Ven a bailar conmigo
| "Ven a bailar conmigo" | |
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◄ "Alvedansen" (2006) | |
| "Hold On Be Strong" (2008) ► |
"Ven a bailar conmigo" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈben a βajˈlaɾ komˈmiɣo]; English: "Come dance with me"; Norwegian: "Kom og dans med meg" [ˈkɔmː ɔ ˈdɑns mɛ ˌmæɪ]) was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English and Spanish by Guri Schanke.
The song is a
The song was written and composed by
Melodi Grand Prix
Schanke won the Norwegian semi-final of Melodi Grand Prix 2007 (the Norwegian national selection) on January 27, and "Ven a bailar conmigo" soon became a hit in gay bars in Oslo,[1] to which her response was "Fantastic! I love it!".[2] Schanke performed the song in the Norwegian national final (on 10 February 2007), in the English language; however, the title of the song is in Spanish and means 'come dance with me'. It scored shared second place by the judges, but was a runaway winner for viewers, receiving almost 95,000 televotes.
The Norwegian entry's stage performance bore several similarities to that of "Tango! Tango!", another
- Both Petra Nielsen and Schanke are experienced performers of musical theatre.
- Both very short dresses were designed by drag artists. Nielsen's dress was designed by Lars-Åke Wilhelmsson (aka "Babsan") and Cårejonny Enderud, a former member of the Great Garlic Girls, was hired by NRKto design Schanke's costume for her Melodi Grand Prix performance.
- Both performances featured a woman dancing with two men dressed in black. Both women are lifted high up in the air at one point in the performance.
Performers
- Guri Schanke – vocals
- Christer Tornell – dancer
- Stefan Clarin – dancer[3]
Eurovision Song Contest
As Norway had not finished the
Performers
- Guri Schanke – vocals
- Bjørn Holthe – dancer
- Asmund Grinaker – dancer [4]
- 3 backing singers (Karianne Kjærnes, Åshild Stensrud and Jorunn Hauge)[5]
Charts and responses
Schanke has not yet[as of?] released a single, but the song entered as number 1 on the Norwegian radio program Norsktoppen (on air since 1973), a weekly ranking of national pop songs based on a jury and the listener's suggestions.
A music critic in the Swedish tabloid newspaper Expressen wrote that Schanke's performance "glow[ed] like a black hole", and that Norway's entry to Eurovision 2007 was among the worst contributions in that year's upcoming contest. He gave his only top score of that year's contestants to the Swedish The Ark with "The Worrying Kind".[6]
Remixes
A new[
Covers
In late February 2007, it became known that "Ven a bailar conmigo" was to be recorded by Swedish artist
Finnish singer Kari Hirvonen released a Finnish version titled "Tuu kanssain tanssimaan" on 1 February 2022.[12]
References
- ^ "Sexy Guri homse-favoritt" (in Norwegian). Side2. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Guri til topps! - Side2". pub.tv2.no. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
- ^ Karlskoga Kuriren [dead link]
- ^ "NRK topper latino-laget". 20 April 2007.
- ^ "New dance for Guri - Eurovision Nation News Blog - www.escnation.com". www.escnation.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007.
- ^ "Guri Schanke GP-hånes - Forsiden - www.seher.no". www.seher.no. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007.
- ^ Bakkemoen, Kurt (20 April 2007). "Stargate mikser Guri". newspaper (in Norwegian). VG. p. 38.
- ^ "Hjem". 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Hjem". 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Hjem". 14 June 2023.
- ^ SeHer.no. "Guri gis ut i Sverige" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 March 2007.
- ^ Yllättävä tausta! Kari Hirvosen menevä latino-uutuus on norjalaisviisu: ”Tätä iloa tarvitaan”
External links
- Lyrics, "Ven a bailar conmigo" at diggiloo.net