List of Jurors of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
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The jurors of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
play a large role in the voting process of the Contest. For the final round, each country's votes will be decided by a combination of 50% televoting
by the public and 50% by national jury
. The method of selecting the semi-final qualifiers will remain the same as in past years, however, with nine countries in each semi-final which qualified based on the televoting results, and a tenth coming from the juries.
(EBU) evaluated the voting procedure used in the contest, and contemplated a change for 2009. Contest organisers sent a questionnaire regarding the voting system to participating broadcasters, and a reference group incorporated the responses into their suggestions for next year's format. Telewizja Polska (TVP)
, the Polish broadcaster, suggested that an international jury similar to the one used in the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest
be introduced in the Eurovision Song Contest to lessen the impact of neighbourly voting and place more emphasis on the artistic value of the song. A jury would lead to less political and diaspora voting as the jury members, mandated to be music industry experts, would also have a say in addition to "random members of the public". National juries were originally phased out of the contest beginning in 1997, with televoting becoming mandatory for nearly all participants since 2003.
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
play a large role in the voting process of the Contest. For the final round, each country's votes will be decided by a combination of 50% televoting
Televoting
Televoting, telephone voting or phone voting is a method of decision making and opinion polling conducted by telephone. Televoting can also extend to voting by SMS text message via a mobile cell phone.- Broadcast contest televoting :...
by the public and 50% by national jury
Jury
A jury is a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. Modern juries tend to be found in courts to ascertain the guilt, or lack thereof, in a crime. In Anglophone jurisdictions, the verdict may be guilty,...
. The method of selecting the semi-final qualifiers will remain the same as in past years, however, with nine countries in each semi-final which qualified based on the televoting results, and a tenth coming from the juries.
Background
In response to some broadcasters' continued complaints about politically charged, neighbourly and diaspora voting, the European Broadcasting UnionEuropean Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
(EBU) evaluated the voting procedure used in the contest, and contemplated a change for 2009. Contest organisers sent a questionnaire regarding the voting system to participating broadcasters, and a reference group incorporated the responses into their suggestions for next year's format. Telewizja Polska (TVP)
Telewizja Polska
Telewizja Polska Spółka Akcyjna is Poland's public broadcasting corporation...
, the Polish broadcaster, suggested that an international jury similar to the one used in the 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest
Eurovision Dance Contest 2008
The Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 was the second Eurovision Dance Contest and was held in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, hosted by BBC Scotland on 6 September.The winner of contest was Poland who achieved a score of 154 points...
be introduced in the Eurovision Song Contest to lessen the impact of neighbourly voting and place more emphasis on the artistic value of the song. A jury would lead to less political and diaspora voting as the jury members, mandated to be music industry experts, would also have a say in addition to "random members of the public". National juries were originally phased out of the contest beginning in 1997, with televoting becoming mandatory for nearly all participants since 2003.
Jurors
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| Marie-Paule Lemmens | RTBF RTBF Radio Télévision Belge Francophone is the public broadcasting organization of the French Community of Belgium, the southern, French-speaking part of Belgium... - Production Assistant, Department of Entertainment |
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| Pierre Guyaut | RTBF RTBF Radio Télévision Belge Francophone is the public broadcasting organization of the French Community of Belgium, the southern, French-speaking part of Belgium... - Radio Classic 21 host |
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| Manu Champagne | RTBF RTBF Radio Télévision Belge Francophone is the public broadcasting organization of the French Community of Belgium, the southern, French-speaking part of Belgium... - Journalist |
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| Corrado Falciglia | Journalist La Dernière Heure - Les Sports | |
| Isabelle Monnart | Journalist La Dernière Heure - Les Sports | |
| Vesna Andree-Zaimović | Academic Musician | |
| Adi Mulahalilović | Producer | |
| Maja Tatić Maja Tatic Maja Tatić is a Serbian singer. She is most notable for representing Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest.... |
