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Ukraine In The Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Ukraine debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song " Hasta la Vista" written by Svika Pick and Mirit Shem-Or. The song was performed by Oleksandr Ponomaryov, who was internally selected in February 2003 by the Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) to represent Ukraine at the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia. The song, "Hasta la Vista", was presented to the public on 21 March 2003. Ukraine competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 16, Ukraine placed fourteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 30 points. Background On 25 May 2002, the Ukrainian national broadcaster, National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU), confirmed their intentions to debut at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest for the first time after broadcasting the 2002 contest. The nation had previously planned to debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 and 1996. NTU would also broadcast the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Ponomaryov
Oleksandr Ponomariov ( ua, Олександр Пономарьов; born August 9, 1973) is a Ukrainian singer. He has been awarded the country's "Singer of the Year" seven times. Ponomariov was born in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. One of his early interests was boxing. When his eyesight started to deteriorate he was forbidden to fight by his doctor. While he had always enjoyed singing, he never thought that music could be his main occupation. Despite this, he applied to a music college where he encountered one drawback: he could not read music. The college professors accepted him on the basis of his excellent singing voice and allowed him to stay on the condition that he master the school's seven-year curriculum in the space of one year. He apparently succeeded. Since 1992, Oleksandr has taken part in dozens of Ukrainian and international festivals. In 1998, Ukraine's government recognized Oleksandr by awarding him the title of "Honored Artist of Ukraine". Oleksandr, performing " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Hello from Mars" written by Mārtiņš Freimanis and Lauris Reiniks. The song was performed by the group F.L.Y. In addition to participating in the contest, the Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in 2002 with the song " I Wanna" performed by Marie N. LTV organised the national final ''Eirodziesma 2003'' in order to select the Latvian entry for the 2003 contest in Riga. Fifteen songs were selected to compete in the national final on 1 February 2003 where two rounds of public televoting selected "Hello from Mars" performed by F.L.Y. as the winner. As the host country, Latvia qualified to compete directly in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 21, Latvia placed twenty-fourth out of the 26 participating countries with 5 points. Background Prior to the 2003 contest, Latvia had participated in the Eurovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries In The Eurovision Song Contest 2003
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Kievskiye Vedomosti
The ''Kievskiye Vedomosti'' (russian: Киевские ведомости) was a local daily Russian-language newspaper, based in Kyiv. It was published between 1992 and 2010 in a tabloid format. Its chief editor, Viktor Chayka, had been affiliated with the Narodnyy Rukh Ukrainy party, but was expelled after the ''Kievskiye Vedomosti'' took an independent line, and criticised selected Rukh members. In the late 1990s, two of the correspondents for ''Kievskiye Vedomosti'' were killed in connection with a government investigation into journalis Kievskiye Vedomosti is a member of UAPP The Ukrainian Association of Press Publishers (UAPP) is a voluntary non-governmental and non-profit organization of the publishers of periodic press – periodic print publications (newspapers and magazines). UAPP announced its foundation on Mar .... External links ''Kievskiye Vedomosti'' online Newspapers established in 1992 Russian-language newspapers published in Ukraine Mass media in Kyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlo Shylko
Pavlo Yurievich Shylko (Ukrainian: Павло Юрійович Шилько) (also known as DJ Pasha, born 6 August 1977 in Mezhdurechensk) is a Ukrainian radio and television presenter. He co-hosted Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with Maria Efrosinina (Masha) at the Palace of Sports in Kyiv. Career His career began around 1996 as a radio DJ for the Ukrainian radio station Gala Radio. He wrote the song for Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 " Show Me Your Love" performed by Tina Karol. In the final, it had received 145 points, pushing it into 7th place. In addition he arranged the Ukrainian commentary on the 2003 contest, the 2006 contest and the Fiftieth Anniversary Special. He was later named the spokesperson of Eurovision Song Contest 2017. See also * List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition, held every year by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. This page is a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Day (Kiev)
''Den ( uk, День, ''The Day'') is a Kyiv-based daily broadsheet newspaper. The newspaper is published in three languages: Ukrainian, Russian and English. History and profile ''Den'' was founded in 1996. Larysa Ivshyna is the paper's editor-in-chief. The paper was linked to former prime minister Yevhen Marchuk, her husband. The paper is also notable for its annual photography contest, being the main photo event in Ukraine. ''Den'' is a member of UAPP The Ukrainian Association of Press Publishers (UAPP) is a voluntary non-governmental and non-profit organization of the publishers of periodic press – periodic print publications (newspapers and magazines). UAPP announced its foundation on Mar .... References External links Official website ) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First
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Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands. The country consists of nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilization, being the birthplace of Athenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom In The Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song " Cry Baby" written by Martin Isherwood. The song was performed by the duo Jemini. The British entry for the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia was selected via the national final ''A Song for Europe 2003'', organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Eight acts competed in the national final which consisted of a semi-final and a final, during which the winner was selected entirely through a regional televote. In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, the United Kingdom performed in position 15 and placed twenty-sixth (last) out of the 26 participating countries, failing to score any points. This was the first time the nation had placed last in the history of the competition and also the first time the nation received ''nul points''. Background Prior to the 2003 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-five times. Thus far, the United Kingdom has won the contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; french: Union européenne de radio-télévision, links=no, UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations whose countries are within the European Broadcasting Area or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 112 member organizations from 54 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and had its administrative headquarters in Geneva and technical office in Brussels. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tallinn, Estonia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Everybody" by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV), the contest was held at the Saku Suurhall on 25 May 2002. The contest was presented by Estonian opera singer Annely Peebo and actor Marko Matvere. It was the first Eurovision Song Contest held in one of the former Soviet republics. Twenty-four countries participated in the contest. , , , , , and returned after their relegation from the previous edition. , , , and were relegated due to their poor results in 2001. It was the first (and only) time Ireland and Norway were relegated from the contest. was also set to sit out this year, but when announced their non-participation, due to internal problems at its broadcaster, it left a spot open for Latvia to take, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diva (Dana International Song)
"Diva" ( he, דיווה) is the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Hebrew by Israeli singer Dana International representing . The music was composed by Svika Pick, with lyrics written by Yoav Ginai. The song was produced by Offer Nissim with music arrangements by Alon Levin and included on her fifth album, '' Free'' (1999). It was Israel's third winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest, following the consecutive victories of and . Dana International's win is considered one of the most groundbreaking moments in Eurovision history. Eurovision selection and victory The song became the last entry entirely in a language other than English to win the contest until 2007. As the song did not have any live orchestral accompaniment, the interval act was the last time live music from an orchestra was used in the contest, as the 1999 contest lacked the necessary budget and was held in a venue not large enough to hold one. The selection of Dana International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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