 Our next interview will occur on Eastern Europe, in Ukraine, home of Kamilo, our fellow ukranian player. He's still waiting for his first win on the contest, let's hope it's soon!
About EM: 1. How did you joined EM? How did you find out about EM? Well, I was looking on facebook about Eurovision and then I found the group. It sounded really interesting for me! Then, I contacted Florin and he said me the rules. At first, I was about to pick Israel, but then I saw that my own country was free so I chose it and here I am after 24 editions. 2. Did you discover new music at EM? Name some of your favourite songs. For sure! I've found in the contest new music that make my day and I listen over and over again. I can name ‘’Problemom Srednic’’ by Nika Zorjan (Slovenia), ‘’Pure’’ by Claudia Faniello (Malta) and ‘’Father’s Eyes’’ by Ask Embla (Norway). 3. What do you like most about EM? The new music I discovered from every corner in Europe and the amazing friendship I got from other contestants. 4. Are you happy with the results and voting system in general? Well, you know that sometimes, the voting is a complex situation. Some people vote in a really different way between semifinals and final, which makes amazing songs get a lower place. Because of that, I can say I’m not fully satisfied with the results. 5. Do you think that this contest can be improved? How? Yes, I think countries that got place 11th in their semifinal must qualify directly and do not pass to the Second Chance. 6. What do you think about the EM Organizers and the other groups of EM (Family, Journalists, Fairness Commitee)? They are an amazing team, because they have their own responsabilities and they even have time for the contest and to make every contestant happy. 7. Did EM influenced your life in some particular way? Actually yes! When I feel like in bad mood or something, I listen to some EM songs and it changes completely. It’s amazing the power of the music! About ESC: 8: Since when do you follow the show? Which are you first memories of it? I follow ESC from 2005 when Ukraine was the host. I was like 14 years old. And well, definitely, my first memory is being in the Palace of Sports in Kiev watching live the entire ESC Final. It was an amazing experience that I shared with my family. 9. Did you liked this year's winner? Did you had any other favourites? The song is pretty good but not for a winning, I think Zlata, Margaret Berger or even Cascada should've taken the trophy. Some of my favorites songs didn’t qualify were ‘’Rak Bishvilo’’ by Moran Mazor, ‘’Ljubav Je Svuda’’ by Moje 3, and ‘’An Me Thimase’’ By Despina Olympiou. 10. What about ESC2014? What are you expecting with all the recent news, from already selected singers to details about the venue and the show? Well, it will be a interesting show! We already know what some countries think about Conchita Wurst, but I will love see her on stage. Plus, the venue on an island and the countries that rejected to enter on ESC.It will be for sure an interesting Eurovision. 11. If you had to select, which would be your "All-Time" song from ESC? Hard question, but I can say ‘’Hasheket Shenishar’’ by Shiri Maimon, that song always touch my heart. 12. Any last words to end the interview? I just want tosay "Thank You" to all the people who votes for Ukraine, thank you for the wonderful friendship that we share in the contest and I hope that, sometime, Ukraine gets the 1st place. Well, you're lucky already because you have already done a thing many of us didn't: seeing ESC live on stage! Let's see
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 Please, welcome Radu Murarasu, our next person being interviewed. It's a Romanian guy living in Italy and he had the luck of representing that wonderful country! It's no surprise it's one of the most sucessful countries at EM.
About EM: 1. How did you joined EM? How did you find out about EM? I joint EM during the 14th edition. As the webmaster (Florin) is Romanian, I had him in my friends list and he used to share news about Eurovision Memories, so I decided to have a look. I first found out about EM during the 12th edition but I haven't joint at the time. 2. Did you discover new music at EM? Name some of your favourite songs. Definitively! I discoverd a lot of new music from different countries, and from Italy as well. Some of my favourite songs are "Anna - The Army", "Westlife - You raise me up" and "The L Project - It does get better". 3. What do you like most about EM? I like the fact that the rules are respected. There are a lot of contests among the web but this is the fairest one. It is the only one I have ever played as well. Another fact is the spirit of the people who play in this contest. I knew a lot of great people. 4. Are you happy with the results and voting system in general? Yes, I'm happy with the voting system. About the results, I could stay up all night and talk about what is right and what isn't. Well, I'll try to make things short: I'm disappointed about the fact that some people might vote for the artist and not for the song, and also don't usually listen to all the songs completely. Also, there are a lot of people prefering dance songs instead of the classic ballad or the rock type. These types of music have gone really down on the tops and the music quality is going lower edition by edition. Looking back in time, songs like "Enya - Only time" and "Moren - Forgiveness" (I don't think it is Moren but i don't know the name) have no chance today. 5. Do you think that this contest can be improved? How? There's always place for better but personaly I think the contest is great and the administrators are doing a really really good job. 6. What do you think about the EM Organizers and the other groups of EM (Family, Journalists, Fairness Commitee)? You can see my opinion about the organizers on question 5. About the others groups, it is a good idea to have them to make conversation and share our opinions. 