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Six and 1/2 reasons to stay in bed on Saint Valentine?s Day
2008-02-14 09:44:00 There?s always this group of people, who are up against all holidays, but we want to make it clear now that we do NOT belong to this mob. We?d love to have a glass of wine anytime for any reason and parties keep us very much alive and kicking. However, there?s this notable exception! What?s really ... More About: Fun , Commentary , Valentine , Reasons , Saint
What is it gonna be in Poland for Eurovision 2008?
2008-02-08 18:21:00 On 23 February, Warsaw will dance in the rhythms of its Eurovision Song Contest selection. Three wild cards, and a bunch of other popular names fill in the picture. Here is the final list advised by the local organisers from TVP: Zywiolak - the first wildcard in the show. Kasia Nova’s The Devil is a typical dance ... More About: Commentary , Poland , Gonna , Eurovision 2008
Azerbaijan with a huge national show for Eurovision
2008-02-01 17:40:00 Baku ready to rock: Eurovision debutant Azerbaijan prepares a grand bombastic show for the selection of the first Azerbaijani ESC entrant in history. On 2 February, one of the novices in Eurovision, Azerbaijan, will hold its National final - part of a huge campaign celebrating the first ever participation of the country in the Eurovision ... More About: Show , Huge
Tickets for Eurovision 2008 - AT LAST
2008-01-31 11:09:00 Have you already bought your ticket for the Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade? No?! Just an hour ago internet sales opened up. So, brace yourself up and click your way to the ticket point. Do you remember the long wait? It seems to have been worth it. This time the organisers have said ‘no’ to individual ... More About: Tickets , Eurovision 2008 , 2008
A week of national finals for Eurovision
2008-01-29 18:45:00 The end of January seems to be rather tempting for holding national finals for the Eurovision Song Contest. And it will become even busier at the end of February, and beginning of March. Keeping track of all the songs that get selected to represent their country is fun, but can be a bit difficult given ... More About: Commentary , National , Week , Finals
Which ESC Semi-Final?
2008-01-28 17:35:00 The Draw for the Semi -Final s in Belgrade has decided. The Draw today allocated the positions of each country participating in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in one of the two Semi-Finals. 19 countries will participate on 20 May, and the rest will follow on 22 May. Only 20 of the 38 semifinalists will survive till the ... More About: News
Finnish selection for EuroSong 2008 under way
2008-01-25 09:41:00 Give me a reason to watch the Finnish national selection for the 2008 Eurovision , and I’ll give you twelve of them. Not that all twelve participants in the Finnish concert are outstanding artists, but the combination of musical styles and rhythms is amazing! So, here it is, the list of Finnish artists, who will fight like ... More About: Commentary , Selection
Paolo Meneguzzi with Era stupendo for Switzerland
2008-01-21 09:03:00 A feel of the Apennines in the Eurovision Song Contest: the original host of the ESC sends an Italian-speaking singer to the event in Belgrade. The 2008 Eurovision Song Contest will again celebrate a little piece of Italy through this-year’s Swiss entry. A song that opens up as a ballad and develops into a dynamic, why ... More About: News , Switzerland , Paolo , Uzzi
Ruslana releases a new album
2008-01-16 14:27:00 The Ukrainian star Ruslana, who won the 2004 ESC, held in Istanbul, Turkey, is releasing her new album “Wild Energy” later this year. The album will be sold in most European countries, Middle East and China, Yuriy Melnyk at International Communications, Agency of Ruslana said in a press release. “Wild Energy” will also be distributed ... More About: Album
Tickets for Eurovision Belgrade, not just yet
2008-01-14 21:30:00 Situation with ticket purchase for Eurovision Song Contest, Serbia, 2008 turns out to be Waiting-for-Godot-like. Picture you’re an average Eurovision fan. You usually plan your trips to the Euro extravaganza well in advance. Buying a ticket is a task number one, once you’ve decided to visit the event. You don’t sleep for days on end waiting ... More About: Gossip , Tickets , Belgrade
Who will win Malta Song for Europe 2008?
