Re: ??????? - Ukraine 2011
Ukraine will start the preselection process on June 6
Remembering incredibly messy preselection for ESC 2010, the new NTU bosses decided to refuse from internal selection and announced about the open NF. All people who want to participate can apply so they can already start working on their songs. All details will be published soon.
The final is scheduled on the next year.
News #2.
Anastasiya Pryhod'ko is the 1st official competitor
She was present @ the Eurovision Countdown show among with the 1st Vice Head of NTU. This show will be aired on the 1st Channel in 8 hours.
Here's the photo from the studio:
Pryhod'ko broke up with her producers. So it won't be Goncharenko, it won't be Meladze. Recently she said to all journalists that the theme of ESC 2009 is closed for her. She changed her music style after ESC as well. Imo, it will be a dance song.
sources: The Head of NTU, Vice Head of NTU
News #3.
We have
3 performers who announced about possible participation:
Katya Buzhinskaya
The winner of Slavyanskiy Bazar fest (like Ruslana), the 1st Ukrainian performer who performed @ San Remo fest as a guest.
Asol'
Teenage pop star.
VIA Gra
Also known as Nu Virgos. The MOST famous Ukrainian act (among with Ruslana). Incredibly famous in whole ex-USSR. They toured S. Korea and Japan + concerts in Europe and USA.
According to their producer Konstantin Meladze they can participate ... though I hardly imagine that cuz he will be busy with the new reality show (filming a musical using reality show format).
They've got new band member from our SF3. Meladze offered her much better destiny - to work in the band (and she totally deserved that, not only imo).
I think it's safe to say that Dima Kadnai (Star Factory 1) participant will be there as well cuz his producer is the Head of NTU Music department. He wouldn't be the real competitor though, of course.