Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Federica Gentile, the Italian commentator for the semifinal ( read more here ) will have a job to do in the final as well: She will announce the Italian votes! She will follow the footsteps of Raffaella Carrá and Ivan Bacchi. San Marino hasn't yet confirmed its spokesperson but it is rumored to be Gianmarco Morosini.  Meanwhile for the final the Italian commentator become three when Swiss born Natasha Lusenti will join the duo Ardemagni-Solibello....

The Italian spokesperson, actor Ivan Bacchi has been interviewed by Eurofestival News . He reveals he not only a Nina Zilli fan but an Eurovision fan as well! He tells he was contacted by RAI just a few days ago and accepted immediately when he realized what he was asked to do. "I always watched Eurofestival as it was called when I was a kid. So when I was asked I was like "WOOOW!!!". This something I like and remember! I'm a fan of all kind of musical shows, especially competitions like X Factor. Last year I followed the Italian return with great interest and surely would have watched this year as well even if I wasn't involved myself." He further tells he will spend this Sunday watching the past few year's editions again with an eye on various spokespersons. "I have already received many compliments from my foreign friends for this but my Italians friends have been like "What is it?" proving RAI has a hard task to make Eurovision a ...

Namely who will be the commentators and the spokesperson, a rather crucial choice in a country where the host or the hostess can make a show "worth watching" or leave it to total ignorance: Put there someone unknown or unpopular and no one is interested to watch, put there someone famous and popular and Italians will tune in and watch no matter what the show is. And it seems RAI has done a rather decent work. The final will be commented off screen, like every other country does unlike the last year's experience with studio talk show with Raffaella Carrá, by Gialappa's Band, a trio of comics with a great following and household name and string of successes since mid-80's on radio, TV and movies. They should at least in theory attract people watching. On the other hand there's always a risk they will make it a comedy and freak show and have a laugh about the whole thing ... But at least the viewing figures might be decent! The Italian spokesperson who will ...