Don't Break My Heart (Nicola song)
"Don't Break My Heart" | ||||
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Single by Nicola | ||||
from the album Best of Nicola and De mă vei chema | ||||
Released | 2003 | |||
Genre | Dance | |||
Length | 2:59 | |||
Label | Cat | |||
Songwriter(s) | Nicola | |||
Producer(s) | Mihai Alexandru | |||
Nicola singles chronology | ||||
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Audio sample | ||||
"Don't Break My Heart" | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest 2003 entry | ||||
Country | ||||
Artist(s) | ||||
As | Nicola | |||
Language | English | |||
Composer(s) | Mihai Alexandru | |||
Lyricist(s) | Nicola | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 10th | |||
Final points | 73 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "Tell Me Why" (2002) | ||||
"I Admit" (2004) ► |
"Don't Break My Heart" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Nicola for her greatest hits album Best of Nicola (2003) and fourth studio album De mă vei chema (2004). Written by Nicola and produced by her then-husband Mihai Alexandru, it was released as a CD single in 2003 by Cat Music. Musically, "Don't Break My Heart" is an uptempo dance recording.
The track represented
Background and release
In 1986, Nicola found the group Adaggio with Romanian singer Christina Fronea, giving over 200 concerts. She started her solo career in 1988 under the name Nicoleta Nicola, joining the Romanian project Riff. Prior to representing her country at Eurovision, Nicola had taken part in the national selection five times with her first appearance coming in 1992.[2] Written by the singer and produced by her then-husband Mihai Alexandru,[3] "Don't Break My Heart" is an uptempo and modern dance song.[2][4] Marc Gehring from German website Prinz.de thought that the song was "cool" and labelled it as the first one of its kind to represent Romania at the contest.[4] The single was released as a CD in 2003 by Cat Music,[3] and was later included on Nicola's greatest hits album Best of Nicola (2003) and her fourth studio album De mă vei chema (2004).[5][6]
At Eurovision
On 1 March 2003, the Selecția Națională was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.[7][8] For the first time, the show was conducted in several televoting rounds to reach a wider and younger audience. Nicola, one of the favorites to win the national selection, was selected as the country's representative after the votes of a professional jury panel (79 points) and the televoting were added together, resulting in 24 points.[2][7]
The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 took place at the
Results
Score | Country |
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12 points | Russia |
10 points | Spain |
8 points | Poland |
7 points | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
6 points | |
5 points | |
4 points | |
3 points | |
2 points | Cyprus |
1 point |
Track listing
- Romanian CD single[3]
- "Don't Break My Heart" – 2:59
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Romania[3] | N/A 2003 | Promotional CD single | Cat |
References
- ^ Gheorghe, Florian (19 January 2018). "Nicola s-a îndrăgostit de muzica electronică la 49 de ani!" [Nicola fell in love with electronic music at 49!]. Libertatea (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Rumänien: Nicola" [Romania: Nicola] (in German). Eurovision.de. ARD. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d Don't Break My Heart (Promotional CD single). Nicola. Cat Music. 2003. 6602849.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c Gehring, Marc (19 November 2012). "Future Winners (6): Rumänien – ein aufgehender Stern am Pop-Himmel?" [Future Winners (6): Romania – a rising star on the pop sky?] (in German). Prinz.de. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Best of Nicola (Liner notes/ CD booklet). Nicola. Bucharest, Romania: Cat Music (Barcode: 6420565000347). 2003.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "De mă vei chema by Nicola on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 14 July 2004. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b Selecția Națională 2003. 1 March 2003. Event occurs at 20:00 (EET).
- ^ "Selecţia naţională pentru Eurovision 2003 se apropie de sfârşit" [The national selection will come to an end] (in Romanian). Amosnews. 25 February 2003. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2003. Riga, Latvia. 24 May 2003.
- ^ "Nicola – Don't Break My Heart (Eurovision Song Contest 2003)". YouTube. 19 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Final of Riga 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Riga 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.