NORMAL LIFE: More Public Appearances (Eurovision)

It's the day of the semi-final and I'm glad about one thing: there are still tickets for sale for the official event, which serves the bloody organisers right for pricing them so highly. Some tickets cost as much as €350, which is a bloody lot of money! Anyhow, I will gladly make do with the tickets that my friend's partner (M) managed to get his mitts on, which allows us to watch tonight's semi final on one of the big cinema screens in the city!

As the event builds up and finally gets underway today, M (see his website here) managed to take yet even more photos of public appearances in Helsinki. I'm starting to wonder if the guy has a job because, while I am in the office, he's taking photos like there's no tomorrow of this year entries (see photos below).


















ABOVE: Serbia's Marija Serifovic will perform her ballad, Molitva. A strong voice, but not my type. See the video here.













ABOVE: Koldun will represent Belarus, with Work Your Magic. Too rough for me, look out for the teeth in the video here.













ABOVE: Partners in Crime, performed by Gerli Padar, will be Estonia's entry this year. Another former Russia country, with very similar attributes to Belarus; too much roughness and a degree of immaturity in the music. See video here.













ABOVE: Scooch will represent the United Kingdom with their oh-so-camp, quickly-tiring Flying The Flag (For You). See video here, it's a Karaoke flight so feel free to sing along. Baa, baa, baa, baa, yeah, yeah, yeah!

















ABOVE: Israel's 'Teapack' (god, what a name!) will sing Push The Button - lot's of ranting and repetition, it's a diatribe! See video here.















ABOVE: Romania has already secured it's place in this year's final for ending up in last years Top 10 Eurovision entries. This year, Todomondo will perform Liubi, Liubu, I Love You. See the video here, it's appalling reminiscent of folk music! Last year's Tornero (see here) was so much better and I'll be seeing the singer, Mahai Traistariu, performing tomorrow night in one of the bars!
















ABOVE: Germany, one of the Big4 who automatically qualify for the final, will try to woo us with the Jazz number, Frauen Regier'n Die Welt, by Roger Cicero! Big thumbs down from me. Check out the video here.