Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Marco Mengoni has finally revealed details about his November 25 release. After multiplatinum albums the circle closes with a box with two live CDs and a DVD, and also five new tracks and a duet, as he releases a new single Sai che already next week, October 14. The album box is released in three different formats: the "simple" one with 2CDs+DVD, special one with 2CDs+DVD+the 2 previous albums Parole in circolo and Le cose che non ho + photo book. The third one is a very limited edition including all of above + extra DVD Tutto in una notte , and special gadgets and even more goodies through his App. Sai che comes also with a video shot in five different states in the USA, reflecting the various emotions in the song from canyons to forests. The song almost forms a trilogy with his previous lead singles Guerriero and Ti ho voluto bene veramente . In November he will also start his new tour that will reach Italy and various cities in Europe

Måns Zelmerlöw has said a big fat "No" to all tv programme hosting and musical offers in Sweden as he's giving it all in 2017 to conquer Europe first and then Asia, as he tells to Aftonbladdet. His agenda is emptied of all things Swedish and after his new album comes out in November he's to make a promo tour in Europe in the beginning of 2017 followed by a tour before summer. Then in summer a promo tour in Asia followed by a tour in fall. He's ready to invest all savings he's got from Heroes and Cara mia over the years and give it all he's got for an international career.  He tells his new album will be very variable as he says he thinks he's more of a live artist, that's where he is at his best and can't stick to one genre only. And having a break from Swedish entertainment business for awhile will be only good as he's been all over the place the past two years, public needs to long for him a bit for a change. He's also very sur...

Lordi released their latest album Scare Force One for Halloween 2014 and now they will hit the road again in Europe. But not in Finland. Their tour manager tells there are no suitable venues in Finland for them; they can't do small  rock clubs and are just too expensive with their stage show and pyros. They were supposed to kick off the tour in Jyväskylä's BeatCon fair but the fair's sponsors withdraw the last minute and its music part had to be cancelled altogether. In Europe Lordi is still selling well and filling clubs - and paid what they are worth.  As for the record sales their latest three albums Scare Force One (2014), To Beast or not to Beast (2013) and Babez for Breakfast (2010) have features equal. "Of course the sales don't match the sales of Hard Rock Hallelujah times" says Sony's Sami Rikala in today's Metro, "but it would be very unrealistic to think they would be." The figures are good enough to keep releasing new Lord...

Krista Siegfrids will be launcing a web-TV series of six episodes about her bridal trip to Malmö 2013 Eurovision. Nicknamed the princess of Kaskinen, Krista will be reporting with X3M's Frida Lindholm about her journey and preparations. We'll get to meet also her support group from choreographer Reija Väre to personal trainer Jucci Hellström and producer Erik Nyholm, and of course her family. We also have access to recording studio where she's working with her worthcoming debut album Ding dong , and to her dance training sessions. And all the rest. In general we get to see the busy life she's leading at the moment, her first free weekend at the moment is sometime in the autumn.... The series kick of this Thursday in x3m.fi and Areena.yle.fi at 3pm local time, and will be re-broadcasted with Finnish subtitles from Monday April 15 at the same time in Areena.yle.fi Yle Fem TV channels will broadcast the whole series on May 15, 2013 at 10pm local time. Meanwhile ...