Charlotte collapses!

Our schlager darling Charlotte has collapsed from exhaustion and has been taken to hospital. Get well soon Charlotte. SchlagerQueen wishes her a speedy recovery.

Alcazar and BWO to G-A-Y it up on July 5th!

The fantastic Alcazar and BWO will be one of the final acts to perform at Astoria before it is no more :( Andreas is really rocking those leather pants though!

Poles love Eurovision!

According to a survey in Gazeta Wyborcza on Polish dreams for the future 15% of Poles say winning the Eurovision would be their dream. It's fantastic to know people feel like this and I am sure Warsaw would give us a great contest. Isis was a big favourite of mine this year and deserved to be much higher up on the scoreboard. Another favouite of mine from this years Piosenka dla Europy was looking through her window Sandra Oxendry with her camp as knickers 'Superhero'. Come back next year Sandra, we love you!

NEW POLL! Who should represent Ireland at Eurovision 2009?

To cope with the fact that there are 335 days left until Eurovision 2009 (Thanks Melodimen!) SchlagerQueen has compiled a list of possible entrants for Ireland in Russia next May. Feel free to leave comments or add others that don't appear on the list. tack så mycket!

Marie Serneholt - I Need A House

I have just discovered this song from Rachel at Work Your Magic and it is something feel good for your Wednesday. The lyrics might be a bit naff eg. 'I need a sink' hmm! but I reckon Marie needs to be first on stage at Melodifestivalen 2009 with a Lord G'Son stomper! She kind of reminds me of Tereza 'Have Some Fun' but with better vocals and no creepy DJ in the background!

OGAE Second Chance Contest 2008

The running order for this years OGAE Second Chance Contest has taken place. This years contest will be hosted by OGAE Sweden after Mans won in 2007 with the fantastic Cara Mia .

01 Malta Claudia Faniello- Caravaggio
02 Israel Boaz Mauda & Oshrat Papin- Parparim
03 Russia- Sergey Lazarev- Flyer
04 Estonia Rolf Junior- One on one
05 Belgium Sandrine- I feel the same way
06 Fyr Macedonia Risto Samardziev- Dojdi do mene
07 Poland Man Meadow -Viva la musica
08 Finland Mikael Konttinen- Milloin
09 Germany Carolin Fortenbacher- Hinter'm ocean
10 Denmark Kendra Lou- Until we're satisfied
11 Greece Kostas Martakis- Always and forever
12 Serbia- Beauty Queens- Zavet
13 Croatia Emilija Kokić- Andeo
14 Lithuania Aiste Pilvelyte- Troy on fire
15 Ireland Leona Daly- Not crazy after all
16 United Kingdom The Revelations- It's you
17 Portugal Lisboa Nao Sejas Francesa- Porto de encontro
18 Sweden Sanna Nielsen- Empty room
19 Norway Veronica Akselsen- Am I supposed to love again
20 Slovenia Brigita Šuler- Samara
21 Spain Coral - Todo está en tu mente

My favourites are in bold and my top 3 are Sanna, The Revelations and Leona who all would have made fantastic entries for Belgrade. Many on this list deserved to go to Eurovision instead of what did represent their country in particular Leona, The Revelations,Sergey,Coral and Kostas. Hopefully we will see some of them back again next year? Who do you want to win?

How fantastically funny is Kat? Cookie!!

It may only be two days in but I am loving Kathreya from Big Brother 9 she is hilarious and seems very genuine and sweet. Kathreya to win!

Claudia Faniello and Mihai collaborate for 2009?

Claudia and Mihai are apparently in discussions about collaborating to represent Malta for 2009! Calaudia's manager spoke to OGAE Malta. Mr Fenech explained that Claudia is considering all possible options for her participation in next year's Malta Song for Europe. "She might not even participate! It is still early in the day", concluded Mr Fenech, who is quite aware that Claudia is being tipped as one of the hot favourites to win next year's Malta Song for Europe following her 2nd and 3rd place at the MSFE 2008. In the meantime, Claudia Faniello's Caravaggio will represent OGAE Malta at the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2008, following a vote held among the members of OGAE MALTA.
It sounds good to me! Anything to bring Eurovision to beautiful Malta!

Get these girls to Eurovision!