Singer, Bosnian entrant to Eurovision Song Contest 2002 Eurovision Song Contest 2002 The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia.... |
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| Tina Vukov | Singer | |
| Silvije Glojnarić | Conductor | |
| Doris Karamatić | Academic Musician | |
| Denis Vasilj | Professor of Music Theory | |
| Darko Domitrović | Composer | |
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| Andrea Savane | Česká televize - Department of International Relations | |
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| Jitka Benešová | Journalist specializing in music | |
| Michal Dvořák Michal Dvořák Michal Dvořák is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.Dvořák previously played for HC Olomouc, Kitchener Rangers and HC Energie Karlovy Vary.... |
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| Vladimir Vlasák | Musician | |
| Kaya Brüel | Singer | |
| Ataf Khawaja | Rapper | |
| Frede Fup | Musician | |
| Medina Medina (singer) Medina Danielle Oona Valbak , known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter.... |
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| Peter Biker | Song writer | |
| Owe Petersell | Radio Elmar music editor | |
| Lea Liitmaa | Singer | |
| Heidy Tamme | Singer | |
| Elmar Liitmaa Elmar Liitmaa Elmar Liitmaa is an Estonian guitarist and songwriter playing for the famous Estonian rock band Terminaator. Liitmaa works mostly with Terminaator's soloist, Jaagup Kreem, who writes lyrics to Elmar's music. Besides Terminaator's music, they have also written two Estonian rock-musicals, Risk and... |
Songwriter and guitarist for the rock band Terminaator Terminaator Terminaator is an Estonian rock group formed in 1987 by Jaagup Kreem in Tallinn 10. High School . Kreem was in the 7th grade then. The first public performance was in Tallinn 47. High School in the schoolbands' festival. The first time in the studio was in 1989. First songs "Charleen" and "Meeletu... |
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| Ivan Makarov Ivan Makarov Ivan Kuzmich Makarov was a Russian painter. He was a son of the serf painter Kuzma Aleksandrovich Makarov. Under the education of Alexey Markov, Ivan Makarov chose the portrait painting, participating also in paintings of Spassky Cathedral.... |
Raadio 4 music editor | |
| Pekka Laine | Yleisradio | |
| Jukka Haarma | Yleisradio | |
| Satu Mättö | Teosto Teosto Teosto is the performance rights organization that collects royalties on behalf of songwriters and composers in Finland. Teosto is a member of CISAC.- See also :*Copyright collecting agency*List of CISAC members*Performance rights organization... |
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| Chisu Chisu Christel Martina Sundberg , known by her stage name Chisu, is a Finnish pop artist, songwriter, and producer. She wrote her first single, "Mun koti ei oo täällä", to the soundtrack of the movie Sooloilua... |
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| Sofia Tarkkanen | Student, Sibelius Academy Sibelius Academy The Sibelius Academy is a university-level music school which operates in Helsinki and Kuopio, Finland. It also has an adult education centre in Järvenpää and a training centre in Seinäjoki. The Academy is the only music university in Finland. It is among the biggest European music universities... |
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| Corinne Hermès Corinne Hermès Corinne Hermès is a French singer.She represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 where she won with "Si la vie est cadeau" with music by Jean-Pierre Millers and words by Alain Garcia.-External links: * at Bide et Musique... |
Singer, winner of the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1983 The Eurovision Song Contest 1983, the 28th in the series, was held in Munich, then West Germany, on 23 April 1983. The presenter was Marlene Charell. Corinne Hermes was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, "Si la vie est cadeau". This was Luxembourg's fifth victory in the contest which... . |
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| Jean Paul Cara Jean Paul Cara Jean Paul Cara is a music composer, known for the song with lyrics by Joe Gracy, "L'oiseau et l'enfant", the winning song at the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest, performed by Portuguese/French singer Marie Myriam who represented France.... |
Songwriter, co-composer of "L'oiseau et l'enfant L'Oiseau Et L'Enfant "L'oiseau et l'enfant" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 performed in French by the Portuguese singer Marie Myriam, who represented France... ", winning song of the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1977 The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the 22nd edition series, and was held on 7 May 1977 in London. With Angela Rippon as the presenter, the contest was won by Marie Myriam who represented France, with her song "L'oiseau et l'enfant" . This was France's fifth victory, a record, which was equalled... . |
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| Lionel Rivera | Producer | |
| Marianne Jaulin | Television producer | |
| Marie Jo Zarb | Songwriter | |
