4th Time Lucky for Chiara?

Our favourite Malteste diva Chiara has said she is interested in returning to the Eurovision stage for the fourth time!
Speaking at Stockholm pride where she was wearing a very fetching rainbow dress..ahem Chiara said “Eurovision has become like a drug to me. Every time I think of Eurovision I get this thrill going on in my mind saying, Yes I want to be there again..and again..and again! I just loving being part of it. I am in love with it. The experience is so nice! Even if the outcome is not as expected, the experience is still unique.’

Her family are reluctant to see her return as they struggle to deal with the negative side of the press.

She also said she would consider entering Melodifestivalen in the future and confessed her love of schlager! 'Schlager makes you dance! You just cannot stand still. It’s amazing. I really like it. I do feel comfortable performing it too.’

Chiara has a clear love for the contest and has the same addiction that we all understand, no it's not chicken wings its Eurovision!!

Which City will it be?

The 2011 host city will be announced next month. 8 cities have expressed an interest in hosting with the main contenders being Berlin, Munich, Hanover, Frankfurt and Cologne.
In terms of population these cities have quite a range from Berlin at 3.2 million to Lena's city of Hanover at just 516,000.

Many have expressed their wishes for which city they would like to see hosting. In my opinion I want a city that is able to cope with the demands of hosting eurovision and providing the buzz about the contest throughout the whole city just like Oslo did.
Moscow on the other hand was too large and swallowed up the atmosphere.
Either way I am positive that the German's will present a very efficient show that is well organised and will be a comfortable and enjoyable place for all us lunatics that arrive next May!

What do you think?

Reconnect me!

Former A Teens star and girlfriend of Mans, Marie Serneholt has said she is looking at suitable songs for her return to Melodifestivalen in 2011 following her debut in the contest in 2009 with 'Disconnect Me'! A Teens were rumoured to be a wildcard at this years contest and their renuion could be a possibility.
Either way I am thrilled to see Marie back in the game!

The Netherland will be represented by 3Js in Germany. One of the earliest announcements to take place During a radio show, the band made this public with the Dutch broadcaster, Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) also announcing the bands candidacy. With the band saying: "It's about the song again", after the Netherlands poor results in recent years.

The band will produce five songs before the end 2010, which will be performed at the national final (National Songfestival) in early 2011, during which the public and a professional jury will vote for their favourite song.
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Sexy Slovenia!

I have just returned from a fantastic holiday in Lake Bled in Slovenia. Having visited the beautiful capital Ljubljana I think it would be a perfect host city for Eurovision. Great nightlife, not too sprawling, great food and friendly people!

Here is one of my favourite entries to get you all in the holiday mood! Go Karmen nanananana...

Austria Return?

Despite earlier reports that they would not return Austria are now considering returning to Eurovision!

Since winning in 1966 Austria have struggled to find the top of the scoreboard and in recent years their best placing was with Alf Poier with his comedic fiasco which placed 6th.

Let's hope Austria sends something fabulous! They should send Petra Frey whose 1994 entry deserved a lot better than 17th place, or maybe The Rounder Girls!!

15 wildcards for Melodifestivalen 2011!

SVT have announced some changes for Melodifestivalen 2011. The contest which is rumoured to be Christer's last will accept submissions from foreign composers and artists as long as they work with a Swede in the process.

The biggest change is that there will be 15 wildcards instead of 4 with the panel selecting another 15!

The final 2 songs will come from the web selection that was introduced last year and was represented by 'Come and Get me'

This one feels like a corker!! Get that schlager in there!

Today's gossip is that Kylie's song 'Aphrodite' from her new album of the same name was originally offered to Helena Paparizou for Eurovision 2010!

Check it out above!