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30/Aug 2008 at 21:21

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Elitsa Todorova, Bulgaria 2007 - © Elitsa Todorova
© Elitsa Todorova

Suffers head trauma

Bulgaria: Elitsa Todorova injured during rehearsal

Elitsa Todorova the 2007 Bulgarian representative in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest survived a horrendous accident today after hundreds of kilograms of iron crashed down on top of her during a concert rehearsal in Bulgaria.

The concert to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Bulgarian bookmakers Euro football was scheduled for this evening in the Black Sea resort  of Sunny Beach in Bulgaria. A sudden storm this afternoon caused a scaffold from the concert's stage to crash down on performers and the technical team. Two other individuals have been injured, however, Elitsa's condition is the most serious one because the singer had sustained head trauma.

It is still unclear if the concert would take place as scheduled. According to reports, the wind in the area is becoming stronger and there is a possibility of cancelling it.  The company that has built the stage on the sand has not yet offered an explanation of the cause of the incident

The world famous German DJ ATB was also scheduled to take part in the concert.

Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yancoul finish in 5th postion in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest with thrie entry Water.


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Nikolas Psomas [esctoday.com editor]
Mon 1 Sep 2008 11:39:32

all the best for a complete and fast full rcovery to this very nice singer and person.


Cristina Giuntini [30618]
Mon 1 Sep 2008 09:21:46

Elitsa, get well soon!!!


Tanskalainen Sinisorsa [46713]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 19:28:34

Get well soon, Elitsa. I hope you can make it through this bad nd unfortunate accident.


Como Que Se Escreve Aqui? [12636]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 16:29:43

Best wishes 4 U, my dear!!!!!

Many, many, many, many, many, many, many kisses!


Stockholm calling [44413]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 16:18:04

Euro Sheep, LOL


AngeL oF dOubT. [37157]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 16:08:03

OMG! Not Elitsaaaaaaaaaaaa! :( :( :( :( :S :S :S :S


Euros 'n' Sheep [52112]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 16:00:41

Jonny K & Stockholm
I found it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.dailymoti(...)rm-advert_shortfilms

But unfortunately it's not "Yes" by Mini Me :( - but I swear I've heard that song somewhere else!!!


Richard M [19278]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 15:47:38

Dont know why we're discussing tampons here, but best wishes to Elitsa and hope she makes a fast recovery.


Euros 'n' Sheep [52112]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 14:47:45

Stockholm Calling
LOL - sorry about that! :) förlåt!

And yes, Deyan does make a very good point


Stockholm calling [44413]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 14:37:29

Euro Sheep
"the song came from a sanitary towel advert"
Oh no! I've been watching almost every tampon advert on YouTube by now :)


Deyan Petrov [51569]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 14:16:06

горката елица!


Euros 'n' Sheep [52112]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 13:55:28

Wow, that song title didn't work at all did it!? :P

Well, you can write it something like Qarligaçlar by Asylyar


Euros 'n' Sheep [52112]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 13:50:58

Jonny K
Well then, I must show it to you!
"Qarlığaçlar" by Asılyar: http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=AfgneQouVkg
It came last but only because it's in Tartarian and the Russian organisers made sure to crush any sort of ethnicity :)

And also, have a look at "New Russian Kalinka" which is another song from the Russian NF - if you want any of the mp3s I have them :D

Hmm, how do you take into account how long you've had the songs and relate that to the chart position? And why do you have "I Can't Control It" and "Strong" by Sirusho and not "Qele, Qele"!!!! It was the best song!!!!!!


Euros 'n' Sheep [52112]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 13:23:18

Jonny K
I haven't seen the 2008 final all the way through so I couldn't compare them...as for Maia Hirasawa, well, all I can say is she is amazing. Her version of "The Worrying Kind" is almost (remember, almost...) as good as the original - it's better than the 2007 acoustic version of "Evighet" and I love the other song of her's I've heard, "Gothenburg"!

