Showing posts with label Verka Serduchka. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Verka Serduchka. Show all posts

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Verka Serduchka and Andrey Danilko - Tango

Verka Serduchka and Andrey Danilko - Tango





Thanks to Nackroniz for the video and the translation:


Verka: Hello "goodbye" passion tango.
danilko: It is tango
Verka: it's goodbye passion tango.
danilko: Hello Verka
Verka: Hello Andrusha. It looks like after tango we have to get divorced forever.
Danilko: Both of us know who is manager and who is "servant"(something like that).
Verka: ax like that, began to speak this dood.
(BAR SCENE)
Verka: without me you are not interesting, without my clothes and my songs.
Danilko: You began to speak about songs, who writes them you didin't forgot?
Verka: From Moskow till Kontimanciska(city) people loves those..forms.
Danilko: those forms, Vera, it's only paralon.
(REFRAIN)
Danilko: Remember how i met you? Stupid woman with red beret..You walked throw the grass, you carried a tea for someone, and i was captivated by you...
Verka: You were young but i was not so...You were nothing, and i was a star. And in the middle of a clear day, i was captivated by you and i'm still captivated...
(CHAIR SCENE)
Verka:We can't forgot everything what was before.
Danilko: How much i loved...
Verka how much I loved...
Danilko: how sad i was...
Verka: how sad I was...
Danilko: Maybe we can start everything from the beggining.
Verka: Happy new year, Andrusha!
Danilko: Happy luck, my little soul!
Both: we'll be together forever.
(REFRAIN)
Danilko: Remember how i met you? Stupid woman with red beret..You walked throw the grass, you carried a tea for someone, and i was captivated by you...
Verka: You were young but i was not so...You were nothing, and i was a star. And in the middle of a clear day, i was captivated by you and i'm still captivated...

Friday, July 25, 2008

Verka Serduchka at New Wave 2008 festival - Jurmala

Verka Serduchka (ESC 2007) singing "Do, Re, Mi" at New Wave 2008 music festival - Jurmala, Latvia.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Verka Serduchka - interview

eurovision.tv reports:

Verka Serduchka has come to Belgrade to support Ani Lorak, who takes part in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. She presented her new song Do Re Mi at the Ukrainian party on 17 May. After the show she had a short chat with Eurovision.tv in the hotel lobby.

Miss Serduchka, not just Ukraine but the whole Europe are dealing with the same global problem: why are you still single? You are such a beautiful woman, but we only see you around alone.

Serduchka: "I am not really single! I'm married… with art. Have I hit the target? Is it a bull's eye?"

Why do you always travel with your mama only? Where is your father?

Serduchka: "You should ask my mother about this thing!
read more...



Verka Serduchka comments on Eurovision 2008

Verka Serduchka - "Gorbachev"

Verka Serduchka singing "Gorbachev"


Friday, November 23, 2007

Verka Serduchka a.k.a. Andrei Danilko in hospital


Verka Serduchka a.k.a. Andrei Danilko has been hospitalized recently with pains in his back.
Danilko was taken to one of Kyiv's private clinics where he was diagnosed with 'infringement of a back nerve and vegetative dysfunction'. That is to say, that besides the pains in a back, hypertension was added to the medical findings.
Verka's manager Igor Klinkov explains that illness of the actor is typical of fatigue. "Last year was a very difficult one for us, It is no surprise, that Andrey is overtired and got hypertension ".
Doctors tried to get Andrei back on his feet as soon as possible, because he has to be present at Phillip Kirkorov's birthday concerts and on December 1st he has to leave for London to continue shooting of the programme for one of the Ukrainian channels.
Andrey's physicians did not give any guarantees, but have treated the problem successfully for the time being.
Andrey Danilko has been dismissed from hospital.
sources:esctoday.com;unian.net

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Verka Serduchka has withdrawn from the parlimentary elections


Second-placed star of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Verka Serduchka (aka Andrei Danilko) has withdrawn from the parlimentary elections in Ukraine after a brief but well-publicised foray into the world of politics.


