Eurovision 2010

[Rasputin]

1955 – a brilliant idea
Inspired by the popular Italian San Remo Festival, the idea for the ESC was born during a meeting in Monaco in 1955 and adopted in Rome shortly after.
The event was to be held for the first time the following year in Lugano, Switzerland; it was entitled "The Eurovision Grand Prix", a name thought up by a British journalist.


Albania, Cyprus ,Hungary ,Monaco ,Slovenia
Andorra, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Spain
Austria, Estonia ,Ireland, Norway ,Sweden
Belarus ,Finland ,Israel ,Poland ,Switzerland
Belgium ,France, Latvia ,Portugal, Turkey
Bosnia & Herzegovina, F.Y.R., Macedonia ,Lithuania, Romania ,Ukraine
Bulgaria, Germany ,Malta ,Russia ,United Kingdom
Croatia, Greece, Moldova ,Serbia & Montenegro

You can watch the video, and to know more about each country in this page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/eurovisi...ts/index.shtml

[Rasputin]

پنجاهمين جشنواره آواز يوروويژن در اوکراين در حالی برگزار می شود که انقلاب اخير در اين جمهوری شوروی سابق رنگ و بويی سياسی به آن بخشيده است.
يکی از اولين اقدامات ويکتور يوشچنکو بعد از احراز رياست جمهوری اوکراين در ژانويه اين بود که قول بدهد کشور آشوب زده اش ميزبان اين رويداد خواهد ماند تا بتواند به اتحاديه اروپا نزديکتر شود.

هفته نامه کورسپاندنت چاپ اوکراين در آستانه رقابت گروه های موسيقی ۳۹ کشور در کاخ ورزش شهر کيف نوشت: "يوروويژن ۲۰۰۵ اولين رويداد در اين مقياس برای اوکراين است و فرصتی خواهد بود تا اروپاييان کشور ما را کشف کنند."

سال گذشته گروه روسلانا از اوکراين در استانبول ترکيه برنده جايزه اين رقابت شد و بنابراين ميزبانی اين تورنمنت به اوکراينی ها رسيد.

اما سازماندهی رقابت گروه های موسيقی اوکراين برای انتخاب گروه برتر با مشکل مواجه شد. اوکراين در واپسين لحظه گروه گرين جالی را برگزيد که تا پيش از "انقلاب نارنجی" اين کشور ناشناخته بود و آهنگش با عنوان "ما با هم پرشمار هستيم"، از نغمه های محبوب انقلابيون بود. از همين رو، دولت آقای يوشچنکو به اعمال نفوذ متهم شده است.

رقيب اصلی گروه گرين جالی، يک ستاره پاپ به نام آنی لوراک بود که در انتخابات رياست جمهوری از ويکتور يانوکوويچ، رقيب آقای يوشچنکو و نخست وزير پيشين طرفدار مسکو حمايت کرده بود.

پيش از برگزاری اين رويداد بين چند صد معترض و نيروهای پليس درگيری رخ داد. در نتيجه گروه گرين جالی ناگزير شده است در متن آهنگ خود نام آقای يوشچنکو را حذف کند.

يوروويژن که اولين بار در سال ۱۹۵۶ برگزار شد، اغلب صحنه ارايه موسيقی های کم ارزش، لباسهای عجيب خوانندگان و جانبداری سياسی در انتخاب برندگان بوده است. با اين وجود، همه اين عناصر به محبوبيت ديرينه آن افزوده است.

اوکراين بزرگترين کشور اروپاست ولی تا پيش از به قدرت رسيدن آقای يوشچنکو در جريان انقلاب نارنجی فقط بخاطر فاجعه نيروگاه اتمی چرنوبيل معروف بود. اين کشور اميدوار است يوروويژن بتواند جنبه های پرزرق و برق زندگی در اين کشور را به تماشاگران نشان دهد.

تخمين زده می شود ۱۲۰ ميليون نفر برنامه امسال را تماشا کنند.

[RoadRunner]

Nice Google RW

http://www.google.com/intl/fa/

[Rasputin]

يک خواننده يونانی برنده پنجاهمين دوره مسابقه آواز اروپا، موسوم به 'يورو ويژن' شده است که در کيف، پايتخت اوکراين برگزار می شد.
هلنا پاپاريزو که از همان آغاز مسابقه از رقبايش پيش افتاد، توانست نظر بينندگان تلويزيونی را که شمارشان بيش از يکصد و پنجاه ميليون نفر تخمين زده می شود، جلب کند و آرای تلفنی آنها را به دست آورد.

