| Eurovision Song Contest News - 2008 Belgrade, Serbia 

Whatever ...

The 2008 National selection took place (Feb. 27th)
and this is the winning SONG that will represent GREECE:

"SECRET COMBINATION" - KALOMIRA
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=8MVqbovtL7k (promo video in studio)
Watch her LIVE! Winning performance: --> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=qYZTf2or0ak
Here is a fan's cute car.TUNE clip: --> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=_Gcp2C3WDe8
BEST OF LUCK TO GREECE AND KALOMIRA AT THE ESC 2008 BELGRADE!

The other two Greek ESC 2008 contestants were:
* "Always and Forever" - Kostas Martakis
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=-kQ93atFYsE (promo video in studio)
Watch his LIVE! performance: --> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=sPhyh08_iTc

* "A Chance for Love" - Chryspa
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=u7_XpRSi1R8 (promo video in studio)
Watch her LIVE! performance: --> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=JW0d3FjkTrE

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FLASHBACK!

The ESC 2006 ATHENS was a most highly anticipated event and, IMO, the best ESC in its 52 years!
--> http://www.amazon.co(...)TF8&n=229816&s=music

Greece delivered and EUROPE ... FELT THE RHYTHM !!!

OPENING ACT - ESC 2006 ATHENS - Semifinal - GREEK GODS performing popular ESC tunes
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=-D_bUXVuV84

ESC 2006 ATHENS | SemiFinal * Recap of all 23 Songs *
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=yVagqt8x130

Interval act - ESC 2006 ATHENS - Semifinal - SAKIS ROUVAS "I'm in love with you"
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=m9giqm5fhRI

OPENING ACT - ESC 2006 ATHENS - Final
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=iNp_mzJDx-8

... Followed by a rendition of Greece's ESC 2005 WINNING SONG
"My Number One" with Helena Paparizou:
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=LctptYDPGt8

ESC 2006 ATHENS | Final * Recap of all 24 Songs *
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=2V7ml62mLA4

ESC 2006 ATHENS - Final / Interval act A' - Helena Paparizou - "Mambo"
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=tjIkYlPEaYA

Green room --> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=ZTKIAXCmgmM

... Then, there was a SPECIAL instrumental segment of "Who Pays the Ferryman?",
the prize-winning music of the BBC TV series, composed by Greece's Yannis Markopoulos

... There was also another WONDERFUL Interval act B' about the
History of Music and Dance, which in fact originated from Greece
(again, a clip could not be found)


All in all, both the Semifinal and Final of the ESC 2006 ATHENS were indeed SPECTACULAR
and something about ... "Greeks doing it better..." comes to mind!


Congratulations to those ESC fans, who voted for Greece's "Everything" with ANNA * VISSI ...
YOU had(have) great taste in MUSIC! VIDEO CLIP: --> http://youtube.com/watch?v=ykieAsZsvOE
(Her music video won 1st price on ESCRADIO.COM)

Her LIVE! performance at the Final was AMAZING!
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=lWOYeBAijKA

And "Everything" at No. 9 was just as fine,because Greece's ANNA * VISSI
is the reason why, in 2006, Eurovision was renamed ... Euro.VISSI.on!!!

Also, reminding you of "Feel the Party" ~ Anna Vissi and the competing
Final Four Songs in the Greek 2006 National Selection :

BEAUTIFUL NIGHT: --> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=XYmUvpOVFQE
WHO CARES ABOUT LOVE?: --> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=AZYbtKhXBGQ
WELCOME TO THE PARTY: --> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=GVePsl411Zk
EVERYTHING: --> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=h1Y-KH3xzAk

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SOME OF MY TOP ESC FAVORITES :

Greece's "My Number One" (WINNER, ESC 2005)
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=sMsvj3VZe0w

Greece's "Shake It" (3rd place, ESC 2004)
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=349tbmQ9HDM

Greece's "Die for you" (3rd place, ESC 2001)
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=P4QD2ek9Kaw

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MORE of my favourite ESC songs:

Turkey's "Every way that I can" (Winner, ESC 2003)
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=WYdDa27xpmE
Although, I believe that, at the Latin Grammy Awards, in 2000,
SHAKIRA, used the veils first ---> http://youtube.com/watch?v=GD37jsuH4A4

Greece's "Never let you go" - ESC 2003
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=iVbPjEyJ-oE
(Mando has a really GREAT voice!!)

Greece's "Anixi" (Spring) - ESC 1991
--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qtt-aWz5PPs
(Sophia Vossou has an AMAZING voice!!)

Greece's "S.A.G.A.P.O." (I L.O.V.E. Y.O.U.) - ESC 2002
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=roVQLBO2LgQ
(Still such a GREAT and ORIGINAL song ... Awesome!)

Cyprus's "Ela Ela" (Come baby) - ESC 2005
--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uzk58zM_QQc

Greece's "To diko sou asteri" (Your star) - ESC 1989
--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=IdwbtLPQ21I
video clip: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vHj1fnKCsT0

Serbia-Montenegro "Lane Moje" - ESC 2004
--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=9y34uCKb22I

Cyprus's "Aspro/Mavro" (Black/White) - ESC 1987
--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=kIQP-Njb1kY

Denmark "I'm talking to you" - ESC 2005
--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=bd6NlpyCCKQ
(Great love song!)

Israel "Ha-sheket she-nish'ar" - ESC 2005
--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=3IostUICfUs
(Lovely voice!)

Malta "On again, off again" - ESC 2004
--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=cp5-5rR91Bo

Romania's "Let me try" - ESC 2005
--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=0Mb6H3NobXQ

Romania's "Tornero" - ESC 2006
--> http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=vmJOSwW06og
(As far as I am concerned, it was a winning SONG!)

Bosnia Herzegovina "Lejla" - ESC 2006
--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=vroikNilHQI

Turkey's "Superstar" - ESC 2006
--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=ImgHz926ooE

Andorra's "Sense tu" - ESC 2006
--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=xE272rNiNKo

Bulgaria's "Let me cry" - ESC 2006
--> http://youtube.com/watch?v=4RE6aMT-fqQ


... Obviously, the list could go on!!!