Dima Bilan, special guest at Junior Eurovision 2008

Dima Bilan singing Number One Fan and Believe at the Junior Eurovision '08 as a special guest.

Evridiki and Dimitris Korgialas at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Evridiki and Dimitris Korgialas (ESC 2007) singing "Fun in the sun" on the Junior Eurovision 2008 stage.

Georgia won Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

The goup Bzikibi from Georgia, with the song Bzz.., has won the sixth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008.


Bzkizbi - Bzz




Congratulations Georgia!

Congratulation Cyprus for the wonderfull show!

Sirusho will be in Lemessos on the 22nd of November

Sirusho, who successfully represented Armenia at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with "Qele, Qele", will travel to Cyprus in November to support the Armenian Junior Eurovision Song Contest participants.

Armenia will be represented by Monika Manucharova, who will sing Im Ergi Hnchyune in Lemesos on the 22nd of November. Armenian superstar Sirusho will also pack for Cyprus, to support, guide and advise the young singer representing her country in the lead up to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

The role of Armenia's former Eurovision Song Contest hope is limited to supporting the young delegates in Cyprus, and Sirusho is not scheduled to make an appearance on the show itself.

source:eurovision.tv

Dima Bilan special guest star at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Dima Bilan, winner of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, will be the special guest star at the 6th Junior Eurovision Song Contest on the 22nd November in Lemesos, Cyprus!



He will also meet all this year’s participants of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to offer them some last-minute advice after Friday night's dress rehearsal. During the live final on the Saturday night, Dima will also perform his winning song Believe on the stage of the Spyros Kyrianou Arena.


source:eurovision.tv

Tickets for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 are now available online

The tickets for the 6th edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 which will take place this year in Cyprus are now avalilable online.

Tickets are available for the three Dress Rehearsals, and the live show on Saturday, 22nd of November.

Dress Rehearsal tickets are available for prices between 5 and 20 euros, while live show tickets cost between 30 and 70 euros.

You can buy your tickets through a special ticket ordering website.

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Anna Vissi has new album after two year gap

Anna Vissi will be set to launch her brand new album - in the wake of a two year gap in the music industry.

The singer had ventured into a pain-staking procedure of sorting through 600 potential tunes, for the requirements of the eagerly anticipated album.

Her implementation of the "action plan" at a revival of her career is not only focused on fresh releases, but will also extend to giving a series of performances at the Athinon Arena, in the winter.

"I'm not doing an album with a Diva attitude - it feels the same as when I was 18 and I was searching for songs I liked. I'm seeking new sounds, something that only new people can give." (DownTown)


The collaboration with American producers/writers Diane Warren, Glen Ballard, and Brian Hewes, and Robbin Di Maggio, is to create a fresh chapter, in her illustrious career.

"One in Greek and one international which will be released later on. Patrick R. Leonard is one of the composers for the international album, famous from his collaboration with Madonna (he wrote Frozen and Like a prayer) and whom I'm very happy to be working with".

"As for the composers... let this be a surprise. I have listened to more than 600 songs, I'm in a studio from morning to night and I feel that I'm living a very special period of my life".


Listen the promo song Diri Daxta which is sung in Greek/English.

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JESC:Several minor changes in the format of the event

eurovision.tv reports:

At the Heads of Delegation meeting of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, currently taking place in sunny Cyprus, the Steering Group introduced several minor changes in the format of the event. CyBC also revealed the design of the stage for this year's contest.

The Steering Group of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest also decided to give the back-up jury a 50% say in the outcome of the competition. According to the rules of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the back-up jury has to be a diverse group of people, and should include children.

The 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which is the 6th running, will take place on the 22nd of November in Lemesos, Cyprus. The show will be hosted by Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, the presenters are unknown yet. The Host Broadcaster did reveal that the show will be hosted by a man and a woman, in the roles of Adonis and Aphrodite.

The second Heads of Delegation meeting, which also marks the deadline to officially enter songs, takes place on the 13th and 14th of October. The running order will be drawn during the October meeting as well.

CyBC revealed the stage design as well (photo). The set was designed by George Papadopoulos, who got inspired by previous Eurovision Song Contest stages, the theme Fun In The Sun and water that surrounds the island of Cyprus. The front side of the set will contain real water.

Ukraine to host 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Ukrainian broadcaster NTU has won the bid to host the 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The seventh running of the competition, which was introduced by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in 2003, will take place in Kyiv. The election took place in Lemesos, Cyprus, where the 2008 running will take place.[..]

In 2005, NTU successfully hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv.

"We are very proud and honoured to welcome children from all over Europe to Ukraine next year, and we are looking forward to host a great show," said Viktoria Romanova, Head of Delegation on behalf of NTU.

More informations here

source: eurovision.tv

Second Semi-Final -reactions after perfomance

The representatives of nineteen countries have presented their songs tonight in the Second Semi-Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.

Watch the reactions after perfomance below:

Cyprus rehearsal and press conference

Evdokia Kadi, the singer representing Cyprus in the Second Semi-Final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, amazed everyone with her performance.

Evdokia performs on and around a black dining table together with four backing dancers: She steps onto the table and leaves it again through "human" stairs, built by the backing dancers. Towards the end, the table is being popped up, revealing a red tablecloth, on which Evdokia takes a seat while the backing singers lift the table and carry it around.



Press conference

In the press conference, Evdokia was asked if she had ever considered singing Femme Fatale in any other language than Greek in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. She answered that they had tried out French and English version, but decided to stick to the original lyrics instead.
When the Head of Delegation was asked if Cyprus was ready to host the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, she reminded everyone that Cyprus will be the host of the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and that therefore, the country would of course be able to host the Eurovision Song Contest, too.

source:eurovision.tv

Evdokia Kadi will represent Cyprus in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest.

