Dami Im reveals ambitions to crack Europe after close finish at Eurovision

Edit The Guardian 15 May 2016
Australian singer’s entry, Sound of Silence, earned the most jury votes but fell short on the public vote ... Her entry, Sound of Silence, earned the most jury votes but fell short on the public vote, which gave the contest to Ukraine’s Jamala and her song 1944 ... Im’s Sound of Silence was created by songwriting team Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci of Sydney-based DNA Songs ... All of Europe @ Australia today......

Dannii Minogue leads praise as Australia's entrant Dami Im narrowly finishes second at Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Edit The Daily Mail 15 May 2016
Pop star Dannii Minogue could not contain her excitement as she watched Dami Im give a powerful and polished performance of her song Sound of Silence at the grand final ... ....

Eurovision 2016: Joe and Jake finish a disappointing third from bottom with 62 points

Edit Digital Spy 15 May 2016
Australia's Dami Im was the clear frontrunner after the jury votes were cast with her track 'Sound of Silence'.  But she was pipped at the post on the basis of the public phone vote by her nearest contender, Ukraine's Jamala with ......

Dami Im finishes second 2016 Eurovision Song Contest (Griffith University)

Edit Public Technologies 15 May 2016
Im performed her power ballad Sound of Silence to a global audience of 200 million. Queensland Conservatorium Director, Professor Scott Harrison said the conservatorium was proud to be associated with Dami's vocal training, through the work of master teacher Dr Irene Bartlett....

Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest with tune about Soviet oppression

Edit New York Post 15 May 2016
Logo commentators Carson Kressley and Michelle Collins were a little out of their Europop depth and mostly talked about the contestants’ outfits ... Dami Im’s “Sound of Silence,” which she performed while sitting on a box almost the entire time, actually held the lead for most of the voting, only to be passed at the very end by “1944.”....

Eurovision 2016: Why Dami Im's loss is a victory for Australia

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 15 May 2016
While it is a tiny margin, it represents a significant gain for a Australia, a country which has competed for only two of the competition's 61 year history ... Sweden, which gave Australia it's 12-point score, was particularly generous, both in competition, and around the city where there was a huge wave of affection for Im, and for her song, Sound of Silence....

Ukraine's Jamala wins 2016 Eurovision Song Contest

Edit Boston Herald 15 May 2016
STOCKHOLM — Ukraine's Jamala was crowned the winner of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday for a melancholic tune about the 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars by Soviet authorities ... Im, who was born in South Korea and is a former Australian "X Factor" talent show winner, was in the lead following a count of the jury votes, but her song "Sound of Silence" was bumped down to second place when the popular vote was added....

Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest as UK's Joe and Jake see hopes dashed

Edit Belfast Telegraph 15 May 2016
The UK's hopes of a Eurovision Song Contest triumph were dashed as Ukraine was crowned winner of the competition ... Australia, which had been invited to participate for a consecutive year after joining the show as a one-off in 2015 to celebrate the event's 60th anniversary Building Bridges theme, was an early favourite with singer Dami Im performing Sound Of Silence....

Ukraine wins Eurovision, but UK's Joe and Jake 'will cherish moment forever'

Edit Belfast Telegraph 15 May 2016
The UK's hopes of a Eurovision Song Contest triumph were dashed as Ukraine was crowned winner of the competition ... Australia, which had been invited to participate for a consecutive year after joining the show as a one-off in 2015 to celebrate the event's 60th anniversary Building Bridges theme, was an early favourite with singer Dami Im performing Sound Of Silence....

‘Trump Women’ Story From NY Times Could Be Damaging If Not For This

Edit Inquisitr 15 May 2016
The “Donald Trump women” story from the New York Times that was published on Saturday details a long history of alleged inappropriate behavior towards 50 women ranging from former executives to Miss Universe contestants, and under ordinary circumstances it could be the bombshell the #NeverTrump crowd is hoping for ... Here are some of the high points....

An Oklahoman in Paris: Wind, moments of quiet and beauty are reminders of Sooner State

Edit The Oklahoman 15 May 2016
There are things in the city of Paris that remind me of Oklahoma ... But when those wind-swept plains become still and silent — just before sunrise — I think of a kind of grace the Oklahoma land gives to anyone fortunate enough to experience it ... Craning my neck, I can see the dark towers of Notre Dame standing like sentinels off the Isle St ... The same silence of a morning over the Oklahoma land....
photo: AP / Martin Meissner
Jamala of Ukraine celebrates with the trophy at the press conference after winning the Eurovision Song Contest final in Stockholm, Sweden, early Sunday, May 15, 2016.

Ukraine wins Eurovision as UK's Joe and Jake hail 'incredible' experience

Edit Belfast Telegraph 15 May 2016
The UK's hopes of a Eurovision Song Contest triumph were dashed as Ukraine was crowned winner of the competition ... Australia, which had been invited to participate for a consecutive year after joining the show as a one-off in 2015 to celebrate the event's 60th anniversary Building Bridges theme, was an early favourite with singer Dami Im performing Sound Of Silence....
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