Senhit (singer)
{{Short description|Italian singer}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Senhit
|image = Senhit in 2021.jpg
|caption = Senhit in 2021
|background = solo_singer
|birth_name = Senhit Zadik Zadik
|alias = Senit
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|10|1|df=y}}
|birth_place = Bologna, Italy
|genre = Pop
|years_active = 2001–present
|label =
|associated_acts =
|website = {{url|senhit.com}}
}}
Senhit Zadik Zadik (born 1 October 1979), known professionally as simply Senhit (formerly written as Senit), is an Italian pop singer. She represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf with "Stand By", but failed to qualify for the final. She would have represented it again in 2020 with "Freaky!", before the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, she was chosen to represent San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Adrenalina", where she qualified to the final and placed 22nd with 50 points.
Biography
Senhit was born and raised in Bologna to Eritrean parents. She started her career abroad. She performed in musicals like Fame, The Lion King and Hair in Switzerland and Germany.{{Cite web|date=6 February 2017|title=New Noise: Senhit {{!}} Wonderland Magazine|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2017/02/06/new-noise-senhit/|access-date=31 March 2021|website=Wonderland|language=en-US|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501120317/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2017/02/06/new-noise-senhit/|url-status=live}}
In 2002, she returned to Italy and began her climb to fame in the Italian music business releasing her debut album the self-titled Senit in 2006 and her second album Un tesoro è necessariamente nascosto in 2007 with the three singles "La mia città è cambiata", "La cosa giusta" and "La faccia che ho". In 2009, Senhit released her third album, the English language So High. Three more singles were released off of the record: "Work Hard", "No More" and "Party on the Dance Floor".
Following her participation in Eurovision in 2011, she released a new pop single titled "Through the Rain" on 22 June 2011. In 2014, she became a regular guest on the Canale 5 Sunday show "Domenica Live" and decided to be referred to as Senhit, marking a new phase in her career.
Eurovision Song Contest
Senhit represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 that was held in Düsseldorf{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=24933&_t=senit_to_represent_san_marino|title=Senit to represent San Marino|date=3 February 2011|publisher=Eurovision.tv|accessdate=3 February 2011|archive-date=6 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206193601/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=24933&_t=senit_to_represent_san_marino|url-status=live}} with the song "Stand By". The song placed 16th out of 19 in one of the Semi-Finals, and as a result, it did not qualify for the final.
She would have represented San Marino again at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song "Freaky!".{{Cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/san-marino-senhit-will-be-freaky-in-eurovision-2020|title=San Marino: Senhit will be Freaky in Eurovision 2020|date=9 March 2020|website=Eurovisionworld|access-date=9 March 2020|archive-date=7 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707185105/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/san-marino-senhit-will-be-freaky-in-eurovision-2020|url-status=live}} However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senhit represented San Marino again at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with a new song, "Adrenalina". The official music video featured a rap section by the American artist Flo Rida. However, Team San Marino behind the entry declared that "Flo Rida has been part of the production and is featured in the music video, but it's yet to be decided if he will take part on stage in Rotterdam. The rap part will either way remain."{{Cite web |url=https://escxtra.com/2021/03/07/senhit-adrenalina-eurovision/ |title=ESC Xtra: Senhit to deliver some "Adrenalina" at Eurovision 2021 – but will Flo Rida be there? |access-date=8 March 2021 |archive-date=20 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320033043/https://escxtra.com/2021/03/07/senhit-adrenalina-eurovision/ |url-status=live }} On 18 May 2021, ahead of the first semi-final, the San Marino delegation confirmed that Flo Rida would be joining Senhit on stage in Rotterdam.{{Cite web|date=18 May 2021|title=Flo Rida will join Senhit for San Marino 🇸🇲|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/flo-rida-to-join-senhit-for-san-marino|access-date=19 May 2021|website=Eurovision.tv|language=en-gb|archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518195108/https://eurovision.tv/story/flo-rida-to-join-senhit-for-san-marino|url-status=live}} San Marino was the first country to perform in the second semi-final of the contest, where they finished 9th place with 118 points, qualifying the country for the final.{{cite web |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |title=Second Semi-Final of Rotterdam 2021 |url= https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021/second-semi-final |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331150204/https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021/second-semi-final |access-date=23 May 2021 |archive-date=31 March 2021 |url-status=live}} In the final, held on 22 May 2021, they were the last to perform, and finished 22nd with 50 points.{{Cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021/grand-final|title=Grand Final of Rotterdam 2021|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523000107/https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021/grand-final/|archive-date=23 May 2021|url-status=live}}
=''Freaky Trip to Rotterdam''=
Leading up to her participation in Eurovision 2021, Senhit released monthly covers of previous winning and non-winning Eurovision songs as part of her #FreakyTripToRotterdam series, giving them new interpretations and perspective in collaboration with Luca Tomassini who directed the videos. The series ran from July 2020 to May 2021. The 11-song collection included:[https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/07/13/senhit-launches-freakytriptorotterdam-series-with-cheesecake-teaser/256086/ Wiwibloggs: Senhit launches #FreakyTripToRotterdam series with "Cheesecake" teaser]{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmz6sNTO3vI |title=Wiwibloggs: Senhit "Adrenalina" snippet tease and Interview on Freaky Trip to Rotterdam |access-date=7 March 2021 |archive-date=7 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307140941/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmz6sNTO3vI |url-status=live }}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Chapter ! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Original performer ! scope="col" | Country of entry ! scope="col" | Year of competition ! scope="col" | Music video |