او که لباس طلايی مواجی به تن داشت با آهنگ "نفر اول من" يا My Number One توانست اين نمايش محبوب سالانه را به تسخير درآورد.

اين خواننده يونانی از همان آغاز مسابقه پيشتاز شد و تا واپسين لحظه که جايگاه اول را به خود اختصاص داد، محبوبترين نامزد نزد رای دهندگان بود.

اجرای پرشور و حال او که با عناصری از رقص سنتی يونانی آميخته بود، بيشترين امتياز را در تاريخ پنجاه دوره اين مسابقه دريافت کرد.

او با نظر رای دهندگانی که از 39 کشور اروپايی تماس می گرفتند، 230 امتياز به دست آورد که 38 امتياز بيشتر از نفر دوم مسابقه از کشور مالت بود.

هلنا پاپاريزو که اصليت يونانی دارد در سوئد بزرگ شده است اما در نشست مطبوعاتی که پس از مسابقه برگزار شد گفت که به اصل و ريشه سنتی خود افتخار می کند.

ويکتور يوشچنکو، رئيس جمهور اوکراين جايزه يورو ويژن را اهدا کرد و گفت اين جايزه به پاس آوازی است که به اروپا وحدت می بخشد.

نامزد کشور ميزبان در رده های پايين جدول مسابقه جای گرفت اما اوکراينی ها در عوض خوشنود خواهند بود که يکی از پربيننده ترين رويدادهای هنری اروپا را با موفقيت برگزار کرده اند.

در نتيجه انقلاب نارنجی اوکراين و ناآرامی های اين کشور، برنامه آماده سازی اين رويداد از زمانبندی خود چنان عقب مانده بود که در يک مقطع، سازماندهندگان به فکر برگزاری مسابقه در کشور ديگری افتادند. اما اوکراين توانست به خوبی از عهده اين وظيفه برآيد.

شرکت کننده بريتانيايی در اين مسابقه حضوری نااميدکننده داشت. جاواين، پيش از مرحله نهايی دچار ناراحتی گلو شد. او تنها توانست هجده امتياز به دست آورد و در رديف سوم از انتهای جدول قرار گرفت.

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damesh garm Greeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

[MiMi]

she is so sexy

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She's The Best

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Greece won the 50th Eurovision song contest on Saturday, with Helena Paparizou's fast-moving "My Number One" beating 23 other competitors. In this photo Helena Paparizou performs during a dress rehearsal of the 50th Eurovision finals in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

[Nushabeh]

Nice Google RW

http://www.google.com/intl/fa/

cheh jaleb.... :P

[RoadRunner]

wtg Greece.. nice song, nicer singer

[Rasputin]

wtg Greece.. nice song, nicer singer

yeah RR

[Rasputin]

Eurovision06

خوانندگان شرکت کننده در پنجاه و يکمين دوره از مسابقات آواز اروپا يا يوروويژن (Eurovision) خود را برای رقابت نهايی آماده می کنند
بريتانيا، فرانسه، اسپانيا و آلمان از جمله ۱۴ کشوری هستند که به دليل حمايت مالی قابل توجه شان از اتحاديه پخش اروپا (European Broadcasting Union)، نهاد برگزارکننده يوروويژن، به طور خودکار به مرحله نهايی راه يافته اند در حالی که ۱۰ کشور ديگر برای رسيدن به اين بخش در مسابقه نيمه نهايی شرکت کرده اند

برندگان نيمه نهايی عبارتند از روسيه، مقدونيه، اکراين، ترکيه، ارمنستان، بوسنی و هرزگوين، ليتوانی، فنلاند، سوئد و ايرلند

يونان، کشور ميزبان مسابقات که سال گذشته برنده اين مسابقات شده بود همراه با نه کشوری که بالاترين امتياز را در دوره قبل کسب کرده بودند نيز به طور خودکار به مرحله نهايی آمده اند. اين کشورها عبارتند از: کرواسی، دانمارک، اسرائيل، لاتويا، مالتا، مولداوی، نروژ، رومانی و سوئيس

از حوادث غيرمنتظره در اين دوره از مسابقات، بازماندن کيت رايان (Kate Ryan) بلژيکی از رسيدن به مرحله نهايی بود. وی يکی از بخت های دريافت جايزه امسال محسوب می شد

برندگان و بازندگان از سوی مخاطبين و با ارسال آرا از طريق پيام های متنی و تلفن مشخص شده بودند

برنده نهايی بر اساس امتياز کشورها به شرکت کننده مورد نظرشان مشخص می شود. آنها نمی توانند به شرکت کننده کشور خود رای دهند

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Historical Milestones
a brief history on the ESC from 1956 until 2005
1955 – a brilliant idea
Inspired by the popular Italian San Remo Festival, the idea for the ESC was born during a meeting in Monaco in 1955 and adopted in Rome shortly after.
The event was to be held for the first time the following year in Lugano, Switzerland; it was entitled "The Eurovision Grand Prix", a name thought up by a British journalist.

