It's My Life (Cezar song)
"It's My Life" | ||||
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Single by Cezar | ||||
Released | 2013 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:00 | |||
TVR | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Cristian Faur | |||
Producer(s) | Faur | |||
Cezar singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"It's My Life" on YouTube | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry | ||||
Country | ||||
Artist(s) | ||||
As | Cezar | |||
Language | English | |||
Composer(s) | Cristian Faur | |||
Lyricist(s) | Faur | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | 5th | |||
Semi-final points | 83 | |||
Final result | 13th | |||
Final points | 65 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "Zaleilah" (2012) | ||||
"Miracle" (2014) ► |
"It's My Life" is a song recorded by Romanian singer
"It's My Life"
In order to promote and support "It's My Life", Cezar embarked on a tour in Belgium, Netherlands and the United Kingdom in 2013. An accompanying music video was filmed by Faur in several Romanian locations including the Mamaia resort, Cliceni aerodrome and A2 motorway, and was uploaded to the singer's official YouTube channel on 1 May 2013. TVR also broadcast the visual for the first time on the same date. It portrays Cezar parasailing, driving a Mercedes car and parachuting, as well as residing with model Sarah Ioana Mircea. The track was covered by Macedonian singer Tijana Dapčević and Romanian recording artist Florin Ristei during the Serbian and Romanian versions of interactive reality television franchise series Your Face Sounds Familiar respectively.
Background and composition
"It's My Life" was solely written and produced by Cristian Faur. It was released as a
Critical reception
Upon its release, "It's My Life" was met with mixed reactions from music critics. An editor of
Music video and promotion
An accompanying music video for "It's My Life" was uploaded to Cezar's official
To further promote the song, Cezar embarked on a tour in Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Belgium.[18] In 2017, Macedonian singer Tijana Dapčević sang "It's My Life" and impersonated Cezar on Tvoje lice zvuči poznato, the Serbian version of interactive reality television franchise series Your Face Sounds Familiar.[19] On the Romanian version of the aforementioned series, Te cunosc de undeva!, Romanian recording artist Florin Ristei performed the song in 2014.[20]
At Eurovision
National selection
The
In Malmö
The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 took place at the
Cezar's performance begins with him standing between red and blue
The performance was received with mixed reviews from critics. An editor of The Times thought it was of a "hysterically
Points awarded to Romania
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Romania in the second semi-final and Grand Final of the contest. On the first occasion, the country finished in fifth place with a total of 83 points, including ten from Malta, Iceland, Israel and Greece, eight from Azerbaijan, and seven from Germany.[32] In the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Romania finished in 13th position, gathering a total of 65 points, including ten awarded by Moldova and Greece, seven by Malta and six by Norway, Iceland and Azerbaijan.[33]
Points awarded to Romania (Semi-Final 2) | ||||
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12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded to Romania (Final) | ||||
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12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Track listing
- Romanian CD single[1]
- "It's My Life" – 3:00
- "It's My Life (Karaoke Version)" – 3:00
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Romania | 2013 | CD single | TVR
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References
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