Eurovision: Ukraine

Everyone is going for Turkey, Greece, or Norway....but I prefer Ukraine at this year's Eurovision.

At first, when I saw her live performance on the national final, I hated this song. But when the new, revised version of the song came out as a music video, I changed my mind completely. Svetlana Loboda's Be My Valentine is my top choice of 2009 Eurovision Moscow.

The first song with two titles, "Be My Valentine" and "Anti-Crisis Girl", the song features some erotic upbeat tunes, which Svetlana's unique vocal, the song is one of the song that leaves a deep impression in people.

Over the last few years, we observed that Ukraine always has some luck in the competition. It seems that Europe like to vote for Ukraine... a lot. For example, Ukraine took the throne for 2nd place 2 years in a row, and a few years back, it even won its first Eurovision. Therefore, this song only need a pretty amazing live performance on the big night to win it all.

Speaking of which, according to Loboda, she will be entering the stage from a machine known as "Hell Machine". (photo below) From the photo, we know that the machine will be decending from above ground 6-7 meters....That's preety high. Plus with the huge stage Moscow this year ( supposed to be the biggest one ever), i believe her entrance would be fantastic, which leaves the Europeans jaw-dropped.


Ok, enough of speaking, here is the video for the song. A lil' erotic. I guess. But I still like this song, and I certainly hope it got the champion this year. Ukraine is heading to a good position this year.

Review : Armenia

This year at Eurovision Moscow, Armenia will be represented by the Arshakyans sisters, Inga and Anush.

Their song, "Jan Jan" (translation: My Dear) is a folk pop song performed in Armenian and English language. (previously also known as "Nor Par" which means "New Dance")

Many Europeans are comparing this song to Azerbaijan's entry. Though most people prefer Azerbaijan's entry over the Armenian's entry, I personally like "Jan Jan" more. But I guess it is unfair to compare both song side by side, because both are songs of very different style.

The reason is simply, the song is catchy, the melody is fresh and addictive, the vocals are great, the style is new and the whole song is just very original. Most of all, I enjoy songs because it is derived from cultures or ethics, and gosh, like the photo above, the costumes are amazing! Like many great ESC songs, this song has the winning recipe of more than languages in it.

If paired with a well choreographed stage performance, i believe this song will eventually get to the top of the competition. It is definitely one of the best songs of this year ESC.

I like Armenia, they always presents nice songs. This song is one my top 5 list! ( hopefully, Europe agrees with me)

Below is the song.

Third person.

Matt is gonna speak in third person right now. Mainly due to the side effect of immense pressure of boredom. Really, it is a small price to pay for a super long holiday. Though Matt would love a discount. And right now, Matt have no idea what he is talking about at all too.

Sorry for the late posting, Matt has been a very lazy boy lately, he doesn't feel like updating this blog anymore. However, a rush of blogging suddenly came to him, and here he is.

This will be the last update on the national final of Eurovision, not because Matt is bored of doing this anymore but because all national finals are over. The 42 songs are selected and submitted. The original 43 countries now ran down to 42, because the Georgian withdrawn from the competition after their song are rejected. This is the 2nd largest Eurovision in date, following last year involvement of 43 countries.

Now, today, Matt will go into Sweden National Final. Matt thinks that Sweden has always been sending great songs to Eurovision, but it never really have much luck in the contest. This year at , there were a lot of great songs. Here are some of them. As usual, first off, Matt will post the winnder first, La Voix will represent Sweden in Moscow this year.

La Voix by Malena Ernman


WMT (What Matt Thinks) : A great song, original and simply beautiful. Although her singing here was not as good as in studio record, this performance is still amazing. Noted that she sang in French at those high notes part, so, Matt who don't understand French at all, have no idea why she was screming at high pitch at first impression. Oh, silly Matt....Matt likes this song!

Se pa Mig by Darin


WMT : A slow song. Matt kinda like his vocal. But the song is way too boring, absolutely not for the Eurovision Contest. It does not have much impact on Matt, and Matt will definately forget it after a day or two. And the song sounds too familiar, not original.

Stay the Night by Alcazar.


WMT: Matt considers this song to be a modern twist of ABBA. (ABBA won Eurovision for Sweden before) Though a hot favourite with the exciting tunes, this song did make it to Moscow. Matt thinks this song is cathy and quite nice. The line "Stay The Night, Stay The Night..." stuck in Matt's brain.