2008-01-14 14:38:00 After months of heated debates and hard work for the juries, here is the final list of the participants in the semifinal of THE GO - MALTA SONG FOR EUROPE 2008 . The semifinal will be held on 24 January. Loved by you, Glen & Pamela Caravaggio, Claudia Faniello Give me a chance, Eleanor Cassar My last Encore, Mary Spiteri Casanova, ... More About: Europe , Song , Malta , Malt
Greece in preselection period for Belgrade
2008-01-08 16:34:00 Kalomoira Saranti, Kostas Martakis and Chryspa will fight for this year’s ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest. All of them are young and sexy and yearn to go to Belgrade . The Greek audience must choose among three very charming and above all talented artists, which is never an easy choice. Chryspa’s (aka XRISPA) most popular ... More About: News , Greece , Period
Eurovision 2008 participants? list
2008-01-03 21:28:00 Again the Eurovision Song Contest sees a record number of participants - 43 countries will compete at the 53rd edition of the contest. Two new members will join the event this spring: Azerbaijan and San Marino. So, here it is, final and definitive, the participants? list of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, to be held ... More About: List , Eurovision 2008
A forth Eurovision format ? Talent Contest
2007-12-27 16:13:00 The European Broadcasting Union seems to be up to a fresh idea. The Union has come up with a new Eurovision format: a Talent Contest . The ETC will feature participants displaying unusual abilities. The purpose is to present a non-verbal trick, so that people all over Europe can understand you. The EBU are also opening ... More About: Format
An interview with Matteo Aldrovandi
2007-12-27 11:19:00 We never met, just exchanged a couple of emails, sharing a common interest. Half a year later, I already knew that Matteo is a serious and irrevocable lover of the Eurovision Song Contest. He comes from Italy, and although the country hasn’t participated in the European competition for 10 years, he cherishes a great zest ... More About: Interviews , Interview
Macedonian star Karolina on a promo tour
2007-12-26 20:12:00 Macedonian 2007 ESC participant Karolina (Karolina Goceva) took part in the Bulgarian national selection EuroBGvision for the Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Belgrade in 2008. She performed three songs: Sladka Gorchina, Se Lazam Sebe and the 2007 ESC entry: My World. Karolina’s next stop was Zagreb, where she participated in other concerts to ... More About: News , Tour , Star , Promo
Swedish Melodifestival 2008 kicks off
2007-12-17 18:38:00 A year of debuts and love: Sweden takes off with a massive national selection for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade. Here is a list of artists and towns, hosting the two semifinals, the second-chance show, and the grand final of the Swedish Eurosong: Göteborg, 9 February 2008 Face-84 — Alla gamla x Velvet — ... More About: News , Kicks
Personal impressions: Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2007-12-13 19:18:00 It takes a lot of time to think all over the events that poured on me during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest , held in Rotterdam at the beginning of December. In a cliché ? a magnificent show that takes your breath away. Clichés aside, when you?re part of this dreamy getaway, the excitement is all ... More About: News , Personal , Commentary
Silvia Night drops the curtain on her TV show
2007-11-28 12:15:00 Do you remember Silvia Night ? The bold carnival-like girl representing Iceland with a noisy show at the ESC held in Greece last year… So, Silvia has her own mega show on the Swedish channel TV 400, which has been a grand success in Scandinavia. But it has finally come to an end. The last episode ... More About: News , Show , Gossip , Eurovision
New kids on the block: the 2007 JESC is knocking on the door with fresh str
2007-11-21 16:03:00 17 countries will compete for the trophy at the fifth anniversary Junior Eurovision Song Contest, to be held on 8 December in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Here is the final running order: Georgia - Mari Romelashvili - Odelia Ranuni Belgium - TRUST - Anders (Differently) Armenia - AREVIK - Erazanq (A Dream) Cyprus - Yiorgos Ioannides - I Musiki Dini Ftera ... More About: News , Commentary , Kids , Fresh
