Profile of RODRIGO RODRIGUEZ (m)
About me
Location
Alicante, Spain
Date of Birth
1 September, 1973 (37)
Relationship status
Unknown
Favourite singers
Abba - A-Ha - Alan Parsons - Amaral - Beatles - Billy Joel - Bruce Springsteen - Chris de Burgh - Green Day - James Blunt - Keane - Travis - Bonnie Tyler - Enya - Capercaillie - Chieftains -Jennifer Rush - Kelly Clarkson - Helena Paparizou - Loreena McKennitt - Lucie Silvas - Madredeus - Mana - Mecano - Mocedades - Noa - Paolo Meneguzzi - Shania Twain - The Corrs - Whitney Houston
My ESC favourite entries from the 90s:
1. Somewhere In Europe - Liam Reilly (Ireland,1990)
2. Bailar Pegados - Sergio Dalma (Spain,1991)
3. C'est Le Dernier Qui A Parlé - Amina (France,1991)
4. Kinek Mondjam Et... - F. Bayer (Hungary,1994)
5. Nocturne - Secret Garden (Norway,1995)
6. Vuelve Conmigo - Anabel Conde (Spain,1995)
7. I Evighet - Elisabeth Andreassen (Norway,1996)
8. Den Vilda - One More Time (Sweden,1996)
9. The Voice - Eimear Quinn (Ireland,1996)
10. Love Shine a Light - Katrina&The Waves (UK,1997)
11. Fiumi di Parole - Jalisse (Italy,1997)
12. Sin Rencor - Marcos Llunas (Spain,1997)
13. Neka Mi Ne Svane - Danijela (Croatia,1998)
14. All Out Of Luck - Selma (Iceland,1999)
15. Fly On The Wings- Olsen Brothers(Denmark,2000)
16. My Star - Brainstorm (Latvia,2000)
17. Je N'ai Que Mon Ame- N. St.-Pier(France,2001)
18. Come Back - Jessica Garlick (UK,2002)
19. Sanomi - Urban Trad (Belgium,2003)
20. Lane Moje - Zeljko Kojsimovic (Serbia,2004)
21. Angel - Chiara (Malta, 2005)
22. My Number One - Helena Paparizou (Greece,2005)
23. Ha’Sheket Shenish’ar - Shiri Maymon (Israel,2005)
24. Tornero - Mihail Trastariu (Romania,2006)
25. Lejla - Hari Mata Hari (Bosnia Herzegovina,2006)
26. Cvet Z Juga - Alenka Gotar (Slovenia,2007)
27. Molitva - Marija Serifovic (Serbia, 2007)
28. Era Stupendo-Paolo Meneguzzi (Switzerland,2008)
29. As If Here - Boaz Mauda (Israel,2008)
30. Senhora Do Mar- Vania Fernandes (Portugal,2008)
31. Oro - Jelena Tomasevic (Serbia,2008)
32. Fairytale - Alexander Rybak (Norway,2009)
33. Is It True - Yohanna (Iceland,2009)
34. Randajad - Urban Symphony (Estonia,2009)
My ESC favourite entries from the 90s:
1. Somewhere In Europe - Liam Reilly (Ireland,1990)
2. Bailar Pegados - Sergio Dalma (Spain,1991)
3. C'est Le Dernier Qui A Parlé - Amina (France,1991)
4. Kinek Mondjam Et... - F. Bayer (Hungary,1994)
5. Nocturne - Secret Garden (Norway,1995)
6. Vuelve Conmigo - Anabel Conde (Spain,1995)
7. I Evighet - Elisabeth Andreassen (Norway,1996)
8. Den Vilda - One More Time (Sweden,1996)
9. The Voice - Eimear Quinn (Ireland,1996)
10. Love Shine a Light - Katrina&The Waves (UK,1997)
11. Fiumi di Parole - Jalisse (Italy,1997)
12. Sin Rencor - Marcos Llunas (Spain,1997)
13. Neka Mi Ne Svane - Danijela (Croatia,1998)
14. All Out Of Luck - Selma (Iceland,1999)
15. Fly On The Wings- Olsen Brothers(Denmark,2000)
16. My Star - Brainstorm (Latvia,2000)
17. Je N'ai Que Mon Ame- N. St.-Pier(France,2001)
18. Come Back - Jessica Garlick (UK,2002)
19. Sanomi - Urban Trad (Belgium,2003)
20. Lane Moje - Zeljko Kojsimovic (Serbia,2004)
21. Angel - Chiara (Malta, 2005)
22. My Number One - Helena Paparizou (Greece,2005)
23. Ha’Sheket Shenish’ar - Shiri Maymon (Israel,2005)
24. Tornero - Mihail Trastariu (Romania,2006)
25. Lejla - Hari Mata Hari (Bosnia Herzegovina,2006)
26. Cvet Z Juga - Alenka Gotar (Slovenia,2007)
27. Molitva - Marija Serifovic (Serbia, 2007)
28. Era Stupendo-Paolo Meneguzzi (Switzerland,2008)
29. As If Here - Boaz Mauda (Israel,2008)
30. Senhora Do Mar- Vania Fernandes (Portugal,2008)
31. Oro - Jelena Tomasevic (Serbia,2008)
32. Fairytale - Alexander Rybak (Norway,2009)
33. Is It True - Yohanna (Iceland,2009)
34. Randajad - Urban Symphony (Estonia,2009)
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Commentary booth
By Fabien reynaud
Thanks for your message. Had a great month so far and the Summer is finally here in London, so nice and warm :-)
How are you doing?
