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More 2009 cover versions from South Africa
Singer Lee Scott (formerly member of Hi-5) will shortly launch his own album, on which he does Wonderland, an Afrikaans version of Fairytale, last year's winner, and Wens ek kon (2009 runner up Is it true? from Iceland). You can listen to excerpts from the album tracks including the Eurocovers at the Lee Scott website .
Lea Le Roux covers the Andorran 2009 entry La teva decisió as Ek es gereed on her album due in November. Short excerpt ofthe demo version can be found here .
Henk Grimsell covers Soraya's La noche es para mí (Spain 2009). The song is titled Vanaand is net vir my from his new album Dis tyd (Southern Buzz records).
Last but not least, MoniQue and Snotkop performed Ek val vir jou, an Afrikaans version of the 2009 Finnish entry, Lose control.
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Sara
AAAAAAAAAAA 
That really was scary!!! 
i have never seen smth similar earlier! Tho i have expirienced several unpleasent weather situatuions exactly when I climbed mountains!
I generally do just tracking, but the most love to climb mountains above 2000 m (enjoy them the most - walking, tracking), sometimes, rarely I climbed rocks, but never Alpine climbing, for Alpine climbing you have to finish special school!
And I don't climb high mountains in winter with snow coz you also have to finish special school for that, my friends finished it, I plan maybe one day! 
Last year in summer I tryed canyoning and this year I go once to pass one canyon! canyoning is quite interesting, but sometimes really hard! last year (in summer) I passed one canyon - 7km long, but it took 10 hours coz it was really wild and hard to walk, we were going through the water all the time coz it is the only solution to pass that canyon! It has to be warm and sunny 100% if you wanna pass it coz you are wet the most of time! that was adventure of my life really, but not easy at all!
Kenan
Have you got Spanish roots?
Hehe, no, only a holiday house in Spain. 
I'm usually there 2 times a year.
Marko
Wow, I'm impressed. You climb mountains? By foot along the paths or really climbing up the steep mountain? It's been pretty hot here to. On monday night there was this horrible tuhnderstorms coming suddenly here. I have never experienced a thunderstorm like that before. I'm scared of it so I stayed under my blanket almost the whole time..LOL!
Look, this is from the thunderstorm. The sky lighted up like this constantly for an hour
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=Iq-khvpnl1U
I like these versions even more than the original. Soraya was my favorite that year but I love the way this one sounds and the group that sings Lose Control is even better than Waldo's People... WOW!
Sara
Of course I remember Sara! 
It's quite hot, but still not as much as it can be here, yesterday was 32 degrees, but for Weekend it will be 35 - 37 degrees, tropical days are coming, i don't like tat tbh, but what can I do!
I'm quite OK, have been to Bulgaria last Weekend and climbed mountain Vitosha near Sofia (2290 m)! I have to commend a bit! I love to climb mountains a lot!
it's my second home country you know
@Sara
Have you got Spanish roots?
Marko
Coz I don't like fact Spanish team won!
Can't believe that. They are the best team. They truly deserved it and I'm so happy they won (it's my second home country you know) ;p Some of the dutch players really played dirty (especially the karate kick from De Jong was awful).
I have been watching live from Madrid on Eurosport now when the players arrived in an open bus and drove around the city to the outdoor party/concert they will have tonight in Madrid. Gosh! There must have been millions of people there to cheer them. Amazing!
How is your leg?
Ohh, you remembered. Thanks for asking. It's much better. I can almost walk normal again (but can't streched it completely out when I walk)..hehe. How are you? Has the heat wave reached your home town?
May I say congratulations to Spain winning the World Cup!!
Another 'big 4' victory!!
Sara
Coz I don't like fact Spanish team won!
Thanks for the songs Sar, i haven't heard 'em!
How is your leg?
Marko
Hi dear How are you?
Hehe, why should I change pic? I have to celebrate the Spanish victory (at least a day) 
What do you think about the Norwegian World champion?
Btw.To be a bit Eurovision... Have you heard Bjorn Johan Muri's new single "Circles"?
http://www.youtube.c(...)&feature=related
..and Tone Damli Aaberge's new song "I love you":
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=0p_IJ3B1_Eo
Zohar
Yes, Jimmy Jump made it even at this big event, into to the field, and almost to the trophy...(he was put to jail even though policemen and security thought it was funny and was going to release him, FIFA want to punish him)
OMFG SARA!!! 
Bur change pic please! 
the cover of the finnish 2009 entry sounds better than that other one - hideous
oh my god, I was right ! (but that was kinda obvious it would happen)
Zohar
I wonder if Jimmy Jump plans to invade the pitch tomorrow in Johannesburg during Spain's performance, like he did in Oslo ! (je je je )
Indeed, he did! He tried to "steal" the World Cup Trophy but was knocked out
http://twitpic.com/24g9re
Yeay! Congratulations to Spain! Viva España
http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=1D5L30vhicw
You may not know this but Norway got a world champion in South Africa:
Anders "Azun" Solum was crowned world champion in football freestyle tricks (styllball).
"I don't know a single pro football player who manages to do these tricks, "said the final judge and three times the best player in Africa, George Weah and one of the other judges, former Dutch star player Edgar Davids"
http://www.youtube.c(...)&feature=related
Well Done Spain You deserved to win!!!!!!!!!
SPAIN - the super best !
Congratulations SPAIN!
@ As we know, ///@
who knows -
nothing to write about -
Both videos don't do anything for me!
"Wonderland " sounds funny, I want to hear the whole song, lol.
Henk Grimsell's cover was AWFUL!
MoniQue & Snotkop was so funny! LOL! What a funny language...
If you don't want to know what country to root for, think what country has it so easy in eurovision that they don't have to qualify.
If you don't know what country to root for in the FIFA World Cup final, then think; Shalalie vs. Algo Pequeñito...
GO SPAIN!!!
*Sorry, I meant ancestry....
I'm Filipino with Spanish blood... just like most Filipinos.
Sorry... the original songs may be great, but the Afrikaans covers are kinda crappy.
Anyway I hope Spain will win in the World Cup... Hahaha... sorry Netherlands, I'm just supporting my heritage....
Viva Espana!!!I hope Paul predicted right yet again!
I grew up in South Africa, and the Afrikaans language was always treated so carelessly by the english speakers, and even back then, no self-respecting artist would record a pop song in Afrikaans. So this sounds like an PC attempt to revive the language in popular culture,
BUT NOW THE SERIOUS STUFF :
I wonder if Jimmy Jump plans to invade the pitch tomorrow in Johannesburg during Spain's performance, like he did in Oslo ! (je je je )
Both of these covers sound crappy... sorry 
I know that perhaps I shouldn't be, but I'm amazed there are SO MANY Eurovision covers in Afrikaans! Good Lord, did they cover every song in the contest?!? :: laugh ::
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