The Moon (song)
"The Moon" | ||||
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Single by Taxi | ||||
B-side | "Luna" | |||
Released | 2000 | |||
Length | 2:58 | |||
Label | Intercont | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dan Teodorescu | |||
Producer(s) | Teodorescu | |||
Taxi singles chronology | ||||
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Eurovision Song Contest 2000 entry | ||||
Country | ||||
Artist(s) |
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As | ||||
Language | English | |||
Composer(s) | Dan Teodorescu | |||
Lyricist(s) | Teodorescu | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 17th | |||
Final points | 25 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "Eu cred" (1998) | ||||
"Tell Me Why" (2002) ► |
"The Moon" is a song recorded by Romanian group
Background and release
Taxi is a Romanian band formed in 1999, consisting of lead vocalist Dan Teodorescu, Lucian Cioargă, Adrian Borțun, George Pătrănoiu and Georgiana Pană. The group rose to fame in their native country after the commercial success of the two singles "Criogenia salvează România" (1999) and "Aici sunt banii dumneavoastră" (2000), as well as because of their controversial lyrics.[1] A CD single of "The Moon" was released in 2000 by Intercont Music in Romania, further containing "Luna", the Romanian-language version of the song; both tracks last for two minutes and 58 seconds. "The Moon" was written and produced solely by Teodorescu.[2]
At Eurovision
National selection
On 27 February 2000, the Selecția Națională song contest was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest. Subsequently, "Luna" was chosen to represent Romania in the contest solely by public televoting. Originally, the span of time in which the public could vote for entries was set to one hour, and eventually extended to three hours without prior announcement. Taxi's win was surrounded by controversy after second-placed Romanian group
In Stockholm
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 took place at the
Track listing
- Romanian CD single[2]
- "Luna" (The Moon) [English version] – 2:58
- "Luna" (The Moon) [Romanian version] – 2:58
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Romania[2] | N/A 2000 | CD single | Intercont |
References
- ^ "Rumänien: Taxi" [Romania: Taxi] (in German). Eurovision.de. ARD. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ a b c The Moon (CD single). Taxi. Intercont Music. 2000. r6599864.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Romanian National Final 2000". National Finals. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ Selecția Națională 2000. 22 February 2000.
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2000. Stockholm, Sweden. 13 May 2000.
- ^ "Taxi – The Moon (Eurovision Song Contest 2000)". YouTube. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Results of the Final of Stockholm 2000". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.