|
MontenegroSong 2007
Montenegro debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "'Ajde, kroči" written by Slaven Knezović and Milan Perić. The song was performed by Stevan Faddy. The Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) organised the national final ''MontenegroSong 2007'' in order to select the Montenegrin entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. Ten entries competed in the national final on 25 February 2007 where public televoting selected "'Ajde, kroči" performed by Stevan Faddy as the winner with 4,747 votes. Montenegro competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 7, "'Ajde, kroči" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Montenegro placed twenty-second out of the 28 participating countries in the semi-final with 33 points. Background On 13 October 2006, the Montene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevan Faddy
Stevan Faddy ( cnr, Стеван Фeди, Stevan Fedi; born 2 September 1986, in Kotor) is a Montenegrin musician. He took part in Montevizija 2005, with "Utjeha". He also participated in Sunčane Skale 2003 singing "Poslednja obala". On 25 February 2007, he won a landslide victory in MontenegroSong 2007 with his song " Ajde Kroči" and won a ticket to represent Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 held in Helsinki, Finland. Stevan was the first singer representing Montenegro after its independence. He is currently living in Podgorica, Montenegro. Music career His first attempt to enter Eurovision came in Evropesma 2005, with "Utjeha". He won second place at Montevizija and fourth in the finals. At Montevizija in 2006, Faddy took first place with the song "Cipele," notably ahead of previous Evropesma winners No Name. At the finals, Faddy finished third. On 25 February 2007, he won a landslide victory in MontenegroSong 2007 with his song "Ajde Kroči" and won a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Name (Montenegrin Band)
No Name ( cnr, Но нејм, No nejm) was a Montenegrin boyband, best known for the controversies surrounding their participation in the national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The group made its debut in 2005, with the song "Zauvijek moja" (Forever Mine) ( Milan Perić/Slaven Knezović), winning the 2005 Europjesma and thus representing Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The group fared 7th in the ESC with a total of 137 points, succeeding in obtaining the straight pass to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 for Serbia and Montenegro. It was founded on 19 November 2003. In November 2006, bassist Marko Perić left the group for an unknown reason. The group disbanded in 2008. Members *Marko Perić - (2003–2006) (bass guitar) * Marko Prentić (vocal, solo guitar) * Danijel Alibabić (vocal) * Branko Nedović (keyboards) * Dragoljub Purlija (drums) * Bojan Jovović (keyboards, back vocal). Controversies In 2005, as complete ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montenegro In The Eurovision Song Contest
Montenegro has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 12 times since its debut in . Previously it had participated as part of (both the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from to and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in ) and as part of (from to ). The entrants from , No Name, were from Montenegro, as were the and entrants for . History Before Montenegro became an independent country on 3 June 2006, the country had participated as part of and later . Entries from Montenegro also placed 4th in and 18th in as part of Yugoslavia, and 7th in as part of Serbia and Montenegro. Montenegrin broadcaster Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) organised the national final ''MontenegroSong'' to select the country's entries in and , and internally selected the entry in . As an independent country, Montenegro failed to qualify for the grand final during its debut in , as well as its appearances in and . The country placed 11th in the first semi-final in 2009, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESC 2007 Montenegro - Stevan Faddy - Ajde Kroci
ESC may refer to: Education * Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, a type of French business school * Edison State College, now Florida SouthWestern State College * Empire State College of the State University of New York * English Subject Centre, a British English-language educational organization * Equatorial College School, a school in the Ibanda District of Uganda * European School, Culham, in Oxfordshire, England * European Solidarity Centre, a museum and library in Gdańsk, Poland * European Solidarity Corps, volunteering program by the European Commission * European Space Camp Government and politics * Environmental Study Conference, U.S. House of Representatives * Economic and Social Council (Arab League) * European Social Charter * Essential Services Commission (Victoria) * Essential Services Commission of South Australia Science and engineering Organizations * Electrical Safety Council, now Electrical Safety First, a British charity * European Society of Cardiology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland In The Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Switzerland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Vampires Are Alive" written by René Baumann and Axel Breitung. The song was performed by DJ BoBo, which is the artistic name of singer René Baumann who was internally selected by the Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse in December 2006 to represent the nation at the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. "Vampires Are Alive" was presented to the public as the Swiss song on 21 February 2007. Switzerland competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 8, "Vampires Are Alive" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Switzerland placed twentieth out of the 28 participating countries in the semi-final with 40 points. Background Prior to the 2007 contest, Switzerland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-seven