Hope & Glory by Måns Zelmerlöw

WMT: This is Matt's favourite. This song shares many similarities to last year's Charlotte Perrelli's Hero. And Matt like both the songs alot. However Sweden do not agree with Matt at all. Anyway, Matt thinks the another version of the same song is better than the original one. Below is the video.



That is all for today, Matt is currently busy writing a complete review of all the Eurovision songs this year. Stay tuned.

Introducing: Tone Damli Aaberge

This week, "Light" is gonna introduce a Norwegian singer, Tone Damli Aaberge.


She rose to fame when she participated the Norway version of Idol show. She was first-runner up of the competition. In 2009, she participated in Melodi Grand Prix and again placed second. Here are some of her soothing, relaxing and nice songs.

Everything I Am


Fever


Butterflies


That is all for today. ^ ^

Gimme gimme Gimmick!

Eurovision is famous for gimmick performances and acts on stage. Here are a few gimmicks from recent years. Trust me, these videos are not for those with faint heart.

This is what you call a "Human Disco Ball" (Unkraine 2007)

1) Spain 2008

Song name: "Baila el Chiki-chiki" ("Dance the Chiki-chiki")
Singer: Rodolfo Chikilikuatre ("Chiquilicuatre" means "good-for-nothing" in Spanish)
Placing: 16th position with 55 points.
Controversy: The song hinted some Spanish political figures.
My view: Spain was not trying to win at all



2) Ireland 2008

Song name: "Irelande Douze Pointe" (Ireland 12 points) (12 points is the highest possible point awarded from one country)
Singer: Dustin The Turkey
Placing: Failed to enter Final.
Controversy: The song mocked many Eurovision figures and countries, for example, Terry Wogan, United Kindom and etc.
My view: OMG. A bird is singing. I am still trying to log in that fact into my brain.



3) Estonia 2008

Song name: "Leto Svet" (Summer Light)
Singer: Kreisiraadio (Crazy Radio)
Placing: Failed to enter Final.
Controversy: The song mocked many aspects of Eurovision songs. For example, the song has literally no meaning at all, it is made out of random words from dictionary - mocking at most of the pop song of Eurovisions which has no meaning.
My view: Did they just humped the piano???!!!



4) Ukraine 2007 (photo above)

Song name: "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" (Whiped Cream)
Singer: Verka Serduchka (real name: Andriy Danylko)
Placing: 2nd in the Final.
Controversy: Some people perceive that the title of the song, "Lasha Tumbai", actually meant "Russia Goodbye" a reference of the 2004-2005 "Orange Revolution" in Ukraine
My view: I actually like this song, he is weird but entertaining! The cathy yet simple tune of the song won this song a second place in the final. He falls behind by only 13 points.



5) Finland 2006

Song name: "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
Singer: Lordi
Placing: Winner of 2006 Eurovision
Controversy: None. The song was generally accepted well although it is the first time a Hard Rock song enter the competition.
Interesting note: It is considered as the most successful Eurovision entry. The song obtained the highest point ever from Eurovision history with 292 points. No one broke the record yet. Having winning the competition after so many years, the Finnish people consider it as a fantasy, and thus themed the 2007 Eurovision "Fantasy".
My view: I like this song, like a lot!

Eurovision update.

Finally, Russia has voted for their representative for Moscow 2009. Unfortunately, it sucks!

Seriously, I have no idea why they choose this song for the competition. It actually won 25% of the votes. A brief background of the Russian entry, sung by Anastasia Prikhodko, the song "Mamo" is partly Russian and partly Ukraine. (seriously, do you think that will win you some Ukrainian votes? They will most probably be pissed and accused you of stealing their cultures....)

This is the final performance on the National Final of Russia.



I really dislike this song. Boring...Still can't believe Russia choose this song, fyi, I have been supporting Russia for a couple of years, too bad, not anymore. I am not the only one who dislike the song btw, you can find dozens of negative comments on YouTube regarding the song.

On the other hand, Estonia who didn't do so well in last year Eurovision, presented a rather interesting song this year. Urban Symphony have won Eesti Laul 2009 with the Sven Lõhmus song Rändajad, and will now represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow. The performance reminds me a lot about Norway's entry this year. The song is rich with symphony. Besides, i like the song because some parts of it sounds very mysterious, and the background music really nailed it.



And now, the top 5 songs of my choice, they are not in any order. (so far; we still have 5 countries who have not decide their respective entry yet)

1. This is Our Night (Greece)
2. Fairytale (Norway)
3. What If We (Malta)
4. Dum Tek Tek (Turkey)
5. The night is for me (Spain)

Of the five countries who have not submit their songs, Serbia, and Ukraine are the top player of the competition. Sweden is well known for good entries but lack of luck in the competition.