| scope="row" | {{center|1}}
| "Cheesecake" | TEO | {{esccnty|Belarus}} | {{escyr|2014}} | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE6UNrhnC9o] |
|---|
| scope="row" | {{center|2}}
| {{esccnty|Turkey}} | {{escyr|2003}} | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBsAj_XQDN0] |
| scope="row" | {{center|3}}
| "Ding-a-dong" | Teach-In | {{esccnty|Netherlands}} | {{escyr|1975}} | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVZ-2cXL2qU] |
| scope="row" | {{center|4}}
| "Congratulations" | {{esccnty|United Kingdom}} | {{escyr|1968}} | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igh36APuDOc] |
| scope="row" | {{center|5}}
| {{esccnty|Austria}} | {{escyr|2014}} | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAjnhvAZk5U] |
| scope="row" | {{center|6}}
| "Amar pelos dois" | {{esccnty|Portugal}} | {{escyr|2017}} | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oInARoLscM] |
| scope="row" | {{center|7}}
| "Waterloo" | ABBA | {{esccnty|Sweden}} | {{escyr|1974}} | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KVSTRSMGfk] |
| scope="row" | {{center|8}}
| "Alcohol Is Free" | Koza Mostra & Agathonas Iakovidis | {{esccnty|Greece}} | {{escyr|2013}} | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyRiyJ6DlR4] |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | {{center|9}}
| "Golden Boy" | rowspan="2" | {{esccnty|Israel}} | {{escyr|2015}} | rowspan="2" | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U07NVYtF2QY] |
| "Toy"
| Netta | {{escyr|2018}} |
| scope="row" | {{center|10}}
| "Roi" | {{esccnty|France}} | {{escyr|2019}} | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AR4cGVjGb0] |
| scope="row" | {{center|11}}
| "Bandido" | Spain | {{escyr|1990}} | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yWW2ZWzb7k] |
After the contest, Senhit released one more #FreakyTripToRotterdam video, featuring her entry "Adrenalina". The video showed her adventures through Rotterdam, and behind the scenes material from her time at the contest.
Discography
=Albums=
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| scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Details |
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| scope="row"| Senit
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| scope="row"| Un tesoro è necessariamente nascosto
|
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| scope="row"| So High
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| scope="row"| Dangerous
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=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Details |
|---|
| scope="row"| Hey Buddy
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! colspan="4" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| LIT {{Cite web|title=2021 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/21s/|access-date=28 May 2021|website=Agata|language=lt-LT|archive-date=28 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528143430/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/21s/|url-status=live}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK |
| scope="row"| "La mia città è cambiata"
| 2005 |— | — || — || — | Senit |
| scope="row"| "La faccia che ho"
| rowspan="2"| 2007 |— | — || — || — | rowspan="2"| Un tesoro è necessariamente nascosto |
| scope="row"| "Io non dormo"
|— | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "No More"
| 2009 |— | — || — || — |rowspan="2"| So High |
| scope="row"| "Party on the Dance Floor"
| 2010 |— | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Stand By"
| rowspan="2"| 2011 |— | — || — || — | rowspan="6" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Through the Rain"
|— | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "AOK"
| 2013 |— | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Relations"
| rowspan="3"| 2014 |— | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Don't Call Me"
|— | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Rock Me Up"
|— | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Something on Your Mind"
| rowspan="2"| 2017 |— | — || — || — | rowspan="2"| Hey Buddy |
| scope="row"| "Higher"
|— | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Dark Room"
| rowspan="3"| 2019 |— | — || — || — | rowspan="4" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Un Bel Niente" / "Obsessed"
|— | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Heartache"
|— | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Freaky!"
| rowspan="2"| 2020 |— | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Breathe"
|— | — || — || — | rowspan="3"| Dangerous |
| scope="row"| "Adrenalina" {{small|(solo or featuring Flo Rida)}} | 2021 |39 | 79 || 80 || 99 |
| scope="row"| "Follow Me" {{small|(featuring Tory Lanez)}} | rowspan="3"| 2022 |— | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "Jesus Oh What A Wonderful Child"
|— | — || — || — |{{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Try To Love You"
|— | — || — || — | rowspan="2"| Dangerous |
| scope="row"| "Pow"{{cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/05/28/new-music-from-marco-mengoni-loic-nottet-eldar-and-more/277564/ |title= New music this week (part 2): Songs from Marco Mengoni, Loïc Nottet, Eldar and more |website=Wiwibloggs|date=28 May 2023|access-date=31 May 2023}}
| rowspan="2"| 2023 |— | — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "I Am What I Am"{{cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/11/19/new-music-from-melovin-senhit-kalush-and-more/278400/ |title= New music this week (part 2): Songs from MELOVIN, Senhit, KALUSH and more |website=Wiwibloggs|date=19 November 2023|access-date=17 January 2024}}
|— | — || — || — | rowspan="1" {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Colombia"
| rowspan="1"| 2024 |— | — || — || — | rowspan="1"| Dangerous |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.senhit.com/ Official website]
- {{allmusic}}
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{{succession box
| before=Miodio
with "Complice"
| title=San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years=2011
| after=Valentina Monetta
with "The Social Network Song"
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| before=Serhat
with "Say Na Na Na'"
| title=San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years=2020 (cancelled)
| after= Herself and Flo Rida
with "Adrenalina"
}}
{{succession box
| before= Herself
with "Freaky!"
| title=San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest
| after= Achille Lauro
with "Stripper"
}}
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Category:21st-century Italian singers