t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Georgia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Visionary Dream" written by Beka Jafaridze and Bibi Kvachadze. The song was performed by Sopho, who was internally selected in December 2006 by the Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) to compete at the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. A national final was held to select the song that Sopho would perform. An open call for song submissions was held which resulted in the shortlisting of five entries that were presented to the public during a televised production on 3 March 2007. The results of a public televote exclusively resulted in the selection of "My Story" as the Georgian entry, having received 51% of the votes. The song was later retitled for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Visionary Dream". Georgia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 6, "Visionary Dream" was announced among the top 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Athens, Greece, following the country's victory at the with the song "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), the contest was held at the Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, and consisted of a semi-final on 18 May, and a final on 20 May 2006. The two live shows were presented by American television personality Maria Menounos and Greek former contestant Sakis Rouvas. Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest. Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest, Armenia took part for the first time. Meanwhile, Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest, Austria, Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest, Hungary, and Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest, Serbia and Montenegro announced their non-participation in the contest. Serbia and Montenegro had intended to participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Four (Eurovision)
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and Live radio, radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Serbia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Molitva" written by Saša Milošević Mare and Vladimir Graić. The song was performed by Marija Šerifović. The Serbian national broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) organised the national final ''Beovizija 2007'' in order to select the Serbian entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. The national final consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final on 7 and 8 March 2007, respectively. Twenty entries competed in the semi-final where the top ten qualified to the final following the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public televote. The ten qualifiers competed in the final which resulted in "Molitva" performed by Marija Šerifović as the winner following the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and a public televote. Serbia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 15, "Mol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alenka Gotar
Alenka Gotar is a Slovene soprano singer, born in Rodica, Domžale, Rodica in 1977. With the song "Cvet z juga" ("Flower of the South"), she represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. Achieving seventh place in the semi-final, she became the first Slovene to qualify to the grand final, where she ended fifteenth with 66 points. Biography Alenka Gotar began her musical interest by attending a small music school where she learned piano and guitar. Afterwards, she attended music and ballet school in Ljubljana, where Markos Bajuk taught her solo singing. After graduating in 1996, she applied to study singing at the Musical Academy in Basel, Switzerland, and in 1999, she attended the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, where she was taught by Lilijan Sukis. Alenka gained her diploma in 2000. In Salzburg, she continued studies in singing and opera with Sukis, along with perfecting her craft in Rome with Maya Sunari-Biankini, and with Marjana Lipovšek a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Cvet z juga" written by Andrej Babić. The song was performed by Alenka Gotar. Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenija) organised the national final ''EMA 2007'' in order to select the Slovenian entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. The national final consisted of two semi-finals and a final where the winner was selected over two rounds of public voting. The top two entries in the first round competed in the second round where "Cvet z juga" performed by Alenka Gotar was eventually selected as the winner. Slovenia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 25, "Cvet z juga" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 12 May. This marked the first time that Slovenia qualified to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest from a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitry Koldun
Dmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun ( be, Дзмітры Аляксандравіч Калдун, Dzmitry Kaldun; russian: link=no, Дми́трий Алекса́ндрович Колду́н; born 11 June 1985) is a Belarusian pop singer. Koldun rose to fame through his participation in several Russian television talent shows. In 2006, he won the sixth season of '' Fabrika Zvyozd''. He acquired further fame when he represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with "Work Your Magic". Koldun finished sixth overall, which remains the country's most successful result to date. He starred as ''Joaquín'' in the rock opera ''"Звезда и Смерть Хоакина Мурьеты"'' (The Star and the Death of Joaquín Murety) staged at the Lenkom Theatre. After his ''Fabrika Zvyozd'' and Eurovision success, Koldun was catapulted into a teen idol status in the Russophone world, but later grew into a more mature image. In total, Koldun has released five studio albums and one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.png "Click for more on -> Big Four (Eurovision)")