Andrei, selected as the number one candidate for the For Our Own! party, had attracted a lot of media attention since the announcement that he would stand for election, with a hint that he would be following fellow Ukrainian Eurovision star Ruslana into a career in politics.
Aiming at those voters who have become disillusioned with the political process, Danilko was due to hand out badges to would-be deputies of the party in a light-hearted publicity stunt, but pulled out at the last minute citing that he was "not ready yet".
source:esctoday.com;RusiaToday.ru

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Verka Serduchka releases single and album in Belgium and enter in French Charts


Verka Serduchka, the Ukrainian drag queen who finished second in the Eurovision Song Contest this year, is about to conquer Western Europe.


Following the release of the CD single on the French market, last week, Verka's Ukrainian entry-Danzing- in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest shot to number 6 of the official Top 100 , this week's best entrance.


Now the single Dancing Lasha Tumbai and the album Dancing Europe have also been released in Belgium.
Verka Serduchka – Dancing Europe
01. Dancing (Original Version)
02. Essen (Tim Tim Taram)
03. Vse Bydet Horosho (Everything Will Be Good)
04. Hop Hop
05. Horosho Krasavitsam (Good To Be Pretty)
06. Gorbachev (Stavropol'S Tango)
07. A Ya Smeyus (I Am Smiling)
08. Grosse Liebe
09. Dancing (Pub Version Art)
10. Poppi (Crazy Ringtone)
11. Beri Vse (Take Everything)
12. Evro Vision Queen
All songs on the album – from Dancing Lasha Tumbai to Evro Vision Queen – were written by Andrey Danilko himself.



Vse Bydet Horosho (Everything Will Be Good)



English Lyrics:
translation Svetlana Loboda

If they will tell us: "your train already left"
Than we will simply answer, we wait for another one
And to avoid being bored on the platform
We will cover a table and shal drink for love

And it will be G-O-O-D
Everything will be good
Everything will be good
I know it, know ...

G-O-O-D
Everything will be good
Oh, I have the feeling girls that i'll go on a spree
Oh, i'll go on a spree

If in the morning your head hurts
We'll tell you directly: "you cant drink"
Its not nice to cure yourself alone
Its better to drink a bit in group

It will be G-O-O-D
Everything will be good
Everything will be good
I know it, know...

G-O-O-D
Everything will be good
Oy, i have a feeling girls that i'll for shore go on a spree untill saturday

Life is such a bingo
I fell in love, but it wasnt all that
I won the jackpot in the game of love
I took a closer look - its idiot

I covered the table for all
There are pepper and brine
We shall go now
To fill our glasses and drink

sources:esctoday.com;belgovision.com
youtube.com/svetlanaloboda
picture:bbc.co.uk

Monday, July 30, 2007

60 SECONDS Interview : Verka Serduchka




Drag queen Verka Serduchka is a comedy phenomenon in the former Eastern Bloc. The brainchild of Ukrainian comedian Andrey Danilko, Verka plays sell-out gigs in the former Soviet Union. He was a sensation at this year's Eurovision Song Contest but was pipped at the post by a Serbian female Billy Bunter lookalike. His song, Dancing Lasha Tumbai, is out now.

What are the highs and lows of being a Ukrainian drag queen?
It’s not an easy way to be a Ukrainian star. It’s not an easy way to be a star at all. Occasionally there are people that bother me because I’m too successful. I wasn’t very much loved in the Ukraine before Eurovision and after that there isn’t much love for Verka in Russia either. There was a black PR campaign against me. They said I sang ‘Russia goodbye’ but I was singing ‘lasha tumbai’. It was a huge black PR campaign from the Russian TV stations saying Verka Serduchka f**ked Russia up.

Were you disappointed you didn’t win Eurovision?
After my performance on Eurovision, I knew I would take second place. The Serbian woman [Marija Seritovic] was pretty good, though. There are a lot of benefits to coming second. The winner has to go to six countries and work for free for Eurovision. I do the same tour but I get paid for it.
read more HERE
source:metro.co.uk

Friday, July 27, 2007

Verka the "Ukrainian Cinderella" 2nd in Finnish charts


esctoday.com reports:

This year's Ukrainian Eurovision Song Contest representative may be suffering from deja vu this week, after reaching 2nd place in Finland for a second time this year!

