Laura Voutilainen wins the 10th Iskelmä Finlandia award tonight in Nokia. Juha Tapio was the Public's choice but Pirkko Mannola, who decided on the award said Laura has grown into "international, multitalented singer and performer over the years breaking musical barriers". True. She started as a rather horrible schlager artists and developed into a great performer and stage artists and over the past few years also has found good songs to record and scored hit after hit. Congrats Laura! And Juha Tapio, too!
The Azerbaijani selection show for the represant was as long as the selection process for the five finalists. Kurt Calleja from Malta and Can Bonomo from Turkey were present with Ell/Nikki to see Sabina Babayeva to emerge as the winner after each and every finalist had done about zillion songs amongst other guests. Now the Azeri TV will shop around a suitable song for her.

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