| H. P. Baxxter H. P. Baxxter H.P. Baxxter , is a German entertainer and the frontman of the techno group Scooter. He founded Scooter with his friend Rick J. Jordan in 1993.-Early life:... |
Singer and Producer of Scooter Scooter (band) Scooter are a German hard dance band founded in Hamburg, who have sold over 25 million records and earned over 80 gold and platinum awards. Scooter are considered the most successful single-record German act with 23 top ten hits. The band is currently composed of members H.P. Baxxter, Rick J.... . Scooter were the runners up in the 2004 German preselection programme Germany 12 Points! Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Germany was represented by Max and the song "Can't Wait Until Tonight" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, held in Istanbul, Turkey. The German representative for Istanbul itself was chosen on March 19 in the national final Germany 12 Points!.... . |
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| Jeanette Biedermann Jeanette Biedermann Jeanette Biedermann , also known by her stage name Jeanette, is a German recording artist, actress and television personality. Born and raised in Berlin, Biedermann began performing as a member of a troupe of acrobats in a children's circus at the age of six... |
Singer, 4th in the German national final 1999 Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 For the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, Germany was represented Reise nach Jerusalem - Kudüs'e Seyahat, performed by Sürpriz. The song received 140 points, finishing 3rd.... |
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| Guildo Horn Guildo Horn Guildo Horn He is mainly famous for his eccentric stage persona, which includes outrageous clothes and very extroverted antics.At the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, he came in 7th with the title "Guildo hat euch lieb!" .... |
Singer, Germany's entrant to the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1998 The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson... . |
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| Sylvia Kollek Künzel | Artist manager and ex-idols judge. | |
| Tobias Künzel | Singer of Die Prinzen Die Prinzen Die Prinzen is a German music group. The band is made up of former members of the Thomanerchor and a former member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor.-Overview:Early albums consist of a cappella music... |
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| Giorgos Katsaros Giorgos Katsaros Giorgos Katsaros is a famous Greek musician and songwriter. He plays the alto saxophone. He has made a variety of recordings, collaborating amongst others with Greek musical composers, such as Yannis Theodoridis and Mimis Plessas.In 1972 he wrote the music for Alekos Sakellarios' I Komissa tis... |
Song-writer, composer of Krasi, Thalassa Kai T' Agori Mou, the first ever Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Eurovision Song Contest 1974 The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the seaside resort of Brighton on the south coast of the United Kingdom... |
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| Vicky Gerothodorou | Lyricist | |
| Nikos Gritsis | Lyricist | |
| Giannis Vardis | Singer, 2nd in the Greek national final 2003 | |
| Alexandra Zakka | Lyricist | |
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| Paul Harrington | Musician, joint winner of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1994 The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish... . |
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| Bill Hughes | Television producer. | |
| Linda Martin Linda Martin Linda Martin is an Irish singer and television presenter. She is best known in Europe as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, with the song "Why Me?", and in Ireland as a member of the 1970s/1980s band, Chips.-Chips:Martin started off her musical career when she joined the band Chips... |
Singer, winner of the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1992 The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny... and runner up in the 1984 Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1984 The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 5 May 1984 in Luxembourg. The presenter was Désirée Nosbusch. Nosbusch, only 19 years old at the time, hosted the show in a lax manner, which was quite unusual for this show back then... . |
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| Emma O'Driscoll Emma O'Driscoll Emma Louise O'Driscoll is a former Irish pop star, turned children's television presenter and reality television personality. She rose to fame in the 2001–2002 RTÉ One television series Popstars, in which she was selected as a member of the band Six... |
Singer and TV presenter. | |
| Luan Parle Luan Parle Luán Maureen Parle is an Irish Singer/Songwriter / Producer.-Early life:First Impressions was Luán Parle’s début album release after signing to Recording Studios atthe age of 12 following an appearance on The Late Late Toy Show.... |
