Hi again, welcome to Eurovision Forever. In this post, I will talk about the road to Belgrade, behind the scenes of how the stage was created, a review of the songs from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, the final betting odds on who will qualify from semi 1 and… EUROVISION COUNTDOWN!
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THE ROAD TO BELGRADE 2008
Marija Serifovic wins Beovizija 2007 with the ballad “Molitva”
Marija Serifovic qualifies to the final of The Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Marija Serifovic WINS The Eurovision Song Contest for Serbia with the song “Molitva” recieving 268 points
Serbia confirms they will host Eurovision in 2008 in their capital, Belgrade.
The venue will be The Belgrade Arena.
Creative details are announced: The theme is “The Confluence of Sound”
The hosts are announced
All 43 songs are picked
First rehearsals start
First dress rehearsal
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BEHIND THE SCENES – Creating the stage
First technicians built up the stage on the arena floor and light riggers worked around the clock to get hundreds of lighting devices up in the ceiling.
Then they were work shifts as the stage was being built.
The stage was completed, and Belgrade was decorated and the press centre was created.
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A REVIEW OF THE SWEDEN, NORWAY, FINLAND AND DENMARK SONGS
Sweden – Charlotte Perrelli – Hero
What a brill song! It is powerful and has great tune and melody to it. I think it has potential to do extremely well. 5/5
Norway – Maria Haukess Strong – Hold on Be Strong
It’s a great, classy song and will no doubt qualify to the final on Tuesday 20th May. For sure. I give this 4/5.
Denmark – Simon Mathew - All Night Long
Cool, happy, catchy tune from Denmark this year. Bares a resemblance to British singer Mika. Good song, but not a winner. 3 and a half/5
Finland – Terasbetoni – Missa Miehet Ratsastaa
I do not like this song AT ALL. I hate heavy metal (with an exception of Lordi). It is so boring and will struggle so much for points. 0/5
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FINAL BETTING ODDS ON WHO WILL QUALIFY FROM SEMI 1
Russia
Armenia
Greece
Ireland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Romania
Norway
Azerbaijan
Finland
Israel
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EUROVISION COUNTDOWN
Semi Final 1: 1 day to go
Semi Final 2: 3 days to go
Final: 5 days
Interesting Fact: The current betting odds show that the Top 5 could be: Russia, Serbia, Armenia, Ukraine and Greece. Surprise, surprise – all Eastern countries!
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NEXT TIME…
To celebrate Semi Final 1 of Eurovision 2008, I give my opinion on all the songs in semi 1 and whether they will qualify.
Star Focus: We look at Armenian representative Sirusho and her life.
Eurovision 2008: Dark horses – Which countries which are expected to do badly, could actually do well? I look at the countries which could surprise everyone.
10 Years Ago: Dana International and her Eurovision 1998 win
AND OF COURSE…
Eurovision Countdown
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