The Eurovision Song Contest

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This year's songs are available at ESC MediaLounge. The official Eurovision Song Contest channel on YouTube also has a lot of videos. LINK

So far my favorite is Russia (Dima Bilan, "Believe"). Beautiful ballad and I like the way Dima performes the song. I like this one. A lot. ;D

[DazedOblivion]

Thanks, Sanna! I've looked a many of those videos, but I still haven't found my favourite!

I do know, however, that Estonia won't be it.

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I don't like Estonia's song either. Three unfunny comedians are "singing" in Serbian, German and Finnish. And I'm not exactly a fan of Ireland's this year's entry.

[Simone]

Thanks for the links, Sanna

And... what can I say about Sébastien Tellier... he needs to shave and a hairdresser wouldn't hurt ... and, oh yeah he's singing in english

[DazedOblivion]

Apr 27, 2008 9:04:45 GMT 1 Simone said:

And... what can I say about Sébastien Tellier... he needs to shave and a hairdresser wouldn't hurt ... and, oh yeah he's singing in english

His song sounds very "Beach Boy"!

[Simone]

You actually heard it??? You're kidding me??? Yeah, in fact, it's a bit old-fashionned song... but that clip... euuuu!!!!!

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First Semi-Final: Tuesday, 20.05.2008

1. Montenegro: Stefan Filipović - "Zauvijek Volim Te "
2. Israel: Boaz - "The Fire In Your Eyes"
3. Estonia: Kreisiraadio - "Leto Svet"
4. Moldova: Geta Burlacu - "A Century of Love"
5. San Marino: Miodio - "Complice "
6. Belgium: Ishtar - "O Julissi"
7. Azerbaijan: Elnur & Samir - "Day After Day"
8. Slovenia: Rebeka Dremelj - "Vrag Naj Vzame"
9. Norway: Maria - "Hold On Be Strong"
10. Poland: Isis Gee - "For Life"
11. Ireland: Dustin The Turkey - " Irelande Douze Pointe"
12. Andorra: Gisela- "Casanova"
13. Bosnia & Herzegovina: Laka - "Pokušaj"
14. Armenia: Sirusho - "Qele, Qele"
15. The Netherlands: Hind - "Your Heart Belongs To Me"
16. Finland: Teräsbetoni - "Missä Miehet Ratsastaa"
17. Romania: Nico & Vlad - "Pe-o Margine De Lume"
18. Russia: Dima Bilan - "Believe"
19. Greece: Kalomira - "Secret Combination"

(Spain and Germany take part in the voting)

The semi-final starts 21:00 CET. If your country doesn't broadcast the first semi-final you can watch it online. LINK

Citizens of each participating country vote by telephone and SMS. Two of the so-called 'Big Four' (Germany and Spain) will also vote in this Semi-Final. (The United Kingdom, France and last year's winner Serbia will vote in the second Semi-Final.) Each country's 10 favourites are awarded 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points based on the number of votes. The top-9 of the tele-voting qualifies for the Final. The highest ranked entry of the back-up jury that has not qualified for the Final in the tele-voting also qualifies for the Final. The 10 qualified countries will be presented in randomly drawn order at the end of the show. The complete results of the tele-voting will not be announced until after the Final.

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The qualifiers

The following countries have qualified for the Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest (in order of announcement):

* Greece
* Romania
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Finland ;D
* Russia
* Israel
* Azerbaijan
* Armenia
* Poland
* Norway

[DazedOblivion]

Thanks for the report!! That's great news for Finland, Teräsbetoni, and their song "Missä miehet ratsastaa" ("Where The Men Ride" in English). A Heavy Metal band in the ESC finals! Woohoo! ;D Who woulda thunk it?

I'm wishing them success, Sanna! Keep us posted!

