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Jelena meets Kalomira
Serbia: Jelena - Waiting for you with warm hearts and open arms
Jelena was warmly welcomed in the packed Athinaion Politeia club where about 150 fans and press had gathered to meet and greet the Serbian 2008 Eurovision Song Contest ambassadress. Jelena thanked OGAE Greece for the great organisation and was happy to pose for photographs with the fans and stayed until very late giving interviews to major Greek TV channels and websites. Together with Kalomira they conducted the draw for running order of the club's next annual festival, Mple 2009.
When Kalomira arrived the entire hall became alive with fans and press trying to get close to the popular Greek singer who despite being obviously exhausted from her long rehearsals and had only planned to stay a little while, did not stop for a moment until every journalist had had their interview and every fan had a chat or photo with her.
In an interview with esctoday.com, Jelena Tomasevic says that she regrets she has to end her promo tour sooner than planned with Athens being the last stop, as there is too much to do and very little time left until the contest in Belgrade. She also spoke to us about the importance of a promo tour for the artist as well as the song and the importance of the Eurovision Song Contest for the Serbian people.
Oro is a very emotional ballad, Jelena tells us, about two people who met each other in a dream, thus the vocal chorus sounds like a lullaby , and the girl wishes to go back to sleep again to dream of her loved one. The legend says that when a woman places a little piece of rosemary, called vidovicica on the day of Vidovdan, St Vitus day on 15th June, she will dream of the one she is going to marry.
You can browse the gallery from Jelena's party in Athens here.
Jelena Tomasevic talks to esctoday.com
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Song is ok, bit overrated though. Bit slow and makes you sleepy...would prefer Portugal to win (stronger song, better singer. But that will be a dream as Portugal has no polutical friends, neighbours etc....
@Obrad Grkovic,
How smart your message is! Bravo!
By the way go Serbia, good luck to Jelena 
I wouldn't be surprised if we stay in Serbia next year too. Great song one of my favorites. 
SERBIA SAY "12 POINTS FOR UKRAINE"
UKRAINE SAY :"KOSOVO JE SRBIJA"
"Oro" really is a beautiful song. I would prefer another first-time winner this year, but with "Oro" Serbia might just win again.
Ukraine will win!!!!!
Oro is good song,even better than Molitva but last year won ballad so.. this year will probably win something different..Zeljko,please stop making ballads!!you started with Lane moje,Lejla and now Oro...It s too much ballads for ESC..
This year winner is Bosnia...I love LAKA!!
GOOD LUCK TO BOSNIA FROM UK
Today Ani Lorak came to Greece......she spoke to a greek chanel and i didn't like her character,i find her a bit snob......but i love her song.
Good luck Ukraine.
Jelena -you are the best!!! Jeco! puno pozdrava iz izraela . mi smo uz tebe, zelimo ti puno uspeha . Sto se tice nas ti si vec pobedila. Pozdrav od Rite i Goce!
Does anybody know when we might hear some results about the Big Poll?? 
tonight in Albania will be held the festival of modern songs top fest 5 and will be event more brilliant than festivali i kenges and eurosong 2008, there are great songs and if they will be in eurosong some of them I think can win like this only see this perfect song From Besa url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=8laiwGphNqo]http://youtube.com/watch?v=8laiwGphNqo/url]
you will agree with me
I still think that Albania this year have a chance to win Olta is great
and than Iam with Macedonia and norway
Amarcord 80,
u are soo rite!
Sweden and Armenia have recycled American sh*t!
Europe needs to keep its identity and make up its own tunes and songs!
GOO SERBIA!
Belgrade, or even another Serbian city like Novi sad or Nis 2009!
- Micky SRB
LOL, I noticed that the other day aswell! Maybe she's a fortune teller in her spare time!!!
(Good luck this year! )
Watch Serbian promise in eurovision 2006 in Athens on this link - url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufk2E4PBrLY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufk2E4PBrLY/url] Our host Jovana Jankovic in Athens predicted that we will have the best song in ESC2007!!!
I hope Jelena does well, although I am not a massive fan of the song,I always hope the host country does well because they deserve it for the amount of effort they have to put in, i'm sure Jelena will do well though!!
Good luck to Serbia from the UK!
- Mile J.
I voted!!!
Vote and help me predict winner...
url=http://lemi03.piczo.com/eurovision?cr=1&linkvar=000044]http://lemi03.piczo.com/eurovision?cr=1&linkvar=000044/url]
Jelena you are the best...we love you...
Thanx for your support!!! We love u too!!!!! SERBS AND GREEKS ARE BROTHERS INDEED!!!
Both girls are perfect and so sweet.
Good luck brothers...........Kisses from Greece......Serbs we love you.
Wooooo good luck to Serbia and Greece this year from the UK!!!
good luck to Zeljko's bloon of oro
I love balkan ballads!!!!
I hope Serbia ll win again ! The best of wishes from Greece !
Serbia 12 pts!
What a great welcome...
Well done Yelena !!! I can't wait now for the show to begin...
This last days are the longest ! 
@amarcord 80
I don't know about Sweden, but both Greece and Armenia use their ethnic musical elements in this year's entries. You can expect everyone perform ethnic songs... In that case you are on the wrong contest. One needs to create Eurovision Folk Contest.
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