Rodolfo Chikilicuatre
Rodolfo Chikilicuatre | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Fernández Ortiz |
| Born | 24 June 1970 |
| Origin | Igualada, Barcelona, Spain |
| Genres | Reggaeton, comedy |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, toy guitar |
Rodolfo Chikilicuatre
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and "Baila el Chiki-chiki"
For the
More than 530 songs were submitted, the comedic act of Rodolfo Chikilicuatre and his "Baila el Chiki-chiki" song among them. The song was heavily promoted by late night show Buenafuente and television channel
This selection was met with a certain degree of controversy, as many considered it a gimmick song,[5] and not worthy of representing Spain. It also met controversy because Rodolfo Chikilicuatre was a comedic act, with no prior songs, and was backed by a particular show (Buenafuente) and a private broadcaster (LaSexta). RTVE stood by their choice of voting system.[6]
On March 11, 2008, Rodolfo announced some changes to the lyrics of his song to comply with the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest, thus removing partially the names of the politicians included in the song (José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Hugo Chávez and Mariano Rajoy). Even if Chávez's name was completely removed, a reference to a previous incident with Spanish King Juan Carlos I was kept. A non-political reference to Serbia was added.[7] The song was also made longer, as the original was considered too short, going from 1:20 to 2:56 minutes, and several verses in English were added.[8] The new version was presented on March 14, 2008.[9]
Rodolfo performed the "Chiki-chiki" theme with other singers:
During the final contest of the Eurovision 2008 on May 24, 2008, the song "Baila el Chiki-chiki" reached sixteenth place with 55 points, tied with Albania.
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak | |||||||||||||||||
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| SPA | GRE | FRA | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | "Baila el Chiki-chiki" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- Diccionario de la Real Academia Española.
- ^ "Rodolfo's Bio". Archived from the original on 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ Chikilicuatre cambiará la letra del 'Chikichiki' · ELPAÍS.com
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008|News - Exclusive: Spain Decides: Through MySpace!!!
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008|News - The Eurovision gimmick songs
- ^ "ABC.es: gente-ocio - tv-radio - TVE da su "apoyo con todas las consecuencias" a Rodolfo Chikilicuatre como representante de España en Eurovisión". Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ^ Cadena Ser article on the new lyrics
- ^ "New lyrics to Baila el Chiki-Chiki". Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ Eurovision 2008 site at RTVE
External links
- Official website archived in 2008, inactive as of 2012 (in Spanish)
- TVE's Eurovision 2008 website[permanent dead link] (in Spanish)
- Eurovision's Spain country profile
- Site at Tumblr
- Pictures at the Flickr account of El Terrat producing company
- Buenafuente website (in Spanish)
- LaSexta website (in Spanish)
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