Hi there! Here I am again to provide some much need Euro fun. This blog includes: Exclusive ESC 2008 Quiz, behind the scenes at The Belgrade Arena, 1 video interview, a review of the 5 direct qualifiers and EUROVISION COUNTDOWN.
Here is the quiz. It is multiple-choice.
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2008 WORDPRESS QUIZ
1. Who is representing Latvia?
a) No Angels
c) Pirates of The Sea
2. What is the theme of this years contest?
a) True Fantasy
b) Belgrade’s Joy
c) The Confluence of Sound
3. Last years winning song was called…
a) Dancing Lusha Tumbai
b) Molitva
c) Mokita
4. What is the age of the youngest participant and where is s/he from?
a) Dima Bilan from Russia
b) Sirusho from Armenia
c) Olta Boka from Albania
5. Out of these songs, which is representing Estonia?
a) Leto Svet
b) Hero
c) Dissapear
6. The female host presents a show on RTS. What time of the day is this?
a) Mid-Day
b) Morning
c) Evening
7. Israel’s song “The Fire in Your Eyes” is written by which former Eurovision participant?
a) Dana International
b) Jonny Logan
c) Eddie Butler
8. Which country have withdrawn from this years contest?
a) Austria
b) Hungary
c) Monaco
9. Which famous Balkan star, who died in a car crash last year, will be mentioned in Eurovision 2008?
a) Tose Proeski
b) Dmitry Koldun
c) 75 cents
10. What is the name of the song representing host nation Serbia?
a) Oreo
b) Oh
c) Oro
RESULTS
1. c
2. c
3. b
4. c
5. a
6. b
7. a
8. a
9. a
10. c
If you 10, you are a complete Eurovision addict, just like mwah.
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Now it’s time for…
BEHIND THE SCENES AT…
THE BELGRADE ARENA
In today’s “Behind The Scenes”, I will give you all the lowdown of this years venue, The Belgrade Arena or The Beogradska Arena as pronounced in Serbia.
The Belgrade Arena is one of the biggest arenas in the whole of Europe, with a total space that covers 48,000 square metres and a total capicity of up to 23,000 seats. It cost 70 euros to build. Construction first started for the venue in 1992 and finished in 1998, due to war in Belgrade. It is also the fifth biggest arena in Europe, and has more seats than the 2007 venue, The Hartwell Arena, in Finland’s capital, Helsinki.
Recently a new Multimedia section was added, for press to use during Eurovision 2008.
NEXT TIME ON BEHIND THE SCENES – Creating the stage
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW
Pirates of the Sea – Latvian Representatives
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A REVIEW OF THE BIG 4 SONGS AND THE HOST NATION’S SONG
United Kingdom – Andy Abraham – Even If
This song is so great and really funky! I think this song is the best of all The Big 4 countries and has potential to do really well- even win! I give this 5/5.
France - Sebastien Tellier - Divine
Another great song, this time from France. Divine is a great tune which can get anyone dancing or humming to very easily! Good song, good placing, winner? 4 and a half/5
Germany – No Angels – Dissapear
This is an alright song I suppose. It’s a bit boring and the live vocals are bad. Carola Fortenbacher was so much better. Not a winner. 2 and a half/5
Spain – Rodolfo Chikilicuatre – Baila El Chiki-Chiki
It’s the worst of all The Big 4 countries. I think its quite appaling that this was selected above Coral. I hate the singer, the tune, lyrics, EVERYTHING. Nil points – 0/5
AND HOST COUNTRY OF COURSE
Serbia – Jelena Tomasevic – Oro
Lovely song that WILL do well. It’s lovely and harmonious and has help from neighbours like Croatia, Hungary, FYR Macedonia and Montenegro of course. 4 and a half/5
My Final Review Scoreboard:
1. UK
2. France
3. Serbia
4. Germany
5. Spain – I HATE IT 100000000000000000%
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EUROVISION COUNTDOWN
2 DAYS UNTIL SEMI FINAL 1
4 DAYS UNTIL SEMI FINAL 2
6 DAYS UNTIL THE GRAND FINAL
Interesting Fact: There are 2 former Eurovision Song Contest participants taking part again in this years contest in Belgrade. Charlotte Perrelli (nee Nillson) who represented Sweden and won in 1999 in Jerusalem is back with the powerful song “Hero”. Dima Bilan, is also back for
seconds, after representing Russia in 2006 in Athens and finishing second over winners Finland. He will sing “Believe” in the first semi final and the grand final… perhaps!
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NEXT TIME IN THE BLOG:
The Road To Belgrade – We look at some dates that led us to Belgrade 2008.
Behind The Scenes – We look at how this years stage was created.
A review of the songs from Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark
Final betting odds on the 10 qualifiers from Semi Final 1
AND OF COURSE…
Eurovision Countdown
