Gimme (One song)
{{Short description|2002 song by One}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Gimme
| image = OneGimme.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = One
| album = Έχω Τόσα Να Σου Πω
| released = 2002
| recorded =
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| genre =
| length = 3:03
| label = Minos EMI
| writer = Giorgos Theofanous
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|aob-8COkSYc|"Gimme"}}}}
{{Infobox song contest entry | embed=yes
| song = {{flagicon|Cyprus|1960}} "Gimme"
| caption =
| year = 2002
| country = Cyprus
| artist = {{hlist|Constantinos Christoforou|Panos Tserpes|Dimitris Koutsavlakis|Philippos Constantinos|Argyris Nastopoulos}}
| as = One
| with =
| language = English
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| composer = Giorgos Theofanous
| lyricist = Giorgos Theofanous
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| place = 6th
| points = 85
| prev = Nomiza
| prev_link = Nomiza
| prev_year = 2000
| next = Feeling Alive
| next_link = Feeling Alive
}}
}}
"Gimme" is a song recorded by Cypriot boy band One, written by Giorgos Theofanous. It {{esccnty|Cyprus|t=represented Cyprus}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, placing sixth.
Background
= Conception =
"Gimme" was written by Giorgos Theofanous. It is a boy band number, with a girl being asked to give a sign that she loves the singer.{{cite web|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?2002cy|website=The Diggiloo Thrush|title=Cyprus 2002}}
= Eurovision =
In late 2001, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) internally selected the boy band One as {{esccnty|Cyprus|t=its performer}} for the {{escyr|2002||47th edition}} of the Eurovision Song Contest. CyBC commissioned Theofanous to write a song especially for the occasion. He wrote "Gimme" and the band recorded it in English, Greek –as "{{lang|el|Δεν μπορώ}}"–,{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/6615668-One-Gimme|title=Draft of One – Gimme (2002, CD)|access-date=24 December 2021|website=Discogs.com}} and Spanish –as "Dame"–.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1631676-One-Dame|title=One – Dame (2002, CD)|access-date=24 December 2021|website=Discogs.com}}
On 25 May 2002, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn hosted by Eesti Televisioon (ETV), and broadcast live throughout the continent. One performed the song first on the night –accompanied by Christina Argyri as backing singer–, followed by the {{esccnty|United Kingdom|y=2002}}'s "Come Back" by Jessica Garlick.{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2002|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 2002|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=ETV / EBU|date=25 May 2002}} It was the first time in the contest that the Cypriot entry did not feature any Greek lyrics as it was performed fully in English. A few seconds after the lead singer Constantinos Christoforou began singing, a technical hitch led to show a caption bearing the words 'the ugly duckling' –it was the postcard meant to be shown before the United Kingdom's performance–. The live signal from the stage was quickly brought back.
At the close of voting, it had received 85 points, placing sixth in a field of twenty-four.{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002/final|title=Official Eurovision Song Contest 2002 scoreboard|website=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=21 April 2024}} The song was succeeded as Cypriot entry at the {{escyr|2003||2003 contest}} by "Feeling Alive" by Stelios Constantas.{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/stelios-constantas|title="Feeling Alive" at the official Eurovision Song Contest site|website=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=21 April 2024}}
= Aftermath =
"Gimme" was included in the band's third studio album Έχω Τόσα Να Σου Πω released in May 2002. The album was certified platinum in both Greece (+50,000 copies) and Cyprus (+6,000 copies).{{cite web|url=https://bestsellingalbums.org/album/34455|title=Έχω Τόσα Να Σου Πω by ONE [GRE] sales and awards|website=bestsellingalbums.org}}
Christoforou had already participated for Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Mono Yia Mas". He would later make a further solo appearance at the {{escyr|2005||2005 contest}} with "Ela Ela (Come Baby)" after the band formally disbanded. Therefore, "Gimme" represents the middle leg in a rare sequence of a Eurovision contestant performing solo, then as a member of a vocal group, before a second solo performance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAzzUjoyHc0|title=One - Gimme (CYPRUS)|access-date=24 December 2021|via=YouTube}}
On 4 March 2015, the group reunited to perform "Gimme" as guests performers at the Greek national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.{{Cite news|author=Vranis, Michalis|date=4 March 2015|title=Watch now: Greece selects their Eurovision entry|url=http://esctoday.com/97455/tonight-greece-selects-eurovision-entry/|website=esctoday.com|access-date=21 April 2024}}
Chart history
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| scope="col"| Singles chart (2002)
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| scope="row"| Greece (Top 50 Singles Charts){{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart02.htm |title=Greek Singles Charts Top 50 Singles |access-date=2002-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602200316/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart02.htm |archive-date=2002-06-02 |url-status=dead }}
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Legacy
= Impersonations =
- In the third episode of the fourth season of Your Face Sounds Familiar aired on 7 May 2017 on ANT1, {{ill|Aris Makris|el|Άρης Μακρής}} impersonated Constantinos Christoforou singing "Gimme" replicating One's performance at Eurovision.{{cite news|url=https://www.gossip-tv.gr/media-tv/video/483921/yfsf-4-entyposiase-o-aris-makris-os-konstantinos-xristoforoy|title=YFSF 4: Εντυπωσίασε ο Άρης Μακρής ως Κωνσταντίνος Χριστοφόρου|website=gossip-tv.gr|date=7 May 2017|language=el}}
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|638923|Gimme|type=single}}
{{Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2002}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Eurovision songs of Cyprus