Following the rumoured participation of Paolo Meneguzzi for Switzerland, SF have confirmed to esctoday.com that Paolo will be indeed flying the Swiss flag this year in Belgrade with a song in Italian. Paolo will be singing Era stupendo, a romantic ballad with 70's dance elements.

Paolo Meneguzzi is the 2008 Swiss participant in the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Belgrade in May 2008. Paolo will be singing in Italian and his song is called Era stupendo. Paolo is really happy and excited to be chosen to represent Switzerland :"I am really happy and proud to represent by my native country Switzerland in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. I can’t wait to get on stage to present my music. I hope to find new friends, new fans of many different nationalities who will vote for me and many new feelings of “vivere insieme” (living together)." Paolo told esctoday.com.

Paolo Meneguzzi, who will be thirty years old on 6 December, is very experienced when it comes to festivals having participated many times in the popular San Remo festival. His latest CD and DVD Musica Live will be released on 30 November.

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Find out more about Paolo on his official site here and his MySpace here


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