Wild Dances
| "Wild Dances" | |
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| B-side | "Hutsul Girl" |
"Wild Dances" (Ukrainian: Дикі танці, romanized: Dyki tantsi) is the name of the song by Ukrainian pop-star Ruslana Lyzhichko (Ruslana). "Wild Dances" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Turkey.[1]
After qualifying from the semi-final the song turned the tables in the final, and the 280 points it received were sufficient to claim a first famous Eurovision victory for Ukraine. With a mixture of English and Ukrainian lyrics, "Dyki tantsi" had the distinction of becoming the first Eurovision winner to be sung at least partly in a language other than English since the rule-change of 1999, when countries were allowed to sing in a language of their choosing, rather than one of their official languages. Ruslana was awarded 280 points during the final vote, which was the highest point total by a solo artist in any Eurovision contest until 2009, when Alexander Rybak was awarded 387 points for "Fairytale." With this win, Ukraine became the third ex-USSR member to win the Contest (Estonia and Latvia having previously done so).
The song was remembered for an energetic performance, which Ruslana gave in a leather outfit, inspired by ethnic tradition of Ukraine.
A music video was filmed for Wild Dances. It was first aired on May 6, 2004 (before Eurovision), on MTV Russia in 12 Angry Viewers show, but was booed by the audience.[2]
The song was bought with exclusive copyright in Vietnam by Hồ Quỳnh Hương, a very famous Vietnamese female pop star who changed the lyrics into Vietnamese[3].
The song is used as a soundtrack of the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV.
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References
- ^ "Ukraine celebrates Eurovision win". BBC.
- ^ 07.05.2004 Новости за май 2004 года, связанные с проведением Конкурса Песни Евровидение 2004.
Вчера, 6 мая на российском канале MTV в программе “ 12 злобных зрителей ” был показан клип Русланы Wild Dances (Дикие Танцы). Критиковали его по-страшному и практически единогласно (один воздержался) признали худшим клипом.
- ^ VietNamNet - Sau "đạo giai điệu" lại đến "đạo hoà âm"
- ^ a b c d e f g Ruslana - Wild Dances - swisscharts.com
- ^ "Ua Umka Charts". Ua Umka Charts.
- ^ a b c d e f g "top-40charts.com". Top 40 Charts.
- ^ ultratop.be - Ruslana - Wild Dances
External links
Template:2004 Eurovision Songs
