Malta to stay in Eurovision Song Contest

OGAE Malta reports:

Malta will continue to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, Culture Minister Dolores Cristina said tonight.

There had been many calls for Malta to withdraw from the contest after its disappointing results in the last three years. Just over 57% of respondents to a timesofmalta.com poll also said they were against Malta's continued participation.


But Mrs Cristina told Parliament that it was the view of the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts that Malta should continue to participate.

Kalomoira - Money Ain't the Key (feat Lisa Lee)

Money Ain't the Key (feat Lisa-Lee)
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CD: Secret Combination: The Album





More songs from the new album here

Dima Bilan as Julius Caesar

Admirers of the Eurovision winner Dima Bilan want to set up a monument to their idol in Nizhni Novgorod.

According to their design, the pop star is to appear in the image of Emperor Julius Caesar, with a laurel wreath on his head.

The monument model was created by the artist before the Eurovision final. Russian pop music lovers explain such hurry by the certainty that Dima Bilan would win the contest in Belgrade.

The main problem is the absence of money for raising the monument.
However the fans pin their faith on support of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who was the first to congratulate Bilan with the victory at the popular European competition. They have already addressed an open letter to the new president with the request to procure the assets required.

source:russia-ic.com

EBU responds to allegations on voting

eurovision.tv reports:

On behalf of the EBU, Bjørn Erichsen, Director of Eurovision TV, responded to allegations questioning the legitimacy of the voting of this year's Eurovision Song Contest. The voting procedure of the contest has been criticised for neighbour voting and the diasporas voting.


The rules of the Eurovision Song Contest state that all viewers in the 43 participating countries can vote.

Erichsen: "If a viewer likes the song from a neighbouring country, they can vote for it, and if a Polish girl lives in Ireland she can vote for Poland. You cannot vote for your own country, from your own country. But the EBU and its partners do not - and should not have - any possibility of controlling the nationality, identity or preferences of the individual voter. If somebody were to seek to influence the voters to vote for a specific song, they would have to approach the 105 million audience to convince them. Ultimately, they would have to influence the entire potential 640 million audience in the EBU countries, as nobody knows who will switch on their TV that evening."

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Secret Combination The Album has been released

Kalomoira's 4th CD entitled "Secret Combination : The Album" has been released.














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The new album has 12 songs:


1: SECRET COMBINATION
2: ΣΤΟ ΔΙΚΟ ΜΟΥ ΡΥΘΜΟ
3: ALL THAT I NEED
4: FALL TO YOU
5: Σ' ΑΓΑΠΩ
6: ΚΑΘΕ ΦΟΡΑ
7: MONEY AIN'T THE KEY Featuring LISA LEE - listen
8: ΥΠΑΡΧΟΥΝ ΩΡΕΣ feat. Peter_D from MASTER TEMPO
9: ΣΤΟ ΕΙΠΑ ΧΙΛΙΑΔΕΣ ΦΟΡΕΣ
10:ΒΡΑΔΙΑΖΕΙ
11:ΗΟΤ
12:SECRET COMBINATION (Master Tempo Mix)


source:kalomoira.net

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

What Dima Bilan answered on RTE webchat

Following his Eurovision Song Contest success in Belgrade with 'Believe', Russian singer Dima Bilan was online on RTE for a webchat on Friday 30 May.


rufenia: What do you think of Dustin?
Dima Bilan: I think it's a brave move. I'd like to know more about how he was selected for the Eurovision.

Danny: Hi Dima, are there any plans to release Believe in the UK and Ireland?
Dima Bilan: Yes, sure. I'm finished my album for Europe. And I'll do a show in Ireland if you want. And I promise you will like my album because it came from my soul - and because this album was made together with the people who are now my friends., Jim Beanz and Ryan Tedder from One Republic - the whole Timbaland production team.

Read all his responses HERE