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FINNISH COMPILATION CD SET

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I just got a 3 CD set compilation from Finland. It seems to be a series called MUISTOJEN 70 LUKU featuring 20 Finnish songs per CD, so a total of 60 in such a set. I got the set dedicated to the year 1977 so it is 60 songs that were popular in Finland in that year. It is more or less split 50-50 between original songs and covers. Most interesting of course is the covers of Eurovision songs. This set contains the following

FRANCE – L’oiseau et l’enfant

In Finnish it is sung by Katri Helena (who herself took part for Finland at Eurovision twice). She called her cover LINTU JA LAPSI

MONACO – Une petite francaise

In Finnish it is sung by Merja Rantamaki and it is called OON TYTTO MAALTA

SPAIN – Ensename a cantar

In Finnish it is sung by Arto Sotavalta and it is called SAI LAULU AIKAAN SEN

SWITZERLAND – Swiss lady

In Finnish it is sung by Kari Tapio and it is called AIKUINEN NAINEN

Of course also there is the 1977 Finnish entry LAPPONIA sung by Monica Aspelund

For ABBA fans there are also several covers

MONEY MONEY MONEY

In Finnish this is RAHAA RAHAA RAHAA and sung by Vicky Rosti who also took part in Eurovision one year

DANCING QUEEN

In Finnish this is PRINSESSA and sung by Marion

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Verónica Romero/Tu Sonrisa

Verónica releases her new single and video – ‘Tu Sonrisa’

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Verónica Romero (from the official video of 'Tu Sonrisa'}
Verónica Romero (from the official video of ‘Tu Sonrisa’}

Verónica Romero was a popular contestant in the Operación Triunfo tv show in 2001-2002 that would decide the eventual representative for Spain at the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest in Estonia. Rosa eventually won the title and performed Europe’s Living A Celebration in Tallinn.

Verónica was a popular hit with the fans and has since gone to be a popular recording artist. Her brand new single is titled Tu Sonrisa (Your smile). It is an upbeat pop/dance song that is perfect for the summer. The video features Eddy Paños from Los Angeles, USA.

You can see official video clip for Tu Sonrisa below.

Source: Verónica Romero/You Tube; ESC Covers

Second chance 2016

VOTE IN SECOND CHANCE CONTEST 2016

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The OGAE Second Chance Contest 2016 kicked off on 1st of June and members of OGAE Rest of the World can still vote! We are now at the halftime – the deadline for send your vote is 30/06/2016 midnight CET.
 
To vote, you have to rate all the entries, giving them a point between 0 and 5, except the song No. 9 which represents Rest of the World (and of course, Hungary), so if you rate it, it doesn’t count…
 
We ask you to send your votes to escvotes@gmail.com until the deadline. If you vote, you’ll earn 10 points for 2017 Ticket List.
 
Here’s the playlist of this year’s 23 competitors:
 
The details of the songs:
 
01 Belgium I’m not lost Tom Frantzis
02 Belarus My universe NAPOLI
03 Ukraine Helpless The Hardkiss
04 Albania Liroje Zemrën Besa Krasniqi
05 Malta Golden Brooke
06 UK Shine a little light Bianca
07 Lithuania Leading me home Erica Jennings
08 Italy Cieli immensi Patty Pravo
09 Rest Of the World (Hungary) Who we are Kállay Saunders Band
10 Sweden Save me Wiktoria
11 Denmark Never Alone Anja Nissen
12 Austria I’ll be around Elly V
13 Latvia We will be stars MyRadiantU
14 Switzerland Half a smile Vincent Gross
15 Norway Laika The Hungry Hearts
16 Slovenia Črno bel Raiven
17 Estonia Supersonic Laura
18 Finland On it goes Mikael Saari
19 Israel Somebody out there Ella Daniel
20 Romania Behind the shadows Florena
21 Poland Cool me down Margaret
22 Germany Mystery of a blood red rose Avantasia
23 Spain La vida sólo es una María Isabel
Results 2016

2016 EUROVISION – FINAL RESULT

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26 – Germany = 11 points
25 – The Czech republic = 41 points
24 – United Kingdom = 62 points
23 – Croatia = 73 points
22 – Spain = 77 points
21 – Cyprus = 96 points
20 – Georgia = 104 points
19 – Hungary = 108 points
18 – Serbia = 115 points
17 – Azerbaijan = 117 points
16 – Italy = 124 points
15 – Latvia = 132 points
14 – Israel = 135 points
13 – Austria = 151 points
12 – Malta = 153 points
11 – The Netherlands = 153 points
10 – Belgium = 181 points
09 – Lithuania = 200 points
08 – Poland = 229 points
07 – Armenia = 249 points
06 – France = 257 points
05 – Sweden = 261 points
04 – Bulgaria = 307 points
03 – Russia = 491 points
02 – Australia = 511 points
01 – Ukraine = 543 points

2016 Eurovision Song Contest

Six finalists introduced in Spain

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María Isabel {copyright: 20minutos.es}
María Isabel {copyright: 20minutos.es}

Spain have decided to go for a national selection to decide their act for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Stockholm, Sweden. Six acts have been announced and one of them is the winner of the 2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, María Isabel. Her winning song was called Antes Muerta Que Sencilla.

The six finalists are –

  • Xuso Jones
  • Electric Nana
  • Salvador Beltrán
  • Barei
  • Maverick 
  • María Isabel

More news of the televised national final will be announced soon by TVE.

Source: TVE; www.eurovision.tv

Soraya/You Didn't Do It

Soraya releases her new single and video – ‘You Didn’t Do It’

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Soraya {copyright: Valentia Records}
Soraya {copyright: Valentia Records}

Soraya represented Spain at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow with her song La Noche Es Para Mí. She was also a popular contestant in the Telecinco tv show Operación Triunfo  where she finished in second place in 2005.

Soraya returns in the summer of 2015 with her brand new single called You Didn’t Do It. The song is a happy and upbeat commercial song and is a showcase for her forthcoming album.

You can see the official video for You Didn’t Do It below.

Source: www.oikotimes.com; www.esccovers.com

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RATING OF THE PRESS P R FOR EACH COUNTRY – PART 5

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AUSTRALIA
Together with Israel probably the worst P R team for me to deal with. I know it is their first actual entry but you would think they would want to promote their entry. Yes, I think Australian fans probably will disagree, they got t-shirts and stuff, but for press people from other countries, this was one of the worst to deal with.
0 out of 10

AUSTRIA
Austria, like Switzerland and Netherlands always rank high and this year no exception. The promo CD was put in all pigeonholes almost from day one.
10 out of 10

FRANCE
It is no secret that France is at the bottom of my list of European countries and always difficult to deal with given the language. But this year, the P R team of France was just out of this world. I want to give it 12 out of 10, but of course that is not possible. Never before the French P R was even in the top 10, let alone being in number 1 position. Such a pity this song did not score better on the final night.
10 out of 10

GERMANY
Some years their P R are good, some years bad. This year all we got was a little booklet on Ann Sophie, and to get the CD single, you had to buy it from a shop.
2 out of 10

ITALY
Since their return in 2011 Italy has been a problem for me. And this year was no exception. Most fans had to go out and buy the CD from a shop.
0 out of 10

SPAIN
Like last year, Spain has improved so much in their P R and now rank among the top countries.
9.5 out of 10

UNITED KINGDOM
They have a new head of press and he is a great improvement and we were allowed 5 minutes personal time with the duo to hand the gift bags and I think we were 8 or so of our team there. They did not give promo items but as the single is commercially released, we were able to buy it.
7 out of 10
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