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Second Semi-Final: Thursday, 22.05.2008

1. Iceland: Euroband - "This Is My Life"
2. Sweden: Charlotte Perrelli - "Hero"
3. Turkey: Mor Ve Ötesi - "Deli"
4. Ukraine: Ani Lorak - "Shady Lady"
5. Lithuania: Jeronimas Milius - "Nomads In The Night"
6. Albania: Olta Boka - ”Zemrën E Lamë Peng”
7. Switzerland: Paolo Meneguzzi - "Era Stupendo"
8. Czech Republic: Tereza Kerndlová - "Have Some Fun"
9. Belarus: Ruslan Alehno - "Hasta La Vista"
10. Latvia: Pirates Of The Sea - "Wolves Of The Sea"
11. Croatia: Kraljevi Ulice & 75 Cents - "Romanca"
12. Bulgaria: Deep Zone & Balthazar - "DJ, Take Me Away"
13. Denmark: Simon Mathew - "All Night Long"
14. Georgia: Diana Gurtskaya - "Peace Will Come"
15. Hungary: Csézy - "Candlelight"
16. Malta: Morena - "Vodka"
17. Cyprus: Evdokia Kadi - "Femme Fatale"
18. FYR Macedonia: Tamara, Vrčak & Adrijan- "Let Me Love You"
19. Portugal: Vânia Fernandes - "Senhora Do Mar (Negras Águas)"

(United Kingdom, France and Serbia take part in the voting)

The semi-final starts 21:00 CET. If your country doesn't broadcast the second semi-final you can watch it online. LINK

Citizens of each participating country vote by telephone and SMS. Two of the so-called 'Big Four' (United Kingdom and France) and last year's winner Serbia will also vote in this Semi-Final. Each country's 10 favourites are awarded 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points based on the number of votes. The top-9 of the tele-voting qualifies for the Final. The highest ranked entry of the back-up jury that has not qualified for the Final in the tele-voting also qualifies for the Final. The 10 qualified countries will be presented in randomly drawn order at the end of the show. The complete results of the tele-voting will not be announced until after the Final.

[DazedOblivion]

Thanks for the information and for the link, Sanna! Unfortunately, because of the difference in time zones, I am at work when they're having this live. So we'll have another set of countries selected for the finals, right?

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Moscow 2009: The 54th Eurovision Song Contest

After Dima Bilan's victory with Believe, last year in Belgrade, the 54th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in the Russian capital Moscow. Over 40 countries are expected to be represented in the two Semi-Finals and the Final of the world′s largest music competition.

Dima Bilan singing Believe at the Eurovision Song Contest final 24th of May in Belgrade, Serbia.




The participants


First Semi-Final : Tuesday, 12th of May, 2009 (21:00 CET)[/U]

01. Montenegro: Andrea Demirovic - Just Get Out of My Life
02. Czech Republic: Gipsy.cz - Aven Romale
03. Belgium: Copycat - Copycat
04. Belarus: Petr Elfimov - Eyes That Never Lie
05. Sweden: Malena Ernman - La Voix
06. Armenia: Inga & Anush: Jan Jan
07. Andorra: Susanne Georgi - La Teva Decisió (Get A Life)
08. Switzerland: Lovebugs - The Highest Heights
09. Turkey: Hadise - Düm Tek Tek
10. Israel: Noa & Mira Awad - There Must Be Another Way
11. Bulgaria: Krassimir Avramov - Illusion
12. Iceland: Yohanna - Is It True?
13. F.Y.R. Macedonia: Next Time - Neshto Shto Ke Ostane
14. Romania: Elena - The Balkan Girls
15. Finland: Waldo's People - Lose Control
16. Portugal: Flor-de-lis - Todas As Ruas Do Amor
17. Malta: Chiara - What If We
18. Bosnia & Herzegovina: Regina - Bistra Voda

Georgia: Stefane & 3G - We Don't Wanna Put In (withdrew from the contest)

(United Kingdom, Germany and Spain take part in the voting)


Second Semi-Final: Thursday, 14th of May, 2009 (21:00 CET)[/U]

