When the show was finsished National TV employees started discussing other - very different result of televoting - this version gives us names of Gunesh Abasova, New Jerusalim and Alexandra Gaiduk as real finalists. Their was also very interesting moment - Angelica Agurbash has presented flowers to Gunesh Abasova and told her that she really was the best in the show.

Speaking about other participants. We have never seen such a poor concert on BTRC. We though that only the best should participate in qualification to the international event. But most of the participants of national selection were almost unknown to the public. Why our stars are refusing to participate in the contest? They usually give two reasons - nobody believe in the "clear" televoting procedure, and nobody believe in professionalism of the team that is behind preparations to Eurovision Song Contest.

What should be the best possible way then? It is clear - no open National Preselection - best singer of the year with the best charts position and popularity should be selected. This can also be Ruslan Alehno and Natalia Podolskaya - participants of Russian reality shows People's artist and Stars Factory. And for now we still will be searching name of our country at the bottom of the Eurovision scorecard.

— Is it true that the song "Melody of love" which will be performed at the concert was written specially for Eurovision Song Contest?

Alexandr Patlis: — Yes, we were writing song specially for this event, we studied format of the contest, and decided to make it more pop song. Song itself is rather interesting, I hope. Vadim Kalatsey - our keyboard player has prepared as I think very good lyrics. There are now couple of versions of the song. One is in eurodisco style and the other is in our own style. I think we will perform the second one as we want to be easily identified by our manner and to stay ourselves. English version is under preparation right now with the help of our American friends.

Gunesh Abasova had submitted her entry to the national Preselection for the Eurovision. Ger song "Call My Name" was written by the popular songwriter Sergei Sukhomlin. Song was originally written in Russian but with help of her friends Gunesh managed to prepare English variant in time.
"My friend who studies at linguistic department has sang chorus in English as soon as she saw the russian variant, and I asked her to translate the whole text - and she completed it in an hour" - tell singer with Azeirbaijan roots born in Belarus - "Next day I told Sergei about it and we decide to enter the contest. I think that the result is not simply good - it is Super! "

Leprikonsy are preparing their Eurovision entry

29.09.04 Musical newspaper