OGAESC 2010:n Suomen karsinta on nyt ratkennut ja tulokset ovat seuraavat:
 
1. Laura Voutilainen – Salamataivas 178p (3*12p)
 
2. Johanna Kurkela – Rakkauslaulu 145p (6*12p)
3. Jenni Vartiainen - En haluu kuolla tänä yönä 131p (3*12p)
4. Chisu - Baden-Baden 101p (2*12p)
5. Jukka Hallikainen - En tekisi toisin 89p (4*12p)
 
6. Maija Vilkkumaa – Lottovoitto 89p (2*12p)
7. Elina Vettenranta - Portti mun sydämeeni 82p (1*12p)
8. G-Powered - Kohti unelmaa 77p
9. Pariisin kevät - Tämän kylän poikii 74p (1*12p)
10. Aurium – Pakoon 72p
 
11. Snowclone – Työnimi 63p (1*12p)
12. Marion – Aurinkokylpyyn 61p (1*12p)
13. Mariska & Pahat sudet - Suloinen myrkynkeittäjä 57p (1*12p)
14. Katri Metso - Pidä kiinni 56p
15. Anna Puu - Riko minut 52p
 
16. Virpi – Marraskuu 51p
17. Kuunkuiskaajat - Loputon tie 48p (1*12p)
18. Yö - Kiitos ja kunnia 31p
19. Vuokko Hovatta – Aletta 31p
20. Markku Laamanen - Joku perille sinut vie 20p

Äänestäjiä oli 26 kpl. Kiitos kaikille äänestäneille ja kappaleita ehdottaneille!
 
Viisuveteraani Laura edustaa siis Suomea tänä syksynä OGAE UK:n isännöimässä OGAESC 2010 kilpailussa.
 
terveisin
OGAESC-karsinnan koordinaattori Tony Latva &
Klubikisakoordinaattori Max Mannola

OGAE -uutiset 02/2010 voit lukea tästä .

Euroviisuklubi järjestää yhdessä Tallink Siljan kanssa 22 tunnin Euroviisuristeilyn Tallinnaan, Baltic Princess -laivalla.
Kyseessä on Euroopan ensimmäinen Euroviisuristeily yhdessä OGAE:n kanssa.

Ohjelmassa:

Luvassa on Euroviisukaraokea ja Euroviisudisco läpi yön.
Musiikista vastaavat ainoat ja oikeat Euroviisu DJ:t DJ Miik ja DJ Werneri.
Laivan “iskelmäbaari” on koko risteilyn ajan pyhitetty Euroviisuklubille ja Euroviisuille.
Risteilyllä nähdään Cat Cat joka oli Suomen edustaja Euroviisuissa vuonna
1994. Yön tähtihetkinä nähdään Drag kuningatar Miss Divet, joka esiintyy
huikeassa Euroviisu Showssa.

Myös Islannin edustajat vuodelta 2008 ovat mukana risteilyllä. Regina ja Fridrik jotka tunnetaan mm. Euroband yhtyeestä ovat mukana esiintymässä laivalla.  

Laiva lähtee Helsingistä lauantaina 4.9. klo 18.30 ja saapuu takaisin Helsinkiin
sunnuntaina 5.9. klo 16.30.
Varaa matkasi nyt osoitteessa http://www.tallinksilja.com/fi/mainMenu/tallink/
ja merkitse “tuotetunnukset” -kohtaan: *eurovision* saadaksesi edun. Ole nopea
sillä paikkoja rajoitetusti, varaa matkasi viimeistään 31.7.

Lisätietoja risteilystä saat Euroviisuklubin puheenjohtajalta Jouni Pihkakorvelta: Tämä sähköpostiosoite on suojattu roskapostia vastaan, aseta javascripttuki päälle nähdäksesi osoitteen.

Farvel Oslo, Hallo Deutschland!

Europe has voted and Germany is the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The general opinion here at the Telenor Arena is that the best song had won. 

As many of us leave Oslo tomorrow for our own homelands we can look forward to ESC 2011 to be hosted by Germany. Until next year!

The Final

The moment is almost here and the Big Question is:  Who will be the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010?

