07 May 2009

Yugostalgia Denied

Inspired by their first rehearsal, the performers from Bosnia and Herzegovina opened their press-conference by recounting the history of their song. Their band’s creative director Boris Milkovich has staged a story about a love revolution.

When asked a question whether the red flags they use on stage are symbolic of their nostalgia for the socialist Yugoslav era, they said that even though socialism is somewhat romantic, their song is about something else listen. “We use our song to draw a parallel between Moscow and Europe, between the present and the past,” he added.

The contesters said that it is their first time in Moscow and they really enjoy it. “We were particularly impressed by the excellent organization of the event,” said Head of Delegation Dejan KUKRIC.

Lead singer Davon spoke about of his homeland. Until recently, his native country was divided by war, but now, everything has changed. In his opinion, music had a role to play in this healing process, since music is an excellent start for unity listen.

Davon believes that creating music is a sweet burden. Writing a song is not easy, but when it is time for performance, it becomes a great fun.

At the end of the press-conference, the band’s back vocalist Elma Selimovic got a ‘sweet burden’ of her own – she was given a cake as a birthday present from her band mates. Another present came from the journalists present in the room who sang ‘Happy Birthday’ for the singer.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina delegation was represented by: Dejan KUKRIC (Head of Delegation); Davor Ebner (lead artist); Denis CABRIC, Elma SELIMOVIC, Bojan MILICEVIC, Danijela VECERINOVIC (Backing artists); Maja CENGIC (Head of Press), Boris MILJKOVIC (creative director).

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