1956
Seven countries entered the contest
Each participant was allowed to submit two songs in the language they wanted. The only restriction: the performance was limited to 3½ minutes.
The winner was chosen by a jury consisting of two delegates from each country who could award between 1 and 10 points.
» AND THE WINNER IS: Lys Assia (Switzerland) with her song "Refrain".

1957
The whole ESC moved to West Germany, the new hosting country. (N.B. the rule that determines that the winner's home country will be hosting the next contest did not exist then!)
New rule: Everyone was allowed one song only! AND: The scoreboard entered the scene!
» Top of the list was the name of Corrie Brokkens (Netherlands) with "Net als toen".

1958
Ok, here we go now: the winning country will be hosting the next ESC from now on! (Generally speaking, anyway – some countries did make exceptions once in a while.)
» And this was France's big day! André Claveau won the trophy with "Dors, mon amour".

1959
» The fourth ESC, and the second victory for the Netherlands: This time it was Teddy Scholten doing the trick with "Een beetje".

1960
» Congratulations, France: "Tom Pillibi", performed by Jacqueline Boyer, doesn't only leave her ESC competitors behind, she also really cleaned up internationally.

1961
By now, there are 16 songsters competing in the ESC.
» But only Luxembourg can shine with Jean-Claude Pascal and his song "Nous, les amoureux".

1962
A new scoring system is introduced. Now the winner can obtain a maximum of 60 points.
» Result: Belgium, Spain, Austria and the Netherlands are left empty-handed; Isabelle Aubret from France makes it to the top with 26 points.

1963
» Two international stars, Nana Mouskouri (for Luxembourg) and Françoise Hardy (for Monaco) enter the race but only reach the 7th and 5th places respectively as Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann from Denmark win with "Dansevise".

1964
And to keep everyone on their toes the voting system is changed again (now each jury can only award 9 points).
Udo Jürgens (for Austria) makes his debut at the ESC and doesn't let his 5th place put him off - he's taking part again the following year.
» In the year of his debut, however, he could only congratulate Gigliola Cinquetti from Italy for her song "Non ho l'età".

1965
Udo Jürgens can work his way up one place. Wouldn't it be ridiculous if there wasn't more to it?!
» Not this year, anyway: Luxembourg wins. Thanks to France Gall with her song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" by Serge Gainsbourg.

1966
From now on, all contestants must sing their song in their own language!
» There was more in it for Austria, and – as if he'd known it: Udo Jürgens had laid his "thank you" out ready – "Merci, chérie"!

1967
» The moment of ESC-glory had come for the UK: Sandie Shaw sang her way into the hearts of the jury with "Puppet on a string". This was something Switzerland unfortunately didn't manage – 0 points!

1968
» Massiel from Spain makes it onto the medallists' podium with "La, la, la" – beating Cliff Richard's "Congratulations".

1969
» This would no longer be possible now: 4 out of the 16 countries shared the Grand Prix – France (Frida Boccara with "Un Jour, Un Enfant"), Netherlands (Lenny Kuhr with "De troubadour"), Spain (Salomé with "Vivo cantando") and UK (Lulu with "Boom bang a bang").

1970
The Netherlands is elected host country.
» In the end, though, Dana from Ireland can celebrate her victory with "All kinds of everything".

1971
Who would have thought it?! The voting system is amended yet again ... What came out of it was a new jury constitution and the award of 10 points per song.
» Séverine from Monaco won with her very naturalist title "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" ("A bench, a tree, a street").

1972
» "Après toi": All the other artists did follow her in the other places until the last runner-up. Vicky Leandros wins for Luxembourg.

1973
Change of rules: Everyone could sing as they liked. The language of the song was no longer specified.
» And for the second time in a row, Luxembourg makes it to the very top. In 1973, with Anne-Marie David and the song "Tu te reconnaîtras".

1974
» The ESC reached a climax: ABBA's "Waterloo" turned out to be anything but a defeat. Sweden won, and ABBA was and will be the all time favourite of the ESC.

1975
A new scoring system. 1-8, 10,12 ..., this is the way it is still done today.
» Teach-in from the Netherlands wins with a sound as clear as a bell: "Ding Dinge Dong".

1976
» The UK decides the ESC in its favour: Brotherhood of Man wins, pleading "Save Your Kisses for Me".

