Tough tales from Russia’s first Eurovision Song Contest entrant, Masha Kats.

The Soviet Union, despite the plethora of pop singer appears designed to compete, never participated in the Eurovision Song Contest competitions.

I got the dismantling of Russian forces to bring pop music to the competition, although was not until 1994 that Russia would send KATS Kobayashi is a naive, young Jewish girl who never left the country in the final in Dublin.

Nou, in mid 30s, which is no household name, even though it is a career in music. Little redhead met for an interview in the studio, now the singing.

Contradictory and, frankly, we remember nerves clearly before the war: "I stopped to eat in all of two weeks. This is a real psychosis. I'm not eating, not sleeping."

KATS, 21 at the time, never outside the country, particularly in before he went to the final. It was only a "strong rock pile" of the time, said he felt pressure from Russia, which was the first time.

Russian delegation described the "every second" of the responsibility to make good, he said.

"We are winning the nation, after all, not all. [I], no one will forgive me not".

I took a serious challenge, spending time in dance classes, exercise attitudes, and even went to the National Museum of the desert to see the pictures - which acts on the stage Gustav Klimt, "Judith" painting. The group is called Youdipph, a transliterated version of the name Judith.

However, Ireland is winning a third consecutive year, started a reaction against them.

"We tolerated the ninth," he said.

You can not fix the fact that Poland - a story about the enemy - the other.

The answer to Prikhodko Anastasia rivals Russia this year, despite the song in Ukraine and Ukraine-citizen children, who podsjeća his situation, he said.

"My experience as a Jewish girl," he said. "I called in the night, was in danger, it is very uncomfortable for me, publications, write your message."

KATS almost done for competitions because of the economic weakness of the Russian channel projection bankruptcy, which could send him to Dublin.

Sergei Krylov singer came to the rescue after hearing the financial problems at a news conference, promised to stay and will collect the funds. Money paid or financed the entire delegation to leave, he said.

At that time, the Eurosong is very different. Was held between 25 countries - now 42 - and my life was with the orchestra. Moreover, they should otpjevati in the country, the national language.

They travel from May 21 to release the singer in the West, and even met with U2 singer Bono. Delegation of Russia to go in the bar where the glory of his birthday and invited them to the table and talk about music, he said.

Back home, however, found that music and television industry leaders turned their backs on him, he said. "People here is the paragraph:" Well, as I said, we should choose him. "

"After Evroviziji, I have a problem with the media. I have a camera, and I left. It was rude to a little story about me. It is considered as a failure."

KATS Russia responded to the failure of the line from Russia through the stars - Filippo Kirkorov Alla Pugachyova and subscribed for a period of two years. However, other less, only to 17 And 15th Place, respectively.

European public do not understand the style, KATS said diplomatically.

Pugachyova, GITIS trained in the school, is not very popular singer in the western sense. It was dramatic, narrative style more similar Uestern music, while her husband, and then Kirkorov is barnstorming performance.

"Is there a foreign person that is very humbling to see," said KATS. "This is the same with Kirkorov.

After Eurovision, KATS year as backing vocals and singing classes in the field to provide a music school near the subway station at half Oktyabrskoye west of Moscow.

It still gives regular concerts in the last few years appears on the TV music competition "Superstar," which seeks to return to race for the stars forget.

"Remember and connect with the television veteran," he said, a hint that still feel bitterness. "Do not go anywhere. I'm always there. "