Maybe they should also go on American (Greek?) idol. I hope Aphrodite
wins. She's hot!
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Greece enlists Olympian gods for Eurovision
Thu May 18, 10:43 AM ET
Zeus will jump on the stage singing "Volare" followed by other Olympian
gods performing Eurovision hits when Athens hosts the annual song fest
this weekend.
The dress rehearsal for the semi-final of the 51st Eurovision contest, a
show known for its flashy pop performances, left most Greek media
stunned over what they said was the tasteless use of ancient Greek
culture.
"The opening ceremony was kitsch, to say the least. Greeks were left
speechless and foreigners laughed," the major daily Ethnos wrote.
Still weary of the cheap, antiquity-inspired fiestas staged by the
1967-1974 military junta, Greeks were relieved and proud the Athens 2004
Olympic ceremonies had impressed world audiences and avoided gaudiness.
The contest that launched the careers of Abba and Celine Dion is no
stranger to kitsch but glimpses of the ceremony -- where bouncy dancers
in glittering costumes acted out ancient Greek gods -- managed to shock
even the initiated.
"What a joke! I never thought I'd see Zeus singing 'Volare'. We have
tonnes of antiquities, why don't we send them all to Eurovision," wrote
TV critic Depi Golema in the Eleftheros Typos daily.
Goddess of love Aphrodite sings "Diva", Poseidon god of the sea performs
"L' amour est bleu", while sprightly Spartan warriors wave their shields
and spears to the music.
"What was the creator's intention?" asked the liberal daily
Elefherotypia. "Kitsch for kitsch's sake."
The choreographer, Fokas Evangelinos, said he wanted to inject a dose of
Greek culture and humour to the event.
"We wanted to show something different," he told Ethnos.
More than 100 million people are expected to tune in to the event, where
singers from about 40 countries will be judged by telephone voting from
viewers.
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