1977
Yet another change of direction: all contestants have to sing in their native language again.
» Marie Myriam sings about a bird and a child for France winning Europe’s heart ("L'oiseau et l'enfant").

1978
» Ihzar Cohen and the Alphabeta: With this band name, it’s hardly a surprise that the song's entitled "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"?! Delight for Israel!

1979
» And, once again, Israel strikes the right note to make it to the top - "Hallelujah" (performed by Gali Atari & Milk and Honey).

1980
ESC reaches Africa: Morocco enters the contest.
» Johnny Logan and Chorus & Sax get up there for Ireland with "What's another year", win hearts, and turn out to be right with their lyrics – except that that one year turned into seven ...

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1981
Egypt broadcasts the ESC for the first time.
» Bucks Fizz takes the trophy for the UK with "Making your mind up".

1982
» This is something the world of pop needed badly: "Ein bisschen Frieden" ("A little bit of peace"). Nicole took the trophy and the ESC to Germany.

1983
Down under: Australia broadcasts the ESC for the first time.
» And the winner was Luxembourg, , with Corinne Hermes and her song "Si la vie est un cadeau".

1984
» "Diggi-loo-diggi-ley": Sweden sends Herrey' into the race to win the prize.

1985
This was the first time the ESC was broadcast via satellite only.
» The Bobbysocks from Norway let it swing and got the cup with "La det swinge".

1986
» "J'aime la vie": 15-year-old Sandra Kim could truly say that life was cool. First place for Belgium!

1987
» Remember 1980: same country, same star, same place – only a different title. Johnny Logan is the first artist to win the ESC for the second time, this time with "Hold me now".

1988
» And the winner is ... Switzerland! And no less a person than now international star Celine Dion made it possible with "Ne partez pas sans moi".

1989
Another new rule: only those over 16 could enter the contest.
» This time it was Riva! They rocked the house for Yugoslavia – "Rock Me".

1990
New idea: The postcards presenting the participants were introduced.
» Ciao, Italia! Toto Cutugno and his song "Insieme 1992" had no reason to fear the competition. First place!

1991
» France and Sweden: two countries were level on points. In the end, Carola made the race with "Fangad av en stormvind", leaving Amina singing "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" behind. Why? Sweden got more 12-point votes.

1992
» Johnny Logan: Take 3! Ireland, asserts itself again with a song by Johnny Logan, "Why me?". Performer: Linda Martin.

1993
» And on goes the story of Irish success: The 5th Emerald Isle victory in the history of the ESC was thanks to Niamh Kavanagh with "In your eyes".

1994
» It's almost becoming routine: Ireland practically holds a season ticket for first place. For the third time in a row, the Irish win the ESC when Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan pull off this unheard-of trick with "Rock'n' roll kids".

1995
» An evening song, "Nocturne" grants Secret Garden its victory. Norway goes into raptures!

1996
The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 23 countries.
» And, well, almost the order of the day by now: the Grand Prix goes to Ireland! The 7th victory in ESC history is won by Eimear Quinn with his winning song "The Voice".

1997
» A bit of variety at the top: Katrina and the Waves take the next event to the UK with them, and while they're at it, score an international hit with "Love Shine a Light".

1998
Power to the people: televoting is introduced in the countries with the necessary infrastructure.
» And another novelty: For the first time, a transsexual "diva" won the Grand Prix. Dana International strutted onto the podium for Israel!

1999
Change of rules once again: contestants can choose what language they want to sing in!
» Take me to your heaven": Sweden's Charlotte Nilsson's plea was answered – first place in this year’s ESC paradise.

2000
ESC goes multimedia: for the first time a commercial CD featuring all 24 ESC songs comes out, and the event is broadcast live on the Internet. Additionally, all fans in Asia can now be reached via permanent facilities.
» The Olsen Brothers from Denmark were not only flying "On the Wings of Love", but also riding the wave of success.

2001
Held in front of an audience of 38,000 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, the biggest event in ESC history is broadcast all around the world.
» Here, Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL from Estonia convinced crowds and jury with their title "Everybody".

2002
Yet another change of rules: The number of participating countries is raised to 24.
» Marie N helped the Grand Prix to stay in the Baltic states – it travelled from Estonia to Latvia.

2003
» The award now journeys south from Riga to the Golden Horn: Sertab Erener mixed pop and rap in 2003, seasoning the blend with oriental flavours, and shone for Turkey in the end. Istanbul, here we come!

2004
The Eurovision community of 36 participating member countries gathered ‘Under the same sky’ in Istanbul where Ruslana, a rising Ukrainian star dressed in leather and furs, won the contest with her wild dancers!