7. Did EM influenced your life in some particular way? After one year and a half, it is impossible that it didn't influenced my life. It's something I think about sometimes, specially when I hear a good song on the radio. It also give me something to do when I'm at home and have nothing to do. About ESC: 8: Since when do you follow the show? Which are you first memories of it? I follow ESC since 2000 when Taxi represented us. I was little, but I remember something about it. The first time I really followed it was in 2003 and since then, always! 9. Did you liked this year's winner? Did you had any other favourites? Well, yes, I like it but I would have prefered something a little bit different. My favourites were San Marino, Norway, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Denmark. 10. What about ESC2014? What are you expecting with all the recent news, from already selected singers to details about the venue and the show? To be honest I don't know what to expect about it. I haven't followed what happened lately but I hope Romania and Italy can be in Denmark. 11. If you had to select, which would be your "All-Time" song from ESC? I have a lot of songs I like and I can't choose only one. But the song that will stay forever in my heart is "Nicola - Don't break my heart". It reflects myself and my caracter so I can say it's my song. 12. Any last words to end the interview? I enjoyed answering these questions and sharing my story and my opinions here together with you all!! Good luck in EM and don't forget: We are here for the music!! It seems both countries go to Copenhagen! Thank you, Radu for the interview! The Semifinal Show of the EM Factor 2013 will determine the finalists of this amazing special edition. For the Semifinal show we've chose as main theme: EM Song Only. Every semifinalist will send their favorite song which represented their country at EM from all three seasons. A panel of EM Jury members will vote and of course the participants as well. Only 4 out of those 8 semifinalists will advance into the Grand Final everything directed through a great show organized next week. You can check the entire list of EM Songs by clicking on your flag here. Please use the following form to submit your best EM entry:  Here's our next interview! Today, we'll know more about Mihai, a moldovian guy who represents one of the tiniest states participating in EM: Liechtenstein!
About EM: 1. How did you joined EM? How did you find out about EM? I remember that Dimitris sent me the link of EM site. I was interesed to participate in the contest, specially because of the organisation of the website and all the pages in it. Some days later, I've sent a submission and Felix later added me in facebook group. 2. Did you discover new music at EM? Name some of your favourite songs. Yeah, I've discovered a lot of new songs which I didn't knew. There are a lot of songs which I love butIi can say that at the moment some of my favorite songs from EM which are even in my playlist are: Odlazim (Montenegro EM 29) Zombie (Czech Republic EM 30) Na Mou Eksigiseis (Cyprus EM 30) Of course there are more, those are just the biggest favorites. 3. What do you like most about EM? I like the most the website and the fairness of the contest. 4. Are you happy with the results and voting system in general? In general, I am happy about the results. Of course, sometimes I agree with the results, sometimes not, but as everybody has own tastes and preferences, I think it's normal. 5. Do you think that this contest can be improved? How? I think it would be nice if we would be able to watch recaps while voting in the semi-finals. In rest i think it's good and nothing else is needed in my opinion. 6. What do you think about the EM Organizers and the other groups of EM (Family, Journalists, Fairness Commitee)? I honestly think that the admins should be more united. I like how people are welcomed in the EM Family Group. I don't know a lot about Journalists and the Fairness Commitee, but I think they are doing their job very well. 7. Did EM influenced your life in some particular way? Not really. It's like a hobby for me and I'm just having fun. About ESC: 8: Since when do you follow the show? Which are you first memories of it? My first time when I watched ESC was in 2006, but back then I only watched the final. Same history for 2007. But since 2008, I've started to be more interested in ESC, so I watched the semi-finals and downloaded the songs. 9. Did you liked this year's winner? Did you had any other favourites? I liked this year's winner, but I think it was a bit overrated for winner. My favorites this year were San Marino, Austria, Italy and Montenegro. 10. What about ESC2014? What are you expecting with all the recent news, from already selected singers to details about the venue and the show? I like the fact that the contest will be held in Copenhagen. I am also glad that Valentina is returning and I hope she has better luck this time. I really hope Moldova will confirm for this year. 11. If you had to select, which would be your "All-Time" song from ESC? Crisalide (Vola), San Marino 2013 12. Any last words to end the interview? I would like to thank the EM team for their work and for giving me the opportunity to be part of EM Family. Also, I am glad because I've found some new friends. Thank you, Mihai! We don't need to wish you good luck, Liechtenstein got marvellous places since its debut because of you! Who's next?? It is now time to reveal the lucky 8 Semifinalists that will fight for a place in the Grand Final of the EM Factor 2013. The Final is announced to be an amazing show that will imply all the EM participants in one way or another.
The lucky 8 Semifinalists are:
Only 5 of them will get the chance to enter the Grand Final while the others will be eliminated. More details regarding the EM Factor Semifinal show will be revealed at the beginning of the next week. Good luck and support your favorite act! :) |
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