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| Moshe Morad | Musical editor, IBA Israel Broadcasting Authority Israel Broadcasting Authority is Israel's state broadcasting network.It grew out of the radio station Kol Yisrael, which made its first broadcast as an independent station on . The name of the organisation operating Kol Yisrael was changed to Israel Broadcasting Service in 1951... radio presenter |
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| Haya Zell | IBA Israel Broadcasting Authority Israel Broadcasting Authority is Israel's state broadcasting network.It grew out of the radio station Kol Yisrael, which made its first broadcast as an independent station on . The name of the organisation operating Kol Yisrael was changed to Israel Broadcasting Service in 1951... - manager of musical archive |
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| Nurit Bat Shahar Zafrir | Lyricist | |
| Tahel Zimmerman | Musician | |
| Itamar Barak | Journalist | |
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| Linas Rimša | Compositor | |
| Linas Adomaitis | Musician and songwriter, Lithuanian entrant to Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Eurovision Song Contest 2004 The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"... |
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| Egmontas Bžeskas | Producer | |
| Edita Vilčiauskienė | LRT music editor | |
| Rūta Lukoševičiūtė | Musician and songwriter | |
| Rade Spasovski | Journalist | |
| Vanco Dimitrov | Journalist specializing in music | |
| Maja Trpcanovska | Journalist specializing in music | |
| Radica Mitic | Journalist specializing in music | |
| Liljana Avtovska | Musician and journalist specializing in music | |
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| Noordje Kandt | Former Dutch Head of Delegation | |
| Martin Gijzemijter | Composer and Lyricist | |
| Setske Mostaert | Vocal coach | |
| Aron van der Ploeg | Creative Producer | |
| Henk Schepers | Manager of the Dutch Metropole Orchestra | |
| Ellen Marie Steen | Journalist in the radio show Nitimen for the radio station P1 NRK P1 NRK P1 is one of three nation-wide analogue radio channels operated by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation . It is the direct descendant of NRK's first radio station which began broadcasting in 1933... |
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| Jørn Johansen | Program director for radio station P4 P4 Radio Hele Norge P4 Radio Hele Norge AS Norway's leading national, private radio station with 24% national market share, about one million daily listeners and two million weekly.... |
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| Elisabet Davidsen | Project leader for music in the Department of Culture in radio station P2 NRK P2 NRK P2 is one of three nation-wide analogue radio channels operated by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation . It was established as NRK's second radio channel in 1984, and focuses on culture and current affairs – news, debate, analysis, science, society.In 1999 its employees were... |
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| Arne Martin Vistnes | Journalist in Radio Norge | |
| Vivi Stenberg | Chief journalist and chief producer for the music TV show Lydverket on NRK1 NRK1 NRK1 is the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's main television channel. Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts started on 13 April 1958 and regular broadcasts started in 20 August 1960. It is Norway's oldest and largest television channel... |
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| Ricardo Soler | Singer | |
| Alexandra Valentim | Singer | |
| Edgar Canelas | Radio producer | |
| Fernando Martins | Songwriter | |
| Paula Casanova | Music agent | |
| Luminiţa Anghel Luminita Anghel Luminiţa Anghel is a Romanian singer. Anghel, along with the percussion band Sistem, represented Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, with the song Let Me Try, where they were ranked third in the final, Romania's best ever result at Eurovision... |
Singer, Romania's entrant to Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,... |
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| Corina Despot | Lyricist | |
| Andrei Tudor | Songwriter | |
| Andrei Kerestely | Songwriter | |
| Mihai Alexandru | Songwriter, jury president | |
| Igor Matvienko | Producer, composer | |
| Tamara Gverdtsiteli | Singer | |
| Maria Katz Youddiph Masha Katz is Russian singer. She is most known for representing Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 held in Dublin.-Biography:Maria or Masha was born on the 23rd of January 1973 in Moscow. At the age of 13 she formed her first group performing heavy metal songs. In 1989 she met with the... |
Singer, represented Russia in 1994 Eurovision Song Contest | |
| Alexander Lunev | Composer | |
| Elena Kipper | Composer, producer | |
| Bilja Krstić Bilja Krstic Biljana "Bilja" Krstić is a Serbian singer. She was born on November 9, 1955 in Niš and brought up on the folk traditions of central Serbia. Biljana first studied music in Niš at the music school "Dr. Vojislav Vučković", after graduating she continued her education by travelling to Belgrade to... |
