Eurovision 2009
May. 16th, 2009 06:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
It's that time again! Mmm Eurovision. Gotta love a song contest that encompasses all of Europe. Actually got to watch the semi-finals live, but missed the finals (might get to see the recast).
This years winners were:
1. Norway - "Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak
2. Iceland - "Is it True?" by Yohanna
3. Azerbaijan - "Always" by AySel and Arash
4. Turkey - "Dum Tek Tek" by Hadise
5. England - "It's My Time" by Jade Ewan
6. Estonia - "Randajad" by Urban Symphony (in Estonian)
7. Greece - "This is Our Night" by Sakis Rouvas
8. France - "Et s'il fallait le faire" by Patricia Kaas (in French)
9. Bosnia and Herzegovina - "Bistra voda" by Regina (in Bosnian)
10. Armenia - "Jan Jan" by Inga and Anush (in English and Armenian)
I also quite enjoyed Cyprus's entry "Firefly" by Christina Metaxa, Ireland's "Et Cetera" by Sinead Mulvey and Black Daisy, Slovenia's "Love Symphony" by Quartissimo featuring Martina Majerle, Ukraine's "Be My Valentie (Anti-Crisis Girl)" by Svetlana Loboda, and Israel's "There Must Be Another Way" by Noa & Mira Awad.
Also, the ceremonies opened with a performance by Cirque de Soleil.
This years winners were:
1. Norway - "Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak
2. Iceland - "Is it True?" by Yohanna
3. Azerbaijan - "Always" by AySel and Arash
4. Turkey - "Dum Tek Tek" by Hadise
5. England - "It's My Time" by Jade Ewan
6. Estonia - "Randajad" by Urban Symphony (in Estonian)
7. Greece - "This is Our Night" by Sakis Rouvas
8. France - "Et s'il fallait le faire" by Patricia Kaas (in French)
9. Bosnia and Herzegovina - "Bistra voda" by Regina (in Bosnian)
10. Armenia - "Jan Jan" by Inga and Anush (in English and Armenian)
I also quite enjoyed Cyprus's entry "Firefly" by Christina Metaxa, Ireland's "Et Cetera" by Sinead Mulvey and Black Daisy, Slovenia's "Love Symphony" by Quartissimo featuring Martina Majerle, Ukraine's "Be My Valentie (Anti-Crisis Girl)" by Svetlana Loboda, and Israel's "There Must Be Another Way" by Noa & Mira Awad.
Also, the ceremonies opened with a performance by Cirque de Soleil.
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Date: 2009-05-19 05:27 pm (UTC)I usually spell it Mor Ve Ötesi but then I found you, so now I'll have both spellings. ;)
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Date: 2009-05-19 05:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-19 06:11 pm (UTC)I found Mor Ve Ötesi when trying to avoid listening to the ESC. ;)
I don't usually like the music in that competition but two years ago I found a German jazz band that I really liked and some other songs were good, so I thought I'd start watching just to see if there were anything I liked.
I loved Mor Ve Ötesi right from the first time I heard them! :D I've tried to get a hold of their records but haven't found anything here.
The songs I have, I've managed to get through other sources, like YouTube.
I take it you must be European then, if you watch the ESC? ;)
I forgot to watch it this year, I was visiting my aunt on her 60-ieth birthday.
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Date: 2009-05-20 03:03 am (UTC)YouTube is a good source for Mor Ve Otesi. I was able to find two of their albums Yaz (3 songs) and Dunya Yalan Soyluyor (10 songs) on iTunes and a few other mp3s randomly on the internet.
Not European, just an American with a love of European (and Asian) music and languages.
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Date: 2009-06-01 08:30 pm (UTC)I've actually started to learn Turkish, thanks to Mor Ve Ötesi.
It's incredibly difficult but fun, I'm a huge language geek. ;)
I think my fave songs are: Yalniz Sarki, Deli, Sirket and Cambaza...but I guess I just like their style in general, even though I normally listen to a lot of jazz/funk/pop like Jamiroquai, Level 42 etc. :)
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Date: 2009-05-19 05:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-20 03:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-01 08:27 pm (UTC)I'm interested both from a cultural and historical perspective, aswell as a practical and spiritual perspective, even though I'm still a sceptic to some things I can't deny what I've experienced. Even though I can't explain the reasons for it...