Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

The rumours go wild in internet about the possible Russian national selection songs and artists. The usual Dima Bilan, Alexander Panayatov and the rest are rumoured as every year. But there are also two Finno-Ugric groups involved and even if their chances are slim, who knows? First of all the lovely grannies over the Ural mountains, Udmurts Buranovskie Babushki could be back but also a Finno-Ugric supergroup Osan Yöstä has sent in a song Revontulet (Northern lights ). The group has people of Finnish, Komi, Carelian, Udmurt and Izhorian tribus of Finno-Ugric people and they all sing in their own language. For a proud Carelian this can't be but good news!

Ok, I couldn't resist the annual headline, could I? The early rumours from Russia suggest Dima Bilan is again thinking about Eurovision. Like every year. So is Sergey Lazarev . Like every year. And Alexander Panatoyov . Like every year. And even comedian and showman Timur Rodriguez . The other names include bands Quest Pistols, 4Post, Zveri and Kitai plus a few ladies like Karina Koks , Nastya Zadorozhnaya and Polina Gagarina . Well, it's very unlikely Bilan will do it again, me thinks, but Lazarev might give it some thought concidering his recent start of international career launch. Panatoyov will propably try again somewhere and I have no clue who the others are so.... and we don't know yet if Russia will choose internally or have a national final again.