It’s now just a few weeks before the curtain goes up on all the glitz, the glamour and all the questionable fashions of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. We’re continuing our look at some of the entries that will be vying for this year’s coveted crown at Moscow’s Indoor Olympic Arena on May 14 and we’ll continue to do so in the countdown to this year’s competition. With video clips for some of the entries and live performances for the rest, introducing our next scintillating act.
SLOVENIA : Quartissimo ftg. Martine Majerle – Love Symphony
There’s a lot of interest in violins again at the moment, what with Dutch musician Andre Rieu conquering the world one country at a time, so it seems fitting that at least one country would drag out the instrument for their song – and Slovenia has done just that. Croatian singer Martina Majerle adds a few vocals to what is essentially an instrumental track, but given Eurovision rules stipulate that each song must have lyrics, she appears in the entry.
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