Euroband

Delegates from the UK and beyond attended the 4th OGAE  Bash in Birmingham.  A day of thrills, spills, and unlikely winners.  Plus who would win the annual Stars in their Eurovision Eyes contest for 2009?

Tonight, Iceland held their final after a series of semifinals. The Songvakeppni was an amazing music show for its fans, while choosing the best entry to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow. Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir won the ticket to the Russian capital. 

Iceland starts its national selection on Saturday. The four songs that will compete in the first out of four qualifying heats are available to listen to online. Two of them will qualify for the final to be held the 14th of February.

This week seven of the participants from the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest are to be found on the Danish charts. The winner, Dima Bilan, is nowhere to be found on the Top-40 while Sebastien Tellier and Kalomira joins the Nordic participants in a success in Denmark.

With two semi-finals it has been impossible for the Nordic countries to get together for a joined Nordic party as they often do. The only Nordic country to arrange a party this year where the Icelandic's who offered a live concert with Euroband with Simon Mathew as special guest.

The third day of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest meant the start for the 2nd semi-final. Hot tipped names such as Euroband, Charlotte Perrelli, Ani Lorak and Ruslan Alehno all gave a little performance on their press conference today.

It appears like the Bulgarian participants become the eight 2008 Eurovision Song Contest act to be revealed as part of the line up for the UK Eurovision Preview party. The event, which is being billed as the biggest Eurovision event in London since 1977, will take place on Friday 25th April.