LOCAL PRESS CLAIMS
VOTING IRREGULARITIES

TELEGRAF.BY REPORTS No sooner had the organizers of “Eurofest” determined the representative of Belarus at the annual song contest “Eurovision,” then the results of the qualifying competitions drew the attention of social networks users. Thus, photos of the official papers with urgent recommendations of officials to support Alyona Lanskaya at the final vote appeared on the internet. February 10, there was information in the network that Vitsebsk officials had sent letters to the subordinate organizations to distribute Alyona Lanskaya’s business card and “to support her during the interactive voting together...

MSFE 2012: NOTES FROM THE GREEN ROOM Feb12

MSFE 2012: NOTES FROM THE GREEN RO...

There is no other way of putting it. This was the festival of waxed eyebrows. It’s the new Malta Eurovision Contest trademark: from singers to stylists, from lanky dancers to light-riggers, the eyebrows are getting thinner. This sea of perfect brows hits me in the face the minute I step...

ELLIE WHITE NOT INTERESTED IN
EUROVISION 201...

Romanian singer Ellie White was added on TVR’s wishlist of artists to represent Romania in Eurovision 2012 but she declared that she is not interested. Elena (Ellie White) said that she is to busy with filming the video for her latest single “Sete de noi” and she doesen’t have time for Eurovision but she left a little door open for next year declaring: “I will think very seriously to represent Romania in Eurovision 2013. It would be a big challenge for me!” source: adpm.ro

ZELJKO & JOVANA JUST MARRIED

Serbia’s 2012 Eurovision representative, Željko Joksimović, has finally married girlfriend Jovana Janković with whom he hosted the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. The couple married today on the Maldives. Željko and Jovana met when the Serbian broadcasters RTS selected them as hosts for...

MIKA NEWTON AT THE GOLDEN GLOBE AW...

Here’s a piece of local-designer-goes-to-tinsel-town news: Ukrainian pop star Mika Newton wore Aiisha (by Dubai fashion fixture Aiisha Ramadan) at the Golden Globe Awards 2012 on Sunday night. Donning a floor-length, lacy nude-lined number, Newton’s look is making rounds on Golden Globes...

YOU DON’T NEED A FORTUNETELLER
TO KNOW...

BELGOVISION.COM REPORTS How well will Iris score in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012? Voor De Show on VTM asked some fortunetellers to predict the result of Belgium in Baku. A victory is not possible according to them, but most of them see Iris reaching the final where she’ll finish around the 10th place or even in the top 10. photo: Iris...

I WOULD GO TO EUROVISION TO WIN

Eleni Foureira became known to the Eurofans from her participation alongside Manos Pyrovolakis in the 2010 Greek national final. Two years almost later, she has been highly tipped to be the next Eurovision entrant for Greece especially after her smashing live performances at the MAD VMA 2010...

ANNA MJOLL (1996) GETS DIVORCE

Anna Mjoll Olafsdottir, the Icelandic representative in Eurovision 1996, has filed for divorce after eight months of marriage to Cal Worthington. Back in April, 50 years old Anna Mjoll married the 80 years old West Coast car dealer and pop-culture mainstay Cal Worthington. Now Anna filed for a...

CHRISTOS DANTIS ATTACKS HELENA

This morning something shocking happened. Through Twitter Christos Dantis said that the apology given last night (by Helena Paparizou) to the Dancing On Ice participant Christina Pappa was an act of stupidity. What happened last week: during the commentary of Christina Pappa dancing act,...

LYS ASSIA: BACK TO THE FUTURE

Lys Assia recently announced as one of the 14 participants for the grand Swiss national final this year aiming to represent Switzerland in the Baku Eurovision edition. The performance of Lys Assia will have a definite flavor of the 1956 Eurovision Song Contest as she will wear the exact same...

SHIRI MAIMON (2005) GETS MARRIED T...

Shiri Maimon (2005) is getting married tonight with her fiancée Yon Rajwan. Last week she had her engagement party. The matchmaker among the two was Harel Skaat (2010) and he is going to sing in their wedding his song Nitacht Oti Hakol (You had won me in everything) All the best for the newly...

IVI ADAMOU (2012) REVEALS A SECRET

While we all thought Ivi Adamou is Cypriot, the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest representative made today a revelation that surprised everyone. Ivi Adamou, who is internally selected by CyBC as the Baku representative for Cyprus spoke today to Star Channel revealing a big secret (to most of...