10th October Birgit Õigemeel, gives birth to a healthy baby boy.
She has announced she's happily given birth to a baby boy, no name has been mentioned yet. She will be taking a personal break for motherhood, brefore continuing to grace the stage.
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A DAL 2014 format confirmed.
MTV the Hungarian broadcaster has announced that A DAL 2014 will take place, the newly sprouted national selection has proved to be a successful method for the broadcaster which begain in 2012.
The 2014 edition will consist of two semi finals, along with a final.
All interested artists can submit their songs until December 1st. The voting will stay the same, with 50-50 for the jury and the televote. But there is a small change in the rules also.
New thing is that the lyrics now can be in English, other official language used there, but also in any language of ethnical minorities.
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Russian troops to be making apearance at "KTO?"
The Russian army choir, will 'reportedly' be entering the Russian national selection on New Year's Eve this year.
The ensemble's director has said: "We have the lyrics, now we just need a composer."
They hope the lyrics catch the attention of both Russian and European citizens.
Russia’s 2014 Eurovision entry elimination round kicks off in November and wraps up on December 31.
The ensemble have performed at Eurovision 2009, back when Eurovision was in Moscow.
The ensemble’s repertoire includes about 2,000 compositions, mostly comprised of Russian folk songs and Soviet-era tunes, but opera classics and even the occasional pop hit are also included. (Bit difficult, when the EBU rule says no more than 6 performers on stage.)
The choir has toured extensively and has performed with artists including Pink Floyd, Finnish rockers Leningrad Cowboys and LGBT pop sensation t.A.T.u.
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New release from Compact Disco
"The Storm"
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Valentina to unveil song #3 in January.
Comeback queen, Valentina Monetta will be revealing her next Eurovision entry in January, to be apart of her new album. (Yes, some songs will be composed by Ralph Siegel.) Whereas some others composed by Valentina herself.
One of the 12 songs on the album will be Valentina's Eurovision entry for Copenhagen.
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Dana International in new reality TV show.
The Eurovision 1998 winnner, is looking to form an Israeli girl band. Which will travel different parts of the world as part of a new TV show.
It is expected to be broadcast on music channel 24 in February 2014.
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