After finishing behind Serbia's Marija Serifovic at the Eurovision Song Contest, the crazy charactrer from Ukraine has entered finland's music charts... at number 2!


Verka's Eurovision Song Contest entry, Dancing lasha tumbai was released last week and was pipped to the number one spot by local act Tea with their song Tytöt tykkää. T

The Eurovision Song Contest entry is proving a more commercially successful song than the competition winner, Marija Serifovic and her entry, Molitva.

read more here

sources:esctoday.com;yle.fi

related: Verka Serduchka is ready to hit French charts;

Verka hits Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Monday, July 23, 2007

Verka Serduchka is ready to hit French charts

oikotimes.com reports:
Verka Serduchka, is continuing his/her European success by preparing to hit the French charts.
His single, and Eurovision entry, ''Dancing Lasha Tumbai'' will hit French shelves on July 30, and is already starting to air on music channels and radio stations.
''Dancing Lasha Tumbai'' has been a huge success for the Ukrainian Drag Queen, with it charting at #6 in Sweden, and #28 in the United Kingdom- the first time that a Eurovision entry that didn't win, and wasn't from the UK, had charted on the isles since 1974.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Verka Serduchka is going to the parliamentary election

Guardian Angel for the Next Parliament?
"Verka Serduchka is going to the parliamentary election! We can greet Ukrainian politicians with the revival of their not-so-boring lifestyle. "
"Vera can elegantly dump every one of them into dirt with popular frankness. If the initiators of creating Verka Serduchka Bloc (abbreviated VSB) will move their idea to the stage of active election campaign then we’ll observe in fascination how “respectable politicians” run away in a hurry from a 3rd class carriage conductor not to get into one TV program with her."
"Andriy Danylko started a win-win game for himself. The apogee of the success of Verka Serduchka commercial image would have been the victory at the Eurovision. It didn’t turn out that way. Therefore, new informational reasons for rotation are needed."
Read full article HERE

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Verka's song gets commercial release

esctoday.com reports:
Verka Serduchka, the Ukrainian participant and runner-up at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, will release her song Danzing in France at the end of this month.
Verka finished second at the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki earlier this year and her Album simply untitled Verka, the Album will be released in France with the mention “Number 1 in Ukraine” on the cover, but no mention of the Eurovision Song Contest.
The last Eurovision Song Contest winner to be released commercially in France was Sertab Erener's Every way that I can back in 2003. The country is considered 'closed to Eurovision' with relatively low viewing figures and public interest, although that seems to be slowly changing thanks to music producer and Head of Delegation, Bruno Berberes.
Many believe that the country is not yet ready to support the release of the songs from the Eurovision Song Contest in their market.
This year’s French entry, L’amour à la française by les Fatals Picards was not released.
Can Verka change French musical attitudes?
The song was a shock chart entry in the United Kingdom, another country notorious for poor record sales for Eurovision Song Contest entries. She became the first entrant for 34 years to score a chart hit without singing for the United Kingdom or winning the competition when the song reached 28th place on the official top 40 chart despite only being available through downloads and not having a CD release.

Friday, July 13, 2007

Verka Serduchka (Andrei Danilko) In the Spotlight

The Moskow Times reports:
Andrei Danilko revealed that he grew up without a bathroom and never takes off his baseball cap.
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The love life, and orientation, of Andrei Danilko, aka Verka Serdyuchka, is much more mysterious.
"Something happens about once a month, but I'm happier on my own," he commented obliquely in OK! magazine last month. The intriguing interview also revealed that the reclusive comedian grew up in a house without a bathroom and never takes off his baseball cap.
Far more predictably, newspapers have been reporting on a conspiracy against Serdyuchka after she possibly sang "Russia Goodbye" at Eurovision.
Various reports have said that she was disinvited to festivals in Sochi and Latvia and edited out of a concert shown on Channel One -- which happens to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest.
It's all rather baffling. In an interview with Moskovsky Komsomolets on Wednesday, Danilko was noncommital, saying dismissively that "Russian television shows are reporting on an alleged ban on my concerts" but going on to hint at a negative attitude from "people from a certain channel."
Read full article here

