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Exclusive: Edslia about her stage-act
First of all, Edsilia, how are you doing? Are you ready for Helsinki?
I am doing great. I am very busy with the preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest and I am really looking forward to it. I am so excited! This semi final is really important. I'll do my best to get through that.
Nowadays, you really have to catch the eye and ear of the European televoter in order to make it to the final. You have a good song and a great voice but that isn't sufficient. Your stage-act will be very important as well. What will the act be like?
Well, we will put up a real show without too much hoo-ha. I don't want to reveal everything about the show yet but I will be accompanied by four girls who will sing and dance (Martine Hauwert, Merel Schaftenaar, Charida Jonkhart and Thirza Solcer) and by a male dancer (Bram Blankestijn) as well. On May 10th, you will all know how it will look like.
Did you think up the choreography yourself?
No, I didn't. The choreography was done by Gerald van Windt who teaches dance classes at Moves (in Focus in Amsterdam). He knows much more about choreography than I do, he is very good at it.
Another important thing is your appearance. What will you be wearing?
My clothes, I did think up myself! In 1998 the clothes were chosen by somebody from the NOS and I wasn't very happy about that choice so I really wanted to do it myself this time. I talked to several designers who made drawings for me in several styles. Eventually I picked a drawing made by Tycho Boeker, who than made the clothing to measure. But I won't tell you what it is going to be like, it is a secret (but isn't that always the case?).
Have you heard the songs from your competitors yet? What do you think about them, who are your favourites?
Yes, I heard all of the 41 other songs and I especially liked the songs from Hungary, Belgium and Russia. I am not sure if these songs are in the final already but I am sure that they will do well. For the rest, I heard so many songs that I already forgot about most of them. But that is okay, I think that I should focus on my own song and performance. If I perform well, I think that I will have a chance of going through to the final on Saturday.
What will happen to you after May 12th?
No matter what the result will be in Helsinki, I will go on promoting my new Dutch album, Meer dan ooit. I have a lot of performances scheduled for the period after the Eurovision Song Contest so I will be very busy no matter what happens.
Edsilia, on behalf of the visitors of ectoday and eurovisionartists.nl, I would like to both thank you for this interview and wish you good luck in Helsinki!
Thank you very much! I will do my utmost and I hope that people all around Europe will appreciate that.
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@Molly Parton:
Is this girl on your profile picture the blonde girl from Abba from the 70s or is it you??????????????
This entry is a good one, she sings well and the song is pretty much k..good luck to her and Holland!
Nils
You are quite right of course. Edsilia is a fantastically good artists and a really nice person too.
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Allthough my hearth will be pounding when Edsilia goes through to the final, I still think NL should have taken more efford in chosing a better song, in a real finale....Fluitsma & Van Tijn should have done the job........
Well i like the song verry much.
Edsilia is one of the best live performers
Its sad that the last years the show gives the settle matter..!!
But now i have heard the most songs and i hope that what you can hear on cd that you can hear back on the stage.
Well i am sure that more then 50% are singing bad.
What i know is that Edsilia sings verry good live and you dont have the feeling that you are heard a "B" artist.
Well we shall wait for the results but The Netherlands ....12 points and i realy hope that we get the final!!
Great Ramon! Nice picture 
Well I had the opportunity to meet the delightful Edsilia last night. I really wish her the best and hope she qualifies for the final.
Kibell H
I hope Edsilia kicks my ass to kingdom come, because she is fabulous, but the song isn't strong enough I think.
Very friendly, modest woman! Good luck Edisila )))))))
@Melina:
Tina Karol from Ukraine was really really good last year, and she had been fully underestimated by the pre charts and odds of the contest: the tune was very uplifting, and she sang this with passion and with a strong voice..i think her 7th place was well deserved..but tastes differ....
noe to the dutch entry of this year: it is actually good, she has a good voice too, with a very good live performance it could do really well...Good Luck Holland!!!
Great song. And she will rock on stage om May 10, and that's the thing what counts. Polls, bets, video clips, etc don't give extra points. The show on May 10 is the only thing that counts... GOOD LUCK EDSILIA!
I think this song is great, and definetly deserves to qualify. Even just that would satisfy me (and if Hungary does too!). With the right performance this could be top 5 material. I live in the Netherlands, so I am supporting this as a home entry.
Vote NL
i like this song alot
GOOD LUCK
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IMO this year Holland is medium, good singer, but no intresting.
Edsilia will sooo kick ur asses on may 10th!!! Just wait and see.
This song could do with plenty of hoo and even more ha to help it along.
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ROFL, yes Macedonia is also near Greece. Why don't you give points to Macedonia instead of Switzerland?
well ss from greece, I think you are right. But maybe that Switzerland is a bit too exotic for Greeks. Are you sure there is not one more country that is in you neighborhood? Please check again. I also recommend that to all the FYR countries. We can already start filling out the 7, 8 , 10 and 12 points.
Let's not be naive. They can slam a pancake batter and still get points.
time to say my opinion
i believe that greece for the semi final will give
moldova 1 pt
georgia 2 pts
andorra 3 pts
turkey 4 pts
switzerland 5 pts
albania 6 pts
malta 7 pts
bulgaria 8 pts
serbia 10 pts
and cyprus 12 pts
she cool!!! but hey guys, go check out Sopho from Georgia... she is cool... her track really got into my head... keep on singing "my story... history" very catchy... i like it )
hee chi chi, (cool name) where did you get that news?
it is worth finding out. like sertab was powerful with the right mix.
You get my vote Edsilia !
if this song did notthe COPY of 'Anastacia - One Day in your life, i would love it...
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DJ Tiësto sucks big time aargh
Go Edsilia, give your best. Your song already is one of the best in a big field filled with rubbish 
i just heard the world famous dutch dj tiesto is on remix duties for this one and it could be half original- half remix in the contest!!! wowww !!! she got my votes then
@ Pau 2008 for Slovenia! [37672]
There is no discussion about tastes!Someone likes one thing someone another.And don't be so self-assured honey
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