Eurovision update.

Spain has already decided yesterday night to send Soraya to Moscow this year!

Last night in the Spain national final, it finally came down to the two finalist, Soraya and Melodi. They came to a tie between the two artists, and finally based on the majority televoting result, Soraya is selected to represent Spain in the competition. For me, Soraya with her song, "La Noche es Para Mi" which means "The Night Is For Me", is the best entry from the country in the recent years.

Below is the video of the final performance,


Anyway, as i said before, Turkey's Hadise is still improving her song, "Dum Tek Tek", yesterday, a studio version of the improved song is released. I heard it, but it actually doesn't changed much, only small alteration on the background music. If i am not mistaken, a new musical instrument is included into the song to make it more turkish. The singing is still the same, so i am not gonna put up the link for the new song.

Finally, Norway has also came out with a amazing song this year. A traditional folk song that is quite interesting. Alexander Rybak's "Fairytale" has gotta be on my top 5 this year (s0 far). His singing/voice is very unique, not like any type of voice I have listened before, but i like it very much. I espcially like it when he play the violin. It is noted that this song also broke some kinda record in Norway.



There are currently 8 countries who have not selected their song yet, including the host country, Russia. Remember when i said this year the songs are quite good? I regret saying that. It must be some kinda taboo or something, the week after i said that, weird/horrible songs are being selected into the competition...lol

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage.....

The stage for Eurovision 2009 is revealed!

Themed "Fantasy Bird", this year Eurovision stage promise to bring a new sight to Europe. The futuristic stage is designed by an American, John Case. Case has experiences in Eurovision stage design- he is also the proud designer of 1994, 1995, 1997's Eurovisions.

Case claimed the ideas of the stage came from the art of Russian Avant Garde period.

"Everything from this artistic time period - from the posters to the three dimensional constructions - has interesting perspective. The art presents an unexpected view or use of space. I've tried to come up with a theatrical design for the contest that incorporates Russian avant garde art into a contemporary setting, almost entirely made up of different types of LED screens,"

The stage is basically made of LED screens of different sizes and shape. From the flooring to the backdrop, everything, is digital. It is also revealed that the stage has multiple movable parts, to give different feelings to each song performed on stage on the big night. The stage will be fueled by state-of-the-art technology to fit the huge success of the competition.

Personally, based on the artistic impression of the stage released. It is quite futuristic, and a lil' bit messy. Especially those screens levitating above the stage, i think it is too much. Probably, the stage will look really good on TV, but slightly different live. The stage seems so futuristic and complex, that I doubt they can really build it, especially when everyone is still in pain of the economic crisis and recession.

But then again, this is just the first released artistic impression of the stage. Over the months, changes will be made for various reason. Like what happened last year, the original stage design look different the real stage design.

The original 2008 stage design,

The actual stage of 2008

Hopefully, Russian can beat that stage!

That is all for today.

Thank you for reading!

Oscar

For the first time ever, i got to watch Oscar live telecast from the TV set. Not replay because I don't have to go to school, or college or work. LOL

Anyway, this year's Oscar has proved to be one of the best in recent years. They made a smart choice for appointing Hugh Jackman to be the host of this year's Oscar, he certainly add some life into the 3 and a half hour long award show. Unlike the previous year, where I was bored out before I even enter the 2nd hour, i stayed till the end.

The stage in Kodak Theater this year is a little bit smaller, but it was simple and elegent. The semicircular strings of crystals hung on the outer frame of the stage add to the glamour of the Oscar.

Hugh Jackman opened the show with a few jokes and a musical to tribute the best of Hollywood movies in 2008. Together with him performing on the stage was Anne Harthaway. If you have the time, this is the video.



Tina Fey and Steve Martin were the presenter for the Best Screenplay for Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay. They presented a skit, which I find absolutely funny. Unfortunately, i can't find the whole video of them on Youtube. The best I found on the internet is this.





Hugh Jackman had another performances lining up on that night too. This time, performing with him on stage were Beyonce, Amanda Seyfield , Dominic Cooper ( Mamma Mia), Zac Effron and Vanessa Hudgens. Together, they pay a tribute to the musical. The whole performance lasted 5 minutes, in which Hugh Jackman ended with the line,

"THE MUSICAL IS BACK!"

I think it was one of the best performance on the night. Definitely worth the 5 minutes time of watching.



