lemonade.

Disco Lemonade has been written by none other than Charlie Mason who has worked with some of the most prominent people in the music industry including Ashley Tisdale, Miley Cyrus, Eric Saade and Sarah Connor. The same individual was also the producer to the track which has been described as a mixture between pop and dance with the right toppings that could make it a summer hit. Stefan Galea officially started his career at an extremely young age but he has developed his talent in a relatively remarkable way. He has also tried to enter the upcoming edition of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest with the song Meant for More but unfortunately did not manage to make it through to the semi-final stage of the competition. In recent months, Galea has also become a notable artist managed by Maddee Dargue of A4F Music having the opportunity to perform with Ira Losco and also The Cheeky Girls whilst touring the islands. Have an exclusive listen to Disco Lemonade just below and let us know what you think. In the meantime, stay tuned to escflashmalta.com for more latest news.

In recent days, the Public Broadcasting Services released the rules and regulations of the 2013 edition of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest with potential submissions to be handed in at the end of the next month and there seems to be growing interest amongst some of the younger talented artists on the Maltese Islands. It has to be pointed out that the jump from the Junior Eurosong to the senior competition is not easy and not many have accomplished the feat with the past two years seeing the likes of Marilena Gauci, Sophie Debattista and Danica Muscat succeed in making it through to the live shows. The latest name who wishes to join the elite list is none other than Stefan Galea who took part in the Junior Eurosong competition back in 2009 with the uptempo track Shake Up, Wake Up. He has spoken to escflashmalta.com about his intentions to submit in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest.

Since taking part in the Junior Eurosong competition, Stefan has gone onto accomplish several feats in the local music industry by virtue of signing a record deal with Aiming 4 Fame Music which is led by none other than Malta Music Award winner; Maddee Dargue. As a matter of fact, in the past couple of months, Stefan has gone onto release at least three singles in the market; Can't Wait, Take It Or Leave It as well as The Fittest Girl In History. All of the songs are relatively catchy and get the listener humming along instantly but then again, Stefan has accomplished more noting that in recent months, he was also part of the cast in the hit musical drama series; D.R.E.A.M.S which will be returning to Television Malta as from this Wednesday night with the full support of escflashmalta.com as always. Stefan Galea confirms to the editorial team that he will be submitting three entries for the Malta Eurovision Song Contest in hope of making it at least to the live stages of the competition. We would like to wish him and anyone else submitting, the very best of luck as this journey commences.

Source: escflashmalta.com

The Team of Radio International is back this week and would like to invite to join the weekly Ultimate Eurovision Experience to overcome to Post Eurovision Depression. The Show is broadcast on 106.8FM and Digital Cable 41 in the Netherlands and also via the internet via www.radiointernational.tv and will also be web-televised via the show's own Live Video Channel via the website. The simulcast will be from 2000 – 2300 hours CET this Wednesday.

Eurovision Song Contest Spotlight - Eurovision 2012 - The Aftershow Party:  

The 57th Eurovision Song Contest was staged on 26 May 2012 in Baku and each of our Eurovision Correspondants will each week be giving us their assessment of how they watched the shows and what they think of it. Of course, it goes without saying, it is spiced with their choice of songs from this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Continuing this new mini-series is Marcus Keppel-Palmer

Interview with Stefan Galea (Malta): 

One of Malta's young music talents is Stefan Galea who is no stranger to the ears of the listeners to Radio International as his music is aired on the show. Still a student Stefan also aims at an international singing career and hoping to be able that one day he will be representing Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest. At the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2012 which is the national selection process of Malta to find a suitable song to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest JP met Stefan for an interview which you can hear during this week's edition of the show. Stefan is not only an actor in the Maltese TV series called D.R.E.A.M.S. but also a fine singer and his repertoire is growing as he is producing more and more music. Songs such as "Can't wait for FAF, Fittest Girl in History and Take it or leave it have been aired on Radio International in the past. The website is abailable here. Enjoy the interview on this week's edition of Radio International.  

 Euro Friends Song Contest 2012 with Andy Simon: 

The Euro Friends Song Contest in search for the ultimate Eurovision song as voted for by the many fans around the world.  Andy  Simon joins us again next week to reveal the qualifiers for the next round.  The website of the Euro Friends Song Contest you will find here (www.euro-friends.com) where you can easily vote for your favourite Eurovision songs per country and also see The Euro-Friends TV Show as hosted by Andy Simon. You can also join the Facebook Group.  Andy is back next week and he reveals the final qualifiers in Heat 50 (Germany).  

Interview with Nina Badric (Croatia 2012):  

After Daria Kinzer representing Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Duesseldorf in 2011 - one of Croatia's biggest artists represented Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan - NINA BADRIC. Unfortunately, she did not manage to qualify Croatia for the Grand Final as with only 42 points in Semi Final 2 she ranked 12th with the song "Nebo". Only the Top Ten of the Semi Finals meet in the Grand Final. However, Lilian, Eric and JP had the big pleasure meeting the singer in the Press Centre in Baku for a very funny interview. A must listen!  Enjoy.

Eurovision Song Contest News with Luke Fisher from escXtra.com:

Check out the latest developments connected to the Eurovision Song Contest. Whether it is music releases of Eurovision performers, appearances, special concerts, gossip, news, etc. Luke will have the latest updates during this week's edition of the show.

Interview with Ott Lepland (Estonia 2012):  

An amazing success for the entry of Estonia to the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. First Ott Lepland could qualify his country into the Grand Final from Semi Final 2 where he ranked 4th with 100 points and then in the Final - What a performance! - he reached a very remarkable 6th place with a total of 120 points. A very strong power ballade called "Kuula" which means "Listen!". Eric & JP met the singer in the Baku Press Centre for an interview which you can hear during this week's edition of Radio International. Enjoy! :) 

Eurovision Music Requests/Eurovision Quiz:

A big part of the show is playing listeners' requests. Submit your requests and / or greetings to your Eurovision friends through Radio International via the CONTACT Link on www.radiointernational.tv. But also don’t miss out on the weekly Eurovision Quiz where you can win a dip into the freshly filled up Goodies Bag or pick a Eurovision Song Contest from the past on DVD. 

Interview with Kaliopi (FYR Macedonia 2012):  

Kaliopi represented The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRoM) at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Crno E Belo" (Black and White) which reached Number 13 in the Grand Final. Kaliopi was already selected in the national final to represent FYROM at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1996 with the song "Samo Ti" ("Only You"), however, she never made it to the Eurovision stage back in 1996 due to her not having enough average vote to take part at the Eurovision Song Contest that particular year. An amazing lady and an amazing voice - JP had the pleasure to meet her for a few words describing her happiness that she managed to qualify FYROM to the Grand Final which did not happen for quite some years. Listen to this interview during this week's edition of Radio International.   

More interviews with the 2012 Eurostars will be on the next editions of Radio International. Watch out for them every Wednesday. Join Radio International on Wednesday, 13 June 2012 from 2000 - 2300 hours CET, via the website or on FM. Radio International is available live via  www.radiointernational.tv and on FM 106.8 and Digital Cabel Channel 41 in parts of the Netherlands. Should you not be able to listen live, the show will appear in the Programme’s Show Archive a few hours after it’s airing on the radio.

Source: Team of Radio International