http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news Blogs by Heli V. | The Eurovision Family of Events en-uk copyright: 2010 EBU/EUR Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:26:18 +0100 bbedae33e928e3f8c61ad8daf60cc9a4 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=55212 The semifinals of the Finnish pre-selection are over and in a little over a week, we’ll have a winner! Here are my thoughts about the acts that did not make it through to the final. Automatic Eye – I’m Not the One Who’s Sorry Here is my tip for the lead vocalist: stop pointing your ... Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:57:25 +0100 42dd1f79a5149428ccf3c3b916345c64 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=52122 The pre-selection season for Eurovision Song Contest 2011 has officially begun with Switzerland and Albania already having chosen their entries. For me, my main focus is in the pre-selection of my homecountry, Finland. This year our entry, Työlki ellää, didn’t make it into the final thanks to ... Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:49:41 +0100 5d2f7bab57c09d57b3b87f2e18c6ff19 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=50632 Last Saturday (13th November) I got to see my favourite band Brainstorm live for the first time in Helsinki at club On the Rocks. It was such an amazing experience. The gig was sold out and it seemed like the band too was suprised of their popularity. The athmosphere was very international and you ... Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:33:06 +0100 19919b50f3397e76606edafd31037a0e http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=50102 Eurovision season has kicked off. Some countries have already begun their pre-selections and many have announced details and performers. While my trip to Düsseldorf still remains an open question (I need to find affordable accommodation and it is driving me nuts) I will take a look at what we ... Sat, 30 Oct 2010 14:38:36 +0200 59a518d9fc695b4acbd4d5509d680bb8 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=46222 This piece of news was published this week in Finland. Here is a translation of the point in question: Kuunkuiskaajat, who represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest, got a strange proposition during the Semifinal. A representative from another country asked Susan Aho and Johanna ... Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:40:09 +0200 2154cdf4980e5c97aefb6512d563947f http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=45282 As the theme for this year was Share the Moment, so I did. Me and my friends E., L. and W. all watched the show together. We had plenty of food and a few flags to wave. We also had a bigger German flag that my brother had brought home from his visit a few years ago. It came to good use. It was also ... Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:09:37 +0200 9fe73595532551070a5074becef3c6bb http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=44932 Here are my thoughts on the songs that didn't make it to the Final in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. First Semifinal 3. Estonia: Malcom Lincoln – Siren The performance, like the song, was on the more unusual side. I wasn’t a huge fan of the song and the performance didn’t convince ... Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:56:08 +0200 187fb64e85fa49f8cd798ab066283c39 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=31872 The weekly supplement Nyt-liite for the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat asked “psychics” to predict who will win the Eurovision Song Contest. I should warn you that these same people said that Finland will do well in the FIFA World Cup. Well that is nice considering that we are not even ... Fri, 07 May 2010 17:11:13 +0200 02bef5a7670d95969105ef1d32b24af5 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=25682 The Eurovision season has been going on for a while now. I have been listening to the songs only for a little while because I didn’t want to start too early and get sick of all of them before April (as if I could get sick of them!). Only after the final and perhaps even months after that I’ll ... Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:53:27 +0200 ea3a62d3765e709bea99cf647faccf1b http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=21212 Watched the final of Melodifestivalen last Saturday with two friends Waltteri (who has too written a blog here about it) and E. I was watching Melodifestivalen for the first time and I only knew Manboy of the songs. I’m not going to compare Melodifestivalen to the Finnish pre-selection because ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:41:44 +0100 abefa91b21cc17092e2ad0a9e3edb3f8 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=16972 Now I’ve only finally managed to watch the taping of the Finnish final so that's why this blog is a little late. I was lucky enough to be there and see it live with my good friends L. and E.. What a great night. Here is my very long description. The show started with the audience singing a ... