FIST SEMIFINAL (TUESDAY) – (SALI) 1. YARI FINAL SONUCLARI
156 Greece
139 Armenia
135 Russia
106 Norway
104 Israel
096 Azerbaijan
094 Romania
079 Finland
072 Bosnia-Herzegovina
042 Poland
036 Slovenia
036 Moldova
027 Netherlands
023 Montenegro
022 Ireland
016 Belgium
008 Estonia
005 San Marino
SECOND SEMIFINAL (THURSDAY) – (PERSEMBE) 2. YARI FINAL SONUCLARI
152 Ukraine
120 Portugal
112 Denmark
112 Croatia
107 Georgia
086 Latvia
085 Turkey (7. sıra)
068 Iceland
067 Albania
064 FYR Macedonia
056 Bulgaria
054 Sweden*
047 Switzerland
038 Malta
036 Cyprus
030 Lithuania
027 Belarus
009 Czech Republic
006 Hungary
isveç ikinci yarı finalde jüri oyları ile 10 sırada yer alarak Makedonya’yı final biletinden etti.

Türkiye 2. yarı finalde hangi ülkelerden 85 puan aldı:

Fransa – 10 …

Popçu Hadise, geçen hafta Belçika’yı Eurovision’da temsil etmesi için teklif aldı Belçika’da doğup büyüyen ve bu ülkenin en sevilen popçularından biri olan şarkıcı teklifi kabul etmedi. “Ben Türk’üm ve bu yüzden Eurovision’da Türkiye’yi temsil etmek istiyorum” diyen Hadise, Belçikalı yetkililere teklifleri için teşekkür etti. Şarkıcı, Eurovision’da başarılı olacağına inanıyor

Eurovision için düşünülen isimlerden Hande Yener’e İtalya’nın ünlü modacısı Frankie Morello 22 Haziran’da Milano’da düzenlenecek defilesinin after party’si için  davetiye gönderdi. Yener defileden sonra düzenlenecek partiye katılacak ve yeni albümü ‘Hipnoz’un şarkılarını seslendirecek. Böyle bir davet aldığı için çok mutlu olan Hande Yener, “Bir Türk sanatçısı olarak İtalyan’ları hipnoz etmeye gidiyorum” dedi. Yener, ünlü modacı Morello’nun kendisi için seçtiği kostümle sahneye çıkacak.

Finnish broadcaster YLE has published the rules and dates of their selection process for 2009 which will decide who will represent Finland in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. As in previous years, the competition will invite selected artists and composers in co-operation with their record companies. The biggest change from last year is that the whole process starts much earlier. Songs will be made public on the 10th of December 2008 and even earlier on YLE’s own channels.

There will be 12 artists competing in three semi-finals on the 9th, …

 Maria Haukaas Storeng’s Eurovision 2008 entry, Hold on, Be strong will be soon released in Sweden following the song’s success in the country’s charts.
Hold on be strong is currently at #17 in the Swedish singles’ chart, with Sebastien Tellier being the only Eurovision entry ahead of her at #15. It has now been confirmed to esctoday.com that because of Maria’s chart success, her album will be released in Sweden by Universal Music.
The release date has not been set yet, but it is higly likely that it will be before …

The Portuguese representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, Anabela, carries on her successful career in musicals by joining the cast of the Portuguese version of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ in the role of Mary Magdalene.
After playing the part of Maria in The Sound of Music for almost two years, Anabela started recently in the role of Mary Magdalene in the rock opera which can be seen at Teatro Politeama in Lisbon. Anabela keeps on adding important roles to her career in the area of musical plays.
The plot was written by Tim …

Helena Paparizou and Sakis Rouvas were voted as Artist of the year and Best male artist respectively by the Greek fans in the 2008 Mad Video Music Awards. Ukrainian Eurovision 2008 runner up, Ani Lorak was also present to present one of the awards and ..talk about Sakis.
With 120.000 votes, Helena Paparizou, winner of the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest for Greece, was the public’s choice for the VMA Artist of the year award. “This category excites and scares me as there are many great artists. I promise I will …

 
A new committee has been formed by the Turkish Parliament to propose ways for the protection and development of the Turkish language. One of the issues the committee will be looking at is the language in which the country’s representatives will be singing in the Eurovision Song Contest.
The Turkish Parliament is currently working on the development of a new educational system and new legislation to protect and develop the country’s language against degeneration. A Parliamentary Reasearch Commission was formed to determine measures which are necessary for this.
One of the …

On Radio International this week, Wednesday June 18th, they take a look at Spain’s participation at the Eurovision Song Contest with their Eurovision specialist Marcus Keppel-Palmer from the UK. Also, esctoday.com includes on this article a recap of the Radio International interview with EBU Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, Svante Stockselius aired last week. Click on the media player below to listen (available for 7 days).
NOW – Netherlands: Radio International

Netherlands: Radio International – Svante Stockselius interview (on demand for 7 days …

Ani Lorak, the Ukrainian star and runner-up of the 2008 Eurovisionb Song Contest is in Athens for the annual Mad Video Music Awards.
Ani Lorak will be one of the surprise guests in this year’s Mad Video Music Awards which will take place tonight at 20.00 CET in Athens. Ani will present one of the lucky winners with their award.
Many Eurostars are nominated this year as well for their work in 2007 and 2008. Helena Paparizou (2005), Sakis Rouvas (2004), Michalis Chatzigiannis (Cyprus 1998) are nominated in various categories, as well …