Germany's Lena Meyer- Landrut becomes the New Oslo favourite

Her name is Lena Meyer-Landrut, she is a Huge new star in Germany Austria & even Switzerland.
She was a clear favorite for the German ARN/NDR 'Unser Star fur Oslo ' TV show This series was organised by former
Eurovision contender Stefan Raab, it was a long Idol/ X factor like-process. From a total of 20 acts the competion
was down to 2 girls Jennifer Braun and Lena. In the final show the singers had shown their talents by
performing other artists popular songs. It was clear Lena singing 'Satellite' was the most popular on the
night. And for most Eurovision Starlettes the story pauses here until Eurovision Final. ( as Germany get a qualifing
place in ESC Final each year)
Lena's success story contined with three songs from the Show shot into the German Top 10 chart lists 'Bee' & Love Me
(wrote by Stefan Raab & Lena) the winning song 'Satellite' stayed at No;1 and reached Platinum in no time at all.
As well as becoming Germany's fastest selling digital release ever! Not bad for one entry in this year's
Eurovision Song Contest. Could Germany be the first country from the big four to win ESC in the new
system.

We Luv' LENA..............

Didrik Solli-Tangen - 'Because We Believe' Norway's Golden Voice

Didrik is performing all over Norway this spring- As he is still a relatively new Artist even
in his homeland. Born in Porsgrunn, a small town situated south-west of Oslo
He is still a student at Barratt Due Institute of performing arts in Oslo, although he has
proved his amazing ability for singing opera classics as in this fantastic clip. From Norska's TV2`s
'Artistgalla of 2010'
We believe in Didrik- for Oslo 2010- The voice from the heart

Edward Maya Feat Vika 'Stereo Love' No 1 in Sweden

-We luv this track

Romanian Producer/Songwriter Edward Maya Makes it Big in Sweden

Edward Maya- his real name is Eduard Llie from Romania is a musician producer songwriter & now new

dance star with his big House Dance hit ' Stereo Love' This tune became a big dance hit last

year, now the song has crossed over and become a pop hit making No;1 all over Europe . In Sweden during Melodifestivalen

invastion of the Charts, Edward

'Stereo Love' hit No;1 for 2 weeks. He has worked on a lot of great mixes with mainly Romanian stars as well as re-launching the international career of Akcent (Romanian boyband) in recent years. The Akcent boys now feel the recent hit by Edward borrows too heavly from the Maya Mix of Akcent's 'Stay with Me' hit of 2009.

Akcent in 2009

At the age of 19 Edward was the songwriter behind Mihai Traistariu - 'Tornero' Romania's Eurovision entry and massive hit of 2006.As Lordi won that year 'Tornero' went on to be a big success at the time I felt this song should have

at least got 2nd placing- also check out the great Video clip Mihai did for the track that year...

farewell to a Melodifestivalen Legend 'BRITA BORG'

Brita Borg passed away on Tuesday aged 85 she was active right up until the end.

Brita was born in Stockholm and won Veckorevyn amateur song contest in the early 1940s

She went on to sing Sweden's 2nd ever Eurovision entry singing 'Augustin' in 1959. In Cannes she sang for Sweden in Eurovision Song Conest during it's 4th year ever- and finished 9th place. Brita's most famous hit was in the Swedish charts for an amazing 21 week run in 1969's "Sweet sixies"(Ljuva sextital), was in fact submitted for Melodifestivalen in 1969. It was rejected yet became one of the first hits written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus (lyric by Stig Anderson). One of the Abba members first ever big songwriting credits in sweden. Thanks Brita.

Check out her Eurovision glory singing

'Augustin'

Estonia's Malcolm Lincoln will be sending out a 'Siren'

For me when Eurovision comes around there is always a handful of countries
who manage to always come up with the goods, year after year. One of them must be
Estonia. Last year's 'Rändajad' was a comeback that was well deserved, for Oslo something
a little different with Malcolm Lincoln a very haunting ballad. It works very well I think.
The video is perhapes the best of Eurovision 2010, give it time this siren will
take you in!

Serbia is sending The Face of Milan Stanković to Oslo

A Serbian popular new singer, born on 9 September 1987 in Obrenovac. He graduated from med school in Zemun, Now he has become one of the hottest pop singers. He auditioned for "Zvezde Granda" (Pop Idol) thanks to his sister and uncle. In the competition he went to the final, and after this he continued with his career in pop music. (see below)

The entry for Sebia is Ovo Je Balkan- This is Balkans will be sung in Serbian although it sounds very traditional

it also blends well into Milan's own Electro pop sound.

His latest songs are Nepopravjivo, Solo and Face where he made his first music video in 2009.

If Lady Ga-Ga had a younger cousin it may well just be Milan!

Finland's Enry 'Työlki Ellää' the Duo Kuukuiskaajat tell us what they are singing about?

Kuukuiskaajat- Moonwhispers

One of the best entry's this year in Eurovision 2010 from Finland sung
in a real modern folk-style. Very different from modern Finnish songs of
recent years. We hope to see the girls from Kuukuiskaajat in the Top ten
in the Oslo final.
However they will be a Eurovision commentator's nightmare- Having to say the song title
is hard, let alone Kuukuiskaajat! Thanks to freinds at eurovision.tv we find out at
long last what they are singing about.

Didrik is Here. Norway's Star has a new site ready for Oslo

Open and ready for business, and not just his shirt!

didrik solli tangen.com

Iceland-Hera Bjork's 'Je ne sais quoi' Offical Video

We like the NEW video; and the song is one of the best.
As for the Vid- not a Volcano in sight!
Filmed at Sundhöll Reykjavíkur ( Swimming baths ) I am guessing with all that
vocanic ash around, what better way to get rid of it but a nice swim...!

What's in a beanie? Norway's face of Eurovision 2009 & 2010!