Interview - Andrea Demirovic (Montenegro 09)

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By Diarmuid Murphy

Hi Andrea. Thank you for doing this interview today.

1 - Could you introduce yourself and tell us where in Montenegro you are from?

I was born on the 17th June 1985 in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. I graduated in the Music School in Bar (Piano). When I was 15 I moved to Kotor to finish Music High School and now I am a student of the National Music Academy in Cetinje and I live in Bar, a town on the Adriatic Sea.

2 - Starting from the beginning, could you tell us how your career started in music?

My first public appearance was in 2002 at the festival 'Suncane Skale' in Herceg Novi. My first album was published in 2006, after two years of preparation. Since Montenegro is a small country with 650,000 citizens, this will be my greatest performance until now.

3 - What has been your highlights to date from your music career?

After my first appearance, many more followed in my country and abroad such as in Bosnia & Herzegovina, as well as Croatia. This was before my performance at the Eurosong competition for Serbia & Montenegro in 2005.

4 - You are Montenegro's third representative and first female performer. You have a great song from two great songwriters. How does this all make you feel?

It makes me feel great! I am honoured that I have an opportunity to represent my country and to have a great song as well. I am looking forward to everything I know off in Moscow.

5 - Many people feel that you are Montenegro's best chance of getting them into the Eurovision final. Do you see this more as support or maybe as a bit of pressure?

'When you are in the music industry, you definitely have nothing to lose,' as Whitney Houston says. I learnt from the best, so I am not worried about my final position. It would be great to reach the final, so I hope I will do that, but I don't feel any pressure at all.

"I am honoured that I have an opportunity to represent my country and to have as great song as well!"

6 - You have a great promotional video also, how are the perparations going for Moscow? Any hints on what we can expect from you on stage?

Yes, I like my video and as I heard from my fans, the public likes it too. The director of it was Dejan Milicevic and we had forty three hours of permanent work, so you can see the results of it. I'm still practicing my stage appearance. Nikola Tomasevic, the dancer, will perform with me and we will appear together for the first time in Brussels and Amsterdam's events. It will be amusing, dynamic and a little bit of a sexy dance, so I hope that you will like it.

7 - Should you take Montenegro to the Eurovision final or possibly win the contest. What would this mean to you?

I hope so! :) Is there anyone in the Eurovision Song Contest who doesn't want to win? First of all I would like to give you all a good performance. I believe that I will reach the finals and then, who knows. This is a big step for me and my career. I hope I will enjoy the big stage of the Olypiyski Arena.

8 - Have you any promotional tours planned for us to put into our diaries?

We have already visited the Balkan countries such as FYR Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece and Turkey. I will now be presenting my song in Belgium and the Netherlands. The whole of Europe will then hear my song on the 12th May as the song No1:)

9 - Finally, is there anything you would like to say to our readers?

Thank you very much and a big kiss to all the visitors of your website. Thank you Diarmuid as well for your interest in doing the interview with me and talk about the song. See you in Moscow!

Thank you Andrea for the interview and the very best of luck in Moscow.

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