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What does it take to win Eurovision?
2008-05-31 17:33:00 Winning the Eurovision Song Contest has become a highly debated topic. Fans and professionals from all over Europe and around the world discuss this event massively. I am constantly amazed to find out that serious reserachers like Oxford scientists and students make extensive research on Eurovision and publish papers on it. It seems like this ... More About: Moscow , Russia
Believe it or not, Dima Bilan is Eurovision 2008 winner
2008-05-25 00:07:00 The European audience has just chosen its favourite 2008 Eurovision song - Belive! He comes from Russia and this is his second participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Here is the top ten ranking: Russia Ukraine Greece Armenia Norway Serbia Turkey Azerbaijan Israel Bosnia & Herzegovina More About: Winner , Eurovision 2008
Eurovision Grand Final just stared
2008-05-24 21:57:00 After the slaughter of Dustin the Turkey, we are only left with 25 other potential winners. Nine songs went on stage already and so far we’ve seen a great show. Croatia don’t make me particularly happy, but it’s a nice song, with nice lyrics. The granddan is still alive and kicking. Isis Gee from Poland ... More About: Eurovision , Final , Grand , Grand Final
Second Semi-Final Results Eurovision 2008
2008-05-23 17:31:00 Here is the list of the 10 qulifiers from the Second Semi -Final . Ukraine Croatia Albania Iceland Georgia Denmark Sweden Latvia Turkey Portugal More About: News , Results , Eurovision
New Eurovision Trophy
2008-05-21 18:59:00 New Eurovision Trophy was just introduced by Maria Serifovic and Lys Assia at a press center conference… I’m sorry for the low quality of the pictires, but this is the best result I could get with this camera. More About: News
The ten Eurovision qualifiers? pressconference
2008-05-21 01:08:00 The pressconference of the ten coutries qualifying from the First Semi-Final for the Final has just finished. Here is what they had to say, trilled with emotions 15 minutes after hearing the good news. Greece Kalomira was all too excited. In her typical girlish style, she found it difficult to say who is the biggest threat ... More About: Eurovision
Eurovision 2008 First Semi-Final Winners
2008-05-20 23:00:00 Tonight we enjoyed a magnificent show. The First Semi -Final was a blend of wonderful songs and performances. Only 10 survived out of the 19 participants. Here is the list of the songs qualifying for the Final on 24 May: Greece Romania Bosnia & Herzegovina Finland Russia Israel Azerbaijan Armenia Poland Norway More About: Eurovision , Winners , Eurovision 2008
Stage explodes in light and pyros
2008-05-20 21:48:00 During Azerbaidjan’s performance the stage exploded in pyrotechnics, and the red light enhanced the effect of dealing with the fight between good and bad. People in Belgrade say that the guys from Bacu are very likely not only to go through to the Final, but also win the Contest. If it depended on the money ... More About: Eurovision , Light , Stage
First Semi-Final begins
2008-05-20 21:26:00 The First semi-final for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest has just kicked off. The hosts look amazing, the stage even more so. First on stage comes Stefan Filipovi? from Montenegro with his Zauvijek Volim Te What chances does he stand? With his simple show with four backing vocals, Stefan relies on strong voice and charming expression. ... More About: Final , Semi
A huge Eurosong party rocks Belgrade last night
2008-05-19 02:05:00 Four amazing hours of Ukrainian party, and so many other participants performing during it: last night saw a massive Eurovision show at Euroclub, Sava Centre, Belgrade . A show that we don’t get every day in Eurovision - this was last-night’s Ukrainian party within Eurovision 2008. Most delegations had come to the event marking it as ... More About: Party , Night , Huge , Rocks
Six Eurovision divas in front of the camera, naked
2008-05-16 01:38:00 An ambitious Serbian project gathers six most beautiful Eurovision 2008 women for a special photo session. Journalist Goran Iovanovic and photographer Zoran Ilic selected six most gourgeous ladies from Eurovision 2008 for a special photo session, which will be published in Alo daily newspaper, and Blitz Puls magazine. What’s so special about it, you might ... More About: Camera , Gossip , Divas , Front
Right from the horse?s mouth: Eurovision on again
2008-05-16 01:16:00 Indeed, I’m not a very diligent blogger, and I feel even worse talking to the hundreds of serious writers who analyse Eurovision in the manner such a contest truely deserves. Part of my failure to contribute to the world of letters might be attributed to the 30 degrees of Serbian heat pouring over my head. ... More About: Mouth , Horse
Ukraine: 12 points - talking to 2005 ESC winner Ruslana
2008-04-22 14:54:00 I know you’ve been waiting for an interview with a Eurovision winner. It’s not this-years winner, of course In 2005, a lovely girl from Ukraine touched the hearts of the Eurovision audiences and won the European contest with her amazing wild-dance performance. Today, three years after her victory, Ruslana looks back (definitely not in ... More About: Talking , Winner , Points
Eurovision Promo tours in full swing!