Saturday night, Evdokia Kadi won the national final in Cyprus with the song Femme Fatale. Despite the French title the song is entirely in Greek language.

Femme Fatale is the creation of Nikos Evagelou and choreographed by Elena Shakalli.

Dancers and Vocals by Tefkros Neokleous, Andreas Vanezis, Polys Kourousides and Christos Shakallis.

Femme fatale Lyrics (greek) HERE

Evdokia Kadi is an experienced singer who performs in night clubs as well as with the CyBC orchestra.

Here are the results of the Cypriot final:

Below you can watch the song Femme fatale.

sources:oikotimes.com;CyBC.com.cy

Online poll standings for Greece & Cyprus - ESC 2008

oikotimes.com reports:

The ongoing Greece and Cyprus poll for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest continues. The potential names listed on the poll seem to be attractive enough for the readers of oikotimes.com. More than 340 voted in the poll which will conclude on October 1st. You can post your ideas and vote for the Greek and Cyprus representation until the end of September. The current standings are:

GREECE 2008

32.1% voted for Maro Litra

20.6% voted for other

20.1% voted for Elli Kokkinou

13.2% voted for Kostas Martakis

06.3% voted for a newcomer artist

05.4% voted for Onirama Group

02.3% voted for Apostolia Zoe

CYPRUS 2008

32.8% voted for Lisa Andreas

25.9% voted for Michalis

19.4% voted for Despina Olimpiou

08.1% voted for a newcomer artist

08.1% voted for other

04.1% voted for Stavros Konstantinou

01.6% voted for Stella Georgiadou

CHECK THE SPECIAL GREECE & CYPRUS POLL

http://www.oikotimes.com/site/index.php?id=9658

Lisa Andreas (2004) recording new album

Eurovision Cyprus reports:

After all the excitment of Eurovision 2004, Lisa Andreas is back in studio recording tracks for her new self titled album, sheduled for realese at the end of 2007.

Still only 19 years of age, Lisa has teamed up with U.K. beats for her new single "Hyptotized" realesed worldwide on Beat Factory Records.

Purchase now the new single of Lisa Andreas here!.

Dont' forget the ESCCY will hold an exclusive interview with Lisa Andreas in the next few weeks.

We are giving our members and regular readers the chance to submit a question to Lisa Andreas.

All you have to do is submit the question into the comments below and the most creative and interesting question will win!

If you are the lucky member to be selected your question will be asked and you will also win the official Eurovision Song Contest 2007 album!

So why not give it ago! Just send your question in the comments below and by clicking here!

You have until September 1st to enter! Best of Luck!

Who should represent Cyprus in 2008?

ESCCY starts a webpoll for who should represent Cyprus. The result's will be send to CyBC (Cypriot Broadcasting Corporation) as our reader's opinion.

WebPoll: Who should represent Cyprus in 2008?

Annet Artani back in ESC 2008 ?

Eurovision Cyprus reports:

Before few days Annete was reported from a greek television channel for her experience in Eurovision! Although she talked for Evridiki and generally for the cypriot future in Eurovision! As she correctly explained Cyprus has no friends, except mother Greece, nowadays a big reason to lose the game of Eurovision.

She talked about Evridiki and her performance and she said they were both excellent but they both didnt pass!

read more here

Sarbel in Cyprus

Eurovision Cyprus reports:

The Greek Entrant in Eurovision 2007, Sarbel, will visit Cyprus in the upcoming days to give three concert's for the Cypriot Anti-drug Contact.

It's the first time for Sarbel to give concert's in Cyprus, origin place of his father.

Stay Tuned on ESCCY for more informations

CyBC's team for the 2008 edition of JESC

sources:oikotimesc.com; Eurovision Cyprus

CyBC has just begun the preparations for the Junior Eurovision 2008, where it is going to take place in Cyprus. The Junior Eurovision 2008 it is going to be the biggest event that CyBC host in the history and wants the help of professional companies around the Europe. In the upcoming days, CyBC it is going to reveal the names of companies who it will collaborate.

Mr. Kleitos Kleitou (director of CyBC, and also director of Cypriot Entry in Helsinki this year) it will be the director for the Cypriot National Final for the selection of the Cypriot Entry for Rotterdam.

Mr. Kleitou it will be also the director for the Junior Eurovision 2008. Ms. Despo Karpi it will be the producer of the show and Mr. Munro Forbes, collaborator of CyBC for 2 years now, will be the executive producer. These titles have been approved by the EBU who it has watched works of team, from previous competitions in Cyprus and it agrees that they can undertake this big project.

Evridiki - Kapion Allon (Someone else) -VIDEOCLIP

Kapion Allon (Someone else)




source:evridikis.com

Evridiki releases new single

Evridiki releases new CD single

oikotimes.com reports:

Evridiki continues her growing come back in the music industry. After the Eurovision participation and the change of record label, the opening act at the Evanescence concert in Athens, the ongoing tour in Greece, the awards in Cyprus, Evridiki is about to release her new CD single.

The title is Kapoion Allon (Someone Else). The song has also concluded its video clip shootings. The lyrics, the music and the video clip are interesting and particular. The music was composed of course by Dimitris Korgialas, the lyrics by Nikos Moraites and Dimitris Georgakopoulos sign the video clip directing.

It is advised to listen and watch the song up to the end of it.