Ryan Dolan – Ireland’s Eurovision Contestant for 2013 (Photograph Courtesy of RTE)

Ireland’s Eurovision Entrant Ryan Dolan – flew to Russia yesterday in preparation of his Russian début tonight. Ryan will be performing with ex T.a.T.u and Eurovision star Lena Katina in the gay club “Central Station”.  Before that he will also appear at the Eurovision Russian party which includes Dina Garipova (Russia 2013) and Koldun (Belarus 2007)  and takes place at the “Capitoliy” shopping centre at 15.00 Moscow time or 13:00 GMT today. Furthermore you can look at the show live on-line using the following link

http://afisha.mail.ru/special/kapitolii.html

(YouTube Video courtesy of 2000ESC2003)

Several of this year’s representatives have been invited to the Russian show including Robin Stjernberg of Sweden and Stoyan Yankoulov of Bulgaria. Ryan will be interviewed for Russian National TV while there. Then it is back to Ireland for more rehearsals before he and the team fly out to Malmo on May 6th in advance of their first Eurovision Rehearsal on May 7th.

(YouTube Video Courtesy of Ryan Dolan)

Author/Website Co-Founder and Editor in Chief Garrett Mulhall

Source – Eurovision Times