Рапунцель Rustam Iralin Tangled

Рапунцель Rustam Iralin Tangled

The Witnesses of the Book of Mormon

Tangled by Rustam Iralin

Eurovision in Moscow.2009

The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia.

My sister and I had a great chance to attend first semi-final show on May 12, 2006. Liliya visited me in Moscow for 1 week, it was her first visit actually to Moscow.

Show happened the same day she arrived. I took her from the Domodedovo airport to my apartment. I hour flew so fast, so the next hour we were driving to get some new clothes for the show. It was supposed to start at 9 P.M. Moscow time but started much later. Gosh, it's been crazy to wait outdoors in lines for 2 hours, but still worth it. We had VIP seats, so the stage was about 15 meters away from us.

That night was very bright, we watched all 17 song contest participants performed. The stage was designed by New York-based set designer John Casey, and was based around the theme of contemporary Russian avant-garde. Large sections of the stage have the ability to move, including the circular central portion of curved LED screens which can be moved to effect and allows for each song to have a different feel. Over dozens of cameras were broadcasting us! This was a fantastic view!

The winner was Alexander Rybak from Norway with his song "Fairytale".Click here to watch.

Below are some of the pictures taken from that show and 2 favorite performances we liked most!

My studio recording in Utah. 2006

In summer 2006 I have had a wonderful chance to record my voice in home studio of Brother Ed McGarr in Utah. We worked for 5 hours to finally record a song called "I Will Not Be Still". This song is about missionary work and willing to serve people whenever Gods calls to serve. Thanks to much to Andrew George who played and recorded the instrumental to the three songs: "I will Not Be Still", "The Man With Many Names" (duet with Kalani Anderson) and "Once There Was One". It was a great experience for me to try my voice in a professional sounding! Below is the video of my favorite song I Will Not Be Still and the links to the rest ones. Hope you like it!

Once There Was One here

Utah pictures 2006

In BYU 76th ward there was once an Untalent show where Artur, Brandon, Bryan and I were playing statues in the closed museum. Each couple of the statues would get alive in turn when music is playing. Well, to be short, click here to watch and have fun