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Nordic Preview show - part 2
These shows are an annual joint event between Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland and are a lot of fun. For the viewers it is a traditional preview show featuring all the videos of the participating songs added with an expert from each of the Nordic countries. In the 2007 edition there is even more focus than usual as one of the experts, Eirikur from Iceland is also taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest.
In the second edition Charlotte Perrelli, formerly known as Nilsson when she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999, was presented with a couple of songs which she obviously didn’t have many feelings for: This is really bad. I understand that some might like this heart and pain thing, but I am about to puke! 0 points - double zero if I could give that. And a bit later she got sick again: It makes me sick. I am trying to listen to it, but I can't. Get it away! It is the worst I have ever heard! 0 points.
In the first of the 4 preview shows Eirikur promised not to give any of his coming competitors zero points although, it was quite close a few times. In the second show he was tempted again: Well I have promised not to give zero points to any of my competitors, but it is becoming quite tempting. And a bit later he really started realising the fact that taste differs all over Europe: This is a song which makes me think about how weird it is that I am standing here and also will be singing on 10th of May as this is a song which might actually qualify while I have to go home that Thursday evening. But I have to say my opinion and this is really bad.
Related reading
- Click here to read esctoday.com’s interview with Eirikur where he talks about publicly judging all the songs he will be competing against in just a few weeks
- Click here to read a full report from the first preview show
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..Thank you for the notice from you "Eurovision Sweden",but however..i think that all of this countries will go to final..exepct
Montenegro and Croatia...uh 
this is becoming little freaky
....ave from Macedonia
Novak, it seems you've mixed final and semi countries
I don't like Tomas and Charlotte that much (although she is hot)...
Adam is the easy going funny guy, Per is also cool and Eirikur is as usual my favorite. I love the program. It's just a friendly tv show with the few neighbouring nordic countries (although is it just me, or does it seem like there's heat between Norway and Sweden?)
...My country MACEDONIA IN SEMI-FINAL will vote (i think,and 90% sure) in these particular order:
1 SERBIA......`cos is the greatest song this year
2 ALBANIA.....`cos Macedonian Albanians alwauys vote for them
3 CROATIA....`cos of his past beautiful song dedicated to Macedonia,when we were one country YUGOSLAVIA
4 TURKEY..... `cos we were 500 hundred years under Turks
5 BOSNIA&HERZEGOVINA..`cos after the civil war in YUGOSLAVIA,a lot of Bosnian people come to live in Macedonia and they always vote for their country
6 SLOVENIA...`cos Macedonian people always like Slovenian brothers..after all,we were one country till 1990..YUGOSLAVIA
7 SWEDEN...well i don`t have idea why but we always vote for Sweden...who knows why...maybe we still remember ABBA
8 BELARUSIA...`i hate the reason and i do not think that the performer is beautifull but Macedonian girls will vote for him..i`m sure
9 BULGARIA...`cos their song (this year)..is OLD MACEDONIAN SONG..with new re-arangment
10 MONTENEGRO...the only reason is simple..if we don`t vote for them..who will???...and `cos it`s our smallest sister republic
(EX-YUGOSLAVIA)
...SORRY PEOPLE...MAYBE WHY WONT LIKE IT MY EXPLINATION,BUT I WAS JUST HONEST...IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS WITH ME..WRITE ME ON MY E-MAIL..antej_sk@yahoo.com
My favourites are Adam and Eirikur, easy going guys... the Nordic Preview Show is nice to watch, they seem to have fun there.
But Mr Norway given 5 points to Norway, c'mon...
@Candy: You're as wild as ever...
Per Sundnes give 5 points to Norway with irony
Charlotte Pirelli wil give 5 points to Sweden and so on, the only person's who i really like and i belive in is Thomas from Finland and Eirikur from Iceland.
I understand Eirikur much better than Per Sundnes, Eirikur are speaking the Norwegian language Bokmål, and Per Sundnes speak's a more New Norwegian or North Norwegian dialect.
Pfff Per Sundnes is terible.
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Adam Duvå Hall... He is HOT
This show is so great and funny. I really enjoy it. 
@ Eurovision Sweden
Charlotte is NO diva. And can you blame her for giving zeros this year? I'd do the same.
@ Lina Plingplong
I think Per giving Norway 5p was with a touch of irony. Or atleast I HOPE so. 
@Lookie Birdo: I think they will predict Russia as the winner. Unfortunately. I liked that song for 10 minutes, but not anymore.
I have a vague suspicion that Per and Adam will not give Sweden that many points. (Not when Per thinks Norway is so good! Eeek!) On the other hand, I already know that Charlotte and Thomas will. Eirikur? I have no idea. Maybe 4 points from him.
I agree with Thomas almost every time, except when it comes to Serbia. I don't find it THAT beautiful, it is so much passion and choirs and violins that it gets tacky to me. But that is just me, I suppose.
I also think Czech could have scored better, I kinda like that rough rock style. Old fashioned, but genuine. And Lordi wannabe, that was a very unfair comment by Björkman!
Croatia - well, the male singer was not that bad. But the girl was. She destroyed the whole song.
The show is funny, but should not be taken seriously. I really like Thomas, he is witty and nice, and his accent is charming.
I guess Sweden will give the 12 to either Iceland, Finland, Serbia or Russia! Nothing I want, because I will vote for France.
Quite interesting to watch, as always. Thomas and Eirikur have the best and most well-motivated opinions I think. Actually it's only the norwegian guy that really doesn't make the cut.