Thursday, July 12, 2007

[UPD]Verka Serdyuchka runs for Parliament


Ukrainians ready for elections, polls say
More than 75 percent of Ukraine’s voters are ready to take part in early parliamentary elections, scheduled for Sept. 30, according to the most recent public opinion polls.
Voter turnout is important for these elections, because for the first time since independence, a minimum voter turnout of 51 percent has been established. Coalition and opposition politicians alike have pointed to the minimum voter turnout as one of the ways the elections can be undermined.
On July 8, the man behind pop icon Verka Serdyuchka announced that he would run for parliament. Andriy Danylko, who placed second in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, announced plans to organize the “Against All” electoral bloc. “Against all” is the very last option on voting ballots, as Ukrainian voters are given the choice to vote for “none of the above.” In the 2006 elections, nearly 1.8 percent voted “against all.”
source:Kyiv Post
[UPD] Delfi.lt reports that Verka Serduchka was not allowed to perform in the recent celebrations in Sochi for the appointment of the Russian city as host for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Mr A. Razin, Verka's manager and the organizer of the concert, told delfi.lt that the owner of the venue where the concert was held refused to have Verka perform on his property.
After Verka's participation in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest and her controversial Russia Good Bye/Lasha Tumbai chorus line, it is reported that Verka is no longer welcome in many Russian venues,
Russian radio stations have stopped playing her songs and TV shows do not accept her video clips any more.
source:esctoday.com

Monday, July 2, 2007

Verka Serduchka - Final Night Video

Eurovision SC Final 2007 - Ukraine - Verka Serduchka




Listen Verka singing Dancing lasha tumbai (lullaby version)

Verka Serduchka forbidden to act in Russia

The Ucranian singer Andrei Danilko, known as Verka Serduchka, was forbidden to perform in Russia, inform the Russian tabloid “Tvoi Den”.
According to this newspaper, “all the concert promoters received official instructions forbidding Verka to act or perform in Russia territory”.
Verka reached the second place in last Eurovision Song Contest with “Dancing Lasha tumbai”.
Many rumours, before and after the Finnish festival, said that the Ucranian entrant sang “Russia good-bye”, an “offence” to Russian people.
“I’m tired to say to everybody that I never sang “Russia good bye”. I don’t want to gain enemies in Russia”, told Verka to “Tvoi Den”.
source:oikotimes.com

Friday, June 22, 2007

Serebro vs Verka Serduchka -Dancing # 1

Dancing # 1 (Serebro vs Verka Serduchka ESC 2007 mash-up)

Have fun :))

Verka hits Germany, Austria and Switzerland






Verka Serduchka alias Andrei Danilko
Verka Serduchka, who finished second at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest with the infamous performance of ''Dancing Lasha Tumbai'' will see his/her CD Single released in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on July 13.
In preparation for this, the video to Verka's Eurovision hit will be being aired on German television station Viva, as part of their 'Neu' show, which airs new video clips every weekend. Verka's clip will start running tomorrow, June 22.



Saturday, June 16, 2007

Marija and Verka leave the charts

No single song from this year's Eurovision Song Contest became a hit in Belgium. This week, winner Marija Šerifović and runner-up Verka Serduchka both left the Ultratip 20. It is the first time since Marie N in 2002 that the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest didn't reach the top 50 in Flanders.


09 (09) Natalia (Eurosong 2004) - Gone To Stay
34 (32) Clouseau (ESC 1991) - De tegenpartij
45 (45) Katerine (Eurosong 2002 & 2006) - Live Wire
12 (00) Clouseau (ESC 1991) - Oogcontact
14 (18) Thor! (JESC 2006) - We Gaan Naar Zee
05 (04) Céline Dion (ESC 1988) - Et s'il n'en restait qu'une
21 (00) Gigi D'Alessio & Lara Fabian (ESC 1988) - Un Cuore Malato


source:belgovision.com