The English Sides - Estonia and Bosnia
Updated August 9th
In the next few weeks and months this page will change to give you
the chance to meet again the stars of the 1997 contest. Thirteen of
the twenty-five songs have English versions and I hope to feature
them all.
Estonia: Keelatud Maa - Maarja-Liis Ilus
Sixteen-year-old
MAARJA-LIIS ILUS from Tallinn is probably the youngest artist to
represent Estonia in two consecutive Eurovision Song Contests. She
first appeared on the music scene at the age of three, and at the age
of four she secured the lead role in a children's musical film,
winning most of the festivals she participated in. As a professional
singer, Maarja-Liis performs several concerts a week, and is the
favourite of the radio play-lists. She has written a number of
successful songs. She came fifth in last year's contest and also
released her first CD. She is currently in the middle of recording
her new album.
Twenty-five-year-old HARMO KALLASTE, is a nalive of Viljandi, a small
town in Southern Estonia. He first appeared on the music scene at the
age of five, participating in several Estonian Television Song
Contests for children. Harmo studied piano at the Children's Music
School in Rapla and saxophone at the Georg Ots Music School in Tallinn.
This is the second occasion KAARI SILLAMAA has written the Estonian
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. The forty-two-year-old music
teacher has been the director of the School of Fine Arts for children
for the past three years. She is also a piano player/backing vocalist
in the rock band The Names. Kaari has written over 150 texts and has
composed two children's operas.
Download the English version 60 seconds MPEG-3 (450K)
"FORBIDDEN LAND"
Music: Harmo Kallaste, Lyrics: Kaari Sillamaa
Why hide yourself in yesterday?
When you disappear you remain there.
I find you for the hundredth time
Still, the abyss between us gets deeper, I feel.
But if l give up you'll be lost for good...
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Goodbye - Alma Cardzic
ALMA CARDZIC's song Let There Be Peace In Bosnia and Sarajevo, City
of Mine, have made her Bosnia's most popular singer. This is her
second Eurovision - in 1994 she sang in the 39th Contest in Dublin.
Alma has been involved in music since childhood, singing in school
choirs, and opened the studio Liberated Dobrinja. Her first CD, Blue
Eye, came out in 1995.
SINAN ALIMANOVIC has arranged the songs for the Euvovision Song
Contest since 1993. He is the manager of the music production and
programmes department at RTV BiH. Born in Leskovac in 1954 he
graduated from Pristina Music Academy. He is the conductor of RTV
Sarajevo's Big Band, and also writes music for film and television.
MILIC VUKASINOVIC has sold over two million copies of his rock and
folk albums. Born in Belgrade in 1950, by the age of 12 he was
playing drums during the rock'n'roll boom. In 1971 he moved to
London, taught himself guitar and started writing songs. He returned
home to Sarajevo where he played drums with top bands.
Download the English version 60 seconds MPEG-3 (450K)
"GOODBYE"
Music: Sinan Alimanovic/Milic Vukasinovic, Lyrics: Milic Vukasinovic
I recall the times
When my mind was the movie' screen
I close my eyes
But no pictures once there have been....
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