I wonder which song they'll name winner this year. I remember some of them saying Finland last year so maybe their bets are worth something. They tend to go with nordic countries (surprise) so my guess is that they'll guess Sweden and/or Iceland (the latter mostly because of Eirikur).
@ Luka
"every year you give 12 points..."
Hahaha! That´s not entirely true... But a certain amount of points have gone out to ex-Yugoslav countries from Sweden, that is true.
@ Doddi
Yes I agree with you too. But then again, Charlotte did mention "puking" aswell. You get what you give, right?
your prediction to how your country will vote for the semi final?
Luka: that is just once, and not enough to build any statistics on... but Serbia is great.
and hey - everybody has the right to their own opinion, and this panel is put on to give their opinions. you may agree or disagree, but they all have their right to it.
I hope we'll see the Czech entry in the final.
Annika - I agree with you ... blammering someone for their taste in music is not right, but Nikolas talking about puking and Charlotte in the same sentence isn't exactly the nicest thing either.
Allan ... are you from Sweden? If so, then I think it's great you consider The Ark's song the best (It's probably in my top 5-7), but if you had to give points (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10 and 12) - to which countries would they go - and of course you cannot vote for Sweden?
- It'd be interesting to hear :-)
All the best from Iceland,
Doddi
Hello Europe!
ESC 2007 HELSINKI
My 12 points goes to SWEDEN - Stockholm!
1.Sweden- The Ark-The Worrying Kind
2. Russia- Serebro- Song#1
3. Estonia - Gerli Padar - Partners in crime
04.Hungary-Magdi Rúzsa-Unsubstantial blues
05. France-Les Fatals Picards looga- L'amour à la française
06. Israel-Teapacks - Push the button
07.Malta - Olivia Lewis - Vertigo1.
08.Cyprus- Evridiki & Dimitris Korgialas- Comme ci, comme ça ('like this like that" :-))
09.Iceland- Eirikur Hauksson
10.Denmark - DQ - Drama Queen
11. UK- Scooch-Flying the flag
12. Czech Republic-Kabát- Malá dáma.
13. Ukraine-Verka Serduchka -Danzing.
14. Poland - The Jet Set - Time to party
15.Latvia-Ponaparti.lv- Questa notte.
16 .Ireland - Dervish - They cant stop the spring
17. Finland - Hanna Pakarinen - Leave me alone
18. Spain- Nash-I love you mi vida
19. Norway - Guri Schanke - Ven a bailar commigo
20. Andorra-Anonymous- Salvem el món
21.The Netherlands - Edsilia Rombley - Nooit meer zonder jou
22. Belgium - KMG - Love power
23. Armenia- Hayko-Anytime you need
24. Turkey-Kenan Dogulu-Shake It Up Shekerim.
25. Belarus - Dima Koldun - Work your magic
26. Moldova - Natalia Barbu - Fight
27. Croatia-Dragonfly ft.Dado Topić--"Ja vjerujem u ljubav" (I believe in love)
28th.Greece-Sarbel- Yassou Maria ( no way, not that time!!!)
29th Switzerland - Bobo - Vampires are alive
30thBulgaria- Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankulov-Voda.
31. Slovenia - Alenka Gotar - Cvet z juga
32. Germany- Roger Cicero - Frauen regier's die Welt
33. Georgia- Sopho Khalvashi-My story ( totaly Madonna feik)
34.Albania - Aida & Frederik Ndoci - Balada e gurit
35. Lithuania-4Fun-Love or leave
- (Leave :-)
36. Austria-Eric Papilaya -Get a life-get alive
37. Portugal-Sabrina -Dança Comigo
38. Romania - Todomondo - Liubi Liubi I love you
39. Bosnia-Herzegovina-Maria- Rijeka bez imena
40.Serbia-Marija Šerifović-Molitva (Prayer).
41. Macedonia- Karolina Goceva- Mojot svet.
42. Montenegro-Stevan Faddy- Hajde kro&;i
@ Sandra
It´s not fair to call someone and idiot just because he or she doesn´t agree with your opinion about a song. Just write that you don´t agree. It´s your reaction that is tasteless than somebody else´s taste in music. Grow up, girl.
Hey Melina, always fun to agree ... and to read positive and constructive reviews of the show instead of some blammering comments :-)
Best of all, to you.
soory guys, but this charlotte pirelli dared toomment so bad on the albanian entry, just because she can not get the maening and feeling of it..anyway i do not like her, and i think the albanian antry of this year(that's the song that made her puke) is 1000 much better than her silly winning song of 1999, which i do not even remember the title of....
personally i wanted to puke back then with the silly song of hers, her silly performance and her stupid looks back in 1999..very good that since then nobody has heard any word of her, apart from the nordic countries perhaps..sorry but you can not talk like that about colleaugues of yours, even if you were Madonna ..anyway..
I like the Czech song more and more and i'm 100% sure it will qualify...IF they make a good performance on stage.
Funny how it all changes from day to day...now Iceland is a sure qualifier as weel for me...and DQ as well. Not because i'm danish and all that...but the song is a grat up-tempo classical esc-song and let's face it...not a lot of these happy-go-lucky-songs this year :-)
IMO the 10 qualifiers are:
Iceland
Denmark
Czech
Cyprus
Belarus
Serbia
FYROM
Malta
Switzerland
Estonia
Good luck!.
Heh, Doddi, we seem both to agree with Thomas (with some exceptions), see my post below
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