Other highlights of the night including Kate Winslet for her first Oscar after so many nominations and the late Heath Ledger who won Best Supporting Actor. This year, there is a new format to present the Best Actor/Actress and Best Supporting Actor/Actress. Five winners from the past took the stage and honour each nominees before the result is announced. It was quite classy and nice. They sure really do something like this next year.

Anyway, i don't really enjoy writing a recap on Oscar. The draft dragged me through two days and i still don't fill like writing it. So, i will just simply finish it up and publish it. They should really have Tina Fey and Steve Martin for hosts next year though.

Bye.

Greece National Final

Last night, Greece has decided to send "This Is Our Night" to Moscow for this year Eurovision.

I hate to say this, but,

"WILL! I told you so! HAH!"

See, I am right again, in my earlier post, i mentioned that this song should be chosen to represent Moscow and I was right! And Will said that the first song, "Out Of Control" should win, he was sooooo wrong!!!

Ok, i apologize for being childish the last 30 seconds.

Now back to the National Final yesterday night. Fyi, I didn't stay up to watch the live webcast, I was sleeping. But I follow the show on Youtube this morning.

There were a few others contestant who also performed on stage in the final as guest stars. Such as, Chiara (Malta), Hadise(Turkey), Jade(UK), Andrea Demirovic (Montenegro) and also Greek singer, Kalomira.

First thing first, let's have a look of the winning performance last night.

I can't comment much on the singing because he is lip-syncing. But, his dance moves...OK, let me summarize his dance routines,

1. 0.13min - Teacher-writing-on-whiteboard routine
2. 0.43min- Shoulder-and-chest-spasm routine
   
3. 1.20min - Cleaning-the-toilet-bowl routine
4. 1.27min - Let's-play-soldier-crawling-on-floor routine

Except from some weird parts of the dance routine at the beginning, (especially the backup dancers), it was otherwise alright. I tell you, the Greek entries for Eurovision always have something different in their choreography...always.

This is Kalomira's performance. It is a medley of Lady Gaga's Just Dance, Pussycat Dolls' When I Grow Up and her "Secret Combination"

I don't know why, but it all seems a lil' bit weird to me, perhaps it is because I am used to listening to the original version of those songs.

Next, we have everyone's favourite Hadise's "Dum Tek Tek". Btw, "Dum Tek Tek" is the rhythm of the heart in the context of song.

Everyone seems to like this song alot. A hot favourite at this years Eurovision. It is said that the song is full of Turkish rhythm, but to me, there are some parts that really sounds like an Indian song. Anyway, it is confirmed that Hadise is still working on the song, some parts of the song will be altered and stuff-like-that. She also confirmed that a music video for the song is in progress.

Other performances like Chiara and Jade are just as usual, not really interesting, so, i decided no to post about it. Anyway, I still think Chiara is great, really hope she finally got to win back the trophies that she deserved a few years back.

Finally, a small consolation for you, Will.

Personally, I think the dance moves on this song is better than the "This Is Our Night". But the song is just not Eurovision's material. After all, 74.3% voters voted "This Is Our Night"....

Now that Greece has settled with their song, Russia should now has the spotlights. 2008 Winner, Russia has been keeping unusually quite all this while. So far, no words on who will be participating in the National Final from the organizer. As always, Russia (and Ukraine) are the chart toppers of Eurovision.

That is all for today. Bye!

Where You Lead

Last week, we witnessed the finale of "Gem Of Life". The 82 episodes long modern drama featuring top Hong Kong celebrities is the most expensive production ever from TVB. However, the drama did not excel in ratings as "War and Beauty". It is noted that "Gem of Life" is indeed a spin-off from "War and Beauty". The finale, which was aired on last Friday received the highest rating of only 35points. Compared to other successful production of TVB, "Moonlight Resonance" which scored 50 points, "Gem Of Life" is a disappointment to the high hopes of the entire crew.

One the other hand, 2009 is a brand new year, it is rumored that there will NOT be a third installment of "Moonlight Resonance" anymore. The first and second season of the series have swept away all the awards in TVB Award Gala Nights. The awards includes both years' "Best Drama", "Best Actor", and "Best Actress". The reason given by the TVB is that they have no confident in making a third installment which can exceed the success of "Moonlight Resonance".

Without the third installment, other dramas will finally have a chance to shine. For example, one of the most anticipated drama of 2009 is none other than "Beyond The Realm Of Conscience" 《宮心計》. Before anything else, let's have a look at the trailer released by TVB.

