Forogj, Világ!
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| Forogj, Világ! | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 entry | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Artist(s) | NOX |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Composer(s) | Szabolcs Harmath |
| Lyricist(s) | Attila Valla |
| Place | 12th |
| Points | 97 |
| Place in Semifinal | 5th |
| Points in Semifinal | 167 |
| Lyrics | from Diggiloo Thrush |
Forogj, Világ! (English translation: "Spin, World!") was the Hungarian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in Hungarian by NOX.
With lyrics by Attila Vala and music by Szabolcs Harmath, the song is a folk-inspired number, with the singer asking the world to continue spinning in order for her to discover more about herself. She sings "I want to be somewhere else for a long time", implying that she is impatient for the world to spin in order to leave her old life behind.
The Eurovision performance featured Hungarian folk dancers in a manner similar to Ruslana's energetic performance of "Wild Dances" at the 2004 Contest, with comparisons to Riverdance (itself a former Contest interval act) also being made. Initially, only one dancer (Tamás Nagy} performed on stage, before being joined by four others who provided vocal support for lead singer Szylvia Péter Szabó, who wore a revealing black costume and performed a simplified version of the dance routine during the chorus.
As Hungary had not taken part in the Contest since 1998, the song was initially performed in the semi-final of the Contest. Here, it was performed fifteenth (following Romania's Luminiţa Anghel & Sistem with "Let Me Try" and preceding Finland's Geir Rönning with "Why"). At the close of semi-final voting, it had received 167 points, placing 5th in the 25-strong field, enough to qualify for the final.
In the final, it was performed first (preceding the United Kingdom's Javine with Touch My Fire). At the close of voting, it had received 97 points, placing 12th in a field of 24 despite strong early results, thus returning Hungary to the semi-final had they competed in the 2006 Contest, which they declined to do.
[edit] Reference
- 2005 Hungary. The Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved on 2006-08-14.
