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- Hi! - Now, I am next to a winner of
Eurovision Song Contest. Helena Paparizou!
Hi! It was 2005. I think, it's been a long time ago!
You think so? You had told that you would never participate to the Melodifestivalen, but now…
I had told that I wounld never think of participating and doing all this again. But you never know what will happen in the future. And I'm here today.
- Tell us about your song. - It's a fantastic song, written by
Bobby Ljunggren, Henkrik Wikström, Karl-Ola Kjellholm... I'm sometimes getting with the surnames messed up. I have to remember all of them.
It's important to mention that Sharon Vaughn has written the lyrics. I was really happy when
I heard the song. I felt like I had to participate with this song.
Thank you so much.
- Bye! - Bye!
- Alvaro and Helena. Hi! - Hi.
- You are ready. How do you feel after your presentation? - Really nervous.
A bit nervous, but it was good.
In any case, we seemed to be happy. We just hope the people to feel
our energy, so as to watch the show… When is the date? Is it on the 1st or the 2nd of February? No, it's on the 1st.
- On the 1st of February… - It's our semi-final!
You will participate to the same semi-final in Malmö. I know that there are many European viewers. Would you like to send a message
both in English and in Greek for all these viewers?
- To those who are watching us now? In English or in Greek? - Both.
Both. Let's start with the Greek viewers.
Hello my friends! I'm in Stockholm and I'm really happy because today we present our songs for the first and the second semi-final.
I really love you. Be there. You are always in my heart. Always!
Thanks! We said "Hello" to the viewers. So you are under completely different circumstances here. You have already won the Eurovision Song Contest
and for you it's the first time, so we have no demands from you.
Maybe you don't have so great expectations. What do you think?
I try not to think of this. I'll just do my best and of course, when you have watched
the madam next to me, you just try to give the best of you, as you work
and compete with the best artists.
Everything is gonna be fine. I'll try to have fun.
- Helena, what do you think? - To be honest, I feel like
it's my first time, too.
Because, when I participated for Greece in 2005, I had already been chosen by the Public Television, so
the viewers had to choose the song, and not the artist.
It went great, but as I have already mentioned, it was in 2005, so it's fantastic for me
that I am here to take part to the Melodifestivalen. So it's my debut. It's like I start over again.
Alvaro, you will compete against… Basically it's the debut for both of you to the Melodifestivalen. It's seems crazy.
But you have to compete Helena and Yohio to the first semi-final It's like Sweden meets Portugal to the
qualifications matches of the World Cup. How dom you feel about it?
It's… Yes, it's gonna be fine. I don't think of it so much. I will try to do my best and to show what
I can do, where I am coming from and my experience. But they are really good artists, so it's normal for me
to be a bit nervous, but... everything is gonna be fine.
When you see Helena, what do you expect from her to do to the Melodifestivalen?
I'd prefer not to answer…
I'm sorry for interrupting you. I believe that everyone will give their best. We all want to present what we have,
because we all have the same chances. Then it's up to the viewers and the juries.
We'll do our best.
- What will we expect from you; - For the time being, I have no idea.
- Haven't you decided yet; - I'm just trying to be focused on the song, now.
Now I have to feel the song ,
and during the next week I'll know what we are going to present.
Alvaro you have participated to the Melodifestivalen many times. You did the vocals.
How does it help you?
Well.. I'm cool and focused. I know what happens backstage, and how the artists work
with their team, how it works… You get focused.
You are having fun, too.
Have you seen the other participants to the first semi-final? You are with Mahan Moin, Linus Svenning, Sylvester Schlegel,
Elisa Lindström, Ellen Benediktson and Yohio. And you two of course.
How do you feel about the other participants?
I am really happy and I'd like to wish us all "Good Luck".
I'd like all of us to be to the final, but it doesn't work like this. Unfortunately, to each semi-final some of us will go home,
some to the "Second Chance" and some to the final. This is how it works.
I believe it's a friendly competition. I think that we will all be…
Basically, it's not a project of love and hate. We are here to have fun, we are all artists and it's
beautiful that we are here all together.
Don't you want to kick someone's ***, as Christian Ronald does?
No. Really not. We have to give love. Just love.
- So, I'd like to thank both of you. - We too. Have fun.
Subtitles Translation: Ifigenia Subtitles Sync: EvaMar English Subtitles & Sync: SotirisN