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Exclusive interview with Laka
Bosnia & Herzegovina: We ate the chicken!
Hello Laka and welcome to London
Thank you very much for having me here Russell, it’s a very big pleasure to be here, but something smells like a swimming pool in the back stage. I don’t know what it is.
Very sorry about that. How do you like London?
Yes, it is my second time here in London, but it is huge, you have to walk all around. I could not find my? I don’t know what! Actually we did not have a lot of time to go around.
As I do not understand Bosnian, perhaps you can tell me what your song is about?
It is actually an experiment: it’s about evolution. What I am trying to say is man did not came from monkey, he came from love. So stop acting like a monkey globally speaking – stick to love. What ever you touch in life, table, tyres, condom, shelf, knickers, speaker.
I’m not sure that I understood that, but it sounds lovely.
Thank you
In the Bosnian national final you included a chicken as part of you stage performance. Will you bring the same chicken to the Eurovision stage in Belgrade?
We will have some chicks, but not the chicken this time. The EBU told me not to bring the chicken. It has something to do with the EBU rules. So we sent the chicken to the spicy cooking coupe and we all had dinner, or supper as you say in the UK – we eat the chicken. But, we have a couple of pictures of the chicken so we are going to stick the chicken on some T-shirts, so we can spread it around Belgrade.
As you’re not allowed the chicken, do you think this is fair as Ireland is taking a turkey to Eurovision this year?
Yes, by the time we discovered the turkey, they (the Irish) would say that we had copied them, so we killed the chicken. Sorry chicken, see you in heaven.
Laka, are you a big Eurovision fan?
Actually, last year I put the Eurovision on mute and listened to Radiohead. I loved those guys from the Ukraine (Verka Serduchka), they were fancy smancy and Lords (Lordi) were a big surprise. After Lordi, everything was different. After September 11 and Lordi everything is different, in the world and in Eurovision.
Can you tell me a little about your recording carer? In which territories do you sell you records?
You know that we have private copies, so we don’t sell cds no more. I get sympathy from the people, so they buy my cds to support me, but actually the record company get all the money, so I am still poor. What I have right now is the satisfaction from the music. But I will play in Croatia, Romania and Serbia, because we understand each others languages, but maybe in the UK next. They will make my song in English so I can sing in the UK too.
Laka please tell me about the English language version of Pokusaj.
Yes, we have an English version but it is not a literal translation.
How do you plan to present the song on the Eurovision stage in Belgrade?
It will be me and the chick and four more persons. No chicken, but the chick will be there. We will do a cabaret and some theatre, you will be surprised. Pleasantly surprised.
Finally, do you have a message for esctoday reader?
If you don’t like my song, don’t vote for me, in any case you will be acting like a monkey. Man did not come from monkey; he came from love and if you love me, vote for me. Thank you
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@jaen flores
omg,please stop acting so silly..like you never ate the chicken..eating chicken is not cruelty...
You are a monkey Laka.
You are both stupid and also lack the abillty to feel compassion.
What seperate us from the animals is our brain and the abillity to feel compassion to others.
What a sick thing to allow animals on stage like that,ill bet there isn't any laws that force you to use anaesthetic when the animals are butchered in Bosnia either.
I loved the melody,but the lyrics is completely rubbish.
STOP CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Good Luck to Bosnia from Azerbaijan! 
this is really great.. even though i bet that bosnian version of this interview would be much funnier!
(is he really that good in english?)
@fabio
you said everything that i want to say and i can´t.
agree 110%
@Fabio:
Go maaaan, tell them! I agree with u, 105 % 
@ T K
yes, we know what vidovdan and nunanej also mean, but like u said, shhhh, we dont want to start the same topic again!
And how do u know so much about serbia? I bet that more then a half ppl here never heard of vidovdan, and u know its meaning!!!
The best song this year...most original.
