Sunday, May 17, 2009

Carry me in your dreams (Albania song)

Lyrics
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Final
Albania


Performer: Kejsi Tola
Song title: Carry Me In Your Dreams
Song writer(s): Agim Doçi
Song composer(s): Edmond Zhulali

My love for you grows with each passing day
I’m by your side when you’re away
When I miss you and long for your care
I close my eyes and you there.

All that I ask is one moment in time
No strings attached, no drawing lines
You fill my thoughts even when you’re not here
I close my eyes, close my eyes and I feel
You’re there!

Take my love, take my heart
Carry me with you in your dreams
No, no never let go
Wonder of love – Magical glow.

Take my love, take my heart
Carry me with you in your dreams
No, no never let go
Wonder of love – Magical glow.

All that I ask is one moment in time
No strings attached, no drawing lines
You fill my thoughts even when you’re not here
I close my eyes, close my eyes and I feel
You’re there!

Take my love, take my heart
Carry me with you in your dreams
No, no never let go
Wonder of love – Magical glow.

Search for me in your dreams
Search for me, it’s where I’ll be.

Take my love, take my heart
Carry me with you in your dreams
No, no never let go
Wonder of love – Magical glow. (2)

Eurovision 2009 Finalists

Runner-up is Iceland, my favourite beautiful princess Yohanna with ballad "Is it true?"!

It's a miracle because nobody predicted Icelend to rise so high! I wished her success and the miracle had happened.

Third place is Azerbaidjan with Arash and a hit song "You are always on my mind" which I liked too.

4 - Turkey, Hadise

5 - UK, Jade Ewen and Andrew Lloyd Webber "It's my time" Good song - but for a musical, not for Eurovision.

6 - Estonia - pretty Sanrda and Urban Symphony, one of my favourites too. Magic song.

7 - Greece - Sakis Rouvas - This is our night

8 - France - Patricia Kaas
The singer still looks well but there was no song!

9 - Bosnia & Herzegovina - Bistra Voda

Armenia - Inga & Anush - 10 - great costumes but I didn't like the song. "Everybody move your body" in national costumes looks and sounds awful!


Russia (Anastasia Prihodko) is 11. I really liked her perfomance at rehearsal but she was not so convincing during final. And the screens where she grew old... It was original but many said it looked like a horror movie, too disgusting.

Ukraine - Svetlana Loboda - Anti-Crisis girl is 12. Sorry about it, she deserved more.

I also enjoyed very much song and a girl-singer from Albania (Albania again) -
Kejsi Tola - Carry Me In Your Dreams though she is just 17.

Poor opera singer Malena from Sweden - 21 and Chiara (Malta) - 22. Really strong voices, but nobody appreciated them.

Eurovision 2009 Final

The best Eurovision show which I have ever seen! Brilliant perfomance! Long live Russia! Excellent!
Sure all countries were sincere when thanked for the great show and even spoke Russian!

Most contestants performed properly. Though some were a little nervous (Prihodko, Yohanna, Sandra etc.) and I am happy that have seen them before when they showed their best.

Alexander Rybak from Norway is a winner.



He is a nice boy, charming, sincere and charismatic. And almost Russian. Glad for him.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Eurovision - Rehearsal



Yes I did it! I have visited Dress Rehearsal on Friday evening.

It was really interesting and exciting, especially as I have been to Olympiskiy for the first time. And maybe for the last. It's a huge building and if you are not sitting just near the stage you see artists like cockroaches. Though there are 2 screens but they are so small that I had to use opera-glass to watch the screen!

As for a sound, light and special effects they were not bad. But as we already live in XXI century and for millions of dollars which they spent on the contest I expected more.

Hosts - Ivan Urgant and Alsou spoke English fast and not bad! But I didn't understand why the contest needs hosts because they appeared maybe just for 5 minutes during 2 hours.

Nobody announced contestants, their songs and countries. I had to read the names on the screen.

But music was good, and I enjoyed the songs.

Bilan appeared in the beginning with "Believe".

I liked Patricia Kaas and Jade Ewen, very cool and cheerful German band.

And even Anastasia Prihodko impressed me. Audience was happy and really supported her! Very original perfomance.

Eurovision 2009 - 2nd Semi-Final

There were really many strong contestants and I am happy that almost all of my favourits are in the final!

Except Ireland with a really spirited song "Et Cetera".



But they passed:

Ukraine - Svetlana Loboda - Anti-crisis girl



Azerbaidjan - Arash - "You are always on my mind"



and Estonia - URBAN SYMPHONY

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Is it true?

Lyrics
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Semi-Final (1)
Iceland (RÚV)


Performer: Yohanna
Song title: Is It True?
Song writer(s): Óskar Páll Sveinsson, Chris Neil, Tinatin Japaridze
Song composer(s): Óskar Páll Sveinsson, Chris Neil, Tinatin Japaridze

You say you really know me,
you’re not afraid to show me
what is in your eyes
So tell me about the rumours
Are they only rumours?
Are they only lies?
Falling out of a perfect dream, coming out of the blue.
Is it true?
Is it over?
Did I throw it away?
Was it you?
Did you tell me you would never leave me this way?
If you really knew me
You couldn’t do this to me
You would be my friend
If one of us is lying
There’s no use in trying
No need to pretend
Falling out of a perfect dream, coming out of the blue
Is it true?
Is it over?
Did I throw it away?
Was it you?
Did you tell me you would never leave me this way?
Is it true?
Is it over?
Did I throw it away?
Was it you?
Did you tell me you would never leave me this way?
Is it real?
Did I dream it?
Will I wake from this pain
Is it true?
Is it over?
Baby did I throw it away?

Eurovision Moscow - 1st Semi-Final results

Yes, it was better than the opening! Olimpisky looks great. I was very much impressed by the Firebird in the very beginning.

Malahov and Vodyanova as comperes were not bad. The model is very pretty, Malahov embraced her all time.

As for contestants, my favourite was Yohanna, beautiful blonde in blue dress from Iceland with a love ballad "Is it true?" Happy that she is in the finale and I will see her soon! Though I had very stressful time because Iceland proved to be 10 country which passed into finale.



They say that most strong contestants will be in the second semi-final, waiting impatiently for tomorrow.