Dime (Beth song)
{{Short description|2003 song by Beth}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Dime
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| type = single
| artist = Beth
| album = Otra realidad
| released = 13 April 2003
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| label = Vale Music
| composer = Jesús María Pérez
| lyricist = Amaya Martínez
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| next_title = Parando el tiempo
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Infobox song contest entry | embed=yes
| song = {{flagicon|Spain}} "Dime"
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| year = 2003
| country = Spain
| artist = Elisabeth Rodergas
| as = Beth
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| language = Spanish
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| composer = Jesús María Pérez
| lyricist = Amaya Martínez
| place = 8th
| points = 81
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| next = Para llenarme de ti
| next_link = Para llenarme de ti
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"Dime" ({{IPA|es|ˈdime}}; "Tell me") is a song recorded by Spanish singer Beth, with music composed by Jesús María Pérez and lyrics written by Amaya Martínez. It {{esccnty|Spain|t=represented Spain}} at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, placing eighth.
Background
= Conception =
"Dime" was composed by Jesús María Pérez with lyrics by Amaya Martínez.{{cite web|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?2003es|title=Spain 2003 - "Dime"|website=The Diggiloo Thrush}}
= Eurovision =
Between 10 and 17 February 2003, {{lang|es|Televisión Española|i=no}} (TVE) produced a {{esccnty|Spain|y=2003|t=national final}} to select its song and performer for the {{escyr|2003||48th edition}} of the Eurovision Song Contest in which the top three finishers –Ainhoa, Manuel Carrasco, and Beth– from the second season of Operación Triunfo competed with three songs each. "Dime" won the competition so it became the {{esccnty|Spain|t=Spanish entry}}, and Beth the performer, for Eurovision.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.es/espana/abci-beth-casi-mitad-votos-representara-espana-eurovision-200302180300-162771_noticia.html|title=Beth, con casi la mitad de los votos, representará a España en Eurovisión|date=18 February 2003|newspaper=ABC|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/beth|title="Dime" at the official Eurovision Song Contest site|website=Eurovision Song Contest}} The final version of the song was released on 13 April 2003 and was included in Beth's first studio album Otra realidad released on 23 April 2003. The promotional video of the song was filmed in Barcelona on location in {{lang|ca|Modernisme}} landmarks by architect Antoni Gaudí.{{cite news|url=https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/sociedad/2003/03/07/beth-graba-videoclip-dime-barcelona-48333759.html|title=Beth graba el videoclip de "Dime" en Barcelona|language=es|date=7 March 2003|newspaper=El Periódico de Aragón}}
On 24 May 2003, the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Skonto Hall in Riga hosted by Latvian Television (LTV) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Beth performed "Dime" twelfth on the evening, following {{esccnty|Russia|y=2003}}'s "Ne Ver', Ne Boysia" by t.A.T.u., and preceding {{esccnty|Israel|y=2003}}'s "Milim La'ahava" by Lior Narkis.{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2003|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 2003|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=LTV / EBU|date=24 May 2003}} At the close of voting, the song had received 81 points, placing eighth in a field of twenty-six.{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/riga-2003/final|title=Official Eurovision Song Contest 2003 scoreboard|website=Eurovision Song Contest}} It was succeeded as Spanish entry at the {{escyr|2004||2004 contest}} by "Para llenarme de ti" by Ramón.{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/ramon|title="Para llenarme de ti " at the official Eurovision Song Contest site|website=Eurovision Song Contest}}
During the Eurovision competition, "Dime" won the Fan Award at the Marcel Bezençon Awards.{{cite web |title=Marcel Bezençon Awards–Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/in-depth/marcel-bezencon-awards/ |website=eurovision.tv |date=July 2019 |access-date=19 March 2021 |archive-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716092347/https://eurovision.tv/about/in-depth/marcel-bezencon-awards/ |url-status=live }}
=Aftermath=
Despite the success that "Dime" had, Beth soon removed it from her repertoire since she did not like it and did not sing it again for twenty years. It was not until 25 March 2023 at the BCN Eurovisión Party held at the Sant Jordi Club in Barcelona, that she sang it again in public for its 20th anniversary.{{cite news|url=https://www.rtve.es/television/20230504/beth-eurovision-trailer/2441116.shtml|title=¿Por qué Beth ha vuelto a cantar "Dime" 20 años después? La cantante lo explica en su programa original de RTVE Play|website=RTVE|language=es|date=4 May 2023|author=Campos, Patri}} On 9 May 2023, RTVE Play released a documentary feature titled Dime. Historia de una canción recounting the story of the song and all the preparations for this performance.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/dime-historia-de-una-cancion/dime-historia-cancion/6881588/|title=Dime. Historia de una canción|language=es|website=RTVE|date=9 May 2023}}
Charts
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!align="left"|Chart (2003) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Spain|1|artist=Beth|song=Dime}} |
Legacy
Finnish singer Eini released a Finnish-language version of the song titled "{{lang|fi|Kerro mulle|i=no}}". Russian singer Varvara released a Russian-language version of the song titled "Veter i zvezda".{{cite news|url=https://los40.com/los40/2004/08/12/actualidad/1092261600_277218.html|title=Várvara populariza en Rusia la eurovisiva 'Dime'|website=Los 40|language=es|date=12 August 2004}}
= Impersonations =
- In the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of Tu cara me suena aired on 2 February 2018 on Antena 3, singer Lucía Gil impersonated Beth singing "Dime" replicating her performance at Eurovision.{{cite web|url=https://www.antena3.com/programas/tu-cara-me-suena/galas-temporada-6/lucia-gil-se-pone-rastas-para-cantar-dime-como-beth_201802025a74da580cf201d4f66b5553.html|title=Lucía Gil se pone rastas para cantar 'Dime' como Beth|website=Antena 3|date=2 February 2018|language=es}}
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|1225976|Dime|type=single}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2003}}
{{Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
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Category:Eurovision songs of Spain