Posts by Serkan

2009ch Lovebugs – The Heighest Heights

Lovebugs will be representing Switzerland at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with this song called The Heighest Heights. Last year Switzerland didn’t manage to qualify for the final putting extra pressure on Lovebugs to do so this year. Read more

2009cz Gipsy.cz – Aven Romale

Gipsy.cz will be representing Czeech Republic at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with this song called "Aven Romale". Last year Czeech Republic didn’t manage to qualify for the final putting extra pressure on Gipsy.cz to do so this year. Read more

Sertab Erener Releases a New Album: Painted on Water

The Turkish Eurovision Song Contest winner, Sertab Erener, who won the contest in 2003 in Riga, has released a new album called Painted On Water. The album was recorded in New York, United States of America, and it is sung in English. The album was released with the slogan; "Life is like water, and you… Read more

Making the Video: Düm Tek Tek Is Released

Today, the video of the Turkish representative, Düm Tek Tek, which will participate in the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow in May, has been released on several tv channels and websites. The video features the latest version of Düm Tek Tek. Hadise, who will represent Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest… Read more

42 Songs Confirmed: Moscow Calling!

After the Swedish Melodifestivalen and the song presentation in the Czech Republic, we have just begun the countdown to the Eurovision Song Contest which will be held in Moscow this year. While we are deciding our favourites in this year’s competition, tomorrow is the submitting deadline of the official preview videos. There are just about… Read more

Sanremo Ends: Miodio Talks to EuroVisionary

Last year’s San Marinnese participiant at the Eurovision Song Contest, Miodio, join us to share their experiences at the Eurovision Song Contest in Serbia, the Sanremo Festival in Italy and the band reveal that they might just be in Moscow in May despite their country not participating. You were at the Eurovisison Song Contest in Serbia last… Read more

Be My Valentine goes to Moscow

Last night, Ukraine chose its representative for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Fifteen songs fought it out and at the end of the night Be My Valentine by Svitlana Loboda was declared the winner. The show was held in Ukraina Hall in Ukraine, Kyiv. It was broacast by Ukrainian national tv First Channel. The songs were performed in this order last night: 1. Lenara – Flash 2.… Read more

Mila Jovovich to be Eurovision Song Contest 2009 host?

It has been speculated in the Serbian media that the Ukrainian actress Mila Jovovich who is also popular in Russia will be one of the hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest which will be held in Moscow this year. It’s not confirmed yet but last year’s hosts also may take part at the contest as special… Read more

Is “Primadonna” planning to retire?

Alla Pugacheva, the Russian pop diva, announced her plans to retire from the stage. Pugacheva is known as Primadonna inside of the Eurovision Song Contest fans, who watched her in 1997, in Dublin. Alla Borisovna Pugachova, who is very popular in Russia and the ex-Soviet Union countries, has dramatically announced her retirement. Alla Pugachova participated in the… Read more

Live coverage: Anastasia Pridhodko Staying in Moscow to Represent Russia

Sixteen acts tonight fought for the honour of representing Russia on home ground at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Who took over after the successful Dima Bilan? EuroVisionary brought you live updates from the show. The 16 participants are: (All songtitles translated to English) Aleksa – Stop Thinking Of You Breakdown – Breakdown Valeria –… Read more

Sneak Preview of Belgium’s Elvis Presley

Belgian broadcaster RTBF, has announced that Patrick Ouchéne will be representing the country in the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow this year. Ouchéne will be singing Copycat on the stage in Elvis Presly mode. The song will be revealed on 10th March, but a teaser for the song is available at Youtube.  Forty three year… Read more

Azerbaijani Aysel Submitted Her Song for Moscow featuring Arash: Always!

The Azerbaijani respresentative, Aysel Temourzadeh, has submitted her song that she will be performing on stage at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow. The Azerbaijani singer will be performing with Arash who has written their entry, Always. İTV, the Azerbaijani broadcaster, announced in early January that Ayzel Temourzadeh would represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision… Read more

Russian Protest About Georgia’s Entry for Moscow

This year, Georgia decided to send a controversial song We Don’t Wanna Put In. Although Georgian representatives, Stephane and 3G, claim that the song is not about the Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, Russians have already begun protesting against the song which will compete in Moscow on 12th May. Today, several dozen activists staged a… Read more

Festival da Canção: Portugal Sends Flor de Lis to Moscow

Last night, the grand final of the Portuguese national selection, the Festival da Canção, was on-air in Portugal. The show was broadcast by RTP and RTPi. Twelve songs participated for the right to go to Moscow. At the end of the night, Flor de Lis had the strongest song in the eyes of the juries… Read more

Hungary Decides Again and Again and Again: Adok Zoltan to Moscow

The Hungarian national broadcaster, MTV, has announced that Adok Zoltan will be participating in Moscow with his song Tanclepes. It is the third time that the Hungarian broadcaster has announced a Eurovision Song Contest participiant this year. Not so long ago, the Hungarian broadcaster, MTV, announced that Mark Zentai would be representing Hungary at the… Read more

Hadise’s Promo Schedule Includes Several Countries

EuroVisionary contacted Hadise’s manager, Arjan Postma, and now we are sure which countries the Turkish representative is going to perform in. The Turkish singer has eleven countries to go to for offical promo work with her Eurovision Song Contest 2009 entry, Crazy For You (Düm Tek Tek). The Turkish representative, Hadise, will continue her offical… Read more

Three more acts qualified for Slovakian final

The second semifinal in the Slovakian search fot their 2009 Eurovision Song Contest entrant was held last night. Ten songs competed to be one of the three bests acts that qualified for the final to be held on 8th of March. In total six acts are now still in the running to represent the country… Read more

Poland Chose Lidia Koponia to go to Moscow

In one of many finals held tonight, Poland chose its entry for Moscow with the Piosenka Dla Europy 2009 contest. Lidia Kopania won the contest and will as such be representing the country in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with the song I Don’t Wanna Leave.  The Polish National final, Piosenka Dla Europy 2009, was… Read more