The Eurovision Memories TEAM

Florin Marian Suciu 
(Romania)  
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My name is Florin, I'm 22 years old and I live in Arad, a beautiful city in western Romania. I'm studying Accounting Expertise & Business Evaluation and History at West University of Timisoara. I discovered Eurovision back in 2009, when I accidentally sat on the remote control and since then, it became my number one addiction. I never had the opportunity to see Eurovision live, but hopefully one day this will surely change! 
Besides Eurovision, I love reading about history, playing badminton, blogging, traveling, studying accounting, and spending time with my friends.
The reason why I love Eurovision so much is because I think it's a great way to learn about other cultures, having a common language: music. My favorite ESC song from all time is 'Euphoria' - Loreen, Eurovision 2012 winner.
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David Lesmes 
(Colombia)
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Hi everyone! My name is David, but I prefer the nickname Dago (the one I've been using for years). I'm 18 years old and I'm Colombian, Brazilian and Peruvian; because my family is VERY diverse and because I'm from the place where those three countries meet: Leticia, in the middle of the Amazon Jungle.


I currently live in Bogotá, the Colombian capital. I'm in High School, and my hobbies are mainly Music, Sports and Languages. I'm fan of Eurovision, JESC and the Olympics.

Afterwards, thanks to ESC I could discover the music of Armenia, a country which I have loved all my life for its history and culture (at first, I looked at Armenia for the similarity of the armenian and the colombian flag). 
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Jan Van Cappel 
(Belgium) 
History Manager

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Hello, my name is Jan. I was born in a distant 1980 in Bruges, and I live with my husband in Kapellen (near Antwerp) in Belgium.
I've been a fan of the ESC for as long as I can remember. Way back in 1989, my mother allowed me to stay up until the Belgian representator Ingeborg had sung her song "Door de wind". Very clever, as Ingeborg already performed sixth on the night. Little Jan went to bed. Each year, I host a little ESC party at our place for some friends, where we discuss the songs, the dresses, and we're giving points as well. In Eurovison, I'm most likely giving points to Finland, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Iceland, and San Marino. Countries which please me the least are Denmark, Sweden, Latvia, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. In EM, I represent my home country Belgium.
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                  Tom Jankowski  
                          (Poland)
                                 FC Member

Hello, I’m Tom! I’m 30 and I live in Central Poland, close to Łódź city. I’m big Eurovision fan – I remember my first contest in 1994, when Polish amazing debut took place. 

Since then I haven’t missed any Eurovision show, but last couple of years I don’t follow national finals, I discover all entries, when all of them are chosen. My favourite ESC countries are Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Turkey, Malta, Greece, Romania, Netherlands or Portugal. 

Besides music (I love 80’s and 90’s decades), my hobbies are sports (tennis, athletics, winter sports), languages, sci-fi & horror movies, healthy food and cats.
 I joined EM in 2012, in EM10 I represented Bosnia & Herzegovina. From next edition I play for my home country. I’m glad, that I can share music with awesome people from all over the world and meet new friends. 

I try to follow basic rule to present my very personal (and diverse) kind of music, not seeking to win at all costs.

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                      Josef Staif 
               (Czech Republic)
                     FC Member

My name is Josef, I am 23 years old, I live in a small village called Chrást (it's near Plzeň - the European capital city of culture 2015) in Czech Republic. I study at University of West Bohemia, the faculty of economics and I live by Eurovision and its songs every single day. I recognized Eurovision first sometimes around 2004 after Ruslana has won with Wild Dances. This song was huge hit and people talked about it  (with this song, the articles also mentioned Céline Dion and ABBA as one of the most successful participants through Eurovision history). Then I get to Eurvision with Czech debut in 2007 and I've been fan of Eurovision since then. I also watch the national finals since 2011 and it was the time when I became fully implemented into the selection process and everything about ESC. 
I am just an ordinary guy who loves music (singing, playing the clarinet and listening music) and reading (mostly detective stories, fantasy and sci-fi), his boyfriend, TV series, reality shows, films and the nature (I love walking in the forest etc.). If I enjoy something, I am fully occupied by that and in that case I am quite responsible person. Especially when it comes to the deadlines.
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                 David Koleszar 
                      (Hungary) 
                  SEFC Member 


Hello, my name is Dávid. I’m 21 years old and I live in Szeged, the third largest city in Hungary. I’m studying Russian and Hungarian Philology at the University of Szeged. So, I like learning languages, singing (but in my opinion, I haven’t got pretty voice) and writing poems, novels. I can say, that music is my life, because I’m singing in the choir of the university and I’m a fan of Eurovision.
Eurovision appeared in my life in 2007, when I accidentally switched to the M1 (Hungarian Television) and they broadcasted the semi-final. Then I started to do some research about it and now I know all winners of Eurovision from 1956, and I know them, when I’m a little bit drunken. :P Every year I follow the Eurovision and I vote for my favourites, for example: Russia, United Kingdom, Sweden, etc.
EM appeared in my life in 2012, when I graduated from high school. I realized, that Hungary is free and then I sent my first entry at EM. I have to say, that EM is my life, too, because I got to know new people from other countries, who became my friends and I can discover the different styles of music from Europe.
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                Nikos Ventzios
                      (Greece)
                SEFC Member

My name is Nikos, I am 29 years old and I live in Greece. I have been a eurovision fan since 2001, when Antique represented Greece with the song "Die for You" (Back then, this 3rd place was Greece's best outcome in the Contest). Since then, I fell in love with this contest!

I have attended ESC 4 times and I hope I have the opportunity to visit more countries in the future! I I joined the EM family in early 2014 and I already count 20 editions participating in this amazing game. I represent Andorra in the competion and through time I have come across with interesting music from this tiny country (although most of the times, I borrow artists from Catalonia and the Valenecian Community in Spain).

​What I like most from my experience in EM contest is that I have made many friends all over Europe and I have encountered lots of interesting music. Last year, I joined also the SEFC and I have a lot of fun organizing the "Special Editions". I hope that in the future I see new players coming and maybe see all the EBU countries taking part in the contest
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Other associates 

  • Laura Chafe (Canada) - SEFC member 
  • Alexander Kjole (Norway) - SEFC member 
  • Saša Banda (Croatia) -  SEFC Advice assistant 
  • Marcio Oliveira (Portugal) - SEFC Advice assistant 
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Special Editions Fairness Committee