May 2008 - Celebwise

Celebwise

follow this blog subscribe by email

7 followers

206 daily readers

rank of 192

Celebwise - May 2008

And the winner is....

May 25th 2008 00:29

The news sites have already reported it, they put it in the titles rather than the article itself, not even trying to protect those who may not want to know before the Eurovision final airs tonight. However, it is an event that we see long after the result is known so I will waste just a little more space (if you don't want to know who won, shield your eyes now) before announcing that the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 is

RUSSIA!!!!!!!!!!

I will comment further once I've seen the show tonight but from the little I saw, I didn't really like the song all that much and the countries were voting the usual way and giving votes to those who they consider 'allies' whether they deserved a vote or not, often leaving some of the better songs out of their top 10 completely.

Eurovision does come down to politics to an extent and I stand by what I say every year, Greece needs to make more friends in the EU! Not that they didn't do very well anyway, 3rd place, although they had been solidly in 2nd place until the last few votes came in. Ukraine then took second place, putting Greece into third. Way to go to our representative, Kalomoira. She has done Greece and Greeks around the world proud with her efforts!

Vote

Comments (2)

Add Comments

[ Link ]

Posted By: Justicia - Category: No Category

Email this Post to a Friend

Eurovision 2008

May 24th 2008 04:20

It's that time of year again, time for Eurovision.

While it is not the most well-known event for those here in Australia, it has a huge fan base and Europe tunes in yearly to see which country becomes the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest.

The contest this year is in Belgrade and the rules have changed slightly due to two semi-finals taking place but are largely the same as they have been previously.

In the final, without going through the semi-final selection process are France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. They are known as the big four and have always had a huge involvement with Eurovision. The host country is also exempt, and this year it is Serbia. Joining them in the final are the top 9 countries from the first semi-final along with a wildcard and the top 9 countries from the second semi-final along with a wildcard.

Citizens of each country, even those not ending up in the final, vote by telephone or SMS. Votes count as 12, 10, 8 and all the way through to 1, as each country votes on its top 10 favourites. These are then tallied to determine the winner.

Of course, Eurovision also means that the most unexpected acts can end up making the cut between semi-final and final, as well as ending up as winners.

This year has been no different and with the contest being held in Belgrade, the countries getting through the first semi-final are:

Israel
Azerbaijan
Norway
Poland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Armenia
Finland
Romania
Russia
Greece

From the second semi-final:

Iceland
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine
Albania
Latvia
Croatia
Denmark
Georgia
Portugal

The running order for the final on 24 May 2008 is as follows:

Romania
United Kingdom
Albania
Germany
Armenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Israel
Finland
Croatia
Poland
Iceland
Turkey
Portugal
Latvia
Sweden
Denmark
Georgia
Ukraine
France
Azerbaijan
Greece
Spain
Serbia
Russia
Norway

Twenty-five countries all vying for one position as winner of the Eurovision Song Contest. Who will it be this year? I'll be tuning in to find out.

Actually I'll be looking up the result once the live show ends but I will still watch it when it airs here. I always go for Greece so I'll be interested to see how well Kalomoira places with 'Secret Combination'. GO GREECE! *waves flag*

101

Vote

Add Comments

[ Link ]

Posted By: Justicia - Category: No Category

Email this Post to a Friend

Secret weddings

May 15th 2008 12:31

Now not so secret...*snicker*

Greek television presenter, Rania Thraskia, has gotten married in a secret ceremony with only family present. She of course told us all about it on Tuesday, like we really wanted to know. She looks happy which is good, but again, this thing was such a whirlwind that we don't know what the future holds. Especially considering she decided to get married right after coming out of a long-term relationship/engagement. There are also baby rumours, which she denies but I think it's quite likely to be true.

Now the funny part is that with all the planning for this thing to be secret, photos of the wedding surfaced on the front page of a newspaper this morning. She's not happy and has already lodged a formal complaint. These are not even paparazzi shots, they look like they belong in a wedding album. Did the wedding photographer or one of the guests get greedy and sell the photos to the newspaper? And she apparently handpicked those guests, not even letting her own grandmother and cousins know about it. Only her parents, brother etc and the groom's side obviously were there. Gosh, those blabber mouth grandmothers and cousins, who knows who they might have told if they'd known. *rolls eyes* But they've all seen the photos now, including all of Greece and anyone really as the newspaper also has a website. Serves her right for...well, being annoying since I don't like her, and for plotting such a cloak and dagger affair only for it all to unravel with the publication of the photos. *snicker snicker*

Something odd she does constantly which she did again when speaking about the wedding on Tuesday is when mentioning her ex-fiance, Gregory, she always makes sure to say the end was oristiko (final). They had such an on-off thing going on that many people didn't believe it would have a finality to it. Is she trying to convince the viewers or herself of that fact? Protesting far too much on that issue, I think. Anyway, she also said her relationship with Gregory ended in the sweetest way possible. Wow, so sweet that when she and Gregory ended up at the same event just a week before her secret wedding they didn't even say hello? For two people who had been best friends for almost 15 years prior to their relationship/engagement/almost wedding, that doesn't say sweet. Then again, it's probably easier for both of them this way, considering their history.

The only person I feel sorry for is Gregory, who would have seen these photos too. Poor guy, like finding out she'd secretly gotten married wasn't bad enough. He's such a sweet guy that he even congratulated her on her wedding and wished her well live from his show on Tuesday morning. Now that is class. His eyes didn't quite mask that he was hurting but it was a nice gesture. Not to worry Gregory, one day she'll realise she married the wrong man, however late that may be. Gosh, I feel like I should make a Team Gregory t-shirt, like those Jolie and Aniston ones!

Vote

Add Comments

[ Link ]

Posted By: Justicia - Category: No Category

Email this Post to a Friend

1 Posts

1 Posts

1 Posts