Who represents Russia at Eurovision 2015?
In 2014 the victory at the European music contest Eurovision was won by the scandalous Conchita Wurst, so in 2015 the right to host the festival went to the capital of Austria - Vienna. The first semifinal will be held on May 19, the second - 21, and the decisive battle of the vocalists due on May 23, 2015.
The decision on who will represent Russia was not easy. There was an opinion that in connection with the current political situation, as well as with the rejection of the winner of last year, our country will miss 2015. The rumors were not confirmed. As in the previous year, there was no national qualifying round, and Channel 1 held a closed ballot, as a result of which Polina Gagarina is heading for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The song that the girl performs will be called "Million Voices". This is a joint creation of Russian and Swedish composers and poets Gabriel Alares, Joachim Bjornberg, Katrina Nurbergen, Leonid Gutkin, Vladimir Matetsky. The press already called the song a sensation and a message to the world, and Konstantin Meladze made a video.
Opinions about who could go to Vienna, there were many. Among the possible candidates were called Sergei Lazarev and the winner of the program "The Voice" - Alexander Vorobyov. The most unexpected initiative belongs to the Krasnodar deputies who suggested sending the Cuban Cossack Choir to Vienna with the song "Our Cossacks are traveling through Berlin", which is undoubtedly relevant in connection with the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Who goes to Eurovision from other countries?
In Finland, in February 2015, a traditional national selection was held, consisting of 3 semi-finals and the final selection of the winner. As a result, the country will be represented by a very unusual punk band - PKN (Pertti Kurikan Nimipaivat). Musicians suffer from Down's syndrome and autism, but they want to be spared, and evaluated for their creative merit. A song called "I always have to" - a story about people who forgot how to enjoy simple things because of the desire for an ideal.
Armenia, as announced by the official broadcaster of the musical contest - ARMTV, will present a surprise speech to the court of admirers. The group "Geneology" was created specifically for the Eurovision Song Contest. It includes participants living in Europe, Asia, America, Africa and Australia. The idea is not accidental: in 2015 the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide is celebrated. Six singers are like the six petals of the forget-me-not-a symbol of this terrible historical event. The name of the song is also symbolic - "Do not deny".
The Republic of Belarus at Eurovision will be represented by the duet Uzari & Maimuna, who won in the national qualifying round. Despite the fact that according to the results of the audience vote the couple was the third, the jury awarded them the victory. Two solo performers Uzari (Yuri Navrotsky) and Maymun joined together to participate in the contest.
Unfortunately, the representative of Ukraine in 2015 will not go to Austria. Zurab Alasania, the head of NTU channel, explained that to conduct selection of performers while bloody battles are fought in the east of the country, and the authorities can not decide on a new political course "out of place and not to the time". Nevertheless, the song marathon will still be broadcast.
From Azerbaijan to Vienna will go young singer Elnur Huseynov with the song "Hour of the wolf". Before that, he tried his luck at the contest in 2008 and took 8th place. Elnur is also famous for his victory in the Turkish analogue of the project "Golos", conducted by the TV8 channel "O Ses Türkiye".
Ukrainian singer Eduard Romanyuta will go to Eurovision from Moldova. His song is called "I want your love". I must say that Edward managed to bypass 23 competitors during the qualifying matches.
According to the results of the show-selection Supernova from Latvia will go singer Aminata. Her composition is called "Love Injection".
Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2015?
Before the contest there is more than a month, but the bookmakers have already started accepting the first bets. According to preliminary data quotes are the following: singers from the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden and Estonia are considered as favorites (rate 3), followed by Malta and Belgium. The smallest chances for victory in Israel, San Marino and Georgia (rate 110). The chances of Russian Polina Gagarina can be considered average. William Hill bookmaker gave her a coefficient of 26.
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