The drama set in the palace of the ancient Tong Dynasty. I believed most of you who watched the trailer will have a good idea of what to expect in the show, so, i won't do any summary at all.
Originally 25 episodes, the producer decided to extend it to 30 episodes and film it in high definition, the filming starts earlier this month. The show is considered the Chinese version of "Jewel In The Palace" add up with "War and Beauty".

And tonight is Greece's National Final for Eurovision, if interested you can catch the show live on internet tonight from eurovision.tv The show will start at 21.00 CET, which is 4am. The interesting part is you can also vote for the songs from here as a part of "International Jury".

That is all for today, bye!

Run The Show

Listed 1st on MTV Asia's Chart Attack this week, we have Kat Deluna and her song, "In The End"

Compared to her other songs, i think "In The End" is a little bit over rated.

Don't know who she is?

Perhaps the following videos will freshen up your memory

1) Run The Show - Kat DeLuna feat. Busta Ryhmes

2) Whine Up - Kat DeLuna feat. Elaphant Man
(I wanted to embed a video here, but all they are disabled on request by the record company, thus, click here to watch the video)

Is it just me? Or she did better when she is singing with another person? Anyway, her songs are among my many favourites. I especially like her music video of Run The Show. Her Spanish version of "Whine Up" is great too. And one more thing, she looks almost like a Malay in her "In The End" video. As usual, her dance moves are great in almost all her music video.

I have another video of her featured in another singer's album, Swedish Idol show's winner, Darin Zanyar. In this song, she try out a more different type of song, which i find quite interesting, except that, she has little parts in the song, more like a back up singer. But, I seem to enjoy this song more that "In The End". I don't really like "In The End", and the music video is kinda sucky too.

(Again click here to watch the video. Sorry for the inconveniences.)



Ok, enough with Kat DeLuna, now, gossips and news!

1. You like Duffy's Mercy and her retro singing style? Too bad, she is ditching this style in her second studio album, she wanted to do something similiar to "Christina Aguilera" and "Mariah Carey"......To be honest, I can't imagine her singing Aguilera's "Genie In A Bottle".
2. Coldplay will be having a concert in Singapore on the 23rd of March 2009. And the ticket starts selling on the 16th of February....wait, that's today? Ticket prices are S$248, S$188, S$158, S$88.
3. Seriously? I can't believe Nick Mitchell is in top 36 spots of American Idol. Nick Mitchell? aka NORMAN GENTLE????.....Omg.....AND TATIANA ALSO???!!!! *i fainted*
   
4. Britney is back, and that is not the news anymore. The news is, in her coming concert tour for "Circus", a video of Perez Hilton will be the opening act. Perez Hilton? On Britney Spears' concert? Is this another Britney's famous meltdown....Again? Oh wait, I forgot, Perez Hiton does fit the theme of "Circus" afterall....a clown he is.
5. Not really a news, but i still don't really get it, why StarWorld want to censored certain words in a song performed in Grammys? Last week, Kate Perry performed her "I Kissed A Girl" on stage, however, in the live telecast i watched here in Malaysia, the word "girl" is censored throughout the whole song. So she goes like, "I kissed a ____, and i like it, taste of her...." How lame is that!
   

That is all for today, enjoy your day!

Light.

To be honest, i am really really tired right now, but i think it is decent to post something on the birthday of the this blog.

Just 3 random Youtube video i got from my friend, enjoy yourself!











Did I said 3, I mean 5. I lied.

Sorry for having such a lousy post, will post more soon.

Thank you for reading.

Greece Decides!

A few days ago, representative of Greece for Eurovision 2009, Sakis Rouvas (above) has presented the three songs for the contest. The three songs are,

1. Out of Control (pop with R&B elements)
   
2. Right on Time (mid tempo)
   
3. This is Our Night (up beat, dance song)
   

Sakis will perform the song on stage in the Greece National Final on the 18th of February . It will be a full performance choreographed by Fokas Evangelinos, however, he will not be singing live, but using a playback. Joining him as guest stars including representative of Malta, Chiara with her song "What If We" and last year's Greece representative, Kalomira.

Now, let's have a closer look at the three songs.

1) Out of Control


2)Right On Time


3)This is Our Night


I personally thinks the first and third songs stand a better chance, and from the two, the third, "This is Our Night" will probably be the final selection of the nation.

There are several reasons drove me to this view. Firstly, the theme of the song, "This Is Our Night", clearly, it suggest/appeal to the public that this is the night where Sakis will bring back the "Olympics of Song" back to Athens.

