Tatu evade Eurovision eviction (Ananova.Com)Time of publication: 20.05.2003 |
Tatu have been threatened with the boot from Eurovision after they tried to quit rehearsals for the show.
The girls abandoned their on-stage practice today when singer Julia Volkova complained of a sore throat.
But producers of the programme said the pair would be disqualified unless they continued.
Volkova and bandmate Lena Katina reluctantly carried on with preparations for the contest which is being held in Riga, Latvia.
The girls are favourites to win the contest which takes place on Saturday.
A member of the audience who was at today's rehearsals said: "Julia refused to carry on with the rehearsal because she said had a bad throat and she wasn't doing any more.
"There was a real hoo-ha and they were throwing a strop but the producers told them that if they didn't get back on stage they would be out. They eventually returned."
At a press conference the girls were booed by journalists when they complained about conditions for the show.
"The stage was awful, the lights were awful, everything was awful," said Katina.
Event bosses are preparing to show rehearsal footage during the live event on Saturday if Tatu's performance becomes too sexually explicit.
|
 |
| Return to "Articles" |
