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The big five are on!

There's the guy with the hat again!

Roman Lob won the German ticket to Eurovision. He will sing a song written by Jamie Cullum: Standing Still, read my impressions of the evening below.

After having won the contest two years ago and organizing it last year, Germany still seems to be in a Eurovision mood. In a big final show, the winner of Unser Star Für Baku will be selected as well as the song. The jury (Thomas D, Stefan Raab and Alina Süggeler) is dressed in the colors of the German flag for this occasion. Who will represent that flag will be known by the end of the evening: Roman Lob or Ornella de Santis.

++ San Remo 2012 gets going ++  Belarus will select today! ++ Four have become two in Germany ++..

Roman and Ornella are going to meet eachother in the final of Unser Star Für Baku, this Thursday. Both will sing three songs in the German final for the Eurovision Song Contest. The audience will eventually decide through tele voting.

++ Sanremo continues ++  Belarus selected an artist! ++ Georgia announces its national final ++..

TVE, the Spanish broadcaster has announced the four songs for Pastora Soler today. Listen to them here, and tell us which one you like best! Two of them (Quédate Conmigo and Tu vida es tu vida) are already qualified for the final on 3 March and a third one will join them from the remaining two.

++ Iva goes to Baku! ++ Swedish racism?  ++ Bucks Fizz is back! ++ Crystall hall is almost finnished ++ ..

Ilkar.blogspot.com reports - Carola will be mother again. No, she's not pregnant but her son Amadeus (14) will have an adopted sister from  South Africa. Carola is in Johannesburg this Easter to pick her up. Read more here.

++ Most expensive contest ever! ++ New albums and singles released  ++ Finally a Eurovision song in Azerbaijani! ++..

"Blood of the European scum must be shed by the will of Allah.", that's the statement a Azeri terror group has released yeaterday. This message came shortly after a crackdown on the group by Azeri authorities. Extra measurements have been taken now to assure the safety of all artists participating.

++ Loreen still going up, up, up ++ 3D on stage in Baku  ++ Anti Gay activisists against Eurovision ++ ..

Nina Zilli's L'amore e'femmina entered the Italian charts this week. Roman Lob is doing well in Germany. His Standing still re-enetered the Austrian charts this week as well, but also the Jedward brothers made their entrance in that country this week. Spain is welcoming Serebro's (Russia 2007) Mama lover into their charts. The queen of the charts however is still Swedish Loreen, with a top 10 position in no less than five countries at the moment.

++ Roman or Ornella, Germany will decide tonight ++  Duets in Italy ++ Ticket sales start soon ++..

Bosnian broadcaster BHRT has announced what song Maya Sar is going to sing at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. She was alreeady selected a while ago. Now we know the song title too: Korake ti znam. The song, written by Maya Sar herself will be presented on 10 March in a special broadcast on Bosnian television. The videoclip for the song will partially be filmed in Rome and partially in Istanbul.

For all common countries the Baku experience has started last weekend, now the big five are getting ready to enter the home of Eurovision this year.

Today the second round of rehearsals start for all semi finalists. All rehearsals will be a bit shorter so more of them are fitted in a day too. Tomorrow this will continue and go on on Saturday and Sunday. In the weekend the big five (Spain, France, UK, Germany and Italy) will also start their rehearsals as well as host country Azerbaijan. Are they ready for it?