After winning last year's Eurovision Song Contest, Vladimir Graic – the composer of Molitva, Sasha Mare – the lyricist, and the Beauty Queens- Marija Serifovic backing vocalists then, team up once more and aspire to win Beovizija 2008 and represent Serbia in the 2008 contest.

Sanja Bogosavljevic, Ana Milenkovic, Suzana Dinic, Ivana Selakov and Ksenija Milosevic teamed up after the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest to form a female band, today known as the Beauty Queens. The are participating in Beovizija 2008, the Serbian preselection, with a song written by Vladimir Graic and penned by Saša Milošević Mare, the composer and lyricist of Molitva.

How was it back then in Helsinki? How did that unique experience influence them? What are their plans for Beovizija and their views on their song?. The ladies spoke to esctoday.com about everything in this first interview which you can read here.

Vladimir admits that his homeland is a place where success is not forgiven. He knows he is being watched by some who expect him to make the wrong move but he is cool about it. After all he "loves to play a hard game". Vladimir Graic spoke to esctoday.com about this new adventure he has embarked with the Beauty Queens, their song and much much more.

You can read the full Vladimir Graic interview here.

A very special thank you to Aleksandar Kesic for his invaluable contribution to the interviews.


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