Voting Analysis – The Russian grannies and Zeljko Joksimovic were the only one’s who had a remote chance of catching the runaway winner of Eurovision 2012 from Sweden. Both of these countries’ have often been criticized for being among the biggest beneficiaries of block voting. But who voted for the two entries? And why?
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Voting Analysis 2012 (2): Who Voted for Russia and Serbia?
Posted: May 31, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in Analysis, Russia, Serbia23
Željko Joksimović: “Loreen’s Song Is Like A Hip Cocktail”
Posted: May 29, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in SerbiaSerbia – At a small press conference after the Eurovision Final 2012, Željko Joksimović talked about his future plans concerning Eurovision and his two nearest rivals for the Eurovision crown. He told the press, that he thought his song was like a good old wine, while Loreen’s winning entry was like a hip cocktail. [...]
Eurovision 2012: Today’s SF2 Rehearsals
Posted: May 19, 2012 by hulluna in Belarus, Bulgaria, Eurovision Song Contest 2012, FYR Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, SerbiaEurovision 2012 – The afternoon’s rehearsals saw semifinal 2 acts take to the Crystal Hall stage for the second time. Rehearsals and press conferences from Serbia, FRY Macedonia, The Netherlands, Malta, Belarus, Portugal, Ukraine & Bulgaria took place. See what you think to their second rehearsals.
Serbia – The official video by Željko Joksimović for ‘Nije ljubav stvar‘ sees Zeljko partnering Nenad Mahmutović, the winner of the Serbian version of “I’ve got Talent” 2011 to perform the song in sign language. Zeljko came second behind Russia in Eurovision 2004 and will have a lot of support again this year. He performs in [...]
Serbia – This evening saw the Serbian represenattive Željko Joksimović premier his song for Baku. The song is called “Nije ljubav stvar” or, in English, “Synonym“. The Serbian broadcaster RTS had previously selected Željko internally as its Eurovision representative. He is well known in Serbia and surrounding countries. Serbia will firstly compete in the 2nd [...]
Eurovision 2012: Four More Songs to be Revealed on Super Saturday
Posted: March 10, 2012 by hulluna in Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Romania, Serbia, SwedenEurovision 2012 – Tonight is a Super Saturday for Eurovision fans with Sweden, Romania and Portugal all choosing their songs in exciting national finals, and Serbia will also preview their song tonight. It all starts at 20.00 (CET) with the legendary Melodiofesivalen live from Globen in Stockholm, as Sweden chooses this year’s representative. Loreen is [...]
Serbia: Željko Joksimović’s Song To Be Revealed March 10
Posted: February 6, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in SerbiaSerbia – March 10 will be a busy Eurovision day. Apart from the Swedish, Romanian, Moldovan and Portuguese national finals, Serbian national broadcaster RTS has also decided to present Željko Joksimović’s entry for Serbian on the same day in a special broadcast. The team is working hard on a perfect and special performance for [...]
Serbia – Serbian national broadcaster RTS has launched their Eurovision websites 2 days ago. Željko Joksimović will write a personal blog to inform Eurovision fans about the latest developments on his way to Baku.Joksimovic had been chosen internally by the Serbian broadcaster. He represented Serbia in 2004 coming second to Ruslana.
Serbia’s Joksimović: “The Song Will Be a Surprise”
Posted: December 13, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in SerbiaSerbia – Željko Joksimović, the Serbian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, has told our partners at ESC Serbia that we can expect “a lot of surprises from his song”. He didn’t reveal too many details as the song will be made public next month, but he announced that the song will have [...]
Serbia – Željko Joksimović, who came 2nd in 2004 with the song “Lane Moje” for Serbia & Montenegro, will represent Serbia for the second time as a singer, as he will return to the Eurovision stage next year. Serbian broadcaster RTS chose him internally and gave Joksimović “carte blanche”: he will write his own song, [...]
Preview Videos for Romania, Finland, Spain, Georgia and an English Version of Serbia
Posted: March 13, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Finland, Georgia, Romania, SerbiaPreview Videos – Currently the preview videos of the 43 Eurovision entries are starting to pour in and are presented on the official YouTube channel of eurovision.tv Today we have the Finnish, Romanian, Spanish and Georgian preview videos for you to enjoy. Furthermore Serbia has published an English version of their entry called “Magical”. It [...]
