Eurovision yay!

[elisi]

From the post-finale press conference: The first question that was asked to Alexander Rybak was if the fact that he was born in Belarus helped him to win the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. He explained that Belarus is known for the melancholy of its people, whereas the happiest people in the world live in Norway. For him, the mix of both was a key for success.

I think that's not far off - and people want a fairy tale at times like there. :) Oh, and I thought the background images were very Chagall - did anyone else notice that? And here's Iceland too, because it was such a lovely song:

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ETA: It feels somehow *wrong* to genuinely like a Eurovision song (or songs in this case) - so, to remind everyone of the crack, here's Albania, Ukraine and Moldova (I kinda loved Moldova), to name a few.

Comments

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I think it's such a shame that dolphins would have such trouble dialling in - as Iceland would, most certainly, have got the dolphin vote - being the only country to feature a flying one.

[elisi]

Well it could have backfired - the Icelandic population might have tracked the calls, found the dolphins & eaten them! :)

[magista.livejournal.com]

That first song has been running on and off through my head since I read your post yesterday. I've just finished downloading it as an mp3 - and it's all your fault!

He is damn cute, though...

[elisi]

I've just finished downloading it as an mp3 - and it's all your fault!
Heeeeee! :D But he is cute... (Norway don't win very often - srsly, usually their songs are *appalling* - but I still love their song from 1995: Nocturne!)