Eurovision

03.05.2012 14:20 9 comments Armenia fined for Azerbaijan Eurovision pull-out They’re going… but certainly not for a song. Armenia’s decision to quit the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan is proving costly: the country will pay the full participant’s fee, plus an extra 50 per cent as a fine.		11.04.2012 20:13 2 comments Unseen Rodchenko and Lissitsky on show in Moscow Hundreds of sportsmen on Red Square, happy smiling Soviet children playing in sandpits, simple working men typical of the 1930s USSR – these scenes have been captured with style by the great Soviet propaganda artists.
09.04.2012 21:04 Singing grannies give Russian folk music big boost A group of crooning village pensioners has got Russians singing along and is set to have a shot at greater stardom at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.		08.03.2012 15:58 10 comments Baku babushki: Singing grannies to rep Russia at Eurovision A group of elderly ladies is due to represent Russia at the next Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan. Singing in the Udmurt language, this folk band won the hearts of Russians in the all-country vote.
07.09.2011 14:27 Book Fair has Moscow covered Moscow has opened its main book event for publishers and readers. Some 1,500 participants, over 200,000 books in dozens of languages and over 500 events await you at the All-Russian Exhibition Center and Gorky Park.		15.05.2011 03:18 Azerbaijan sings its way to top of Eurovision Azerbaijan has won this year's Eurovision song contest in Dusseldorf, Germany.
11.05.2011 11:54 Russian contestant in line for Eurovision Grand Prix Russian Aleksey Vorobyov under the stage name Alex Sparrow has made it to the Eurovision finals. Along with 19 more songs Vorobyov's "Get You" entry will fight for the title of the best song on May 14 in Dusseldorf.		10.05.2011 19:29 1 comment Russian Sparrow hopes to soar to Eurovision finals The future of the Russian contestant in the next Eurovision Song Contest is to be decided on Tuesday night. Aleksey Vorobyov, who took the stage name Alex Sparrow, will sing his "Get You" entry, under number seven.
06.03.2011 10:57 Russian song to “Get You” at next Eurovision Channel One has announced the name of the singer who will represent Russia at the next Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf. Aleksey Vorobyov, a singer with classical musical education will premiere his Eurovision entry on Channel One on March 12.		11.02.2011 11:36 A song that lasts a lifetime Our Close-Up team continues to explore the Western Urals area, as they get to know the culture and the traditions of the Udmurtian republic and its capital city, Izhevsk.
25.10.2010 19:18 Orthodox priest writes lyrics for “Eurovision” song This year, Ukraine may be represented at the Eurovision contest by an unusual song written by a Russian Orthodox priest.		30.05.2010 02:49 5 comments Germany wins Eurovision contest German performer Lena has won the ears and hearts of Europe with her song "Satellite," stealing most of the votes and beating 24 other finalists at the Eurovision song contest final in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.
25.05.2010 14:42 Russia’s Eurovision entry seeks semifinal success The first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 that is due to take place in the Norwegian capital on Tuesday will decide whether Russia’s “Peter Nalich and Friends” makes it to the final.		13.04.2010 21:29 Web sensation previews Eurovision show in Moscow The top sensation of the Russian web, Peter Nalich, who will represent Russia at this year’s Eurovision song contest, will give a concert with his band at Moscow’s B1 Maximum club on Friday.
28.11.2009 19:12 1 comment Eurovision winner’s live show – a “Fairytale” come true Eurovision 2009 winner Norwegian singer Alexander Rybak gives a live concert in Moscow on Saturday night during his Russian tour.		22.11.2009 17:21 Russian girl Wins Silver at 2009 Junior Eurovision Twelve-year-old Ekaterina Ryabova from the Moscow region has won silver at the 2009 Junior Eurovision song contest in Kiev.
22.06.2009 20:47 Moscow Eurovision cost whopping $40 million Eurovision in Moscow has officially proven to be the most expensive in the history of the Song Contest, costing $40 million.		22.05.2009 18:52 What’s the future of Georgian “Altervision”? At the peak of Moscow’s Eurovision-2009, the Georgian capital held an alternative international musical festival called “Tbilisi Open Air, Altervision.”
20.05.2009 18:29 2 comments EBU denies faking Eurovision voting results A European Broadcasting Union (EBU) official denies Ukraine’s claims about faking viewers’ and the jury’s voting results towards the Ukrainian-born participant representing Russia at Eurovision in Moscow.		15.05.2009 01:32 Full list of Eurovision finalists revealed The second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest has finished in the Russian capital. Nineteen countries have been battling it out for the last ten places in Saturday's showdown.

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