RUSSIA: Russian Eurovision hopeful Alexey Vorobyov meets journalists in Moscow ahead of the annual music contest in Germany

Record ID: 755787

  • Title: RUSSIA: Russian Eurovision hopeful Alexey Vorobyov meets journalists in Moscow ahead of the annual music contest in Germany
  • Date: 28th April 2011
  • Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (APRIL 27, 2011) (REUTERS) ( ** BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **) ALEXEY VOROBYOV AT NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS TAKING PICTURE OF VOROBYOV (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) ALEXEY VOROBYOV, RUSSIAN EUROVISION SONG CONTEST CONTENDER, SAYING: "Speaking of nervousness, there is none at the moment. I hope there will be some later, because usually adrenaline is always, well its always great because you feel with nerves, that something is really happening." JOURNALISTS AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) ALEXEY VOROBYOV, RUSSIAN EUROVISION SONG CONTEST CONTENDER, SAYING: "Of course it is great to win, but I have a big task ahead of me and it's not that easy, of not only representing my country in Eurovision, but also of presenting the new project Red One. And it is much more interesting to see what will happen later, because Eurovision becomes the highest point in terms of what an artist is doing, and then slowly, he either remains on this plane or else moves down. In any case, it is really the highest and for me this is the very first step in Europe and it will be the beginning for me, my take off point." JOURNALISTS AT PRESS CONFERENCE
  • Embargoed: 13th May 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Russian Federation
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVAEBJDOJ0PGCFI4AJSGG86RS2K
  • Story Text: Alexey Vorobyov, Russia's choice for the upcoming Eurovision song festival, held a news conference in Moscow on Wednesday (April 27) ahead of flying to Germany to take part in the 56th annual contest in Duesseldorf which takes on on May 1.
    "Speaking of nervousness, there is none at the moment. I hope there will be some later, because usually adrenaline is always, well its always great because you feel with nerves, that something is really happening," Vorobyov told journalists.
    Vorobyov (AKA Alex Sparrow) has teamed up with RedOne (Lady Gaga's songwriter) for his track "Get You" he is going to perform in Duesseldorf.
    "Of course it is great to win, but I have a big task ahead of me and it's not that easy, of not only representing my country in Eurovision, but also of presenting the new project Red One. And it is much more interesting to see what will happen later, because Eurovision becomes the highest point in terms of what an artist is doing, and then slowly, he either remains on this plane or else moves down. In any case, it is really the highest and for me this is the very first step in Europe and it will be the beginning for me, my take off point,"Vorobyov said.
    This year Eurovision song contest will bring together contenders from 43 countries. Alexey Vorobyov will present his 'Get You' performance on May 10.
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