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Turkey: Ajda Pekkan released new album
Ajda is rightfully called a superstar in Turkey for being the number 1 pop idol of the country from the 60's until now. TRT chose her to represent Turkey in 1980 Eurovision and a lot was expected from her. Disappointment followed though when she placed 15 th in The Hague. For a few years after contest she did not return to Turkey, took a long break and tried to forget what was considered a Eurovision disaster. But since then, her career has soared both on stage and on the screen spanning 4 decades.
On 23rd July, Ajda released her new album which she produced herself. The album is called Aynen Öyle. Volga Tamöz, Mustafa Ceceli and Emre Irmak arranged songs and Şehrazat and Sezen Aksu also worked for Ajda in album. The star also gave a concert in Kuruçeşme Arena'da with an impressive 110 persons team.
An article by Hakan Yalçınkaya
You can listen to songs from the album here.
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She is nearly 70 and hott
Jonny:
Sorry, the video has been removed.
Jonny:
You will probably not read this before you go on holiday but I found a clip from the Schlager Pride. (The 3rd guy with the white cap talking in the beginning of the video is one of the "talented" Brits.)
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=uXWHTr6tqKY
the singer from Poland in the last ESC looked even more solarium -bathed than Anet and with a less stronger song and with a less good voice she made it
True..maybe Isis Gee is better known than Annet?
Mina,
i do not think that she looked that bad after all. the singer from Poland in the last ESC looked even more solarium -bathed than Anet and with a less stronger song and with a less good voice she made it..i do not know..there must be something more than the yellow dress ans the solarium..any other guess??
Iwatched again the performance of Lisa 9n 2004 in the semis..On this night her vocals were a bit out of tune and weak, she seemed to be very very nervous..i remember having noticed this even back then. But on the final she was great, everything was fine and she had the best possible draw..i think Cyprus 2004 was the moral winner of the ESC
anther big mystery for me: could anyone explain to me how this song, this strong and flawless performance did not pass the semis? I am talking about Cyprus 2006
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=RUbiey3vgI0
how this song, this strong and flawless performance did not pass the semis? I am talking about Cyprus 2006
It was a matter of vision, Vincent. Annet looked dreadful that night..that yellow dress, the solarium...people couldn't get over the look. As soon as I saw her I turned to my friends and said 'she's not going to make it to the final'.
Vincent:
I'm glad you said that. You know that "The worrying kind" is my favourite Swedish entry 
Jonny,
Yes, and it's very difficult for English speaking people to learn Swedish in Sweden because people here want to speak English.
Stockholm
I see Thats probably another reason why Brits aren't that good at foreign languages, because we are very rarely exposed to it. I can't remember the last time I saw a foreign TV programme, and 99.9% of the music in our charts is British or American, so thats all in English. And most of the diaspora here speaks English very well aswell So we're never really exposed to other languages, despite the fact we live in one of the most multi-cultural countries in europe!
oh yes!! Mina, Stockholm and Johny thanx for reminding me that i have 4 and not only 3 favourite swedish entries: the 4th is "the worrying kind", but i prefer it also without picture :-)
For me ESC 2004 was a very good one all together..as for the winner i would be happier to have seen Cyprus, Turkey or Serbia winning. I loved all of these three songs, but i agree with /marc, Cyprus should have made it, the song was soooo beautiful and the performance strong and plain..
Jonny,
I can't say that English comes naturally but compared to the other languages I took (German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Latin) English is easier. And we can listen to English every day on TV, on the radio (music), etc.
Jonny,
Yes, and it's very difficult for English speaking people to learn Swedish in Sweden because people here want to speak English with them.
Stockholm
Yes, some words are spelt very strangely! Try pronounicng this word - "'antidisestablishmentarianism", apparently it is the longest word in the english language!
The thing is that I have never been fluent in any languages. I can speak basic French & Spanish and probably have a simple conversations, but for me it doesn't come naturally and that is probably because in UK schools, languages aren't as enforced as abroad. So for you, when you start speaking English, is it difficult, or does it come naturally?