The winner is not easy to predict with many different music genres in the Final line-up plus the use of jury vote in addition to televoting. Your guess is as good as mine.

Oslo as the host city has provided the basic essentials to make the Biggest Show in Europe a success. Higher costs in Oslo is the main excuse heard for limitations in the organisation of ESC 2010  when compared to previous host cities and this may very well be true, but taking into account Norway’s higher income levels the costs should have been manageable. However the hospitality of the Norwegians has made being in Oslo a very pleasant experience.

Oslo deserves thanks for hosting ESC 2010, and after tonight we bid farewell to Oslo and look forward to the next host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

25 countries will compete at the Telenor Arena tonight and the Grand Final promises to be exciting in many ways, so remember to tune in to YLE 2 at 22:00. Let the show begin, and may the best song win!

Overheard..At Semifinal 2 Press Conference

Photos Semifinal 2 Press Conference: http://picasaweb.google.com/RossKamarulBaharin/OsloSemifinal2#5476305895163940850 

Sofia Nizharadze (Georgia): "Georgia was really waiting for my appearance on stage because last year we did not take part..". (Ross: 'Coz Georgia quit before it got disqualifed..)

maNga (Turkey): Responding to a journalist question, "I don't know..".

Harel Skaat (Israel): "Jerusalem or Tel Aviv is prepared for Eurovision..".

Niamh Kavanagh (Ireland): "I'm having the best time..But I can do without a cement mixer in the morning, if you know what I mean..". (Cement Mixer = krapula)

Safura (Azerbaijan): When asked if she will make it for the last day of school on 31 May, "My school, School Number 23, fully supports me..". (Ross: That probably means no school for Safura on 31 May!)

Paula Seling & Ovi (Romania): When asked about their show in the Final, "If you haven't seen enough (fireworks) you will get more..".

Eva Rivas (Armenia): Commenting on a fan who presented her with an apricot t-shirt, "Last time when I met him he gave me apricot jam made by himself, very tasty..". (Ross: Oo..a stalker? That's okay, you know you're famous when you have your personal stalker..) 

Eva Rivas: Responding to a question about tall girls running about on-stage in high heels, "I was a model and I got used to it..".

N'evergreen (Denmark): About Denmark being announced as the last qualifier to the Final, "We thought it would be Sweden or us..Thank god the red flag came up.".

Chanée (Denmark): When choosing a number for the Final line-up, "I'm hoping for a number that will let us sleep longer tomorrow because the rehearsal will start later..". (Denmark drew number 25, last place in the line-up.)

It promises to be a great line-up for the Final on 29 May, so remember to tune in to YLE 2 at 22:00!

Semifinal 2 - The Venue

To be fair to all national fan club members, seats for each show (Semifinal 1 & 2 and the Final) are in different places so that everyone will have a chance at least once to be in the section close to the stage.

For Semifinal 2 my seat was behind the cameras, which means I could only see parts of what was happening on stage. So during the time when I was missing half of the show anyway I focused on what was going on in the Telenor Arena which is the venue of ESC 2010.

To start from the beginning, at the entrance to the inner yard of the Arena the security control was a simple physical body check of every ticketholder and a quick look inside any handbag. In the inner yard were some kiosks selling the official merchandise, drinks and some other items but while waiting to enter the Arena building it was strange that there was no Eurovision music played on loudspeakers to keep up the mood.

Yesterday I was seated in Section 9 Row 14 Seat 37. People holding signboards would indicate your section number, after which you find your row and seat number by bending over to check the tiny stickers on the floor next to each row.

Even though the audience was required to stay by their seats and not run about during the show (so as not to block the view of others as well as for safety reasons), excited fans would try to rush closer to the stage especially during their country's performance. The security personnel that I saw were mostly petite young girls who were helpless to enforce the "stay by your seat" rule, especially when facing a loud somewhat drunk crowd. Yes, alcohol could be bought and brought to the seats which can be a problem when some people would spill them (on other people..). I also smelled cigarette smoke at one time.

These are the things that television viewers do not see on the screen, and maybe it is better this way..