Fairytale (Eneda Tarifa song)

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"Fairytale"
Official cover of "Fairytale"
Single by Eneda Tarifa
Released30 March 2016 (2016-03-30)
StudioWoodstock, London, UK
GenrePop-Rock
Length3:00
Label
Songwriter(s)Olsa Toqi
Eneda Tarifa singles chronology
"Me vetën"
(2010) 		"Fairytale"
(2016) 		"Ma zgjat dorën"
(2019)
Music video
"Fairytale" on
YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
Olsa Toqi
Lyricist(s)
Olsa Toqi
Finals performance
Semi-final result
16th
Semi-final points
45
Entry chronology
◄ "I'm Alive" (2015)
"World" (2017) ►

"Fairytale" is a song by Albanian singer

LED screens
showed a variety of gold images.

Background and composition

In 2015,

mid-tempo power ballad, while Nicole Janke of Eurovision.de called it a rock ballad.[3][4] During an interview with Wiwibloggs, Tarifa explained in regard to the revamp that she had to shorten the song and "wanted to make it feel more rhythmic for Eurovision".[5]

Critical reception

"Fairytale" received generally positive reviews from contemporary critics and mixed to negative remarks from Wiwibloggs. Metro writer, Caroline Westbrook, elaborated, "If James Bond were to have an Albanian makeover and pursue bad guys through the streets of Tirana, we reckon this might just be his theme tune".[6] Michael Carr from Music Feeds dubbed the singer as an "over the top emotive diva" and saying, "considering Dami Im is following a similar music path with her offering this year, she better watch out for Eneda Tarifa".[7] Among the reviewers of Wiwibloggs, the Albanian-language version, "Përralle", was viewed favourably over "Fairytale". Many considered that the song should have been presented in Albanian, whilst dubbing the revamp as "creepy" and a "nightmare".[8] In a poll conducted by Wiwibloggs titled "Has Eneda Tarifa turned “Fairytale” into a nightmare?", the voters chose "Përralle" over "Fairytale" with over 1,400 votes.[9]

Music video and promotion

Following a revamp, an accompanying

headdress while standing in front of an illuminated stairway. After uncloaking, the video follows with a theatrical scenery depicting a massive surreal clockwork as a background and then an outdoor scene of Eneda on a swing while sitting in seiza position. However, those three scenes are prominently intercut throughout the complete video.[11] For promotional and supporting purposes, Tarifa made several appearances throughout Europe to specifically promote "Fairytale", including in Amsterdam's Eurovision in Concert, Eurovision Party in London and Israel Calling in Tel Aviv.[12][13][14]

At Eurovision

Festivali i Këngës

Main article:
Festivali i Këngës 54

The national broadcaster of Albania,

Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), organised the 54th edition of Festivali i Këngës to select the country's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[15] It took place in December 2015, for which 30 songs had been internally shortlisted by a jury panel consisting of music professionals.[16] During the grand final held on 27 December 2015, Eneda Tarifa and her Albanian-language song "Përralle" were chosen to represent in Albania in the contest, after the votes of an expert jury panel were combined.[1][17]

Stockholm

Main article: Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eneda Tarifa performing during a rehearsal prior the second semi-final in Stockholm.

The

Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the grand final, although, the top ten countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final.[19]
On 25 January 2016, it was announced that Albania will be performing in the second half of the second semi-final of the contest.[20] During the live show, Albania performed seventeenth following Georgia and preceding Belgium.[21] The country eventually failed to qualify for the grand final in sixteenth place with 45 points ranking eighteenth by the jury's 10 points and twelfth by the televote of 35 points.[22]

Eneda performed the song along with three backing vocalists on the main stage. A warm atmosphere was created by a "

gold-ground" backdrop and theatrical smoke which gave the act a soft focus effect.[23] Eneda wore a long golden dress with a chapel train that "united" with the golden centre of the stage floor when filmed from above.[23]

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Russia
 30 March 2016
  • RTSH
  • Universal
 [24]

References

  1. ^ a b Brey, Marco (28 December 2015). "Eneda Tarifa to represent Albania with a "Fairytale"". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Besim, Ramadan (13 March 2016). "Albania: Eneda Tarifa unveils her Eurovision entry "Fairytale"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Wiwi Jury: Albania's Eneda Tarifa with "Fairytale"". Wiwibloggs. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Eneda Tarifa: Mit Power-Ballade zum ESC" (in German). ARD. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. ^ Fuster, Luis (18 April 2016). "Eneda Tarifa at the London Eurovision Party: "I like both versions of Fairytale"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. ^ Westbrook, Caroline (19 April 2016). "Eurovision Song Contest 2016 review: Here's what to expect from Albania's entry Fairytale". Metro. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ^ Carr, Michael (12 May 2016). "8 Eurotastic Acts Dami Im Will Have To Beat To Bring Eurovision Glory To Australia". Music Feeds. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. ^ Mike (15 April 2016). "Wiwi Jury: Albania's Eneda Tarifa with "Fairytale"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. ^ Adams, William Lee (15 March 2016). "Poll: Has Eneda Tarifa turned "Fairytale" into a nightmare?". Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Eneda Tarifa - Fairytale (Albania) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. 13 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Eneda Tarifa - Fairytale (Albania) 2016 Eurovision Song Contest | Official Music Video". YouTube. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  12. ^ "26 acts perform at Eurovision In Concert". European Broadcasting Union. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  13. ^ Peter (5 April 2016). "Eneda Tarifa adds her name to the Fairytale London line-up". ESCXtra. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  14. ^ Sarah, Viva (17 April 2016). "Tel Aviv hosts pre-Eurovision party". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Nis Festivali i 54-t i Këngës në RTSH" (in Albanian). RTSH. 25 December 2015. Archived from the original on 28 December 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Hidhet shorti i Festivali i 54-t të Këngës në RTSH" (in Albanian). RTSH. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Eneida Tarifa fituese e Fest 54" (in Albanian). RTSH. 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest–Stockholm 2016". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest–Rules". European Broadcasting Union. 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  20. ^ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Semi-Final draw held, this is the outcome". Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  21. ^ Jordan, Paul (8 April 2016). "Running order of the Semi-Finals revealed". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Stockholm 2016: Second Semi-Final Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Eneda Tarifa - Fairytale (Albania) Live at Semi-Final 2 - 2016 Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Fairytale – Single by Eneda Tarifa on Apple Music Russia". Apple Music. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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