Kalomoira's ‘Secret Combination’ has hit the UK top 40

Kalomoira's "Secret Combination" has hit the UK top 40 chart mid-week at No.33 (peak) download sales.


The slick performance had confirmed Greece's superb result for a competition, which is deeply revered in that part of the Mediterranean - fetching approval ratings of 76% of Greeks who tuned in.

Kalomoira took the lead from the start. She admitted to experiencing all sorts of emotions herself - thinking she was on her way to a win, but gradually witnessed Greece dropping below Russia - after I saw us 'lagging 20 points behind Dima I ruled out the victory!'

Greece netted 218 points in total - with the the full marks coming from Romania, San Marino, Albania and Germany.

The UK 12-pointer to Greece, confirmed the British opinion of her as a cute, charming yet also fiesty, charismatic performer.

The "Secret Combination" had proved a hit with the listener, which has retained the No.1 favourite tune on the LGR TOP 20 Chart for a third consecutive week, on London’s definitive Greek chart run-down.

Kalomoira had thanked the loyally obedient fan for their overwhelming generosity in supporting Greece's initiative. "Thank you so much for being so sweet and for giving out your positive energy!"


source:London Greek Radio
photo:kalomoira.net

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

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

Helena Paparizou in Top 40 Swedish Charts

oikotimes.com reports:

Helena Paparizou, who famously gave Greece their first ever victory in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, has seen her new single go straight into the top twenty in the country of her birth- Sweden.

Her new song ''Three is a magic number'' has gone straight in at number 18, two above ''Cara Mia''- the last surviving Melodifestivalen song in the top twenty.

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.

Serebro is number 1 and Koldun number 2

Russia's Eurovision entrants Serebro, who finished third in Helsinki's Eurovision 2007 with 201 points, have made it to the top spot in the Russian airplay charts. "Song Number 1" is, once again, number one in Russian charts.

But Serebro aren't the only Eurovision entry from this year in the Russian charts- Belarus' own Koldun is up three places to number two; last week Koldun occupied the fifth place.

source:oikotimes.com

Serebro in Kremlin

Koldun "Magic works in Europe"

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.

Ruslana remains the queen of the Ultratop

Wild Dances by Ruslana remains the biggest Eurovision Song Contest hit in Belgium since the introduction of the official Ultratop single charts.

With a fourth place in the Ultratip as highest position, Marija Šerifović joins Tanel Padar & Dave Benton and Marie N, who also failed to reach the Ultratop 50 with Everybody and I wanna.



Highest position reached in the charts

01. # 01 . Ruslana - Wild dances (2004)
02. # 02 . Lordi - Hard rock hallelujah (2006)
03. # 02 . Dana International - Diva (1998)
04. # 05 . Charlotte Nilsson - Take me to your heaven (1999)
05. # 06 . Katrina & The Waves - Love shine a light (1997)
05. # 06 . Sertab - Everyway that I can (2003)
07. # 09 . Eimear Quinn - The voice (1996)
08. # 10 . Helena Paparizou - My number one (2005)
09. # 16 . Olsen Brothers - Fly on the wings of love (2000)
10. # 04 in Ultratip . Marija Šerifović - Molitva (2007)
11. # 04 in Ultratip . Tanel Padar & Dave Benton - Everybody (2001)
12. # 15 in Ultratip . Marie N - I wanna (2002)


Number of weeks in the charts

01. 20 weeks . Ruslana - Wild dances (2004)
02. 16 weeks . Lordi - Hard rock hallelujah (2006)
03. 14 weeks . Helena Paparizou - My number one (2005)
04. 13 weeks . Dana International - Diva (1998)
04. 13 weeks . Katrina & The Waves - Love shine a light (1997)
04. 13 weeks . Sertab - Everyway that I can (2003)
07. 10 weeks . Charlotte Nilsson - Take me to your heaven (1999)
07. 10 weeks . Eimear Quinn - The voice (1996)
09. 9 weeks . Olsen Brothers - Fly on the wings of love (2000)
10. 4 weeks Ultratip . Marija Šerifović - Molitva (2007)
11. 2 weeks Ultratip . Tanel Padar & Dave Benton - Everybody (2001)
11. 2 weeks Ultratip . Marie N - I wanna (2002)


source:belgovision.com

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.

Ultratop 50 Flanders

09 (09) Natalia (Eurosong 2004) - Gone To Stay

34 (32) Clouseau (ESC 1991) - De tegenpartij

45 (45) Katerine (Eurosong 2002 & 2006) - Live Wire

Ultratip 20 Flanders

12 (00) Clouseau (ESC 1991) - Oogcontact

14 (18) Thor! (JESC 2006) - We Gaan Naar Zee

Ultratop 40 Wallonia and Brussels

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

Ultratip 20 Wallonia and Brussels

source:belgovision.com

Euro HIT 40 -June

Demonstrating once again just how some musical styles no longer have any boundaries, two countries at this year's song contest (the 52nd, as it happens, and held in Helsinki) quite independently chose similar songs with similar titles. Unfortunately, neither song managed to obtain enough popular support to make it through from the semi-final to the final of the competition on Saturday, 12 May.

Scandinavian Latin
The first of these Eurovision songs comes from Norway, and - as the Latin music makes you anticipate - has a Spanish title, although the bulk of the lyric is in English. Ven a bailar conmigo (Come and dance with me) was performed at the contest by Norwegian actress and singer star Guri Schanke. After the viewing public voted, her song came in 18th out of 28, with only the top ten songs going through to the final.

Lusitanian Latin
The second Latin song came from a Latin nation, Portugal, though it too had more of a Spanish feel than anything else. Sung by newcomer Sabrina, Dança comigo (Dance with me) fared better than the song from Norway, coming in 11th and just missing a place in the Eurovision final.

Heard on stations all over the world, the Euro Hit 40 is Europe's No.1 chart show.

source:radionetherlands.nl

"Yassou Maria" and Sarbel goes gold

Sarbel will be receiving the second gold disc of his career on Tuesday for “Yassou Maria”.

After staying in the official Greek Singles charts for 11 weeks, currently being at #2, and after entering the UK charts at 114, Sarbel’s cd single “Yassou Maria” becomes gold in Greece.

The single has the massive summer hit - Mic Chica.

This is the second gold award in Sarbel's career, after his first album Paraxeno Synaisthima achieved the same status in 2005. Sarbel will be presented with the gold disc during a party organised by Sony BMG and Lampsi FM on Tuesday, 12th of June, at 21:30 at the Shisha club.

The singer will be seen performing with Natasa Theodoridou and Nikos Kourkoulis in Thessaloniki, in a short stint over the summer.

source:esctoday.com;lgr.co.uk