Jonny,
When I learnt English at school I found the spelling of some words a bit strange. There seemed to be letters which were not pronounced at all, "beauty" for instance. (This was before I learnt French.) The only Swedish words with an accent are "French" words.
Stockholm
Yes, I wouldnt' even know how to type those letters before I even try pronouncing them! The thing is about the english language, is that we use a standard 26 letter alphabet with no accents at all, except in words that aren't native to english, like "café". So when learning other languages, i've never been able to get to grips with pronouncing letters differently because of a funny accent thingy!
Jonny,
LOL Yes, those Brits were really talented. They didn't seem to speak a word of Swedish. The pronunciation of the å, ä and ö letters especially must be difficult.
Stockholm
LOL, I just watched the performance on oikotimes, great to see they're still performing well, even if the jumpsuits don't look quite as god 30 years on!!
And I wish I could meet those guys who could sing "Vagur du vagur jag", they sound awesome! I wouldn't have a chance, I was reading the lyrics to "Hur Svart Kan Det Va" and I was amazed at how complicated and how much pronunciation is involved in it. What I was hearing from Linda sounded completely different to what was written on the paper! I wish I understood Swedish, but I think i'll stick to French, Swedish looks too hard!
Jonny,
You can watch part of Nicole's and Hugo's performance on o i k o
To me Turkey was the winner in 2004.
Lena Philipsson is a great performer and she's very popular. When the show was over last night the audi ence shouted "Lena" until she reappeared. She had already sung 3 of her MF entries. She competed in MF in 1986, 1987 and 1988 as well. In 1988 she was the runner-up and I think she should have represented Sweden with "Om igen".
Jonny,
the guys standing next to me flying their flags were British. They could sing every song last night, even Sanna's "Vågar du vågar jag"
And as for Greece, you were Awesome
Yes, yes, I was.........lol 
Mina
Hmmmm Serbia . . . . it was nice but not much more for me. The Bosnian song in 2006 composed by Zeljko was much better in my opinion, for me "Lejla" is a nicer, more serene song and it was performed with much more emotion than "Lane Moje". And as for Greece, you were Awesome! Although I wouldn't have had you as a winner because there were bigger talents that night and better singers, but you well deserved your third place
I think Cyprus should sent that girl once more..."Stronger every minute" was breathtaking and without televotes but with juries, she would have been the winner. So maybe next year with 50/50 at last good songs will win again. Mina, about Sakis I won't say anything anymore.
My ideal winner of 2004 would have been Cyprus Although I would have been happy with Germany or Turkey aswell
My ideal winner would have been Serbia or Greece (I loved Lane Moje and I love Sakis ) but I would also be happy with Cyprus, Turkey or Sweden.
Oh god! how old is she now?? lol will she still be be singing in future as well with hunchback???
Marc
" And thinking about it, she actually looks like a glamourous wife of a footbaal player...." - OMG she does! She has that look about her! 
Mina
Yes I noticed that aswell, the lyrics are very contrasting to the song. Actually I can imagine the lyrics going with a ballad I share your opinion also that 2004 was a very strong year, and whilst Ukraine didn't send my favourite song, due to the amount of effort Ruslana put into her routine, I think she did deserve to win. Apparently their dance routine was so energetic they cracked part of the stage floor during rehearsals! My ideal winner of 2004 would have been Cyprus Although I would have been happy with Germany or Turkey aswell (By the way, reading your post about "It hurts", I listened to it again for the first time in ages and realised how catchy and infectious it is! I can't get the tune out of my head now! )
I agree with Mina, Lena must be one of the most natural performers ever on the show. Her voice is so strong, she is so sexy, beautiful.... I loved the belgian commentary before she started, and now for Sweden we have the wife of a football player. What he wanted to say is that she really looked so sexy and beautiful. And thinking about it, she actually looks like a glamourous wife of a footbaal player....
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