Varvara, the popular Russian singer, visited Athens for a single show on Saturday night, July 7, at the Space Club. Varvara gave an energetic performance, together with her two dancers and her two male back vocalists that was greatly appreciated by the large crowd gathered to see her.
Varvara performed many of her hits including her 2006 runner up song in the Russian national final, Letala da pela. Just before going on stage Varvara spoke with esctoday.com about her plans, her views about this year's winner, Serebro and Verka Serduchka. She also commented on the this year's voting patterns: "Politics always exist in the contest. It's not a tragedy!" Varvara said.
We asked Varvara, who has already tried the Russian national final twice and has won the 2004 OGAE Song Contest, if she will try again for Belgrade: " I love the Eurovision Song Contest" she said " and, yes, I will try again this year!"
Off camera, we asked Varvara what kind of a song she thinks it would take to win Eurovision nowdays "It will have to be a very special song. Everything has been tried. So it has to be something really impressive for people to remember".
Click here to see the Photo Gallery from Varvara's interview and performance.
The Varvara interview (in Russian and English)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esXlKT6tmzA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8tBE-YiSxU
