Eurovision 2011: Semifinal 1 Rehearsals (2nd day)

The second day of rehearsals finished and we have seen all the performances from the semifinal 1, lets comment:

11.Malta


I love him, he is so sweet and such an amazing singer, i like the performance, the choreography looks better, i think everything is good but the only problem is the song, i wish him all the best, but i dont think this will go to final. 3/5

12.San Marino

This was a very good and solid performance, her vocals were great, she has a fantastic team, i would love to see her in the final, i really liked it. 4/5

13.Croatia


I like the song but i think this show its a mess, it looks weird, and the 3 dresses are horrible, im not sure about this performance maybe next time will be better but right now i dont like it. 2/5

14.Iceland


This is a beautiful song to sing along with friends, i think they did a nice a show and they chances to get into the final. 3.5/5

15.Hungary


She is one of the favorites and everybody was waiting to watch her performance, i think her vocals were good enough but that dress is ugly and i dont like the choreography of the dancers, i think she can get in the final but Hungary is not going to win, i think she will end in 15 or 18 place. 3.5/5

16.Portugal


I kinda like this song even if its a joke but the performance is not good for me, the only good thing of the rehearsals was their vocals cause they were much better than in the FDC. 3/5

17.Lithuania


She looked great on that dress, her vocals were very good as always but the sign lenguage is not good in that performance and the song still being boring. 2.5/5

18.Azerbaijan


Im sure we all were waiting for stairs, led light dresses, dancers running and a lot of things for this performance but they keep it simple and i really love it, the stage looked amazing, their vocals werent perfect but i think they can be in the top 10 of the final. 4/5

19.Greece


Im very impressed with Loucas but the rap and Stereo Mike make me hate the performance, Loucas alone would be a top 5 but this is a top 15. 3/5

My Ranking before the rehearsals:
9.Lithuania
8.Portugal
7.Greece
6.Malta
5.San Marino
4.Croatia
3.Iceland
2.Hungary
1.Azerbaijan

My Ranking with the rehearsals

9.Croatia

8.Lithuania

7.Portugal

6.Greece

5.Malta

4.Hungary

3.Iceland

2.San Marino

1.Azerbaijan

Daria: "I can promise you a great show and a fantastic performance"

This year Croatia had a long preselection shows, 24 artists competed to represent their country and after 6 shows only 2 artists got into the final, where Daria Kinzer as we all know won the DORA 2011 and  i have to say that its one of my favorites this year, so i asked her some questions and here are her answers:

Hello Daria,
First of all can you tell me something about you? about your music career, what do you like to do in your free time, and do you feel being the Croatian representer this year?
It feels great to represent my country on such an important event, but in the same time, it’s also a big responsibility. My first task at the moment is to prepare myself the best I can so Croatia could enter finals, and then, everything is possible.

Preparations are now underway so the whole our team could give its best in Germany. There is a lot of interest in Croatia’s entry from many European countries, such as Spain, UK and others, and on Youtube there are nearly 150.000 hits on my music video “Celebrate”. At home, I get questions and requests for interviews almost every day from various media, I think all this is a good sign that Croatia will this year be highly placed.

As for my self, I'm 21, I was born in Germany, my father was German and my mother is Croat. Ever since I was a child, I loved music, dance and this contest is a great opportunity for me to show everything I can.
In my free time, I like to spend time with my boyfriend Bela, who is also a musician, he plays piano and helps me a lot with his advices. I have many friends, we like to go out , socialize, drink coffee.

There are only a few weeks before for the Eurovision song contest and i want to know how are you right now? How are you doing with all the preparations and rehearsals?
Very busy, at the moment I'm in the middle of the promo tour visiting several European countries – Malta, Russia, Netherlands, Slovenia, Serbia where I promote Croatian song, have contacts with my fans, sing in tv shows etc. This is a period of constant rehersals, me and the entire Croatian team want everything to be perfect, we are also preapring a russian magician on the scene who will perform one of his greatest tricks, I'm sure it'll have a great effect.

Your song is Celebrate, can you describe it in 5 words and tell me how did you feel recording the other versions of the song?
I don't need five words , one is enough – victorious! But if you insist, Celebrate is also modern, energetic, fast, powerful and optimistic. Beside original Croatian song which is named "Lahor“ (gentle breeze), we recorded english version, celebrate“ and three more – German, Russian and French so millions of people through out Europe could here it on their mother tongue. Each version is somehow different, due to differences in languages, but I was very emotional while recording every one of them. But, message is the same in every version, to celebrate life, dance and moving.
ENTER HERE TO LISTEN THE GERMAN, RUSSIAN AND FRENCH VERSIONS OF CELEBRATE

Can you give us a hint about how the performance in the semifinal will be and about what you will be wearing?
As I mentioned, there will be one of finest russian magicians with me on the scene in Dusseldorf. I can promise you a great show and a fantastic performance but at this point we do not want to spoil the surprise by revealing all the details.

Daria & Sergej Voroncov

Do you have a message to the Eurovision fans?
This year, Croatia will be something special, something which hasn't been seen so far! I invite you all to watch the Eurosong and have a good time!

Here is the official video of Celebrate


The Lyrics of Celebrate
Composer(s) Boris Djurdjevic
Lyrics writer(s) Boris Djurdjevic & Marina Mudrinić

Friday, my night
Flashing street lights
Let's get this old town dancing
Leave your troubles behind

Put your hands up
Let the magic take over your heart
Join us you'll have a good time, love is here to stay

CELEBRATE EVERY SINGLE STEP YOU TAKE
STOP THE WORLD FOR A MOMENT
SHINE LIKE A COMET
NOTHING CAN STOP YOU NOW
CELEBRATE EVERY SINGLE STEP YOU TAKE
STOP THE WORLD FOR A MOMENT
SHINE LIKE A COMET
IN OUR MUSICAL GALAXY

Friday, late night
We are all just shadows in the moonlight
A thousand drums are beating
Till the break of day

Put your hands up
Let the magic take over your heart
Join us you'll have a good time, the party of your life

Just keep moving and dancing and dancing and dancing
Music will heal your soul
Let's just move to the rhythms and beats all around
Until we loose control

Well all i can say its Thanks to Daria for the answers cause i know she is very busy right now and i really wish her all the best in the semifinal, i cant wait to see her performance and dance with her song.

If you want more information visit her official web.

And remember Croatia will participate in the Semifinal 1 on May 10, Daria will perform in the position number 13 so vote for her.

Croatia 2011: Celebrate - The video

I like this song and the video its ok, lets dance and celebrate.

Croatia 2011: From "Break a leg" to "Celebrate"

I really like this, but im not sure if i like the lyrics but this will be great to dance and sing along, now i cant see it as a sure finalist but we never now.

Croatia: Daria Kinzer - Break a leg

This title is so weird but i kinda like the song and she is a good singer so im happy with this.

Here is the song in croatian:



and here is the song that the public wanted:



Well good job Croatia and Good luck in may!!