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CAROLA TRIUMPHS IN HELSINKI

Carola's Det bästa av mig tour landed helsinki's Kulttuuritalo last night. The venue was sold out and when I looked aroud the crowd before the concert I thought this is going to be one dull evening - mostly middle aged couples. Mostly Finnish speaking. A very few Eurovision fans (those that you see everywhere) and even fewer young people. But how wrong I was! Carola entered the stage with the Orup version of Främling before moving on to Tell me this night is over and by third song, Gatorna tillhör oss she had the audience on their feet, eating from her hand and dancing around. I have never witnessed so many middle aged Finns letting their inner teenager out that way. When she continued with her hits from the early 1980's like Tommy tycker om mig and Mickey I noticed I wasn't the only one knowing stil all the lyrics by heart. Even she noticed that something special was going on and commented from stage "I see this is going to be a very interesting evening!...

Lady Gaga in Helsinki tonight

Lady Gaga is in concert tonight in Helsinki's Kulttuuritalo. The reports from the venue tell about long lines of fans hours before the opening of the doors and guess what? She sent them pizza and drinks to ease the waiting! How nice is that? Here's what to expect: http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZUlE8geUyA and don't forget this: http:// ilkar.blogspot.com/2009/05/charlotte-perrelli-vs-lady-gaga.html