Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Camilla Dallerup and Brendan Cole the UK entrants


For the first time, since their split three years ago, Camilla Dallerup and Brendan Cole will dance together one last time as the UK entrants for the first ever Eurovision Dance Contest in September on BBC One.
Despite living and dancing together for over nine years, tensions during the first season of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing caused the pair to separate both on the dance floor and as partners.
Invited to represent the nation in the new Eurovision Dance Contest, Brendan and Camilla will have to sweep aside their angst and hot-step around a ballroom for their last dance. Prepare to see a sensational performance with passion, zeal and real life tension as the couple let the sequins fly.
Join Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman as they host this brand new Euro-show, set to sashay onto BBC One this autumn – take your partners for the sequinned splendour of the very first Eurovision Dance Contest.
Eurovision Dance Contest is a co-production between Splash Media and Sunset + Vine with assistance from the International DanceSport Federation and in association with the European Broadcasting Union.
Jane Lush and Fenia Vardanis of Splash Media were the two main creators of the BBC's highly-successful format Strictly Come Dancing.
Sunset + Vine is the UK's leading independent sports production company specialising in live events.
Eurovision Dance Contest is commissioned by Elaine Bedell, Controller, Entertainment Commissioning and Peter Fincham, Controller, BBC One.
Eurovision Dance Contest is in its first year with 16 countries taking part; Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and UK.
The show will be performed at the BBC Television Centre and aired on BBC One, hosted by Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman with expert commentary from Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman, the viewing public will be asked to vote for their favourite dancing couple.
source:BBC
photo:The Sun

D'Nash in Helsinki - VIDEO

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Kenan Dogulu rehearsal - VIDEO

Kenan Dogulu rehearsal - VIDEO




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Performing Shake it up shekerim
Singing one of his hits at Greek-Cypriot party

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Kenan Dogulu at Greek Cypriot party singing one of his hits

Kenan Dogulu at Greek-Cypriot party singing one of his hits




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Kenan Dogulu performing "Shake it up shekerim" at Greek Cypriot party

Kenan Dogulu performing "Shake it up shekerim" at Greek Cypriot party




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Kenan Dogulu - Final Night - VIDEO

Eurovision SC Final 2007 - Turkey - Kenan Dogulu

Tatu's new video Bely Plashik (White Robe)


Tatu are intended to treat their fans with a new video soon.
The song, which the video will be shot for, has been already recorded and the title is Bely Plashik (White Robe), says in its blog Tatu management.
The video shot is planned for this September. Yulia is going to be at her last period of pregnancy by this time.
I draw in black
A stupid word on the wall
It's not important for me
It's not new for you
It does nothing for me
But for you, it is important
I draw in black
I draw crookedly, crookedly





Bely Plashik (White Robe) Demo sample




source:TatySite.net
photo:Beth Herzhaft

Israel online Dana's new videoclip "Love boy"

You can watch the videoclip at this link:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3420649,00.html

Israel will participate in Serbia

Israeli newspaper, Yediot Ahronot and Ynet.co.il report today that IBA and the producing company of the Israeli Pop Idol series have agreed on a cooperation in which one if the 3 finalists of this season will represent Israel in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.
According to today's report in Yediot Ahronot, IBA's head of entertainment, Yoav Ginay, has reached an agreement with Israeli Pop Idol's (Kohav Nolad) producers. In accordance with this agreement, one of the 3 finalists of Kohav Nolad's current season will automatically be selected to represent Israel in Serbia.
"This is one of the most interesting national selection procedure we can think of", said Ginay to the newspaper. It should be mentioned, that this cooperation is unique, since IBA and Channel 2 (broadcaster of Kohav Nolad) are adversaries.
It is said that the main reasons for IBA's approach to Kohav Nolad are the lowest viewing figures of the recent Eurovision Song Contest and the lack of budget to produce a decent national selection in 2008.
Israel was one of the most successful Eurovision Song Contest competitors throughout the 70s (2 wins), 80s and 90s (1 win). In recent years, fortunes have fallen sharply, the only strong result since 1999 being Shiri Maimon's 4th place in 2005, and she was a Pop Idol semi-finalist in 2004.
Next year's Israeli participant at the Eurovision Song Contest will have to sing first at the contest's semifinal, due to Teapacks 24th position in the semifinal in Helsinki.

[UPD]Brendan Cole and Camilla Dallerup for UK?

Dancing two back for contest
BALLROOM dance champ Brendan Cole is reuniting with ex-lover Camilla Dallerup to represent Britain in the BBC’s Eurovision Dance Contest in September.

Brendan and Camilla split in 2004 after he cheated on her with Strictly Come Dancing partner Natasha Kaplinsky.

A source said: “Sparks will fly.”
source and photo: The sun
[UPD] For the first time, since their split three years ago, Camilla Dallerup and Brendan Cole will dance together one last time as the UK entrants for the first ever Eurovision Dance Contest in September on BBC One.

Listen "Come again" - Natalia Barbu




Natalia Barbu finished 10th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007







Listen "Come again" - Natalia Barbu - Moldova



Ruslana provides voice for computer game



The winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 , Ruslana , will go to New York to record the sound of the popular computer game GTA (Grand Theft Auto).
The character which will use Ruslana's voice is kept a secret. Furthermore, songs from her previous albums and from the new album will be used as soundtracks for the game.

Grand Theft Auto (GTA) was created and primarily developed by Rockstar North, published by Rockstar Games and debuted in 1998. The game allows the player to take on the role of a criminal in a big city, who rises in the ranks of organised crime over the course of the game. Various missions are set for completion by the figureheads of the city underworld, generally criminal, which must be completed to progress through the storyline.

source:Ruslana Official Website;esctoday.com

Ajda Pekkan & Gloria Gaynor to duet

A world-famous pop music singer Gloria Gaynor, will duet with Ajda Pekkan in her Istanbul concert on July 30th. According to the press release, the famous star will come together with her Turkish fans on 30th July in Parkorman.
After 35 years, the star will share her stage with another singer at first time. In concert, she will duet in her song "I Will Survive" with Ajda Pekkan who sang the same song before in Turkish by name of "Bambaşka Biri". Some of the star's famous songs are "Reach Out, I'll be There", "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "First Be a Woman". Also, after her concert, 70s songs will be listened in "Gaggenau After Party".
You can watch the new video of Ajda Pekkan titled Vitrin here
source:oikotimes.com

Battle of songs 2007- You can win the prize

Sistem is the band that represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, where they performed - along with Luminita Anghel - the song Let me try and ended up 3rd after winning the semi final, which makes them the most succesful Romanian entrants in the contest.




At the moment, the group consists of five professional percussionists. They also started their national tour and beside this , every member of the group has also been involved in other activities. Toth Zoltan(Zoli) was born in 1976 in Timisoara, Romania.

Right now, he is also working in show business and he is the managing director of the Star Management company.
He has recently started an international song contest called Battle of Songs where the winner will win the amount of 10.000 euro.
"I have started this contest together with my company - Star Management and I hope to discover new talented composers to freshen up the music market. I'm very happy to say that - although I was waiting for the first entries in August, songs have started to come in since the end of June. Good luck to all the contestants and may the best one win" declared Zoli.
For more informations and rules go to http://battleofsongs.com/en/index.php