01. Croatia: Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea - Liepa Tena
02. Ireland: Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy - Et Cetera
03. Latvia: Intars Busulis - Probka
04. Serbia: Marko Kon & Milaan - Cipela
05. Poland: Lidia Kopania - I Don't Wanna Leave
06. Norway: Alexander Rybak - Fairytale
07. Cyprus: Christina Metaxa - Firefly
08. Slovakia: Kamil Mikulčík & Nela Pocisková - Leť Tmou
09. Denmark: Brinck - Believe Again
10. Slovenia: Quartissimo feat. Martina - Love Symphony
11. Hungary: Zoli Ádok - Dance With Me
12. Azerbaijan: AySel & Arash - Always
13. Greece: Sakis Rouvas - This Is Our Night
14. Lithuania: Sasha Son - Love
15. Moldova: Nelly Ciobanu - Hora Din Moldova
16. Albania: Kejsi Tola - Carry Me In Your Dreams
17. Ukraine: Svetlana Loboda - Be my Valentine! (Anti-crisis Girl)
18. Estonia: Urban Symphony - Rändajad
19. The Netherlands: The Toppers - Shine

(Russia and France take part in the voting)


The Grand Final: Saturday, 16th of May, 2009 (21:00 CET)[/U]

The 20 acts that qualified through the two Semi-Finals will join the five pre-qualified countries:

01. - 02. From semi-final
03. France: Patricia Kaas - Et S'il Fallait Le Faire
04. - 09. From semi-final
10. Russia: Anastasia Prikhodko - Mamo
11. - 16. From semi-final
17. Germany: Alex Swings Oscar Sings! - Miss Kiss Kiss Bang
18. - 22. From semi-final
23. The United Kingdom: Jade Ewen - It's My Time
24. From semi-final
25. Spain: Soraya - La Noche Es Para Mí (The Night Is For Me)


Viewers and professional juries in all 42 participating countries will vote. Viewers and professional juries each have a 50 percent stake in the outcome. The professional juries will feature six members in each country. The running order of the 25 represented countries will be determined by draw, right after each of the two Semi-Finals.

Eurovision Song Contest Official Site

[DazedOblivion]

Wow! It's hard to believe it's that time again already.

Keep us posted again, Sanna, if you hear anything good!

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Finland's national final was on 31st of January. It was held in Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre so naturally I was there. It was a great evening, the Eurovision concerts are the best. Maybe not musically the best but the atmosphere is always amazing.

The stage before the TV broadcast.



The hosts Jaana Pelkonen and Mikko "Peltsi" Peltola.



Teräsbetoni (who represented Finland last year) performed "Missä Miehet Ratsastaa".



Before the actual final a so called "second chance" was held. 6 non-qualifiers from the semi finals performed and 2 artists who got the most votes went to the final.

Passionworks feat. Tony Turunen - Surrender (went to the final)



Tiara - Manala (eliminated)



Riikka - Meren (eliminated)



Vink - The Greatest Plan (went to the final)



Janita - Martian (eliminated)



Sani -Doctor, Doctor (eliminated)



The Final

Kwan - 10 000 Light Years



Jari Sillanpää - Kirkas kipinä



Signmark feat. Osmo Ikonen - Speakerbox



Tapani Kansa - Rakkautta on, rauhaa ei



Waldo's People -Lose Control



Remu - Planeetta



Passionworks feat. Tony Turunen - Surrender



Vink - The Greatest Plan



The final's interval act was Northern Kings (Marco Hietala (Nightwish), Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica), Jarkko Ahola (Teräsbetoni) and JP Leppäluoto (Charon)). They performed A-ha's Take On Me.





From the final 3 songs that got the most votes went to the "super final".

Signmark feat. Osmo Ikonen - Speakerbox



Waldo's People -Lose Control



Passionworks feat. Tony Turunen - Surrender




The results are being announced.



1. Waldo's People - Lose Control - 45.1%
2. Signmark feat. Osmo Ikonen - Speakerbox - 42.1%
3. Passionworks - Surrender - 13.7%

The winner's performance

[bernard]

Thanks Sanna for all this information on Eurovision 2009; Indeed it will be held May 16 (This day me recall something ), and for the France it's Patricia Kass who will represent my country, Patricia is a French singer, famous in France, she's of Alsacienne (French region) and is known for his great voice.
The song she will sing is called "S'il fallait le faire"



Good luck from Finland (Good Song), but I'm sorry I think what this year it's for the France (I hope because it's a longtime what we win)

Bernard