Solovey (Go_A song)

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"Solovey"
Single by Go_A
Released4 February 2020
GenreFolktronica
Length2:55
Songwriter(s)
Go_A singles chronology
"Рано-Раненько"
(2019) 		"Solovey"
(2020) 		"Шум"
(2021)
"Shum" (2021) ►

"Solovey" (

Nightingale) is a song by Ukrainian electro-folk band Go_A. It was set to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam before the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It would have been the first song sung entirely in Ukrainian to represent the country at Eurovision.[2]

Background

The

musical genre of the song is folktronica, a mix between electronic dance music and folk.[3][4]

The song lyrics are about a girl, Katrusia (nickname for "Kateryna"), who lives in the Ukrainian countryside. She falls in love with a boy named Vaniusha (nickname for "Ivan"), but the two lovers have to meet in secret at night, because, if the mother found out about their relationship, they would have to break up. The girl begs a nightingale not to sing too early, otherwise the bird could wake up other people. Katrusia eventually realises the impossibility of their love and tries to forget him.[3][4]

The story is based on the lead singer Kateryna Pavlenko's personal story.[3][4]

The lyrics, all in the Ukrainian language, are written in an iambic pentameter verse, which is the main metre in Slavic folk poetry and drama.[3]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020

The song was selected to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, after Go_A was chosen through Vidbir 2020, the music competition that selects Ukraine's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Ukraine was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2020, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.

It was announced on 18 March 2020 that, due to the

2020 pandemic of Coronavirus, the Eurovision Song Contest for 2020 would not go ahead.[5] Tentatively, the national broadcasters have stated that no further national selection will take place in Ukraine next year and Go_A will be allowed to return as the Ukrainian entry for Eurovision 2021.[6][7] According to the rules of the competition, Go_A would have to create a new song for the 2021 competition,[8] which they did with "Shum
."

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[9] 16

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 5 February 2020 Digital download, streaming Self-released [10]

References

  1. ^ "WATCH LIVE: 🇺🇦 Vidbir and 🇸🇮 EMA finals PLUS 🇸🇪 Melodifestivalen heat 4 and 🇵🇹 Festival da Canção semi 1". 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Ukraine's Eurovision 2020 entry to be performed fully in Ukrainian, first time ever (Video)". www.unian.info. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Ten Veen, Renske (15 April 2020). "Go_A's "Solovey" lyrics describe a love story in the Ukrainian countryside". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ^
    Eurovision.tv. Archived
    from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Go-A to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2021". www.unian.info. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Go_A є переможцями національного відбору-2020 і залишаться ними 2021 року – Євробачення 2020". eurovision.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Intention to honour Eurovision 2020 songs and artists". European Broadcasting Union. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2020-03-20." TopHit. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Solovey by Go-A". Amazon Music. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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