Miodio (ESC 2008)performing at Golden Stag Festival,Romania the song Dincolo de Nori"
The song was performed for the first time by Dan Bittman, Romania at 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.
Miodio - Dincolo de nori
Dan Bittman (ESC 1994) Dincolo de Nori
Razvan Krivach from Romania won the Golden Stag 2008, Brasov, Romania
Biondo, the Swedish band who came second after Nico and Vlad Mirita this year in the Romanian final with Shine, won the Silver Stag.
Tony Poptamas & Desperado who competed in the 2007 Romanian preselection won the Bronze Stag.
Miodio, the first ever representatives of San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, and Moldavian finalist this year, Olia Tira, missed out on a place in the final.
Razvan Krivach singing "Too much love will kill you" at Golden Stag Final
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Biondo, Sweden singing Shine and Cerul (The sky) at Golden Stag 2008
Tony Poptamas &Desperado singing "The Universe" at Golden Stag Final
Lordi's fourth studio album, entitled Deadache, will be released in the US on October 28th, 2008 and internationally in the same week.
The look of each character has been redesigned for this album. The new costumes will be revealed when Lordi headlines Popkomm in Berlin this October.
Listen the first single off the album, "Bite It Like A Bulldog"
Next year's Eurovision Song Contest is under threat after ex-Soviet states called for a boycott after Russia invaded Georgia.
Russia's Dima Bilan won the 2008 contest thanks to ex-pats in former Soviet-bloc states banding together to vote for him.
As a result, the 2009 contest will take place in Moscow.
But Baltic nations Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia may pull out of the annual TV show.
A poll in Estonia has already backed the boycott, while pressure is also rising for a Polish withdrawal.
Estonia's culture minister Laine Janes, said: "Solidarity must exist with Lithuania and Latvia to show consolidated support for Georgia."
The European Broadcasting Union, who run Eurovision, have said the Georgian conflict cannot be allowed to wreck the contest.
Spokesman Svante Stockselius said: "These issues should not be linked. We are organising a non-political event and if the hosting country is able to ensure the safety of participants there is no reason why it should not be allowed to host the finals."
The potential eastern boycott is another problem for Eurovision, who are already struggling to allay the fears of the western countries that they now no longer have a chance in the contest.
Sir Terry Wogan confirmed last month he would be stepping down as the BBC's Eurovision host after 37 years. The 70-year-old presenter has tired of the "political voting" that determined the outcome.
The Bulgarian singer Elitsa Todorova (ESC 2007) survived by miracle Saturday, after hundreds of kilograms of iron crashed down, on top of her during a concert rehearsal.
A sudden storm had caused a scaffold from the concert's stage to crash down on performers and the technical team. Two other individuals have been injured, however, Elitsa's condition is the most serious one because the singer had sustained head trauma.
It is still unclear if the concert would take place as scheduled. According to reports, the wind in the area is becoming stronger and there is a possibility of cancelling it.
The company that has built the stage on the sand has not yet offered an explanation of the cause of the incident.
Hope she'll be ok soon!
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Marc Jacobs latest muses are the two girls that make up the band t.A.T.u., Julia Volkova and Lena Katina. They're the new faces of his Fall and Winter lines.
But it's not all about their collaboration, t.A.T.u. will also carry out the casting Девушка Марка, in which winner will go to New York to perform on catwalk of one of the best fashion designers!
Take a peek at this behind-the-scenes look at their photo shoot!
Behind the Scenes of Marc Jacobs photoshoot - photos
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European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is not amused over calls of prominent Estonian politicians to boycott next year’s Eurovision song contest hosted by Russia for Georgian conflict.
Svante Stockselius, executive of EBU that is organising the annual Eurovision Song Contest, told Postimees that Eurovision was an non-political event and that politicians have no right to decide whether to boycott it or not.
Stockselius said that he could not understand the proposal made by the Estonian Minister of Culture Laine Jänes and by chairman of the National Broadcasting Association Margus Allikmaa that Estonia could boycott next year’s Eurovision finals in Moscow over the conflict in Georgia.
"These issues should not be linked. We are organizing a non-political event and if the hosting country is able to ensure the safety of participants, there is no reason why it should not be allowed to host the finals," said Stockselius.
The EBU official added that if Estonia wishes to stay away from the Eurovision song festival in 2009, it is up to the country. "We have many members who don’t participate every year and who return later," added Stockselius. -source-
Estonia itself hosted the Eurovision contest in 2002 after winning the 2001 edition.
Culture Minister of Lithuania, Jonas Jucas says that it is too early to speak about the opportunity to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow with intention to express the protest over the Russian aggression against Georgia.
According to Jucas- "Spontaneous decisions might aggravate the efforts of diplomats to harmonize the conflict. It is not right time to speak about that," the culture minister noted. -source-
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