Natalia Barbu and Natalia Gordienko in Greece

Natalia Barbu, who represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song Fight, composed by Alexandru Brasoveanu and Natalia Gordienko, who also represented Moldova in Athens in 2006 with the song Loca, duet with Arsenium, will visit Greece for a big promotion of their new songs and albums that will be released soon.

The two female pop idols were invited by a Greek manager to promote their new work in Greece. They have a huge and busy program including TV shows, Radio interviews and meetings with Greek Eurovision stars and composers as both of them want to represent their country again next year looking for new ideas and styles.

Natalia Barbu is working on her new album that will be released soon and she also thinks of participating again in the next Eurovision while Natalia Gordienko is preparing already her Eurovision entry song for the upcoming Moldovan national final.

Natalia Gordienko won last year the New Wave 2007 Festival. In the same contest Mihai Traistariu (ESC 2006) and Kostas Martakis (NF 2008) also participated, qualifing in the first 10.

Natalia Barbu and Natalia Gordienko are working with Alexandru Brasoveanu, the well known Moldovan composer who is also going to be with them during their promo tour in Greece and they will also be accompanied by a profesional dancer and new singer, Sergyo.

All the four of them are going to arrive in Greece next week and they are also willing to attend Madonna's concert that will take place in Athens on the 27th of September.

For more information about the artists you can visit their personal sites:
www.nataliabarbu.com
www.sergyo.co.nr


sources:esctoday.com;eurovisionnews.blogspot.com

Listen "Come again" - Natalia Barbu

Natalia Barbu finished 10th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Listen "Come again" - Natalia Barbu - Moldova

Moldova fights on!

from Eurovision Cyprus

After a successful debut in 2005 with “Boonika Bate Doba” and recent success in 2007 with Fight reaching 10th, Moldova is starting a great Eurovision journey. With their entries being full of energy and fun, Moldova has had two very successful years and the future looks great for the country. Their latest entry came from two school students with one goal in mind. To write a song, to make the Eurovision, to reach glory. This is the story of two Moldavian school students, Alexandru and Elena.

Alexandru composed 'Fight' while still at high school in Moldova at the Ciprian Porumbescu High School. The composer is largely unknown and Natalia Barbu (Fight's performer) has been quoted as saying "he (Alexandru) is a promising song writer for sure''. Alexandru was 19 years old at the time of the song's creation and continues to be involved in music after the Eurovision Song Contest's conclusion.

Alexandru Braşoveanu will now write new songs for Natalia Barbu and we have exclusive and confirmed news from Alexandru himself that he has future plans to re-enter the Eurovision Song Contest for Romania in the national final of 2008.

Read full interview HERE

Interview with Natalia Barbu

Interview with Natalia Barbu in the flight for Helsinki




this video is from escfans.eu

Natalia Barbu - Final Night - VIDEO

Natalia Barbu singing FIGHT in the final.

Moldova have not decided yet about their participation in 2008

from esctoday.com

The Moldovian broadcaster TRM is one of the poorest participating in the Eurovision Song Contest, something which nearly caused the country to pull out of the 2007 edition held in Helsinki.

In the end, however, a compromise was reached stating that Moldova would participate as long as its representative paid the fees connected with the contest themselves.

However, another part of the agreement was that should Moldova enter the Top 10 in Finland, TRM would refund the participants' expenses - something which did indeed happen after Natalia Barbu placed 10th with Fight.

This means that TRM did not actually save any money and since their financial situation has not improved in the meantime the same doubts about their participation in 2008 remain the same as last year. TRM will consider their budget before making a final decision on participation in Belgrade in October of this year.

As Natalia Barbu finished Top 10 in 2007, Moldova is one of the countries prequalified to the 2008 final by right. The next in line for prequalification, should they withdraw, is Bosnia & Herzegovina, who finished 11th.

Moldova has participated three times to date, finishing in the Top 10 on two occasions so far.

"Belarus - 12 points" Show

Tonight, a two hour show will be held at the Palace of the Republic.

Participants of "Eurovision" contest of different years will perform on stage.

Performer of the famous Verka Serduchka - Andrei Danilko, arrived in Minsk yesterday to take part in "Belarus - 12 points" show.

From Russia, there's Serebro, from Moldova-Natalia Barbu, Hayko from Armenia, 4Fun from Lithuania and Karolina from Macedonia.

The Belarusian broadcaster also invited several specials guests, such as Mihai Traistariu (Romania 2006), Walters & Kazha (Latvia 2005) and Dana International (Israel 1998).

Denis Kurian and Olga Shlager host the two hour lasting television show.

The television show Belarus - 12 Points! will be aired from Minsk as of 20:40 CET tonight.

source:tvr.by