In connection with A Dal, the Hungarian National contest, we had the opportunity to interview Kati Wolf, who represented Hungary in Eurovision Song Contest last year. She has been one of the jury members and admitted that it was difficult to judge her own colleagues. After all she was very satisfied with the result and she believes that ”Sound of Our Hearts” with Compact Disco will be a good representative for Hungary in Baku. Kati also told us about the fantastic response she got after Eurovision in Düsseldorf. She was treated as a winner in Hungary despite ending 22nd in the final. Her entry “What About My Dreams” has become very...
INTERVIEW WITH
SOLUNA SAMAY (2012)
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 is underway and oikotimes.com begins presenting you the artists through a unique way in a special collaboration with the products of Vodafone UK. For the first time on the web, we interview a Eurostar through Skype, presenting you the video below. The second participant that lives the experience is Soluna Samay. Soluna Samay, the representative of Denmark in this year’s Eurovision song contest, meets oikotimes.com! She tells us her feelings about her participation and we get to know her even better. Don’t miss this unique...
EVRIDIKI COMMENTS IVI’S CHOI...
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Evridiki talks to Showtime and reveals that the choice of Ivi Adamou for representing Cyprus in Eurovision song contest this year was a very good idea. “She has a wonderful voice, great and strong performance and the song is in the Eurovision style without many demands, so the singer...
INTERVIEW WITH ANGGUN (2012)
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 is underway and oikotimes.com begins presenting you the artists through a unique way in a special collaboration with the products of Vodafone UK. For the first time on the web, we interview a Eurostar through Skype, presenting you the video below. The first...
COMPACT DISCO SPEAK TO OIKOTIMES.C...
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Compact Disco will represent Hungary in Eurovision Song Contest 2012 after their victory in A Dal, the National final, which was held 11 February. Directly after the show, we did this interview with Behnam Lotfi in the group. First of all – congratulation for winning the Hungarian...
JEDWARD’S (2011, NF 2012) TV...
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Edward Grimes tells us about his new CBBC show Jedward’s Big Adventure (weekdays) and why he’d like to live in a hot air balloon! Since X Factor, you’ve had a platinum album, your own reality show, represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest and starred in Celebrity Big Brother....
THE FIRST NIGHT OF KURT AFTER VICT...
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The winner of the 2012 Malta Eurovision Song contest, Kurt Calleja, who won over the audience and the jury with his aptly entitled This Is The Night, did not sleep a wink on Saturday night. “I didn’t sleep at all, I stayed up reading text messages from friends and people who were kind...
GLEN VELLA (2011) A YEAR AFTER EUR...
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TIMESOFMALTA.COM REPORTS As most of the nation will be stuck to the telly tonight to see who will win the right to represent Malta at this year’s Eurovision, I caught up with last year’s winner Glen Vella. It’s been a year since a smiling, bouncing off the walls Glen was announced winner...
PAUL GIORDIMAINA (1990) SPEAKS TO
LOCAL PRES...
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You can say that Paul Giordimaina has experienced the Eurovision song contest from every possible point of view. Together with Georgina, he represented Malta in 1991 with the song Could It Be. The song made it to the sixth place. Then last year Paul once again packed his bag and joined the Malta contingent, this time round as the composer of the winning song, Glen Vella’s One Life. “The 1991 experience had a very positive effect on my career. Our performance left a great impact and led to various invites to take part in shows abroad, such as in Turkey and Canada. Even locally, having represented Malta at the Eurovision did earn me more...
ROMINA MAMO (NF 2012) SPEAKS OUT
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TIMESOFMALTA.COM REPORTS Get ready to sizzle with this singer’s entry, called DNA, which she describes as very sexy, very modern and a total departure from the typical Malta Eurovision Song Contest entries we’re used to seeing. “It’s all about when two people connect unexpectedly and...
DEBORAH C CONFIDENT FOR NATIONAL F...
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This is how Deborah C describes her entry, You Make Me Go UhUh, which she says is very uncommon in style. Being the first time she is taking part in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest, Deborah says that investing time in building the right team to present the song was essential. “This is the...
COMPOSER MIGUEL MAJER (NF 2012) SP...
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Taking a break from rehearsals and recordings for the second album of his band “Donna Maria”, musician and composer Miguel Majer is the very embodiment of a man happy in his work. He makes his second attempt in the Portuguese national selection to the Eurovision Song Contest: in 2008, his...
MF 2012: PRESENTING SEAN BANAN �...
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The special edition of QX.se for Melodifestivalen 2012 is now available. Today – and through the series of presenting the artists, we give you the English version of the interviews QX.se had with Sean Banan and Love Generation. Read the interesting interviews below. Sean Banan –...
MOLLY SANDEN & LOREEN (MF 2012)
SPEAK T...
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Today we present you one more part from the QX.se special edition for 2012 Melodifestivalen. Read below the interview they both gave to the Swedish popular magazine (photos and text are property of QX.se). Loreen – ”Euphoria” Heat 1, Växjö Do you watch Melodifestivalen? I don’t, because I don’t own a TV! I don’t have time for that. If anyone wants to take me to the cinema, they have to drag me there! Describe your song in three words… Terminator, uplifting and dramatic. What can you tell us about the performance? I’ve removed all my comfort zones. I want to grow as an artist and do something that isn’t...
TOZÉ SANTOS (NF 2012) SPEAKS TO OI...
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During an interview by oikotimes.com’s Nelson Costa, the singer and composer Tozé Santos revealed his thoughts about Festival da Canção 2012, the national selection to the Eurovision Song Contest. How did you react with the invitation to compose a song to “Festival da Canção...
MF 2012: CHARLOTTE HAS A NEW SITE
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Either you love her or hate her, yes it’s true and don’t start moaning in the comments below. Charlotte Perelli is bidding again to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest and bring one more trophy to Sweden. She is completely revamped from hair to toe, including a brand...