Eurovision 2010

[stepanstas]

Ukraine's pick for 2010 Eurovision, to be held in Oslo, Norway.

Vasyl Lazarovich - I love You

He's got a good shot here, I think.

[IreneLviv]

New Powers have replaced Vasia with Aloysha...
YouTube - Alyosha - To Be Free (HQ) - Live Ukraine 2010 Perfomance 20.03.10 OSLO 2010

[stepanstas]

Guess I misunderstood something.

Eww, either it's me, or this is not music. They should have stuck with the first one.

[IreneLviv]

Their criterion was a Russian speaking singer and different from that chosen by the Orange power.
Eurovision is a contest of songs and not singers - I think the first one had moce chances to succeed.

[IreneLviv]

Now it turns out that Alyosha has stolen the song from Linda..
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[stepanstas]

Yup. Don't give her a second chance, kick her out. Vasyl, Vasyl, Vasyl !!!

Ukraine: NTU investigating Eurovision 2010 entry

Last night the ukrainian national final was held in Kyiv, to decide who will represent the Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest on Oslo, Norway. The winner was Alyosha with the song 'To Be Free.'

Today, in Ukraine, media speculation was enriched over Alyosha's song 'To Be Free' as it maybe breaking one of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) rules which govern all participating countries at the Eurovision Song Contest.

The state broadcaster in Ukraine, NTU, today have released a statement regarding the above issue.

"Singer Alyosha, who on Saturday, March 20th, won the national selection for Eurovision 2010, today appeared in the center of a scandal. In musical circles of the young singer, real name is Olena Kucher, is accused of plagiarism when comparing the song 'To be free,' she entered in the qualifying competition with a composition 'Knock Me Out' performed by Linda Perry and Grace Slick. In connection with this we announce that the legal and international management of NTU and jury as a whole is studying the issue."

NTU is now examining the compliance of the song with EBU rules. If the song fails to meet the requirements of the EBU rules; "the artist who won the national selection will be offered in the short term to change the song," - said the general director of the National Television Company of Ukraine Egor Benkendorf.

NTU will publish the results of their investigation tomorrow.

We shall see tomorrow.

[stepanstas]

Makes no sense. The idiots voted for this stupid song. The song violates. Don't choose another one of her songs, choose another signer and go through the process. Show one thing, pick another.

This is a shame. They might as well DQ us.

Ukraine: NTU granted extended deadline to select song

Yesterday, ukrainian broadcaster NTU, announced in a statement that they are investigating the song 'To Be Free' by Alyosha which won the ukrainian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. After detailed analysis of the song 'To be free' which won the ukrainian national selection for Eurovision 2010, NTU have concluded that the song does not meet the requirements of EBU.

esctoday.com reported yesterday, that NTU are investigating the issue of plagiarism over the song selected for the Ukraine for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, read here.

NTU have now released the results of their investigation.

After negotiations with European Broadcasting Union (EBU) executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, Svante Stokselius, NTU have proposed to change the song that national final winner Alyosha will sing. NTU along with the jury are currently selecting a song for the singer to sing at the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Oslo, Norway.

According to the head of the Ukrainian delegation Viktoria Romanova, who is in Oslo attending the Heads of Delegations meeting of all participating countries, "Ukraine has to submit all documents on the new song in Oslo no later than Friday, March 26th 2010."