Sanomi
{{Short description|2003 song by Urban Trad}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Sanomi
| cover = Sanomi.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| language = Imaginary
| artist = Urban Trad
| album = Sanomi
| B-side = Get Reel
| released = 2003
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Modern Celtic
| length = 4:08
| label = Mercury Records
| writer = {{ill|Yves Barbieux|fr}}
| producer =
- Yves Barbieux
- Nicolas Vandooren
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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| misc = {{Infobox song contest entry
| embed=yes
| song = {{flagicon|Belgium}} "Sanomi"
| image =
| caption =
| year = 2003
| country = Belgium
| artist = {{hlist|{{ill|Verónica Codesal|es}}|Marie-Sophie Talbot|Yves Barbieux|Didier Laloy|{{ill|Dirk Naessens|fr}}|Cédric Waterschoot}}
| as = Urban Trad
| with =
| language = Imaginary
| composer = Yves Barbieux
| lyricist = Yves Barbieux
| place = 2nd
| points = 165
| prev = Sister
| prev_link = Sister (Sergio & The Ladies song)
| next = 1 Life
| next_link = 1 Life (Xandee song)
}}
}}
"Sanomi" is a song recorded by Belgian band Urban Trad, written by {{ill|Yves Barbieux|fr}}. It {{esccnty|Belgium|t=represented Belgium}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, held in Riga. It was the first song not in a natural language ever performed at the contest.
Background
= Concepion =
"Sanomi" was written in an imaginary language by {{ill|Yves Barbieux|fr}}, a member of the Belgian folk music band Urban Trad, of which he was a part along with {{ill|Verónica Codesal|es}}, Marie-Sophie Talbot, Didier Laloy, {{ill|Dirk Naessens|fr}}, Cédric Waterschoot, {{ill|Soetkin Collier|fr}}, {{ill|Philip Masure|fr}}, and Michel Morvan.{{Cite web|title=Sanomi - lyrics|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?2003be|website=The Diggiloo Thrush}}
= Eurovision =
The Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) {{esccnty|Belgium|y=2003|t=internally selected}} "Sanomi" as {{esccnty|Belgium|t=its entry}} for the {{escyr|2003||48th edition}} of the Eurovision Song Contest.{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/national/2003|title=National Selections: 2003|website=Eurovisionworld}} For the song to participate in the contest, it had to be shortened to fit into three minutes, and since only six people are allowed on stage, Collier, Masure, and Morvan would not perform at Eurovision.
Both versions, the standard 4:08 album version and the Eurovision 2:59 version, were released on record, the latter with Collier's vocals removed. This was because RTBF dropped Collier on the advice of the Belgian security services, who claimed that she had had far right sympathies in the past. She vigorously denied the claims, and after an investigation later that year it was concluded that the accusations were exaggerated and based on outdated information.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belgium/1422729/Belgium-bans-neo-Nazi-Eurovision-singer.html "Belgium bans 'neo-Nazi' Eurovision singer"], 21 Feb 2003, The Telegraph
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. Urban Trand performed "Sanomi" twenty-second on the evening, following {{esccnty|Latvia|y=2003}}'s "Hello From Mars" by F.L.Y. and preceding {{esccnty|Estonia|y=2003}}'s "Eighties Coming Back" by Ruffus.{{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}} It was the first occasion that a song not in a natural language was performed at the contest.{{cite web | url=https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/31/14-of-terry-wogans-most-memorable-eurovision-quotes-5654140/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201165722/https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/31/14-of-terry-wogans-most-memorable-eurovision-quotes-5654140/ | date=31 Jan 2016 | archive-date=1 Feb 2016 | title=14 of Terry Wogan's most memorable quotes from Eurovision | author=Caroline Westbrook | publisher=Metro | quote=8 - ‘They’ve got four languages in Belgium…and they’re singing in an imaginary one. The very essence of the Euro.’...very nearly won the contest... | url-status=live}}
At the close of voting, it had received 165 points, placing second in a field of twenty-six, in one of the closest finishes in the contest's history, finishing with just two fewer points than the eventual winner –"Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener for {{esccnty|Turkey|y=2003}}– and only one point above third-placed –"Ne Ver', Ne Boysia" by t.A.T.u. for {{esccnty|Russia|y=2003}}–.{{Cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/riga-2003/final|title=Final of Riga 2003|website=Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=2020-04-15}} This was the second time that Belgium finished as the runner-up, the first being "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" by Jean Vallée in {{escyr|1978}}, and it was also the country's best placing in the contest since "J'aime la vie" by Sandra Kim victory in {{escyr|1986}}.
Track listing
- "Sanomi" (Eurovision Edit)
- "Get Reel"
Chart performance
=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Flanders|3|artist=Urban Trad|song=Sanomi|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Wallonia|3|artist=Urban Trad|song=Sanomi|rowheader=true}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|1909206|Sanomi|type=single}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2003}}
{{Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Eurovision songs of Belgium
Category:Eurovision songs of 2003