Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

After five years of semi-final Norway is back to one night Melodi Grand prix when nine songs will battle out the ticket to Basel 2025 Eurovision on February 15. The show also returns to Oslo's Spektrum. Originally it was supposed to be ten songs but Lavrans Svedsen withdraw in the last minute. Also Angelina Jordan withdrew a week before due to Los Angeles wildfires as she lives there. It is however not revealed who from the backup list replaced her. Svedsen won't be repalced thus only nine entries. The line up sees two winning comebacks: Bobbysocks or Elisabeth Andreassen and Hanne Krogh return after 4o years of giving Norway it's first win in 1985 with La det swinge. Another returnee is back after 20 years is Wig Wam. Should Elisabeth win again it'd be her fifth and record breaking time in Eurovision song contest leaving San Marino's Valentina Monetta and Switzerland's Peter, Sue & Marc behind. She has also placed well every time: 8th, 1st, 6th and 2nd. Han...

One of the most legendary Motown tracks. The "No hit" Supremes scored their first #1, in August 1964. Their success was such that also the next four singles went to #1 and the trio became the most succesful girl group ever . Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard apparently weren't so keen on the song first but after string of non succesful singles they didn't really have a say and went on to record it. Mike Valvano stomped his feet at the studio floor and the rest is history, as they say.  Just like with My guy/My girl , also this song got a brotherly version when Four Tops released I can't help myself (Sugar pie honey bunch) , another #1 hit for Motown in 1965.  The melody line is almost identical.  The song has been covered by Eurovision song contest winners Bobbysocks , Sinitta , Spice Girls just to name a few and the song has been sampled and mixed into various versions from Little Mix , Pussycat Dolls , Ace of Base and Soft Cell  a...

Bobbysocks (Hanne Krogh and Elisabeth Andreassen) have released a best of album to celebrate their 25th anniversary of winning the Eurovision song contest in 1985. The album includes also a duet with Alexander Rybak, Thank you . That's also their new single, the first in 23 years! Or rather Alexander playing the violin! The winning song is featured in both in Norwegian original version and the English version Let it swing . Waiting for the morning is also included. Originally the due released three albums: Bobbysocks! (1984 and re-released in 1985), Waiting for the morning (1986) and Walkin' on air (1987).

Eurovision queen and apaprently everybody's darling Niamh Kavanagh managed to meet Kuunkuiskaajat ja they talked about everything between accordeon and king craps. And they also met Harel Skaat who thanks Finns for sending them to show everybody how Eurovision should be done: having fun.. And Bobbysocks.They say "three minutes can change your life". So true.  Here .

BOB has been playing together since 2008 but the various members have been palying together or separately in different bands since 1998. The members are Kimmo Blom (vocals), Pekka Rautio (guitars), Teijo Jämsä (drums) and Janne Antikainen, whose parents Jarkko & Laura sung for Finland in ESC 1969! Teijo Jämsä also has Eurovision connection: he played with Russian Natalia Podolskaya in ESC 2005. For me they are completely unknown as a band.

The little birds are telling Elisabeth Andreasson has sent in a song to Melodifestivalen. Just imagine her on stage in Oslo singing for Sweden.... shivers! She is one of the most succesful Eurovision artists in history: singing for Sweden in 1982 Dag efter dag as Chips with Kikki Danielsson (8th), winning it for Norway in 1985 in Sweden with La det swinge as Bobbysocks with Hanne Krogh. In 1994 she was there again for Norway and dueting this time with Jan Werner in Duett (6th). Her first only solo appearance took place in 1996 when Norway last hosted the show and she took the homecountry to 2nd place with I evighet . Besides that she has taken part in Melodifestivalen also in 1981 with God morgon (2nd), 1984 Kärleksmagi (6th), 1990 Jag ser en stjärna falla (7th) and in 2002 with Kikki Danielsson and Lotta Engberg and Vem é dé du vill ha (3rd). In Norway she took Winds of the Northern sea to 2nd place in 1998 and the same trio Kikki, Bettan & Lotta tried their luck in Norwa...

Norwegian TV was so sure about the victory they have started already preparations a few days ago. The rumours say the venue is already booked for May 2010 - most likely Spectrum or Telenor Arena, both in Oslo. Meanwhile as usual most and every city is Norway has thrown in its candidacy as host. As for the hosts someone has already thrown in Bobbysocks, Norway's first winners in 1985. They would surely provide some fun to the show! Also Jostein Pedersen's name has been thrown in. Norway is celebrating its National Day today and Eurovision win adds extra to the already happy fest in the country. Rybak invited on live broadcast everybody to the airport to meet him and the management in Oslo airport are ready to minimize the chaos by calling in extra security and getting ready for thousands and thousands of people tonight when the Norwegian team comes back from Moscow...