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Worth noting - Georgian National selection! 2008-02-28 05:35:53 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 [...] Read more:Georgian
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More 2008 Eurovision participants come to be known 2008-02-28 04:37:59 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 [...]
Popular Greek OGAE memeber competes for Spain 2008-02-18 02:55:03 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 [...] Read more:Spain
Six and 1/2 reasons to stay in bed on Saint Valentine’s Day 2008-02-14 02:44:38 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 [...] Read more:Saint
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What is it gonna be in Poland for Eurovision 2008? 2008-02-08 11:21:41 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 [...] Read more:gonna
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Azerbaijan with a huge national show for Eurovision 2008-02-01 10:40:04 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 [...]
Tickets for Eurovision 2008 - AT LAST 2008-01-31 04:09:10 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 [...] Read more:Tickets
The time of truth: the naked honesty of Dustin the Turkey 2008-03-12 07:55:01 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 [...] Read more:Turkey
The big 4 and host Serbia with entries already selected 2008-03-12 03:56:22 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 [...] Read more:Serbia
Believe it! Dima Bilan for Russia… again 2008-03-09 17:08:12 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 2008-03-08 19:38:51 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 [...] Read more:Eurovision
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Who wins Eurovision 2008 - Poll 2008-03-15 17:14:13 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 [...]
Morena and Vodka, time for Q&A 2008-03-21 05:04:35 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 [...]
Frech Eurovision artist Sébastien Tellier’s tour schedule 2008-03-28 10:05:59 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 [...]
Eurovision grows a nose: Georgian ESC entrant comes up with a perfume 2008-04-04 10:17:44 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 [...] Read more:comes
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A huge Eurovision party to rock London 2008-04-14 03:27:48 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 [...]
Eurovision Promo tours in full swing! 2008-04-16 06:18:03 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 [...] Read more:Promo
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Ukraine: 12 points - talking to 2005 ESC winner Ruslana 2008-04-22 07:54:27 What is the greatest success in your career so far? And if you think you haven’t reached the top yet, what do you aspire for in the near future?
I hope that my greatest success will be in the nearest future. Now I work a lot for it. It has been more than 3 years since [...] Read more:Ukraine
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Six Eurovision divas in front of the camera, naked 2008-05-15 18:38:19 A huge 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 Bliz Puls magazine. What’s so special about it, you might [...]
A huge Eurosong party rocks Belgrade last night 2008-05-18 19:05:17 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
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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 [...]
The ten Eurovision qualifiers’ pressconference 2008-05-20 18:08:33 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 [...] Read more:Eurovision
Eurovision 2008 First Semi-Final Winners 2008-05-20 16:00:15 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 Read more:Eurovision
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Stage explodes in light and pyros 2008-05-20 14:48:38 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 [...] Read more:Stage
First Semi-Final begins 2008-05-20 14:26:50 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. [...] Read more:Final
New Eurovision Trophy 2008-05-21 11:59:59 New EurovisionTrophy
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.
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