Despite earlier indications to the contrary, AzTV has in fact been denied active EBU membership at the EBU meeting on the 15th June 2007. This means that Azerbaijan cannot enter the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 to be held in Belgrade, Serbia.
The EBU decided that AzTV was not seperate enough from the Azeri state, which is one of the requirements for active membership. However, Arzu Abdullayev of AzTV has confirmed that AzTV will apply again for active membership in January 2008, and if that application is successful, then Azerbaijan may debut as early as 2009.
esctoday.com is currently collecting information from active EBU members all over the European broadcasting area, and will bring you a full rundown on the status of each country's participation later this summer.
Tuesday, 19 June 2007
Hanna & Evridiki to support Evanescence
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest artists Hanna Pakarinen and Evridiki have been chosen to be the support act of the American alternative rock band Evanescence. The band will be performing tonight at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland and next Saturday, 23rd of June at Karaiskaki Football Field in Athens, Greece.
The successful American band Evanescence is currently on tour in Europe, promoting their second album The Open door. The 13-track album was released last October and in its first week of sales earned the first ranking on the Billboard 200 album chart. The band’s debut album Fallen sold almost 15 million copies worldwide and for 43 weeks got a position on the Billboard Top 10.
Evanescence perform tonight at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki, Finland, at 19:00 CET and Hanna Pakarinen, Finland’s representative at the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest will be the support act. The band will introduce for the first time their new guitar player and drummer, Troy McLawhorn and Will Hunt, who replace former John LeCompt and Rocky Gray.
Next Saturday 23rd of June another artist from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Evridiki, Cyprus' representative, together with Dimitris Korgialas will support the band at their concert in Athens, Greece. The event takes place at Karaiskaki Football Field.
The successful American band Evanescence is currently on tour in Europe, promoting their second album The Open door. The 13-track album was released last October and in its first week of sales earned the first ranking on the Billboard 200 album chart. The band’s debut album Fallen sold almost 15 million copies worldwide and for 43 weeks got a position on the Billboard Top 10.
Evanescence perform tonight at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki, Finland, at 19:00 CET and Hanna Pakarinen, Finland’s representative at the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest will be the support act. The band will introduce for the first time their new guitar player and drummer, Troy McLawhorn and Will Hunt, who replace former John LeCompt and Rocky Gray.
Next Saturday 23rd of June another artist from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Evridiki, Cyprus' representative, together with Dimitris Korgialas will support the band at their concert in Athens, Greece. The event takes place at Karaiskaki Football Field.
Friday, 15 June 2007
Greece ... explore your sences!
Hellenic Republic - Ministry of Tourism - Greek National Tourism 
Organisation
OrganisationIn Greece, you are standing at crossroads of cultures, colours and civilisations, you feel the grandeur of history and the warmth of being at the southernmost part of Europe, you discover the evolutionary process of thought, influence and experience.
A country with a uniquely affluent historical past, inhabited by people gazing confidently and optimistically into the future.
A country that although statistically small, is huge in its diversity.
A landscape that has given us thousands of postcard images but remains incredibly vibrant and impossible to capture.
Greece is a country of beautiful contradictions, a constant journey in time, from the present to the past and back again.
Walk through the olive groves, through ancient sites. Move to clusters of sparsely inhabited islands. Roam from beaches to rocky mountains and explore the breathtaking scenery.
In Greece the fusion of images becomes more than imagery and turns into reality.
Explore your senses in Greece ...
A country with a uniquely affluent historical past, inhabited by people gazing confidently and optimistically into the future.
A country that although statistically small, is huge in its diversity.
A landscape that has given us thousands of postcard images but remains incredibly vibrant and impossible to capture.
Greece is a country of beautiful contradictions, a constant journey in time, from the present to the past and back again.
Walk through the olive groves, through ancient sites. Move to clusters of sparsely inhabited islands. Roam from beaches to rocky mountains and explore the breathtaking scenery.
In Greece the fusion of images becomes more than imagery and turns into reality.
Explore your senses in Greece ...
More info in : http://www.gnto.gr/ 
Friday, 8 June 2007
The results of esc radio awards
The voting is closed and the results are online now
During the week June 1-7, the world-wide listeners of escradio.com had the chance to vote for their favourites from this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki. And here are the results:
- BEST SONG 2007 - "I Love You Mi Vida" (Spain) , written by Tony Sαnchez-Ohlsson, Rebeca Pous del Toro, Thomas G:son & Andreas Rickstrand, performed by D'Nash
- BEST FEMALE ARTIST 2007 - Magdi Rϊzsa (Hungary)
- Best MALE ARTIST 2007 - Kenan Dogulu (Turkey)
- Best GROUP 2007 - D'Nash (Spain)
Congratulations to all the winners!
For the complete results in all four categories please visit http://www.escradio.com/awards2007
The winners will be contacted and the awards will be handed over as soon as possible.
During the week June 1-7, the world-wide listeners of escradio.com had the chance to vote for their favourites from this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki. And here are the results:
- BEST SONG 2007 - "I Love You Mi Vida" (Spain) , written by Tony Sαnchez-Ohlsson, Rebeca Pous del Toro, Thomas G:son & Andreas Rickstrand, performed by D'Nash
- BEST FEMALE ARTIST 2007 - Magdi Rϊzsa (Hungary)
- Best MALE ARTIST 2007 - Kenan Dogulu (Turkey)
- Best GROUP 2007 - D'Nash (Spain)
Congratulations to all the winners!
For the complete results in all four categories please visit http://www.escradio.com/awards2007
The winners will be contacted and the awards will be handed over as soon as possible.
Tuesday, 5 June 2007
The Romanian participants for Junior Eurovison 2007
Here are the participants in the Romanian national selection:
01 Zbor- Loică Andrei
02 Bum, Bum, Bum - Ghiaţă Karina
03 În Jurul Lumii- Mera Alexandra
04 Putem fi prieteni - Lazăr Ovidiu
05 Duby Duby - D@D Denisa Trofin & Dragoş Bistriceanu
06 Mă dusei ziua la coasă - FIFTY-FIFTY
07 Fetiţa deocheată - A+
08 Suntem mereu - OK CHIC
09 Ăsta-s eu - Pânzaru Stănescu Iulian
10 Spune da - Ciornea Ioana Veronica
11 Rebele - R.B.L.
12 Trece - Niculae Norina Sânziana
13 Sha-la-la - 4 KIDS
14 Mama nu ştie - Mateiuc Alexandra Gabriela
15 Rock & Cha Cha - IPORTI
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