So much fun? in three days of the upcomuing Eurovision Song Contest
2007-11-21 11:46:00 The EBU finally announced that because of the huge number of countries (by preliminary information, already breaking the record of 42) there will be 2 Semi-Finals. The fresh piece of news is that the Semi-Finals won?t be held in the same day, but in two different days ? on 20 and 22 May respectively. The ... More About: News , Contest , Commentary , Song , Eurovision
The fans? point of view: an interview with Christos Zavos, OGAE, Greece
2007-10-19 12:16:00 Warming up for the next Eurovision Song Contest, I decided to talk to the fans - the people who have turned the Contest into what it is today. Collectors’ items, merchandising products, promotional materials, small gifts… fans are always eager to get them, with their interest sometimes making completely unknown singers great music stars. That’s why ... More About: Fans , Interviews , Greece , Interview
Koldun to Sofia
2007-10-17 11:58:00 Busy as he might be, Dmitry Koldun will next go to Sofia , Bulgaria as a special guest in the national selection show EuroBGvision. Koldun will have a mini-gig as he’ll be singing for like a quarter of an hour, presenting the best of his musical art. EuroBGvision show is the Bulgarian national broadcaster’s attempt to draw ... More About: News , Gossip , Eurovision
Azure skies for Azerbaijan?s Eurovision
2007-10-12 10:34:00 Yesterday, I saw a Dutch film on a Middle-Eastern country, featuring the way people there organise music and entertainment contests. The only thing that participants are allowed to do by way of choreography, is to snap their fingers. Any form of outspoken excitement is banned. Women are not allowed to the stage at all. Never mind ... More About: News , Eurovision , Azerbaijan , Azure
Fresh format, or the future fall of a fake fest?
2007-10-10 17:04:00 It took me two weeks or so to read and reread the suggestions for a new format for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. I read what Mr. Stockselius said, “We are convinced that the introduction of a second Semi-Final contributes to a more stable future for the Eurovision Song Contest..” I went on to see how important ... More About: Commentary , Future , The Future , Fake
Top 5 ways to kick-off a music career? and quick
2007-10-09 18:04:00 Ever thought of becoming a great music star? Impossible? Read on, and you?ll see that a music career is not a mission impossible today. What follows is an offer of 5 top spots where your music talent, even though you might be unaware of it, can be recognized by specialists. Frequent the bathroom, not necessarily to take ... More About: Music , Career , Quick , Kick , Kick-off
Looking for answers? an interview with Natasha and Charlene
2007-10-08 16:27:00 Wondering where it all starts, and how one gets successful at Eurovision , I decided to try asking Maltese sisters Natasha and Charlene, a huuuge example of Eurovision spirit.. They were so kind to spend some time on my queries. Have a look at what they have to say on music, Eurovision, and? You are one of ... More About: Interviews , Interview , Answers
Back to the Celtic roots
2007-09-25 16:35:00 The popular Irish folk band Dervish, also Ireland’s entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, will release their tenth album on October 26. Travelling Show promises to reach record peaks in sales. It will come out during the Sligo Live festival, running from 25 to 29 October, a long Bank Holiday Weekend… Keeping up with the ... More About: News , Back , Roots , Celtic
ESC Winner Marija Serifovic back home
2007-05-15 00:14:00 This-year’s ESC winner Marija Serifovic visited the Serbian Parliament, first thing in the morning after she came back to the country with the Eurovision trophy. The MPs of the Serbian Skupstina applauded the singer hugely for her great success in Helsinki two days ago. “I repeat what I already said in Helsinki - I hope that ... More About: News , Home , Back
Barbara Dex Award for the worst dressed artist
More articles from this author:2007-05-14 16:59:00 Poll for the worst dressed artist in the contest. Vote at Eurovision House! Here you can find more info about the Barbara Dex award and the winners for previous years. More About: Artist , Award , Artis 1, 2, 3 |
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