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Well its true, the man that *is* Ralph Siegel
(left) , leg-end of the Eurovision Song Contest, is back having his 18th
attempt at trying to win the contest. Not only has he tried to
infiltrate the minds of the Germans and the Maltese, and the
Luxembourgois but now he has turned his attention to the Swiss!
SSR-SSG nominated Siegel and his partner in crime
Dr Bernd Meinunger ( Or John O'Flynn as he is sometimes known) to write
a song for Switzerland for 2006.
The official Press release from Jupiter
Records says :
six4one
represents Switzerland at Eurovision Song Contest 2006 ( With the song "
If we all give a Little")
The
casting session for Switzerland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
2006
in
Athens was held between 25 and 27 November in the Olympia Studios in
Munich. The organizers' aim was to find singers with the winning
combination of voice and personality. Rather than setting out to create
a "boy- or girl-band band", they were looking for six soloists – six
strong voices – to represent Switzerland in Athens.
Producer and composer Ralph Siegel, along with those in charge of
Eurovision at Swiss national broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse, ultimately
selected six artists from six different countries.
Israel
is home to shooting star Liel. At just 16, Liel has already
shared a stage with greats such as Elton John, Bono and the Scorpions.
In the past two years alone, she has given more than 100 concerts around
the world, and is already being celebrated in the USA and Germany as the
new Céline Dion. Liel uses her music as a way of campaigning for world
peace.
Andreas
Lundstedt,
from Sweden, is a member of the world-famous band Alcazar. The
band had the whole of Europe humming in 2002 with only its second
single, "Crying at the Discotheque". Andreas has been in show business
since he was a child. At the tender age of five he took second place in
a talent contest, and by 15 was singing and appearing on television in
the child band "Stage Four". After spending two years in New York, he
returned to take part in the Swedish national heats
for the
Eurovision Song Contest, in which he was runner-up with "Driver dagg
faller regn". The track was a huge hit in Sweden. He has since gone on
to perform in a variety of musicals, including Grease and Chicago, and
is currently starring as Toni Manero in Saturday Night Fever at the
Oscarsteatern in Stockholm.
Tinka
Milinovic
is from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Born in Sarajevo, at 17 she moved
on her own to the USA, where she studied singing at Louisiana College.
In 1996, she graduated cum laude as Bachelor of Music, and continued her
studies at the University of Louisiana's School of Music, where she
majored in opera singing, performance and teaching, receiving a Master
of Music degree. In addition to playing a variety of roles in numerous
operas and musicals, she performs as a soloist and has also worked with
the Sarajevo Philharmonics.
In
2005, Tinka took part in Bosnia and Herzegovina's national Eurovision
Song Contest heats. Here, she was the TV audience's favourite but was
placed second by the nine-strong jury. For two years, Tinka has had her
own radio talk show on Bosnia and Herzegovina's biggest radio station.
In addition to that Tinka is in her 4th season as host of the
highest ranked TV show in the country, the "TV Bingo Show".
Another well-known singer comes from Malta: Keith Camilleri.
He is popular with all the Maltese for his passionate voice. Regular
guest on Maltese TV shows Keith enjoys the popularity in his country and
travels around the world to pursue his dream of becoming an
internationally famous artist. In February 2004, he took part in the
Maltese national Eurovision Song Contest heats, coming an excellent
fourth with the song "Tango for two". In 2005, Keith again enjoyed
musical success in Malta with the track "Sunshine in your eyes". This
year he also participated in a project performing in Italy with Robbie
Facchinetti of the world famous group “I Pooh”.
Marco
Matias'
roots are in Portugal. Although his parents emigrated to Germany,
he returns regularly to his homeland. Marco and his band took third
place in the "Grand Prix" music contest for the Portuguese-speaking
world in Portugal in 2000. Three years later he took part in the open
casting session to find the voice of Germany 2003. Out of 12,000
entrants, Marco made it to the last nine and was ultimately placed
second in this major ZDF production. Marco and his duet partner Nicole
Süssmilch achieved another second place in the German national heats for
this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
Last
but not least, the group includes Claudia D’Addio of
Switzerland. Claudia has been known as "The Voice" since her
appearance on the MusicStar casting show. Along with the other "MusicStars",
she has already celebrated two number-one hits. Claudia's incredible
voice makes her without doubt one of Switzerland's best singers. Her
passionate performances give away her Italian roots.
six4one
– six strong voices, six strong personalities, coming together with a
single common goal: Success for Switzerland in Athens.
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