"...allowed
this simple girl from Minsk to live her dreams, many of which would have
seemed totally unattainable to most people."
"Angelica Agurbash, a singer and actress, will represent Belarus
at the international Eurovision music contest in Spring 2005. Already
the winner of numerous awards including "Miss Byelorussia",
" Miss USSR Photo", and "Miss Russia-2002", she is
the soloist of the legendary group "Verasi". Under the stage
name Lika Yalinskaya, Angelica is a well-known actress, as well as a TV-presenter
and producer. She is often called the most famous woman of Belarus. For
the past 10 years her songs have been the great hits of Belarusian radio.
Alongside her charm and beauty, it was Angelica s talent and amazing energy
which allowed this simple girl from Minsk to live her dreams, many of
which would have seemed totally unattainable to most people.
The idea of participation in "Eurovision" occurred spontaneously
as she was talking on the air with a Radio Minsk audience following her
July 3, 2004 concert in Minsk, part of the festivities commemorating the
60th anniversary of Byelorussia’s liberation from fascism. One of
the most frequently asked questions was whether she would participate
in the world-famous Eurovision song contest; so, once the Eurovision selection
process got underway, Angelica Agurbash applied.
She's changed her mind, 3 days before the final cut-off. After a national
televised pre-selection, she's gone and scandalised every Eurovision fan
everywhere, and taken it upon herself to change her song. Scandalous.
Firstly she offered an alternative song after "Boys and Girls"
was chosen by the Belarus nation. Then she wasn't sure about the song
(quite rightly ads it turns out), so she released "Show me your love"
and asked fans if this was better than "Boys and Girls". After
it became quickly apparent this this was dogs-eggs too, she went and confirmed
a third song, "Love me tonight". Crazy! |