Saturday May 24th 2003 Friday May 23th 2003 Thursday May 22th 2003 Watch the beautiful shining stage. t.A.T.u. are sitting in the end of the song on stage. The dominating colors are black, white and grey. Everything impresses a lot. That is no TV-screen - its the floor of the stage! Latvia and Norway like each other again! Yulia from t.A.T.u. is only looking into our camera! She was also smiling just after that! Believe it or not! This time Elena and Yulia have been very kindly. The were forced by the Russian TV ORT to behave so. Due to that, they felt so imprisoned that they wore prisioners clothes. On the Dutch party we were lucky to meet real Dutch girls in traditional clothes selling cheese. This charming young lady is responsible for the choreography of Esther Hart. The three pleasant Latvians of F.L.Y. on the Dutch party. Esther Hart meets F.L.Y. In this fashionable building there was the reception of Russia. Russian specialties - they were eaten within one minute! t.A.T.u. were happy about the platinum-cd from Belgium for "All the things she said". As you can see Yulia has really beautiful Siberian-blue eyes. It's almost like a kiss! t.A.T.u. are obviously nerved by the crowd of journalists and photographers. Poor girls! The collar of the Bosnian singer could have been two metres high - t.A.T.u. have taken all the attention of the media. Philippe Kirkorov - the husband of Ala Pugatschowa - who has been the Russian singer 1995 in Dublin with "Lullaby for volcano". He obviously likes t.A.T.u. In this exclusive "Belle Etage" there were only t.A.T.u. and Philippe allowed - it looks like a Czar-palace. A Russian Diva spread out the glamour of the evening! The Icelandic t.A.T.u.! The Swedish girls arrived! On every party: the Irish girls! The background singers from Malta in the lift. Wednesday May 21th 2003 One of the most beautiful singers in this year comes from Belgium. A great perfomance of F.L.Y. from Latvia. After Eurovision they are going to tour across Europe. Happiness knows no barriers... As always Israel is going to present a well learnt choreography. With attractive dancers Israel hopes to receive as many points as possible. There was no party without Mando! The small gilde in Riga is worth a visit. The German background-singer originally comes from Brazil. The Polish were singing their song. Partypeople! One of them was Griseldis Wenner from the German TV-Magazine "Brisant" (ARD). The small guilde with the crowded terrace. In the Jewish Community of Riga there was the Israeli Party: Hommos, Wine and Dance. Also Brigitta was in need of a break. Tuesday May 20th 2003 Olexandr from the Ukraine with Tzivka Pick on the press conference. Mando is a big star in Greece. The stage looks really beautiful for Poland. Louisa from France sings her song beside of French also in Italian and English. You can watch the unplugged English version. A modern but also folkloristic song is brought by Urban Trad from Belgium. The leadsinger of the Estonian band Ruffus has a great voice and a good song. Rita from Portugal - a very beautiful woman and a sensitive song. But will this be enough for saturday? Montag May 19th 2003 The silly jokes of the Austrian Alf Poier have no barriers. Sertab on the press-conference. Brigitta from Iceland made a cool show on stage. Fame were in the press-centre on monday already and were happy about an interview. Mija Martini was resolute during the press-conference and loved the uttered questions of the journalist. The beautiful Rita from Portugal bewitched with her charme and perfect English. Claudia Beni from Croatia has been into stress and couldn't give us an interview. Mickey Harte from Ireland with his background-singers. Brigitta receives a present from Latvian children. The beautiful singer Nina from Spain is in Riga, too. She sang the wonderful ballad "Nacida par amar" in Lausanne 1989 and reached the fith rank. Tsvika Pick is the composer of the Ukrainian contribution. He has won 1998 Eurovision with Dana International and her song "Diva". The Cypriot Stelos is a sunnyboy here in Riga. The German singer Lou is in action: giving autographs for her fans. F.LY. was able to rehearse earlier, because of t.A.T.u haven't arrived in Riga. The Irish love to celebrate. The Greek Mando is popular and very much in demand. She definitely belongs to the favorites. The Polish seem to have fun on the state reception. The Maltese Lynn was obviously enjoying the evening. Sertab has been beautifully adorned on that evening. The French singer Louisa on the state reception. This shrill lady has the right to be on stage! For Austria! Partypeople! Karmen comes originally from Berlin, but she has the Slovenian look. The Reval hotel is the Eurovision-hotel. There are many delegations staying here. The Euroclub is also there. A great overview from the Skyline-bar in the 26th floor. The Croats are having party-atmosphere. Latvian Vodka - who can resist here??? Lynn still enjoys the evening... Marie N. in a private atmosphere. The Icelandic you will see on every party. Beautfiul girls are coming from Israel. A rare guest: Beth from Spain. Bizarre creatures of the night. Sunday May 18th 2003 The beautiful blackhead-house was totally destroyed in the Second World War. But as you can see, this rebuilt building is one of the most beautiful buildings in Riga. Wonderful gables and fassades - that's Riga! The Town-Musicians of Bremen do also exist in Riga! That shows the strong relation between those two cities. The Town-Musicians of Bremen do also exist in Riga! That shows the strong relation between those two cities. A Latvian specialty: vegetables on a noodle-nest. Pears with caramel-sauce: a Latvian sin. Saturday May 17th 2003 The Fokker 50 of Air Baltic - a real flight adventure! Jens and Bernd in the plane! Riga - we are coming! Latvia is coming! The coast of Latvia is dominated by long dune beaches. Welcome to Riga - the capital of Latvia. The Skonto Olympic Hall - next saturday there is going to be the 48th Eurovision Song Contest here! Nice parks in Riga downtown are inviting everyone to rest a while. An orthodox church in the sunshine... Riga also has its statue of liberty! Freedom for the people and the independence of Latvia. The three stars symbolize the three provinces of Latvia: Livland, Kurland and Lattgalia. An impressive silhouette. Riga - a glamours Hanse-town. Art Nouveau - wherever you take a look... Everywhere there are waiting nice things and details to be discovered, like this beautiful statue. An evening atmosphere in Riga! A wonderful sunset over the Daugava-river.

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