Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

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Most of Europe, and world, in in various stages of quarantene or lockdown (except Sweden...) and Eurovision artists and winners are finding ways to spend their time at home like the rest of us. Social medias are more vivid than ever and home made concerts and performances are in offer almost every day if you just keep up with them, including EBU's Eurovision Home Concerts series that you all are surely following every Friday, and last night's PrePartyES at home .  Let's have a look at some winner's activities during this #COVID-19 aka #Coronavirus pandemia, including reigning champion Duncan Laurence (above) who celebrated his birthday. Alone. Taking an extra long shower..... Dima Bilan has been entertaining himself with the dress challenge. Check his Instagram for more and in motion pictures as well, aka videos.....  Salvador Sobral will be having tomorrow already a third (and last) episode of his live Instagram concerts at 22.30 CET singing Spanish so...

Frans Summertime is the time for the Eurovision stars to enjoy the sun, sea, sand and beach like any common mortals, and showcase their muscles or bikini bodies. Here's a round up of their Instagrams for your viewing pleasure. Claudia Faniello Sergey Lazarev & son Tamta Andras Kallay Saunders Eleni Foureira ZalaGasper Emmelie De Forest Dima Bilan Lindita Kobi Marimi Polina Gagarina Gianluca Ginoble Ilinca Melovin Ruth Lorenzo Rui Andrade Mikko Leppilampi

Last few weeks have had some Eurovision related releases outside the national final bubble from previous winners and other well placed acts. Enjoy! Dima Bilan released last year his yet another addition to his endless string of hits at home soil.  Океан (Ocean) is an atmospheric ballad and comes with a nature filled beautiful video.... Fabrizio Moro has released today video for Ho bisogno di credere (I need to believe), first offering from his new and 10th studio album Figli di nessuno , out April 12. It's a melancholic ballad with some pseudo rapping (and no trademark screaming) and video that fits nicely with the overal mood. Very good! Last year's Eurovision 3rd placed César Sampson has finally released a follow up to his Nobody but you called Stone cold . Maybe not as catchy as his entry was but this has all the same ingredients from beats to gospely choirs and César's beautiful vocals.  Eurovision winner and all around man Måns Zelmerlöw is pr...

Salvador contiues on his path of feelings, not fireworks..... even if this song sparks at moments... Lena jumps into Juan Magan's and Topic's Latin pop when you least expect it.... Dima Bilan goes very eletric in his Девочка, не плачь aka Gil, don't cry. The girls in question is Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova Loreen is dark and mysterious on her ride, that is a lot more interesting than most of her stuff ever....

The Russian superstars have both released their new albums for the Christmas market and it will be interesting to see who scores better in the end in charts and sales.  Sergey Lazarev 's V Epitsentre album is his 5th studio album (after a couple of years and albums in duo Smash!). He has been releasing singles off the album all fall so several songs are already familiar to his fans. Fourteen new songs and one remix. All songs are in Russian (a first for him actually!) and the English version will be released next year. A lot of foreign (aka Eurovisionary) song writers for him and middle of the road, rather unoriginal but somewhat pleasant pop with Russian drama ballads thrown in. Singles Vdrebezgi ,   Shepoton ,  Lucky stranger , Tak krasivo , Idealny mir and his Eurovision entry in Russian are included. And sadly they are the best the album has to offer with the title track. Listen in Spotify   *** Dima Bilan released his album Egoist already December ...

  Russian Eurovision stars Dima Bilan (2md in 2006, 2st in 2006) and Sergey Lazarev (3rd in 2016) have finally released the video for their joint hit single Prosti menya , filmed in Sintra, Portugal this summer. The guys started their career same time and have since been often rivals and have both developed their careers over the years, sometimes they have crossed paths (Lazarev also took part in the Russian national final 2008 placing 4th with Flyer ) , sometimes they went to different directions but the claimed hostility between them is nonexistent, and this duet cements their professional friendship finally. It was worth the wait.  Meanwhile Biland has released his new album Egoist

   Gabbani and dogs  Demy and a dog  Naviband and dogs  Amir won at EMAs  ... and so did Loic. And Blanche got Border breakers award  Imri did Copenhagen and met the Little mermaid  Jari Sillanpää's got an extra job in Bangkok    Dana International met Boy George's karma Chameleon  Sergey and Dima back together again  Lena Philipsson met... err, Lena Ph? Manel met Pablo Alboran Sergey and Polina are ready for the New Year's show on TV Svala's fashion choice for this week Valentina becomes Mina Movember is here again.... And yes, Gianluca and Vanessa partied it away in their wedding. How was your week?