My Top 20 - well all I can say is "Leto Svet" is just waiting to drop out of my chart! And I love "It's Never Too Late" but I stop myself from listening to it to keep it special - it's at about number 34! And I'm sorry about Linda (although Sanna is only one place in front of her) the problem is I've only had her song since the beginning of April whereas I've had songs like "Chariots Of Fire" since the very beginning of the year - and then the ESC entries like "Shady Lady"[/i} I've played so many times because I restrained myself from listening to them until the contest had finished, so I basically had a fit of ESC. And then there's the weird-looking song which came last in Russia's NF - it's really good :P

You downloaded "Yes" by Mini Me!!! And I made a mistake, the song came from a sanitary towel advert! :P sorry - I think it would have been a better entry for Lithuania (although it may have been disqualified because of the plagiarism-thing) even if it is a bit unoriginal. The performance was great and let's face it, anything would have been better than "Nomads In The Night"!!!


Euros 'n' Sheep [52112]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 12:15:54

Jonny K
Sweden it is then!!! :D I had little look at the concert last night because I couldn't sleep (too much sugar), I skipped forward to the bits where Sanna was singing, passed out from disbelief after she sung "All By Myself" (it was a stunning performance) then when I woke up I tried one last time to watch the whole of the Melodifetivalen Final in 2007 - it finally worked...good times :)


Florian Grillhofer [esctoday.com editor]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 11:18:43

@ Euro Sheep:

Wow, a biblical sentence, now I am impressed.
And how was I judging you? I was just saying my opinion.
And now, I don't wish this to anyone I don't even know, not even Perrelli. So stop referring to me now, I am not being condescending, you were the one to make it personal!
That's all I will say, this is getting to dumb for me.


Alexandros Roussos [16979]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 09:26:23

I hope that it's not something serious!As we say in Greek...PERASTIKA!!!


Mi reina [45031]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 09:19:45

These are terrible news! Get well soon, Elisa! And the scaffolding company should be heavily and properly fined.


drusus 1 [10652]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 03:26:40

Let's hope she'll get better soon...


Euros 'n' Sheep [52112]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 00:28:02

Jonny K
No it's ok :) you can disagree with me sometimes! But I wasn't explicitly saying "I want Paris dead" because that's not how I feel - as you said I wouldn't want to wish death/injury on anyone. But sometimes I can't understand why things happen to talented people like Elitsa and Toşe Proeski earlier this year...but anyway I'm glad you understand it was just a "a lighthearted throwaway thing" - and Michael, I apologise to you for causing so much offense...

Jonny, I really can't do "being controversial" can I? I will just stick to getting over-excited about Swedish music ^_^

But Florian, before you judge me again, just remember that only he who is without sin may cast the first stone :)


Mina Carnation [51405]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 00:16:54

I hope Elitsa gets better soon..this is so sad :(


Bepo Batinic [22916]
Sun 31 Aug 2008 00:07:41

Sad news,
she s so talented and wather was one of my fave 2007
I whish u Elitsa all best hopin soon u ll back on stage again
KISSES FROM CROATIA


Michaell Hilton [36807]
Sat 30 Aug 2008 23:53:40

@ EuroSheep aka. whatever

long time since I read sumfink as stupid as your comment about Paris Hilton - what it is that you do that makes you better than Paris? Haven't seen any of your videos, films or other things signed by you - so the only useless person in here turns out to be you

Flo u rock


Tommy Engstrm [23221]
Sat 30 Aug 2008 23:34:07

I met Elitsa in Helsinki 2007. Wish you all the best Elitsa and I pray for your recovery :-´(


Euros 'n' Sheep [52112]
Sat 30 Aug 2008 23:13:53

Florian G.
Um, well let me see...you're right Paris isn't hurting anyone (maybe her dog), but then again she isn't doing anything else. She can't sing, she can't play a musical instrument, she can't even lip-sync! All she does is spend money, talk and breathe! So why should it happen to Elitsa and not a waste of space like Paris? and please, before anyone comes to defend her and curse me out - I really don't care! ;)

And Florian my dear, I wouldn't be so critical of my comments considering what you have said about Charlotte Perrelli - bear that in mind the next time you feel like being condescending toward me :)


Florian Grillhofer [esctoday.com editor]
Sat 30 Aug 2008 22:51:12

Omg this sounds horrible!
Poor Elitsa, I don't know but reading this article, her condition seems very bad. Injuries on the head are the worst ones, this is just terrible. I hope she will get well soon, in any case, they should definitely cancel the concert, in respect to Elitsa.

@ Euro Sheep:

I don't think something like this should happen to Paris Hilton. This woman isn't hurting anyone, is she? So why the hell should it happen to her?


Stockholm calling [44413]
Sat 30 Aug 2008 22:45:11

How awful! I hope Elitsa isn't too badly injured.


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