Düm Tek Tek is de titel van het nummer waarmee Hadise Turkije zal vertegenwoordigen op het Eurovisie Songfestival 2009. Met de drumbeats van het nummer luidde Hadise deze nacht het nieuwe jaar in op de zenders van de Turkse omroep TRT. De allereerste vertoning van Düm Tek Tek kan je hieronder bekijken.
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This afternoon TRT and the management of Hadise gave a press conference in Istanbul in presence of about 50 journalists. More details were given on the selection of the song for eurovision. The singer stated that 3 uptempo-songs are considered to do well in eurovision but one of them is a personal favourite. The final decision will be made in the end of December and the song presentation itself will be done on TRT on 30th or 31st December. The composer of the song will be Turkish whilst Hadise and Stefan …

Beyoğlu Richmond Otel’de basın toplantısı düzenleyen Hadise, Belçika’dan yeni döndüğünü ifade ederek, orada 3 şarkıyı hazırlamak için çok çalıştıklarını, çok kısa bir sürede 3 demoyu tamamladıklarını söyledi.
Parçaların Erdem Kınay, Volga Tamöz, Ozan Çolakoğlu, Fergan Mirkelam, Sinan Akçil ve Cenk Durmazel tarafından kendisine verilen besteler arasından seçildiğini anlatan Hadise, seçtikleri 3 parçanın bestecilerinin kim olduğunu açıklamadı. Hadise, ”3 parçamız hazır. İsimlerini söylemiyorum. Çok mutluyum, 3 tanesini sunmalıyız TRT’ye” dedi.
Şarkılardan birinde Türk müziği motifleri olduğunu belirten Hadise, bu yüzden çok duygulandığını ifade etti.
Hadise, bir soru üzerine, şarkıların 3′ünün de İngilizce ve hareketli …

Kate Ryan, who represented Belgium in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, has received a World Music Award as Best selling Benelux artist in Monaco on Sunday. The annual awards are based on the official sales figures as registered by the international music federation IFPI.

Kate Ryan is not the first Eurovision Song Contest entrant who won this award: it was previously received by Lara Fabian, who represented Luxembourg in 1988. Kate Ryan’s success is mainly based on her hit Ella elle l’a, a cover version of the France Gall song, and …

The press conference launching Hadise to the Turkish media as their 2009 Eurovision Song Contest representative was held in Ankara this afternoon. The event took place at the TRT Oran Studios at 15.00 CET. The unquestionable feeling taken from the conference was that Turkey and Hadise are going all out to win the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.

The president of TRT İbrahim Şahin explained that; “Hadise is free to decide language, costume and all kinds of everything in this project. TRT hopes to win Eurovision Song Contest again in 2009 but …

Kate Ryan’s summer hit Ella Elle L’a will keep her fans dancing throughout the cold days of winter. The bilingual version (verses will be in English, the chorus remains in French language) of her latest hit is set make an impact in the UK charts at the end of this year.

Kate’s record company Universal closed a deal with All Around The World, with a British label, in order to promote her song properly in the UK. AATW already helped other dance artists from Belgium (e.g. Milk Inc.) in reaching remarkable …

According to Sabah, one of the most popular Turkish newspapers, after many meetings, the musical department of TRT has decided to bring a proposal either to Şebnem Ferah or Hadise to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. TRT have neither confirmed nor denied the news as yet.
It is known that TRT started the quest for the 2009 representative in the Eurovision Song Contest early when they launched an open call for ideas through their official site last month. Now, according to one of the most prestigious Turkish …

Moments ago, Sophia Paraskeva and Alex Michael concluded the first part of the draw for the running order of the 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The producers will tonight decided upon the exact final running order. Sophia Paraskeva and Alex Michael will also host the contest on the 22nd of November. Cyprus was lucky enough to draw the 15th and last spot, while the Romanian contestant will open the show.

01. Romania
15. Cyprus
For the spots 2 to 5, Armenia, Belarus, Greece and Russia are in the running. Belgium, Bulgaria, Georgia and …

The main Spanish music radio station, 40 Principale,s has included Kate Ryan’s smash hit Ella, Ell’ l’a in the nominations for its annual awards Premios 40 Principales. The song runs in the category Best international non Spanish song (Mejor Canción Internacional En Lengua No Española) against the songs of some mega stars such as Amy Winehouse or Alicia Keys. The winner of this and all the other categories will be decided by public vote through the radio channel’s webpage. Everybody can cast their vote until Friday 28th February.
Kate Ryan, the …

On Sunday 12th October Sounds Like Teen Spirit: A Popumentary will be premiered at the Film Festival of Ghent. The movie was shot during the final of Junior Eurosong 2007 in Belgium and at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. The premiere will be attended by Trust, Bab, the Dalton Sisters and Oliver.
Sounds Like Teen Spirit: A Popumentary is a documentary following the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007. In the first part of Sounds Like Teen Spirit: A Popumentary, we are introduced to a bevy of groups and individuals …