Teenage Life
{{Short description|2006 Daz Sampson song}}
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| year = 2006
| country = United Kingdom
| artist = Daz Sampson
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| composer = John Matthews, Daz Sampson
| lyricist = John Matthews, Daz Sampson
| place = 19th
| points = 25
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"Teenage Life" was the {{esccnty|United Kingdom|t=British|y=2006}} entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, which was sung by Daz Sampson in English.
On 4 March 2006, Sampson had won the BBC show Making Your Mind Up{{cite news | date=4 March 2006 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4774670.stm | title=Dance track wins Eurovision vote | publisher=BBC News | access-date=2006-05-18}} with the song "Teenage Life", which was written and produced with John Matthews (a.k.a. Ricardo Autobahn) of the Cuban Boys, who were responsible for the Hampster Dance hit "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" in 1999. Released on 8 May 2006,{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=6 May 2006}} the song entered the UK Singles Chart on 14 May 2006, reaching the top 10 the following week and peaking at number 8.
At Eurovision
As a result of winning Making Your Mind Up, Sampson represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest on 20 May 2006 in Athens, but only 10 of the 39 eligible countries voted for him and his total score was 25 points, placing him 19th out of the 24 acts (winning act Lordi from {{esccnty|Finland|y=2006}}, amassed 292 points).
The backing vocalists on "Teenage Life" were five young women, Emily Reed, Holly, Leeanne, Ashlee and Gabriella singing as well as dancing, depicted as school girls in a school-themed song and lyrics.[https://eurovisionuniverse.com/encyclopedia/daz-sampson/ EurovisionUniverse.com: Daz Sampson] Although four of the five girls were just amateurs applying for the song, the fifth member, Emily Reed had taken part in A Song for Europe, the selection process for representing UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in {{esccnty|United Kingdom|y=2003|t=2003}}. She had been one of four finalists, singing "Help Me", finishing second to Jemini with the song "Cry Baby". Reed landed the fifth position as a replacement vocalist when it was decided one of the original qualifying amateur girls, Jessica, could not take part for various reasons, including her age.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}
In the BBC's 2013 documentary How to Win Eurovision, Sampson admitted: "Rap may not be the best of ideas and maybe Europe was not ready for Daz Sampson."[https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/eurovision-2015-worst-weirdest-entries-wacky-song-contest-1502420 IBT.co.uk: Eurovision 2015: Worst and weirdest entries at the wacky song contest by Amy West, 23 May 2015]
Track listing
- "Teenage Life" (radio edit) (3:02)
- "Teenage Life" (Uniting Nations remix) (6:48)
- "Teenage Life" (JJ Mason remix) (5:40)
- "Teenage Life" (Paul Keenan remix) (6:37)
- "Teenage Life" (Rap-A-Long mix) (3:02)
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| {{single chart|UK|8|date=20060528|rowheader=true|access-date=17 November 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2006)
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| scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2006.pdf|title=2006 UK Singles Chart|publisher=ChartsPlus|access-date=17 November 2021}}
| 147 |
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References
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External links
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4943170.stm BBC News - Entertainment: Daz takes on Eurovision Mission, Michael Osborn, 16 May 2006]
- [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2006uk Lyrics] at Diggiloo Thrush
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{{United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2006}}
Category:Eurovision songs of the United Kingdom
Category:Eurovision songs of 2006