Work Your Magic

A few more Eurovision entries have been listened to and despite some good competition from a disco-tastic Belgian entry, Belarus and Russia remain my two favourites!

The Belarus entry is from a man called Dmitry Koldun who won Star Factory, the Belarusian equivalent of Fame Academy, in 2006. After some dispute between labels and the selection committee over whether Dmitry was a suitable candidate, he was chosen from three artists. However, he is in no way a dead cert for a Eurovision win, particularly because he first has to get through the semi-final. If you're not sure how it works, the top ten countries from the previous year, plus 'the big four' (UK, Germany, France and Spain) automatically go through to the final (May 12th), the other entries must compete for their place two nights earlier.

Whatever happens, Dmitry will go to Helsinki known only by his surname Koldun which, as if it were a marketing man's wet dream, means magician. There he will sing about his loving potion hopefully with all the drama and hand gestures this wannabe Bond theme deserves.

Adrian's got bags more info but for now enjoy the video - a slightly scary cross between the harajuku girls and "Return To Oz"