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Eastern European countries among surprise winners in Eurovision Song Contest semifinals
At the semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest, which were held on Thursday night at the Helsinki Arena, ten countries were chosen from a total of 28 to move on to the finals on Saturday. The new finalists are Bulgaria, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Serbia, FYR Macedonia, Hungary, Slovenia, Turkey, and Latvia. They will join 14 other countries that already have a place in the finals.
Unexpectedly large numbers of votes went to Macedonia, Moldova, Hungary, and Bulgaria.
Belarus and Serbia, which had been favourites in a poll taken at the contest’s media centre, went into the finals also. Representing Belarus is Dimitri Koldun, the winner of the Russian Idols talent search television programme, with the song Work Your Magic. Serbia’s entry was Molitva, a touching ballad by Marija Serifovic. Another advance favourite to get into the finals was the fast-paced Shake it up Shekerim by Turkey’s Kenan Dogulu. The main event will be on Saturday evening from Helsinki in Finland. Consult your local TV guides on the time when the show will be broadcast in your area.
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