Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Today the Finnish media is filled with Krista's Ding Dong and the ice hockey world championships. Finland will play against Slovakia and if we win we are in top-4. If we lose we go home. Or stay home as the champs are here actually, joint with Globen in Stockholm. So, first that and then Krista on telly tonight! Long night! As I said Krista is everywhere and so is Eurovision. Ilta-Sanomat however features Krista's comments on her competitors which is rather interesting. here goes: Latvia: Cute guys, I could marry them! Ha ha. Good opener but not sure if singing first is good or not. San Marino: Lovely girl with a lot of fans here. Her song this year is much better than last year. Macedonia: Esma is really cool! She's got a long career and is known in Europe. I really like her but unfortunately not as much her song. Azerbaijan: Great song and great choreography. Very strong. This goes to final for sure! Finland: The funniest show in Eurovision, ding dong! Malta:...

Gor Sujyan, the lead singer of Armenian Dorians is the next one interviewed by the Bicycling reporter Robert in Malmö 2013 Eurovision. He tells - with the help of his lovely translater back up - how the band end up to Eurovision 2013 instead of 2012, how Black Sabbath Tony Iommi reacted when he heard his song was to be in Eurovision, how popular they actually are and how they ended up in Dubai. How about nature and its state? Is he a bit of a nomad? What's he got to do with apricot stone? And what surprising act he proposes for next year? Read it here: Thank you Gor for this interview. You were internally chosen by the Armenian TV. Why do you think they chose you? You perhaps know that Dorians offered to participate already in 2012 Eurovision that was held in Azerbaijan. We even had a song and a video prepaired but as you know for political reasons Armenia didn't participate in the end. After that TV kept us in mind and this year decided to ask us to do it. And we gl...

Did you know the song Armenians selected yesterday for Eurovision, Lonely planet performed by Gor Sujyan and the Dorians is written by Black Sabbath's guitarist Tony Iommi? Now you know. I wonder if Iommi knew where his song was going to, or is he a secret Eurovision admirer? Either way, the song in that case is rather watered down version of Black Sabbath's usual material, me thinks... The lyrics are by Vardan Sodyan.