Tomorrow, Eurovision in Concert will be held in Amsterdam (The Netherlands). No less than 23 acts will take part in this huge event intended to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first Dutch participation at the Eurovision Song Contest.
This big event has made headlines both in national and international media. Even Reuters news agency will be covering the concert, which has been said to be a "dress rehearsal" for Moscow. The first delegations arrived earlier today, and firstly enjoyed a warm reception inThe Hague, including a guided tour and a press conference.
The following 23 countries will take part in the Dutch event:
- Serbia: Marko Kon & Milan Nikolic – Cipela
- Spain: Soraya – La noche es para mí
- Albania: Kejsi Tola – Carry me in your dreams
- Moldova: Nelly Ciobanu – Hora din Moldova
- United Kingdom: Jade – My time
- Lithuania: Sasha Son – Love
- Iceland: Yohanna – Is it true
- Slovakia: Kamil Mikulcík & Nela Pocisková – Let' tmou
- Poland: Lidia Kopania – I don't wanna leave
- Belgium: Patrick Ouchène – Copycat
- Ukraine: Svetlana Loboda – Be my valentine (Anti-crisis girl)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Regina – Bistra Voda
- Belarus: Petr Elfimov – Eyes that never lie
- Cyprus: Christina Metaxa – Firefly
- Slovenia: Quartissimo –Love symphony
- Ireland: Sinead Mulvey & Black Daisy – Et cetera
- Bulgaria: Krassimir – Illusion
- Denmark: Niels Brinck – Believe again
- Armenia: Inga & Anush – Jan jan
- Romania: Elena Gheorghe – The Balkan girls
- Montenegro: Andrea Demirovic – Just get out of my life
- Malta: Chiara – What if we
- Germany: Alex Swigs Oscar Sings – Miss Kiss Kiss Bang
Ticket sales
Tickets can be purchasedvia the special website www.eurovisioninconcert.com. Tickets for the concert will be priced at EURO 20,00 in presale, and EURO 25,00 at the door of Amsterdam Marcanti on April 18.
Eurovision is Concert 2009is organised by www.esctoday.com, www.songfestival.web-log.nl, OGAE Netherlands, Bea Records and café Rouge. The aim of the event is to celebrate the 50th participation of the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest. Besides that the organisers hope to bring the '4 times winner' back on the map for Eurovision promotours. Preliminary to the concert there will be a welcome reception in The Hague followed by a guided tour and a press conference whereafter both Dutch and international press is invited to conduct interviews with the 2009 hopefuls. The concert will be hosted by former representatives Marga Bult (ESC 1987) and Maggie Mc Neal (ESC 1974 and 1980).
