VIENNA, AUSTRIA โ Yesterday evening, broadcasters from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and Estonia held their traditional ยซ Nordic Party ยป at the Chaya Fuera Club, down town Vienna. The oikotimes.com team was lucky enough to be invited to the event by SVT.
After a short reception where the entrants could be met (and some Scandinavian beer could be tastedโฆ), the doors were open to the public for the unplugged performances .
First on stage was Norwegian duo Mรธrland & Debrah. They offered us their very own version of Rybakโs ยซ Fairytale ยป and then a moving performance of their entry ยซ Monster Like Me ยป.
Mรฅns from Sweden was second on stage. After a short speech about his joy of being in Eurovision after 2 previous Melodifestivalen attempts, he performed a medley of his three entries ยซ Cara Mia ยป, ยซ Hope And Glory ยป and of course ยซ Heroes ยป.
Next on stage was the charming Maria Olafs from Iceland. Her unplugged reprise of โEuphoriaโ was a success, and so was her performance of some Rihannaโs song. Of course, she ended up singing her Eurovision entry โUnbrokenโ.
Elina and Stig, the Estonian entrants, sang their track โGoodbye To Yesterdayโ, as well as a new exclusive song.
And so did the Danes. Anti Social Media performed โThe Way You Areโ and their brand new song.
PKN, from Finland were in the place but for some reasons they did not perform.
After the Nordic party, it was time for โEurovision Jam Nightโ with some local band playing live a few Eurovision hits as well as half of Robbie Williamโs discography! We must say that their version of Conchitaโs โRise Like A Phoenixโ wasโฆ original.
We ended up the night dancing like crazy on Eurovision standards thanks to a talented DJ. The crowd was fairly enthusiastic, and we could feel a โEuroclubโ atmosphere, as if fans were eager to see Ottakringer open its doors! Letโs be patient, the club weโre all waiting for will start from tomorrow evening!
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