Battle of songs 2007- You can win the prize

Sistem is the band that represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, where they performed - along with Luminita Anghel - the song Let me try and ended up 3rd after winning the semi final, which makes them the most succesful Romanian entrants in the contest.

At the moment, the group consists of five professional percussionists. They also started their national tour and beside this , every member of the group has also been involved in other activities. Toth Zoltan(Zoli) was born in 1976 in Timisoara, Romania.

Right now, he is also working in show business and he is the managing director of the Star Management company.

He has recently started an international song contest called Battle of Songs where the winner will win the amount of 10.000 euro.

"I have started this contest together with my company - Star Management and I hope to discover new talented composers to freshen up the music market. I'm very happy to say that - although I was waiting for the first entries in August, songs have started to come in since the end of June. Good luck to all the contestants and may the best one win" declared Zoli.

For more informations and rules go to http://battleofsongs.com/en/index.php

Bulgarian music awards on 26th June

from esctoday.com

On 26th June, the Bulgarian music awards will be held for the 9th time. The show is one of the biggest music events in Bulgaria and will not only include the award ceremony but also performances by many national and international stars. Among them - as you might expect - some former Eurovision Song Contest entrants.

Sistem (Romania)will be performing live on stage. In 2005, after winning the semi final, the group finished third in Kyiv with Let me try as backing group for Luminita Anghel.

Mariana Popova was the second Bulgarian singer in the Eurovision Song Contest one year later. Although she is a well-known singer in her country, she did not reach the finalbut only finished 17th in the semis. She will not only perform on stage but she is also nominated for an award.

Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:
Spectators hit
Best debut
Best pop/dance song and album
Best rock / alternative song and album
Best hip-hop / R&B song and album
Best foreigner video
Best artist and best Bulgarian video.