Serbia – In a clear decision, Serbia selected its 2011 Eurovision entry tonight: Newcomer Nina will represent the Balkan country in Düsseldorf next May with her song Čaroban. All three entries in the national final were composed by members of the Kovac family. In the end the band “The Breeze” came 3rd with 4049 points, [...]
Serbia -Tonight Serbia will choose their representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. One thing is sure and that is that the composers last name will be Kovač. RTV had previously decided that the songs for the national final would be composed by members of the Kovac family: Aleksandra, Kristina and Kornelije have each written [...]
Serbia – The Serbian newspaper blic.rs has revealed the Serbian finalists today: “The Breeze”, “Nina” and “Aleksandra Kovac” will be competing for the Serbian ticket to Düsseldorf. RTV had previously announced that the songs for the national final would be composed by members of the Kovac family: Aleksandra, Kristina and Kornelije have already concluded writing [...]
Serbia: Ana Maglica And Aleksandra Kovac to Compete in The Final
Posted: February 11, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in SerbiaSerbia – After weeks of rumors concerning the performers in the Serbian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, the news site novosti has revealed two of the three finalists.Aleksandra Kovac has decided to perform her song herself. Allegedly she was encouraged by her mother to do so (yeah right..). Aleksandra’s sister Kristina has offered [...]
Serbia – Kristina Kovač, one of the three composers who will contribute a song to the Serbian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, has told Serbian newspaper novosti, that she has finalized her entry. “All that is left to do is to record the song and submit it to RTS by February 16,” Kristina [...]
Serbia – As Željko Joksimović cheats on Serbia with Belarus, they had to find another popular composer to write their 2011 Eurovision entry. Now the Serbian national broadcaster RTS has revealed that Kornelije Kovac and his daughters Aleksandra and Kristina will compose the Serbian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in Düssedorf. The national final [...]
Serbia – The website Blic.rs has revealed details about the Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf. According to them the songwriter of the Serbian entry will be revealed at the end of this month. A national final with different artists will be held in the last week of February. This [...]
#3: Marija Šerifović – Molitva (2007)
Posted: October 22, 2010 by eurovisiontimes in Best Eurovision Song Ever, SerbiaBest Eurovision Songs – Over the last 2 months over 50 people have voted for their favourite Eurovision songs. Over the next weeks we will reveal your “Top 25 Best Eurovision Songs Ever!”. We’re entering the Top 3 now! and your bronze medal goes to Marija Serifovic and Molitva (Prayer).
#7: Željko Joksimović – Lane moje (2004)
Posted: October 12, 2010 by eurovisiontimes in Best Eurovision Song Ever, Montenegro, SerbiaBest Eurovision Songs – Over the last 2 months over 50 people have voted for their favourite Eurovision songs. Over the next weeks we will reveal your “Top 25 Best Eurovision Songs Ever!”. Your place 7 goes to Zeljko Joksimovic and Lane moje. In 2007 Serbia-Montenegro made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest. The [...]
Serbia – Serbian news site svet.rs has published a new interview with Milan Stancovic, the Serbian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. He describes his Eurovision experience, as well as his feelings about negative comments about his performance, his image. And finally his feelings about his uncle’s passing just before his departure to Oslo. [...]
Score analysis 3: Places 11-15
Posted: June 12, 2010 by eurovisiontimes in Analysis, France, Israel, Russia, Serbia, Spain15. Spain – Daniel Diges – Algo pequenito This 15th place is the best result achieved by a Spanish entrant since 2004, when Ramón reached the Top 10 with “Para llenarme de ti”. To the second to last place last year in Moscow this is a huge improvement for the Southern European country. In 2005,2006 [...]
Serbia – Serbia’s entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, Milan Stankovic, has won the Barbara Dex Award for the worst outfit in the Eurovision Song Contest. 2nd place went to Moldova’s Sunstroke Project followed by Peter Nalitch and his friends for Russia. Last year Hungary “won” with Zoli Adok and “Dance with me” in [...]
Analysis 1: The gayness of Eastern Europe
Posted: June 2, 2010 by eurovisiontimes in Bulgaria, Eurovision Song Contest 2010, SerbiaThe Eurovision Song Contest has been called many things: From “Gay olympics” to “Festival of Gayness” , which (to be honest) is not really surprising looking at the hugh gay following of the competition. Additionally, the songs and most notably the performances don’t really help dismissing this impression. This year Serbia and Bulgaria were widely [...]