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| Jelena Tomašević Jelena Tomaševic Jelena Tomašević is a Serbian pop singer famed for her strong vocal performances. She has won numerous awards for her songs and represented Serbia at 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, coming sixth with the song "Oro".- Music career :Jelena started her way to stardom at the young age of 8 when she won... |
Singer, Serbia's entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008... , held in Belgrade Belgrade Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe... |
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| Aleksandar Sedlar | Musician | |
| Marko Đorđević | Musician | |
| Vlada Maričić | Musician | |
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| Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan Anžej Dežan (born June 17, 1987 in Šentjur (near Celje, Slovenia) is a Slovenian singer.-Biography:Anžej began his musical career by winning the TV show Karaoke only ten years old... |
Singer, Slovenia's entrant to Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Eurovision Song Contest 2006 The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock... |
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| Nuša Derenda Nuša Derenda Nuša Derenda is a Slovenian singer who represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark where achieved 7th place.-Biography:... |
Singer, Slovenia's entrant to Eurovision Song Contest 2001 Eurovision Song Contest 2001 The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm... |
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| Matjaž Vlašič | Composer | |
| Aida Kurtović | Producer | |
| Dušan Hren | Producer | |
| José Luis Uribarri José Luis Uribarri José Luis Uribarri is a Spanish television presenter and director for TVE.Uribarri was born in Avila, after finishing school at Marist school in Palencia he went on to study law but left to work for Spanish television as a television announcer.He debut as a television presenter in 1958 and has... |
Previous Eurovision spokesman | |
| Toni Garrido | Spanish Radio talk host | |
| Mauro Canut | Producer / Composer | |
| Mariola Orellana | Manager | |
| Pedro Martinez | Selected from the audience | |
| Sarah Dawn Finer Sarah Dawn Finer Sarah Dawn Finer, born 14 September 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden, is a singer, songwriter and actress. Sarah Dawn Finer has Russian and American heritage. Her grandparents emigrated from Russia to America, and her mother is American.-Career:... |
Singer, participant of Melodifestivalen 2009 Melodifestivalen 2009 Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen... and Melodifestivalen 2007 Melodifestivalen 2007 Melodifestivalen 2007 was the selection for the 47th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 46th time that this system of picking a song has been used. Five semifinals took place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and a... |
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| Anna Charlotta Gunnarson | Radio host and producer | |
| Michael Cederberg | Producer of a music show | |
| L-G Alsenius | Responsible for Svensktoppen at Swedish Radio | |
| Magnus Carlsson Magnus Carlsson Lars Magnus Carlsson is a Swedish singer and former member of the bands Alcazar and Barbados.- Early life :Magnus Carlsson grew up in Fristad, outside Borås... |
Singer, six-times participant of Melodifestivalen | |
| Judith Wernli | DRS 3 DRS 3 DRS 3 is the third radio station from Schweizer Radio DRS. The station was launched in 1983 in response to, the licensing of private radio stations in Switzerland that was directed primarily for music to a younger audience.... Radio Presenter |
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| Giovanni Zamai | Manager of MTV Suisse | |
| Michael von der Heide Michael von der Heide Michael von der Heide is a Swiss musician, singer and actor.- Eurovision Song Contest 1999 :In 1999, Von der Heide participated in the German national final with the song "Bye Bye Bar", eventually finishing fifth, and did not go on to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest... |
Singer and musician, Swiss entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",... |
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| Jean-Marie Fontana | Director of Universal Music Switzerland | |
| Emel Emel Aykanat Emel Aykanat better known as Emel, is a Turkish-Swiss singer. Her first big success came with the single Somebody Dance With Me with DJ BoBo.- Career :... |
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| Roman Nedzelskiy | NTU vice-president | |
| Oleksandr Ponomaryov Oleksandr Ponomaryov Oleksandr Ponomaryov born, August 9, 1973, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine) is one of the most famous singers of Ukraine. He has been awarded the country’s "Singer of the Year" seven times.One of Oleksandr's early passions was boxing... |
Singer, Eurovision 2003 entrant | |
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| Jasmine Dotiwala Jasmine Dotiwala Jasmine Dotiwala is an English-born Broadcaster, Producer, Director and Columnist.-Career:Jasmine Dotiwala has gained acclaim in the media for breaking new, young, British talent, along with fresh, groundbreaking and edgy TV programming featuring A-List celebrities including Eminem, Jay-Z,... (Final) |
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