Secondly, like many other successful Eurovision songs, such as Sakis very own "Shake It", Kalomira's "Secret Combination" and Helena Paparizou's "My Number One". Ukraine's Ani Lorak's "Shady Lady". All of them share a good similarity, they are all upbeat songs that are able to make the listeners move to the beat of the songs. In other word, they are able to convey the energy of the song to the audience. It is also noted that this year, Turkey's, Hadise's "Dum Tek Tek" also adapted similiar styles : Upbeat, Strong, Dancing and rich with Turkish music.

Thirdly, the song is capable of a A-m-a-z-i-n-g performance. The nature of the song allowed Sakis to perform greatly on stage. Especially on the short break between, 2.15minutes to 2.28minutes, we can expect him to do something to enrich the whole performance. For example, like last year's Unkraine, Ani Lorak who also have a similiar break in the song where she can perform something extraordinary. However, the studio version of the song, "This is Our Night" as we heard above is not as appealing as it can be. I believe that if he CAN deliver the song stronger.

The second song, "Right on Time" is good, but too smooth. It is like a good song that people enjoyed but easily overshadowed by other stronger song. The first song, "Out of Control" stands a great chance too, but I preferred the third.

Another noted fact about Greece's entry this year is the cheoreographer, Fokas Evangelinos. Evangelinos is well known in Eurovision for the amazing live performances he cheoreographed, that almost always are also a Eurovision success. With Evangelinos as his cheoreographer, we are expecting to see Sakis shine on the stage.

Will Sakis repeats the success of Dima Bilan, Helena Paparizou - To win the contest on their second entry to the competition. Or will he be another Chiara? So close, but never won the competition? It is hard to tell, especially after this year's competition voting system has changed.

Interested to watch the live telecast of the Greece National Final? You can watch it from here at 9.10 CET on the night of 18th February.

Asiavision

I stumbled on a BBC online news which dated September last year. Apparantly, Asia is about to launch our very own version of Eurovision - Asiavision! Rumoured to be the host of the first season, Singapore is also the home of the organising company. Afterall, this is not the first time Singapore bid for large scaled international competition, just last year, we witnessed the success of the country's debut in Formula One, Singapore is also preparing for the first ever Youth Olympics next year too.

Actually, such international song competition have also been organized in the past. Asian Idol is one good example of ...failure. To be honest, I don't put up high hope on the Asiavision. In Europe, the contest is a matter of national pride. It is exciting to see different countries with different cultures background compete against each other on a stage. It is dubbed as the "Olympics of Music". However, in Asia? I afraid, it will not be as exciting as in Europe.

Most countries will probably approuch popular culture songs to favour the voters. Most of them would probably performing English, pop/rock/ballad genre. In that case, Asiavision has lost it's true meaning already....it is simply not Asian culture anymore. It will be rather boring and lifeless. Unless the organizing community set a rule to make sure each country sings in their respectively national language or at least have a song related to the cultures, or else, it might very well be the first or the last Asiavision.

Like all televoting events, biased voting has always been a pain. Even Eurovision can't escape from the fate of biased voting. Especially in Asia, biased voting is obviously an enormous problem. Look what happened in Asian Idol, in the end, someone unfit won the contest due to biased voting. Therefore, Asiavision must develop a good voting system to prevent such mess.

So far, only 16 countries are expected to debut in the competition, including, Malaysia. And please don't send Jaclyn Victor again. Another interesting participant is Hong Kong.

Of course, by comparing to Eurovision 54 years history, it does take some time for Asiavision to reach the same popularity.......and exceed it. If Asiavision is properly planned, it will for sure be better than Eurovision. Why? Hey! It is Asia! We have half the population of the world over here, and 4000 thousand years of cultures will be showcased in one fantastic night! How can that be not cool? Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Malay, and so much more countries with rich cultures competing on a stage is not things we see everyday. It will be a stage diverse of colors and cultures!

I can't help but wonder, whether Turkey and Australia are eligible to join the contest. First, Turkey is half Europe, half Asia (Turkey also took part in Eurovision). Second, Australia was eligible for Asian Games (or something like that...) So far, these two countries have not expressed their wish to participate. Anyway, since it is rumored to be held in Singapore, as a die-hard fan of the competition, you can expect me to be watching the show live! I am really exciting for the Asiavision.

If you are really free and want to find out more about Eurovision, you can watch the video following. It is basically an introduction to the contest based of Eurovision 2006 Greece.

This is a text post. The original post can be found on www.kelberos.blogspot.com