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:00:40 +0100 a55e8120398dbad7e15324780b6760b5 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=15962 Here are my thoughts. The artists Maria Lund was on first with Sydän ymmärtää. Maria performed like a professional even though her Father passed away only few weeks ago. The performance was put together well and it fit the song perfectly. Vocally she had me worrying for a while but she ... Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:52:20 +0100 e4ee4f4452be43bd0a6ac47dd0daf559 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=15542 The artists The show was started by Monday with the song Play. I thought the lead singer was slightly off-key and I found myself wanting to hear the backing vocalists more. They used pyros and fire effects very well and they were very fitting for this song. Their outfits also fit well together ... Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:39:19 +0100 c0891eaf4703e7e3add5c70c2467717b http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=15192 Here are my thoughts after the first semifinal of the Finnish pre-selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The show and the hosts I really like our hosts. This time there were a lot of jokes and other silly stuff but that didn’t bother me. I found it cute. Some people thought it was ... Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:53:09 +0100 4a08197ae5d13f97a35cb41a3998cf11 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=14442 Here are my thoughts on the songs in the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo starting from the one I like the least and moving on to the favourite. I took special intrest in this because I'm going to see the Finnish final live in Tampere on the 30th of January. I ... Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:49:17 +0100 b3697074e9095d56eac1bcdaa617a239 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=13072 I found this interesting chapter in a book called Entäs jos... Vaihtoehtoinen Suomen historia (What if…? The alternative history of Finland), edited by Mari K. Niemi & Ville Pernaa, and decided to share it with you. This is not meant to offend anyone and is purely speculation. Finland 10 ... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:14:44 +0100 18d3462f20a881791ed6783285fc2a58 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=12512 Every year the Eurovision Song Contest introduces over 40 songs to the public. I'd say that the average viewer, the one who only watches the final that one time when it airs or maybe even a semifinal of both, only remembers about five of them. The ones that they liked and the ones they really ... Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:37:18 +0200 77a3009ad8052746aa8b8626ff8a893c http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=12282 I have now listened to all of the 30 songs that made it through to the public sms vote from the Finnish open competition. Only three of these songs will make their way into the final that also includes 12 other artists. I have to say that a very few of the songs stand out in their benefit. That ... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:41:12 +0200 9e33780f36a7e364cfcf4d0cf1fbce5f http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=11142 The best eurovision lullaby for me is the winning song from 1995 Secret Garden's Nocturne. About a month ago I was spending the first of a five night visit at my friend's summer cottage. We had spent most of the day in the train so we hadn't really used a lot of energy. I lay in bed for several ... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:08:40 +0200 c72cccc1f663370053479c5c210ff23a http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=10612 I have to go to school on Monday and for me that means that summer is OVER (even though technically it isn’t). Overall the summer of 2009 has been a great one. Here are some highlights of my summer. Sorry for any mistakes. I didn't feel like checking the spelling of every word. :) 10. The ... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:34:26 +0200 857ec172e36e902d72357e67d1a09f9e http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=10402 One night in July me and two of my friends got together to spend an "Eurovision Evening". We had had one in June when we watched the 2009 contest and this time we decided to watch the 2006 contest. We of course wanted to give points ourselves and here are the results! The Judges were: W. A ... Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:32:15 +0200 08d3aad309bc5c27c2a3db83a798f8f1 http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=10372 Yesterday my brother brought me a gift. He had spent the week before at our grandparents' summer cottage where our aunt and counsins from Kuwait were staying too. My birthday was just last week and he hadn't given me a present yet. First he gave me a second controller for my Nintendo Wii. Then he ... Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:09:26 +0200 b7169132c3549d721446353b33a7697a http://www.eurovisionfamily.tv/user/Piggybank/blog/?id=10332 I just came from Helsinki where I attended my first concert yesterday. The event in question was Madonna's first concert here in Finland! What a night! I figured that I spent a total of 12 hours on my feet. You can imagine that I was a bit tired. The concert was spectacular! Me and my friend ... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:30:56 +0200