Have you got a facebook page?
I am there more often than here,
have a great evening!
Fabien
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By Paul Addy
Sorry about the delay in replying...had computer problems ...in that they both decided to 'blow up' at the same time, sorted now though.
Yep, for the very first time I've been listening to the songs before the actual nights of the contest. I agree about the ballads bit but to be honest whilst I thought last year was probably the best yet in terms of how good the best ones were and that there were so many of those I find this year is possibly the best overall in terms of I haven't found a song that I just can't listen to again. I know stuff grows on you but even so there are some of last years that I just skip on the CD even now.
I can even listen to the Nethelands entry which I think is wonderfully hideous (or is that hidiously wonderful!!). First time I heard it I was transported back to the early 70s!!! Lol Boy the Dutch really know how to have fun, for sure!!
My top two are Tom Dice for Belgium and Lena for Germany with Me and My Guitar being my favourite...it just hits the parts the other beers just can't reach!! Loool. I also like the Estonian, Lithuanian, Cypriot and Belarussian entries in particular. The Moldovan entry is quite good especially the sax solo which I think is brill. Turkeys entry is pretty good, the video is quite cool and the Azerbaijan entry is the sort of girls song that could even be commercially successful over here. Disappointed though that Romania didn't chose Lay Me Down by Zero for their entry.
Hope things are good in your world :)
By Gary Gary
Good luck tonight in selecting the Spanish Song. From what I have read the Spanish public will be supporting Coral - she is wonderful - but I would like to see Anabel Conde or Daniel Ditges in Oslo. Both of them could win!!!
Enjoy tonight
Cheers
Gary
Reply from RODRIGO:
Hi Gary,On the whole, I think it was a good show yesterday night. I have to say that Diges was not my favourite song but it was the best acting together with Coral, Anabel Conde and Lorena and, after watching it, I thought he would be the winner - in fact, I voted for him! Maybe it's our best chance to get a decent place in Oslo, at least it's a classy song sung with a good voice and with a touch of originality. Thanks for your comments. What about the Irish selection?
:)
By Gary Gary
I am so looking forward to the SPanis final - I actually like all the songs except for John Cobra. My favourites are Anabel Conde (AMAZING) and Daniel Ditges but I believe that Coral is the favourite - a good song too but Anabel and Daniel would be my choices. Happy voting on Monday
Cheers
Garrett
By Kjell Hasthi
Happy New Year to you aswell. Hope you're doing good!
Last Friday Norway kicked off the ESC season with the first semi finale out of three. If interessted you can watch it here, in Norwegian of course :) http://www.nrk.no/nett-tv/klipp/592716/
Song number 6 and 7 went straight to the main finale held February 6th here in Oslo. I'll be there, live :))
/Kjell
By Paul Addy
By Paul Addy
By yorgos sk.voulgaris
i like ur taste in music(exept bonnie tyler-alan parsons-green day-just boring)especialy in ur esc favorites i agree wi th u.those are really good songs.
hope to talk to u soon
kisses from
athens
hola
yorgos
By Paul Addy
Yeah, the list is huge!!!! Would have been simpler to state the ones I didn’t like!!!:DD Thing is I’ve left out quite a few !!!. If it sounds good, then it’s good.
