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Barry Viniker

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12/Dec 2007 at 16:49

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Moldova

Song 'highly likely' to be thrown out

Exclusive: I love the girls is under discussion

esctoday.com has been in contact with TeleRadio Moldova and OGAE Moldova to discuss the content of song number 2 in the selection process, I love the girls by Alexandru Bognibov. The song contains lyrics that have caused offence to many of our readers and has received serious criticism.

esctoday.com has been informed that TRM, the national broadcaster of Moldova, are aware of the content of the song, but the decision to disqualify the entry must be taken by the jury and not the broadcaster according to the rules of the competition. The jury are almost certain to dismiss the song from the selection process based on the controversial content of the song.

The rules of the competition mean that all songs submitted are placed on the internet by TRM for fans to hear prior to a jury selecting the finalists. The jury will then select the finalists from teh submitted entries. Only if the song is passed by the jury would TRM have the opportunity to disqualify the song, however it is highly unlikely that the song would be selected as a finalist due to the lyrics. esctoday.com will monitor this story closely!


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vasilis 7 [30718]
Fri 14 Dec 2007 16:49:36

alexa is the best choice


Cristina Giuntini [30618]
Fri 14 Dec 2007 15:12:52

I haven't heard the song, but such a topic shouldn't even be used for a joke! So tasteless!!!


pilot and-spotter [36366]
Fri 14 Dec 2007 00:07:29

be out of the country !!!!!!!

who on earth has accepted that song ?????

there's white girls traffic in the eastern europe, and then you accept that pedophile song ???????

don't rape your alumns and go out of the country

remember the UK song of 2006 teens live, and 2008,,,


Pavel Ciorici [44260]
Thu 13 Dec 2007 23:04:38

You can find photo of Alexandru Bognibov on my blog (ciorici.net)


Graham Ridge [16784]
Thu 13 Dec 2007 19:30:21

i thought i was haring things when i first heard this song.
i thought maybe he was singing that he liked girls when he was 13 and it couldn't possibly be he liked 13 year old girls.
definately ban the song


Zohar Rashit [10195]
Thu 13 Dec 2007 18:47:16

I honestly think this guy was trying to make a statement, and it came out badly. I meran, he's not that stupid to think this would get anywhere, he just wanted to shock people... (maybe even raise public awareness).....

I am baising this on a little logic, NOT on any inside source !

Anyways, the song in any context is pure crap !


Hendrik Kramer [17790]
Thu 13 Dec 2007 16:15:14

I think we should see this as a comedic act. But the song and voice is crap!!


Marios Gre [10986]
Thu 13 Dec 2007 12:11:08

How this "song" was allowd to be available in the offcial site of TRM? If something like that was happened in Greece, the PRESIDENT of ERT should had lost his job.


Ria van de Velde [15270]
Thu 13 Dec 2007 00:27:38

Disqualification for this horrible song !! How is it possible that this song is selected !! It's a BIG SHAME !!!


Candyman 12 points [14078]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 21:47:18

Shame on him! I cannot understand how it was selected.


Michaell Hilton [36807]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 19:43:51

whooa i didn't take much time for you to react
+ its not only about the content of this song
it's about how dreadful the song is itself


Zohar Rashit [10195]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 19:14:11

Ja Ja Ja Ja
Oh come on people, this guy is just looking for attention, and will say anything to get his name thrown around. Anybody writting such thing is obviously trying to make a statement (maybe trying to show how perverted people can be, and the measage is being misunderstood in the song).

ANYWAYS, the song is just irritating crap, regardless of what he's trying to do.


Max Raspail [36649]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 18:50:53

@ aj international
I ask me the same thing...
This is very strange in my opinion...


Benjamin Johnson [10217]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 18:47:15

Kick the song out!!!!


Chris ANDORRA ANDORRA ANDORRA! [10966]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 18:44:47

Horrific song and tasteless theme... "I love the girls of 13 years old" - dreadful and does nothing to enhance the reputation of Moldova.


Lukmi the big mama [30581]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 18:38:34

If this was a serious singer and song, I would be outraged. But I think it is just a comedic type act, maybe like Borat, or the guy dresses up as a school kid and sings the song, who knows? Anyways I don't understand most of what he is singing about, the voice is silly, not serious at all. My opinion! :)


aj international* [10810]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 18:33:30

What's worrying is that someone/people from TRM actually allowed this to go on the short list in the first place. The song is rubbish anyway, but was it really one of the top 27 received? And did no-one think to question the lyrics before putting it in the public domain? Not exactly a responsible broadcaster is it...?


w s [29210]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 18:28:43

A pedophile is someone who likes children which aren't in their puberty yet, so strictly speaking this isn't pedophile. But it is sick anyway. And even stranger, when I do a Google search on this Alexandru Bognudov I only find a couple results that have to do with this song. I wonder if he is a real person or just made up for this song.


Marcell Fehér [36766]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 18:24:36

Horrible!!!

Disqualification that pedofil!!!!


AngeL oF dOubT. [37157]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 18:19:37

I like the girls, young 13 years old, or something like that.
This man is crazy.
Such a shame!
Disqualification!


Telex Fan Club [32895]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 18:10:41

Of course this song should be thrown out. It's totally tasteless.


w s [29210]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 17:53:09

Oops. It seems I should listen to the song first. I only heard the first 30 seconds.


* Gwen.Stefani * [23271]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 17:39:39

omg eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eelllllllll :S


Jan 1964 [9886]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 17:26:11

In Europe this song seems only legal in Spain where the age of consent is 13 and the Netherlands where the age of consent is 16 but when a person is between 12 and 16 teh gap may not be bigger than 4 years. So if he is 17 it is tolerated in the Netherlands.


Daniel Stevens [36678]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 17:15:41

I'm glad they published the song! It shames the composer and I hope the police authorities investigate him!

If these lyrics are real, the man should be locked up!


Matt Robinson [36708]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 17:13:37

Its pedophilic, as well as being crap.


v n [28573]
Wed 12 Dec 2007 17:13:35

of course it should get disqualified...i wonder what he was thinking when he was writing the lyrics...
@ ws: have u heard the song?


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