Eurovision Spotlight
EUROVISION SPOTLIGHT support from various age groups."er of Olexandr Ponomaryov, the artist Festival winners Fame are Magnuswho will sing Hasta La Vista for Backlund and Jessica Andersson, twoUkraine. "Yet they are very intrigued participants in reality TV series Famethat Ukraine will be taking part in a Factor-their Eurovision entry Give Europeanfestival,withallthe Me Your Love has already been num- European countries." Olexandr has ber one in Sweden. won the Ukraine's annual 'Singer of the Year' award seven times, released his SPAIN first album, From Dawn Until Dusk, in Dime 1996, and is now recording his fifth Beth (Vale Music) album for an autumn release on his Writers: Amaya Martinez & Jesus own label, Z Ranku Do Nochi, based in Ma. Perez Kiev. A single of Hasta La Vista has just Like last year, the Spanish entrantbeen issued. "Olexandr doesn't think comes from the TV series Operation there will be a new album titled `Hasta Triunfo. Beth came third in the realityLa Vista' because he sings primarily in show, but viewers were asked toUkranian and this [English -language] choosetheirfavouritesongfor song is one of a kind," says Yablonski. Eurovision from among compositions Hasta La Vista was written by Svicka performed by the final three contes-Pick and his ex-wife, Mirit Shem-Or. tants, and Beth's Dime (Vale Music)Pick won the 1998 Eurovision Song got the nod. Dime debuted at number Contest by composing the Israeli entry, one on the Spanish singles chart, andDiva, sung by Dana International. the album Otra Realidad entered the album chart in pole position, forcing CYPRUS Madonna's American Life to debut at Feeling Alive two.
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