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THE EUROVISION PARTY
Canvas Magazine
http://www.canvasmag.net/p/eurovision_par ty_200408.php
May 4 2008
UK
Eurovision fans hold on to your seats, the Eurovision stars are
coming to London for an exclusive and intimate preview at Kings Cross'
Scala nightclub.
This year's Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Serbia, which won
last year on it's first entry as an independent country. Taking place
on the 24th May in Belgrade, the contest has a new format, taking
stage in heats with semi-finals a couple of days before the main event.
Many Eurovision entrants have pre-contest promotional tours but we
haven't been in on the camp fun for a little while. London last saw
Eurovision action in 1977, when the UK hosted the event. The setting
is one of London's best nightclubs, a converted cinema which manages
to create an intimate gig environment although it holds 1200 people
over four floors.
Top of the bill - well, our bill - are Bucks Fizz, the skirt-ripping
band that won the competition in 1984 with "Making Your Mind Up." Some
other acts are yet to be confirmed, but the show comes with its own
cheesy DJ Dave Simmons, spinning some of the other finalists' tunes
mixed with some of the old favourites.
The UK Eurovision Preview Party takes place at Scala in London on
Friday 25th April from 21:00-04:00. Full details are available on the
official event website at www.ukeurovision.com. Tickets are £10 in
advance from www.ticketweb.co.uk or £15 on the door.
Here are some other artists in the line-up. Although, surely checking
out the bands in advance might sway your vote.
Malta - Morena heads over here with her song Vodka; presumably about
the best pastime you could have on a tiny little island full of
red-faced Brits.
Ukraine - Ani Lorak with Shady Lady. She's one of the favourites to
win, has big boobs and Pat Butcher-like earrings.
Poland - Isis Gee will sing 'For Life', a song she wrote for her
husband when she moved to Poland. You could probably guess from the
name she's not Polish. She's not ancient Egyptian either; she grew
up in LA.
Iceland - Euroband promises to throw classic camp Euro-cheese in your
face. Alright, we haven't heard their song yet, but look at them -
just look at them.
Norway - You already know what Maria's song 'Hold on be strong'
sounds like just from the title. She's off of Norwegian Pop Idol and
is about to release her first album.
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Eric Lakovic Laka is daring enough to
come in with a song in his native tongue. It's called Pokušaj and
we didn't bother to look up the meaning - it's only Eurovision for
crying out loud.
Romania - Nicola and Vlad sing Pe-o margine de lume (On the edge of
the world). The guys are stopping off at the London party as part of
their London tour. Vlad is an opera tenor and Nico composes music.
Armenia - we're not sure what Sirusho's number will be yet. She's been
spreading Armenian love across the world promoting her best-selling
albums over the last few years.
--Boundary_(ID_dfxmUjS3XtZqjN7f6oRWow)--
Canvas Magazine
http://www.canvasmag.net/p/eurovision_par ty_200408.php
May 4 2008
UK
Eurovision fans hold on to your seats, the Eurovision stars are
coming to London for an exclusive and intimate preview at Kings Cross'
Scala nightclub.
This year's Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Serbia, which won
last year on it's first entry as an independent country. Taking place
on the 24th May in Belgrade, the contest has a new format, taking
stage in heats with semi-finals a couple of days before the main event.
Many Eurovision entrants have pre-contest promotional tours but we
haven't been in on the camp fun for a little while. London last saw
Eurovision action in 1977, when the UK hosted the event. The setting
is one of London's best nightclubs, a converted cinema which manages
to create an intimate gig environment although it holds 1200 people
over four floors.
Top of the bill - well, our bill - are Bucks Fizz, the skirt-ripping
band that won the competition in 1984 with "Making Your Mind Up." Some
other acts are yet to be confirmed, but the show comes with its own
cheesy DJ Dave Simmons, spinning some of the other finalists' tunes
mixed with some of the old favourites.
The UK Eurovision Preview Party takes place at Scala in London on
Friday 25th April from 21:00-04:00. Full details are available on the
official event website at www.ukeurovision.com. Tickets are £10 in
advance from www.ticketweb.co.uk or £15 on the door.
Here are some other artists in the line-up. Although, surely checking
out the bands in advance might sway your vote.
Malta - Morena heads over here with her song Vodka; presumably about
the best pastime you could have on a tiny little island full of
red-faced Brits.
Ukraine - Ani Lorak with Shady Lady. She's one of the favourites to
win, has big boobs and Pat Butcher-like earrings.
Poland - Isis Gee will sing 'For Life', a song she wrote for her
husband when she moved to Poland. You could probably guess from the
name she's not Polish. She's not ancient Egyptian either; she grew
up in LA.
Iceland - Euroband promises to throw classic camp Euro-cheese in your
face. Alright, we haven't heard their song yet, but look at them -
just look at them.
Norway - You already know what Maria's song 'Hold on be strong'
sounds like just from the title. She's off of Norwegian Pop Idol and
is about to release her first album.
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Eric Lakovic Laka is daring enough to
come in with a song in his native tongue. It's called Pokušaj and
we didn't bother to look up the meaning - it's only Eurovision for
crying out loud.
Romania - Nicola and Vlad sing Pe-o margine de lume (On the edge of
the world). The guys are stopping off at the London party as part of
their London tour. Vlad is an opera tenor and Nico composes music.
Armenia - we're not sure what Sirusho's number will be yet. She's been
spreading Armenian love across the world promoting her best-selling
albums over the last few years.
--Boundary_(ID_dfxmUjS3XtZqjN7f6oRWow)--