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ESC 2015: EUROVISION BRINGS ISRAEL AND LEBANON TOGETHER

One of the most memorable moments in the press conferences so far has been this Israeli-Lebanese moment. Building bridges indeed..... 

ESC 2015: BUILDING BRIDGES THEME ART WORK REVEALED

Today ORF let us see the art work for the sublogo for the 2015 Eurovision song contest to match with the chosen slogan "Building Bridges". The slogan may not be the most innotative ever but if you take it with more imagination, as bridge between east and west, south and north as Vienna sits nicely in the middle of Europe it makes more sense. This blogger isn't exactly over the moon for it as it reminds the Oslo 2010 one, that I found the most unusable one ever in my work..... But who knows, once we get to see more example than this one black one.... The official Eurovision website writes: The theme art work's use of spheres and its wave-shape symbolises being united as well as diversity. The colours reflect the individualism and at the same time building musical bridges, the diversity of the artists, variety of songs and also the diverse audience. "It is a great logo, a strong sign with recognition value and endless possibilities," says Jon Ola Sa...

BUILDING BRIDGES IN VIENNA 2015 EUROVISION

Out of the blue comes the slogan for the 2015 Eurovision song contest in Vienna next May: Building bridges. Afte feeling the rhythm, joining us in true fantasies under the same sky it feels just perfect. Vienna has always been a bridge between East and West (a bit like Helsinki). Read the whole story here .  "With "Building Bridges" we have chosen a theme, the idea of ​​Europe with the uniting character of music and that in Vienna, the traditional capital of world music in the heart of Europe." says Dr.Alexander Wrabets, the Director general of ORF.  We understand this slogan as a logical extension of the idea Conchita Wurst formulated at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest and also lived: the importance of openness, tolerance across all borders for a joint interaction. With the song contest in Vienna, we want music to build bridges across borders, cultures and languages​​. In light of the unifying power of this great common European event, we invite all to bui...