2008-04-16 13:18:00 Europe has already gone crazy with the Eurovision fever. Whereever you live in Europe, especially if it is the capital city, you’re most likely to have a Eurovision star visiting your place sooner or later. Because most Eurovision participants as as busy as bees promoting their entries. Let’s see where we can get to see ... More About: Tours , Full , Promo , Swing
A huge Eurovision party to rock London
2008-04-14 10:27:00 25th April, 9PM is the Friday you need to mark in your organisers because this will be a huge huge preview Eurovision party, to mark the last month before the Contest in Belgrade. The party will rock will the early hours of Saturday, as the hosts promise to close the event not earlier than ... More About: News , Party , London , Rock
Eurovision grows a nose: Georgian ESC entrant comes up with a perfume
2008-04-04 17:17:00 Peace will come on the wings of fragrance. Or at least that?s what Diana Gurtskaya?s producers thought in order to produce a perfume with the singer?s name. The producers and popular Georgian perfume designers created an exquisite perfume branded with the name of Georgian 2008 ESC representative Diana Gurtskaya. Perfume «Diana Gurtskaya» is not aimed ... More About: Gossip , Eurovision , Nose
Frech Eurovision artist Sébastien Tellier?s tour schedule
2008-03-28 16:05:00 The French Eurovision participant Sébastien Tellier embarks on a long tour round Europe, and as his producers promise, he will be close to everyone’s home. Because the tour goes across the continent and tries to visit all major cities. Sexuality started on 1 March and will continue till 30 September this year, and it ... More About: News , Artist , Schedule , Tour
Bulgarian Eurovision 2008 entrants Deep Zone & DJ Balthazar with a bag of s
2008-03-26 18:24:00 Deep Zone & Balthazar will do their best to make the Eurovision audiences enjoy their performance on 22 May in Belgrade this year. A fresh video clip to the track ?DJ, Take Me Away? is being shot at the moment, which features the lead singer Joanna, who wears only special body-art painting. To kick off ... More About: Deep , Bulgarian , Eurovision 2008
Morena and Vodka, time for Q&A
2008-03-21 11:04:00 She comes from a sunny island in the Mediterranean. She is smart and beautiful, young, and above all - talented. She is Morena, and although her song, representing Malta at Eurovision this year is called Vodka , she does not promote drinking - rather, sobriety. Watching the video to this-year’s Maltese entry, I felt like ... More About: Interviews , Time
Who wins Eurovision 2008 - Poll
2008-03-15 23:14:00 Finally, after weeks of national selections, months of suspense, ages of thrill and enjoyment… we lived to see the participants’ list for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest completed. Have your say and let Europe know which your favourite song is. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in ... More About: Poll , Wins , Eurovision 2008
The time of truth: the naked honesty of Dustin the Turkey
2008-03-12 13:55:00 The fact that I’m a vegetarian has nothing to do with my choice for first interview for this Eurovision season. Because it’s far from surprising that I decided to turn to the true source of Eurovision inspiration. Driven by my zest to learn what’s behind Dustin’s grand success in Ireland , I asked him a couple ... More About: Truth , Fun , Turkey , Interviews
The big 4 and host Serbia with entries already selected
2008-03-12 09:56:00 Their place in the Eurovision Final is always guaranteed. Every year, despite their last-year’s positioning, these countries go directly to the Final. They are known as the Big Four. Whatever songs the UK, France, Spain, and Germany present, whatever artist they pick to send to the ESC, they are always to participate in the ... More About: Commentary , Serbia , Host
Believe it! Dima Bilan for Russia? again
2008-03-09 23:08:00 Now this got me extremely excited… Hold your breath because Moscow has decided and sends hugely, massively successful star Dima Bilan to represent Russia again, this time in Belgrade. Easy does it? Obviously Dima Bilan can wait and came back aiming to conquer the Eurovision peak again. His song Believe simply blew the rest 26 ...
More winners of Eurovision nationals finals picked
2008-03-09 02:38:00 It was the international women’s day yesterday, and I’m still a bit elated by the wine. What made me even happier though, was the news that more and more winners were picked last week, something I missed noting for lack of time. Anyway, forgive me the small spell of silence and have a look at ... More About: News , Commentary , Eurovision , Winners , Finals
The UK to rock Eurovision with? a pop-soul song
2008-03-06 13:29:00 Theatre rules over Eurovision . A handful of countries send stage performances to Belgrade with little musical value. The UK goes off the beaten track of theatre and presents a classic soul track. Andy Abraham with his charming track Even If won the ticket to Belgrade on 1 March in London. He achieved the success with ... More About: Song , Rock , Soul
Worth noting - Georgian National selection!
2008-02-28 12:35:00 Georgia will have a huge Eurovision show, not just a party, but a cut-throat competition between 12 very professional songs. I can’t decide for my favourite. Here are some of them, all ready to fight for their right to represent Georgia in Belgrade. To be decided on 1 March. Salome Korkotashvili - Captaine. That’s by ... More About: National , Worth , Selection
More 2008 Eurovision participants come to be known
2008-02-28 11:37:00 Last weekend, more European countries selected their entries for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. The list is almost concluded, some more are missing, among them the Big Four. Here’s a list of the finalists and my humble commentary. Bulgaria: Deep Zone & Balthazar - DJ Take Me Away A pop disco track that could easily get ... More About: News
UK warms up for Belgrade
2008-02-21 11:46:00 After years of frivolous attitude to the Eurovision Song Contest, the UK are bringing out the heavy artillery. It was high time that the cradle of modern culture and music, where pop artists from all over the world teem and find inspiration, found the right direction in Eurovision. It was high time that London thought ... More About: News , Belgrade
National Eurovision finals and preselections across Europe: a tentative rev
2008-02-18 16:51:00 More are coming, so that by the end of the month we’ll have all the winners of the local ‘Eurovision s’ across Europe . Here’s some of the winners worth noting. Albania: Olta Boka - Zemrën E Lamë Peng Albania will compete with a nice ballad in Albanian. It’s a pity I can’t get a word, but there’s no ... More About: Commentary , National , Finals
Popular Greek OGAE memeber competes for Spain
More articles from this author:2008-02-18 09:55:00 Eurovision journalist Georgios Kalpakidis, aka Gorgi, whom the Eurovision community know as a highly influential, pushy, capable, and charming member of the OGAE Greek club, has decided to compete as composer at the Spanish national preselection with his song Destiny (Nuestro Destino). Teh song is performed by popular Spanish star Crystina Maez. Destiny is an ... More About: News , Spain , Popular , Eurovision 1, 2, 3 |
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