This year, a brand-new format was devised with the competition split into a semi-final and a final and, for the first time in Eurovision history, a centralised televoting was installed.

All songs and the show itself were made available on CD and DVD. During the show, TV audience figures shot up with an average market share of 50% in the majority of the participating countries.

Because Ruslana won the contest with the song ‘Wild Dances’, next year's contest will be held in Kiev in the Ukraine.

2005
Around 280 artists were involved in the contest. The 50th anniversary edition of the Eurovision Song Contest set a new record with 39 participating countries.

For Eurovision Ukraine opened its borders. President Viktor Yushchenko signed a decree to give visa-free access to the country for a limited period to all citizens of the European Union and Switzerland.

The Final of the 50th Eurovision Song Contest was held on Saturday 21 May at the Sports Palace (Palats Sportu) in Kyiv. The Eurovision Semi Final was held on Thursday 19 May.

The event, hosted by Ukrainian national broadcaster, NTU, comprised two live televised contests in one week – a Semi Final and a Final – which were broadcast live from Kyiv over the Eurovision network.

The Eurovision Song Contest was broadcast live in over 40 countries.

The venue: The Sports Palace is the biggest indoor sport and concert venue in Kyiv and has a seating capacity of more than 7,000 originally installed seats (except more space in the middle rows).

A 2,200-strong international team worked in the Sports Palace to put on the event.

1,700 members of the Press were accredited to report on the contest.

For Eurovision fans and journalists a special „Eurocamp“ was established.

For the first time in Eurovision history Greece won the Grand Prix with Helena Paparizou’s song „My Number One“.

2006
See you in Athens!

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eurovision.tv meets …
Helena from Greece
As one of the favourites to win the competition, Greek singer Helena is quite a busy person. But eurovision.tv managed to get spend some time with a relaxed and smiling Helena in the lobby of her hotel.

eurovision.tv: Hi Helena, nice to meet you. I am curious. How come you split up with Antique? You enjoyed a lot of success with the band.

Helena: Well, we started the band in 1999 and decided to take a break in 2003. We all thought the time was right because we just weren’t developing anymore. So it was the perfect time to focus on other things and ensure that people remembered Antique as unique [laughs]. We had a very special style, a bit childish but heart-warming nonetheless. Basically, we agreed to take a break and get back together in the future. At least, I want that to happen because it was the beginning of my career and I love Antique.

eurovision.tv: But for now you’re focusing on your solo career. What does the future hold for you after the Eurovision Song Contest?

Helena: Firstly, I’ll go back to Greece and then I go to Sweden on 26 May. After that, I will be available for any country that wants me to tour there. I am available for the whole of Europe because I consider Europe to be my home. For example, on 9 May, we had Europe Day and I really celebrated it in Athens. There were 200 children painting pictures about Europe and I plan to visit each child!

eurovision.tv: Sounds like a plan. So there’s no holiday lined up after what must have been a stressful promotional tour and an exciting competition?

Helena: No, not really. But every time I am at home with my family it feels like holiday to me. And I am going to meet them soon in Sweden. They are all very excited about Eurovision – one of my nephews really loves me now. Every time I am on TV, he thinks that I am going to jump of the TV set. But I can’t so he always runs and kisses the screen [laughs]! I have to go back to Sweden soon because I miss my family there and they miss me.

eurovision.tv: I can totally understand that. But back to the present. Have you checked the latest odds? You are still the favourite.

Helena: Yes, I was told that this morning! It’s very flattering. The whole crew is exited about that and even our composer looks at the latest betting. But we never speak about being ‘Number One’. I think it is possible, even though it is a very tough competition. There are many great songs but I’d really like to see the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest in Athens. We’ve already invited everyone to Greece, even if we don’t get to host it. And wherever Eurovision takes place next year, I’ll be there. I am a big fan of Eurovision and I will be for the rest of my life.

eurovision.tv: Apart from the competition, what do you expect from this year’s Eurovision?

Helena: I think it’s all about competition, isn’t it? As I mentioned before, there are so many good songs that could easily finish in the top 5. Eurovision is still the number one song contest to me. And I hope it’ll be the same this year. I think it’s going to be a very hard Final because, in the Semi Final, there are about 15 songs that would do well in the Final. But only ten of them can qualify so it’s going be tough. But I am going to concentrate 100%. And, if I do win, I want everybody to be happy with that decision. It doesn’t make any sense when the next day’s newspapers say that the best song didn’t win. I want the perfect song to win!

eurovision.tv: We agree. Hopefully, you’ll give a perfect performance on Saturday. Good luck to you!