Laka is nice. Nobody is indifferent here ) Real art is the thing that doesn't know indifference!
more decent than spanish estonian latvian and irish entry...
the chicken 12 ( sympathy vote for suffering on stage with an incredibly disgusting song and stupid performance)
Bosnia 0 ( for cruelty to animals)
Turkey will never give you any vote!
bahaha Laka you crackhead 
my personal fave is wen he says he watched last yr's esc on mute pure classic!!
arguagbly the weirdest, bravest, intelligent or stupid song depending on how u look at it.. i personally find it rather endearing- good luck bonsna i hercegovina
@nole: hehe yeh and we know the other meaning behind vidovdan and nunanej too, but shhhhh
so even tho i cant stand it, i totally undestand why it is so beautiful to serbs
Good luck Bosnia!
Of course it is a joke. Ha. Ha. Ha. How "funny".
Do we really need jokes like this? Or maybe performers had better concentrate on the songs?
I really like the Bosnian entry. I wasn't sure at first, then it grew on me, and now it's the one I want to win. I'm just sad that the chicken can't be a part of the act - such a well behaved and handsome bird.
SARAJEVO 2009
Good luck to LAKA!!!
@fabio
you're totally right!
"like a star, like a hero, my love will survive" lol
Im so glad i changed your opinion!
C ya!
@ Nole
Honestly I thought they were just nunas for the sake of nunas! I didn't know that at all but that's actually quite nice to find out cos I never really rated the Serbian entry probably cos I never understood it
I still love the Bosnian entry though. Even if the lyrics are a bit wacky, the music is so joyous I can't help but feel happier when I listen to it
Laka seems like a really nice guy.... I love this song!!
@DannyT
She also mentions Vidovdan, and it is believed that on that day a girl is dreaming for a guy she loves, and nunanej are the lyrics of an serbian lullaby! So it makes sense perfectly!
She wants to sleep to dream a guy she loves!
@ Nole
You say the lyrics are crap and then finish off your comment with go Serbia. Now I am no songwriter but I am pretty sure the nunanunanunas of the Serbian entry hardly constitute a Dylanesque composition.
I cant believe that someone can love this song!!! Its pure crap!!! The lyrics just dont make sense, and the two of them look like they have just left a madhouse! Creepy...
but,
De gistibus non est disputandum!
GOO SERBIA!
- DK-Eiler Yiha
Thanx alot!!!
I would say Norway would get Sweden's 12 points if they reach the final. Obvious thing to say but Norway deserves to do very well
SWEDISH PREVIEW OF EUROVISION.
5 voters with max. 5 points pr. song
4 from Sweden, 1 from Finland.
Result of the first Swedish preview show:
The first 10 song in Semi Final 1:
ESTONIA - 2 points
Comments:
"Three bad singers". "Boring and not even funny costumes"
SAN MARINO - 7 points
Comments:
"The possibility to compete with every kind of music you want is good, but participate with such a boring, dull song"
MONTENEGRO - 7 points
Comments:
"Classic bad eurovision song an not very original". "Nice produced, but insignificant".
MOLDOVA - 9 points
Comments:
"Nice and jazzie song". "Bad English, but easy listening".
SLOVENIA - 13 points
Comments:
"Up-tempo easy song, nice girl, but the refrain is forgetable"
BELGIUM- 14 points
Comments:
"Strange, but a song that you'll keep in mind." "This is what eurovision is about." (Not everybody agrees in the jury.)
ISRAEL - 14 points
Comments:
"Nice guy, Nice voice." "Not sure how this will capture Europe". "A little fear for not singing clear at ESC."
POLAND - 15 points
Comments:
"If she can sing like in the video, this should be a favorite to win." Clean, nice american song, which is good."
AZERBAIJAN - 17 points
Comments:
"With a good stage show, this could get high". "Nice singers - very good voices, but a catchy refrain".
NORWAY - 24 points
Comments:
"It give us power, energy and hope - that is music's finest job". "Very good, Very good singer". "She's gonna be in the
top 5." Perfect!
That was the first program from SVT.
@Jonny K,
your assumption is correct!
That chicken is in heaven but they'll go straight to hell so no chance they will meet again!
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