Eurovision Chat

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

Here is the list of the 10 qulifiers from the Second Semi-Final.
 
 
 

Ukraine
Croatia
Albania
Iceland
Georgia
Denmark
Sweden
Latvia
Turkey
Portugal

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.
 
 
 

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]