Serbia Eurovision 2008 - New logo

RTS and EBU have launched the theme of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest together with an entirely different logo than the one announced at first.

The theme art for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest is based on the slogan The Confluence Of Sound.

Sandra Šuša, Executive Producer of the event said:

"The fact that the host city, Belgrade, is located on the confluence of two big European rivers, the Danube and the Sava, served as inspiration for the theme art of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest."

Earlier, RTS presented the stage design for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, which is based on the same concept. The new theme art replaces an earlier theme art concept, which won an RTS competition and which fans refer to as 'The Plum'.

source and picture:eurovision.tv;

Belarus - Ruslan Alehno - Hasta la vista

Ruslan Alehno will represent Belarus at Eurovision 2008 with the song Hasta La Vista

Singer and composer Ruslan Alehno was born on 14th of October 1981 in Bobruysk (Belarus), where in 1995 has graduated from music school, departments of guitar, accordion and trumpet.

Interview of Ruslan Alehno at Eurovision-Belarus

Post final press-conference:

R.Alehno: "I'm not ashamed of my Eurofest performance. Though indeed there is something to work on. Including vocals". K.Breiburg, producer of R.Alehno: "The presentation you've seen was designed only for specific show - Eurofest final. For Eurovision performance should be bright, memorable, as usually impressive shows succeed there. We don't have exact ideas how it will look now, but we will do our best!".more...

Ruslan Alehno - Hasta La Vista

Lyrics:

You shone at me like a blinding star.

I’ve just never seen such a light so far.

All my days Were fairy tales.

I begged you to look in my loving eyes

But you were as cold as Arctic ice,

And your laughHas killed my love.

The story is close to the final cut,

It won’t be the end but a running start.

So don’t be upset and don’t ask me whyI say goodbye.

Hasta la vista, baby!

I gonna miss you – may be

You can be blissfully happy

Though it’s not fair.

sources:eskaz.com; alehno.ru

Eurovision 2008 - Ticket sales

eurovision.tv reports:

Ticket sales takes place in three stages and will start with the sales of packages.

-Package A: All events (all twelve events, including dress rehearsals and live shows)
-Package B1/B2: Ticket to the Final, one of the Semi-Final live shows and dress rehearsals of both Semi-Finals (eight events)
- Fan package: A fan package, similar to Package A, is being sold to fan club organizations

The special fan package is available to members of the OGAE fan clubs. Ticket distribution will be co-ordinated by OGAE International and more information will become available through the website of OGAE Serbia before the international ticket sales starts.

Stage 1 (29th and 30th of January)

Ticket packages will be released. Sales for the local market starts at 9:00 local time and ticket packages can be ordered by phone: 0900 110 011 (only in Serbia). Package sale is limited to four packages per buyer. All packages will be delivered on the buyer's home address.

Stage 2 (31st of January until the 15th of March)

Ticket packages can be ordered by phone: 0900 110 011 (only in Serbia) and, to serve package buyers abroad, through the internet with tickets.co.yu and through www.eurovision.tv, starting at 10:00 CET.

Package sale is limited to four packages per buyer. All packages will be delivered on the buyer's home address both in Serbia as well as abroad.

Stage 3 (17th of March until tickets are sold out)

Remaining single tickets will be available for purchase both in Serbia as well as for foreign buyers.
Delivery of tickets already paid for, starts on the 17th of March.

The packages are classified in three different price categories. You can find more informations HERE

Event schedule

First Semi-Final dress rehearsal 1 (19/05 at 15:00)

First Semi-Final dress rehearsal 2 (19/05 at 21:00)

First Semi-Final dress rehearsal 3 (20/05 at 15:00)

First Semi-Final live show (20/05 at 21:00)

Second Semi-Final dress rehearsal 1 (21/05 at 15:00)

Second Semi-Final dress rehearsal 2 (21/05 at 21:00)

Second Semi-Final dress rehearsal 3 (22/05 at 15:00)

Second Semi-Final live show (22/05 at 21:00)

Final dress rehearsal 1 (23/05 at 15:00)

Final dress rehearsal 2 (23/05 at 21:00)

Final dress rehearsal 3 (24/05 at 15:00)

Final live show (24/05 at 21:00)

sources:eurovision.tv; RTS/eurovision