See that you’re looking for a job and accommodation in the Bath/ Bristol area? What’s the ‘score’ there, if you don’t mind me asking? Unfortunately I live quite away from there so can’t help. Hope you get it ‘sorted’.
Regards
By Paul Addy
By Paul Addy
By Michael Spencer
I see that we both like Amina's 1991 entry. I rank it as my all time best. Every time I play it, it sends shivers down my spine.
By Kjell Hasthi
I can see that you have chosen some of my favourite Norwegian entries aswell :)
In addition to the ones you've mentioned I also like Alltid Sommer from 1998, Visjoner from 1992, For vår jord from 1988, Adieu from 1982, Touch my life with summer from 1975 and of course the first song Norway ever had, Voi Voi from 1960.
My favourite one among all the Norwegian entries would be Nocturne.
I agree with you that it is nice to hear the songs sung in local languages. I always tend to like the balkan songs that are sung in i.e. Croation or Serbian.
Among the Spanish entries I would like to mention I love you mi vida from 2007, Dime from 2003, Vuelve conmigo from 1995, Bailar pegados from 1991, Bandido from 1990, Y solo tu from 1981, Su cancion from 1979, Eres tu from 1973 and of course the entry sung by wonderful Salome in 1969.
Among all these I would say that Eres tu is my favourite with Bandido, Y solo tu and Su cancion as hot runner ups :)
There is just something special about this contest and the different kind of music and languages mixed that makes you addicted... hehe..
Wishing you a nice day from Oslo.
/Kjell
By Kjell Hasthi
Thanks for the congratulations and for adding me as a friend.
/Kjell
By Rodrigo Romero
I too think that Iceland was the best, and I'm really disappointed on how things went for Spain. Yet, I did like Norway, and I loved Estonia too. Oh, and the UK and France were impressive. I also loved Malta and Sweden, but it's impossible to see all of your favorites on the top of the scoreboard.
Well, here's my email, to keep in touch: rodras29@hotmail.com
Saludos!!
By David Eurovisionfan
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By Luke Penwald
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By Rodrigo Romero
On the other hand I actually did like Ukraine (I thought I'd hate it), but I would have left Lithuania out, the song is so boring, and going nowhere!!!
After all, I stick with Iceland, Spain and France, and hope and pray that it won't be Norway!!!
By Pierric Ouvrard
Muchas gracias para añadirme a tus amigos del Concurso. Me gustarìa también que España se coloca en el TOP 5 !!!
A bientôt
Reply from RODRIGO:
Salut Pierric.Merci per ton comment! Excusez moi, mais je ne parlais pas beaucoup de Français. Tu parlais très bien l'espagnol!
¡Tu español es bueno!
Francia tiene una buena canción, mejor que en los últimos años. Pero el nivel este año está bastante alto.
¡Mucha suerte en la final!
A bientot / Hasta pronto
Rodri
By Miguel Lupi
E força Espanha!
Reply from RODRIGO:
Boas noites Miguel,Gustóme moito da actuação de Portugal na primeira semifinal. E também a de Vania Fernandes no ano passado. Sorte na final, espero que Espanha e Portugal fiquem entre os 10 primeiros, ainda que está un pouco difícil. Saúdos, Rodri.
By Rodrigo Romero
Gracias por tu comentario (aunque no entendí por qué me lo pusiste en inglés jaja).
Pues mira, yo en mis predicciones tenía a Suiza, y de verdad esperaba que pasara, pero la presentación me pareció bastante mediocre... así que no sé, creo que fuera de Andorra-Rumania yo no tengo quejas.¨
Cómo ves la segunda semi?
Reply from RODRIGO:
Hola Rodrigo!Pues...jajaja.. la verdad no sé por qué escribí en inglés pero ni me dí cuenta, como por aquí es lo más normal... Aunque la segunda semi en conjunto promete ser interesante creo que tiene a menos candidatos para el top 10 de la final, sólo veo a Noruega,Grecia y Azerbaiyan como claros aspirantes. Ahora escribiré alguna cosa por aquí al respecto.
¿Cómo lo ves tú?
Por cierto, enhorabuena por tu inglés y por tu forma de redactar. Saludos, hasta pronto.
El otro Rodri :)