http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news Blogs by Olena Omelyanchuk | The Eurovision Family of Events en-uk copyright: 2010 EBU/EUR Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:31:38 +0100 6442d92268694bd78de98e27b7e240fe http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Olena/blog/?id=1162 Five Scandinavien countries will take part in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade. As the Finnish singer from Teräsbetoni said, they should stick together, thus they organised a press conference and photo shoot in the Hotel In. All invited press people gathered together on the roof ... Sat, 24 May 2008 14:15:16 +0200 722e2eb5b804c57cff4e0b0148ec729c http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Olena/blog/?id=918 We've experienced some interesting facts about Verka Serduchka, waiting for her entry in the EuroClub during the Ukrainian party some days ago. It turned out that Serduchka's mother has two roles in Verka's life: she is playing her mother as well as backing dancer on stage during her performance. ... Wed, 21 May 2008 17:26:27 +0200 3454191a72dac3a8a0f6be48f3635734 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Olena/blog/?id=917 Good weather is playing along the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade. Two weeks with the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest mean two weeks of rehearsals, press conferences, parties. Yesterday in the evening some countries said goodbye to Belgrade. Maybe that's why it has started raining today. I ... Wed, 21 May 2008 17:24:45 +0200 f848d58719d67de85715451337acf218 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Olena/blog/?id=710 The distribution of press packs was forbidden during the press conferences some days ago for security reasons. Other ways of giving them out were found, besides leaving the business cards with the volunteers and picking up CDs and other stuff from the pigeon holes afterwards. I had the possibility ... Sat, 17 May 2008 17:58:12 +0200 172151bd7b7a441177241e5617cde3c8 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Olena/blog/?id=680 Before going to the Eurovision party, some single women are getting all dolled up: they wear very short skirts and a lot of make-up on their faces. Women and girls suppose Eurovision parties consist of men mostly. But only few females have chances to hit on males there, for whatever reasons. ... Fri, 16 May 2008 17:59:32 +0200 f256eb489c52027b64cbd58ff03cee06 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Olena/blog/?id=615 The sign of water is going to be carried through the semi-finals. The Latvian delegation showed this symbol in their song “Wolves Of The Sea“ very well. They performed it in pirate costumes, turning the stage into an imagined ship. The Moldovan singer Geta Burlacu represented the water sign ... Wed, 14 May 2008 19:23:55 +0200 888305b0c4f3dd95fb6620bd5a35022f http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Olena/blog/?id=614 The early bird catches the worm – that could also concern Eurovision fans, who want to have every silly promotional item including candies, T-shirts and CDs from the Eurovision participants. That’s why fans queue in the press conference hall. But sometimes there is a shortage of presents, which ... Wed, 14 May 2008 19:20:50 +0200 457905ae034faba4e777b420d4111201 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Olena/blog/?id=581 I keep on gathering the first rehearsal experiences live in the Belgrade Arena. There were some fantastic entries I was fond of: I found Dustin The Turkey’s show hilarious and enjoyed Sirusho, the Armenian singer. I was actually hanging at the edge of my seat when I was watching Dima ... Tue, 13 May 2008 19:35:03 +0200 84a35e7529f7387a901c491730d69f3b http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Olena/blog/?id=556 The story started with four of us, who were on the way to a EuroClub, where a Eurovision party took place. We met other persons, who were looking for the EuroClub in vain. After half an hour we finally reached it with a few tens, including the whole delegation of Finland. It was not so easy to find ... Mon, 12 May 2008 18:25:35 +0200 7dfad11755c20630058fcd7e9a018eca http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Olena/blog/?id=522 The Eurovision spirit hangs over the city of Belgrade since today in the sunny morning. Some participants have already arrived, the other ones are still busy with organising their accommodation and getting their accreditations. But everybody is arranged by a celebratory and a bit chaotic ... Sun, 11 May 2008 14:38:06 +0200