Tag Archives: 2008 Eurovision Song Contest

MORE THAN JUST THEIR EUROVISION SONG – MILLION MILES AWAY – CHARLOTTE PERRELLI

CHARLOTTE PERRELLI represented Sweden at the 2008 Eurovision song contest with HERO. She, however, participated for  Sweden first in 1999 under her maiden name, CHARLOTTE NILSSON with TAKE ME TO YOUR HEAVEN and won the Eurovision song contest.

ESC Covers have picked her song  MILLION MILES AWAY as her non Eurovision song. It was covered in Afrikaans.

Featured image – source Spotify

The Voice Kids Russia returned with a twist

A special season of the vocal project “The Voice Kids” has started in Russia.

Only the best participants from the past 10 seasons take part in this special season. Some of them participated in the Russian “The Voice Kids” 10 years ago, some seven years ago and some five years ago.

The jury includes Dima Bilan (Eurovision 2008 winner) and Polina Gagarina (Eurovision 2015 runner up). The host of the special season is Yana Churikova. She was a commentator for Russia at Eurovision 2009, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2021.

During the first stage, the winner of The Voice Kids season #1 and the representative of Russia at Junior Eurovision 2014, Alisa Kozhikina, performed the song The Best by Tina Turner. Dima Bilan turned his chair and took Alisa into his team.

The judges, Dima Bilan, Pelageya, Polina Gagarina and Yegor Creed, Dima Bilan, Pelageya, Polina Gagarina and Yegor Creed  performed a version of Waterloo by ABBA  (1974 ESC Sweden winners). You can this here on VK. You can also see Alisa sing The Best here.

Source: Eliana Gonchareva; Photos@Channel One Russia

 

EUROVISION MEMORIES 2008 – BELGRADE

Roy van der Merwe of Eurovision South Africa and the ESC Covers website attended several Eurovision song contests in person at the host cities. He is writing down his memories of those Eurovisions he attended with accreditation. Continue reading EUROVISION MEMORIES 2008 – BELGRADE

50 YEARS SINCE WATERLOO BY ABBA WON EUROVISION – HERO – SONG 22

SWEDEN has won the 2023 Eurovision song contest and will host in 2024. That co-inside with the 50th anniversary of them winning in 1974 with ABBA. Continue reading 50 YEARS SINCE WATERLOO BY ABBA WON EUROVISION – HERO – SONG 22

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SWEDEN WINNING EUROVISION WITH WATERLOO BY ABBA – song 12 – Million miles

SWEDEN has won the 2023 Eurovision song contest and will host in 2024. That co-inside with the 50th anniversary of them winning in 1974 with ABBA. Continue reading CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SWEDEN WINNING EUROVISION WITH WATERLOO BY ABBA – song 12 – Million miles