Molitva
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 Marija Šerifović performing "Molitva" for Serbia. |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 entry | ||
| Country | Serbia | |
| Artist(s) | Marija Šerifović | |
| Language | Serbian | |
| Composer(s) | Vladimir Graić | |
| Lyricist(s) | Saša Milošević Mare | |
| Place | 1st | |
| Points | 268 | |
| Place in Semifinal | 1st | |
| Points in Semifinal | 298 | |
| Lyrics | Lyrics | |
"Molitva" (Serbian Cyrillic: Молитва; English: "Prayer") was the winning song of the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, and was performed by the Serbian singer Marija Šerifović. It was Serbia's Eurovision debut as an independent nation, as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro dissolved in June 2006.
Molitva was the first song containing no English language lyrics to win since 1998 ("Wild Dances" by Ruslana, the 2004 winner, had contained some English phrases). It was also the first time a ballad has won since televoting became the standard. The song is also notable for its stage presentation because it lacked dance routines, revealing or showy costumes, pyrotechnics and other gimmicks. The Eurovision Song Contest is often accused of concentrating on these things instead of the music itself. Many elements of "Molitva" contrasted with the previous winner, "Hard Rock Hallelujah".
Marija's performance was complemented by the notable presence of the five backing singers, who now perform as Beauty Queens.
BBC Eurovision commentator Terry Wogan faulted Šerifović for appearing onstage with her shirt untucked and her tie undone, and commented that the backing singers were dressed like "prison wardresses." After the song received overwhelming applause from the audience, he remarked, "They're coming to take me away."
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[edit] Other versions
The English version is called "Destiny", the Russian version is called "Молитва" (Malitva) and the Finnish version "Rukoilen" (which is not sung by Marija, it was performed by Beauty Queens). The song has also been released as a dance remix and a remix named "Jovan Radomir mix" by Swedish TV-presenter Jovan Radomir, who also wrote the English lyrics. An instrumental version has also been released as well as a karaoke version.[1] The UK oompah band Oompah Brass [1] recorded an instrumental version of "Molitva" on their album Oompocalypse Now (2008) [2], premiered at the 2007 Belgrade Beer Festival.
[edit] Use of song
Molitva has been often played for many successes Serbia has had in the year 2007. It was played at a welcome party for Serbia’s tennis players (three of which are in the top ten in the world: Novak Đoković, Jelena Janković, Ana Ivanović) after their French Open successes .
During Wimbledon 2007, Molitva was often used during clips displaying the courts and players on the BBC. It was mainly used before and after footage or interviews with the Serbian players.
At the final of the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on May 24 Marija Šerifović sang Molitva as the opening. Russia won the contest.
[edit] Accusations of plagiarism
Two days after the final, it was under handedly claimed by a questionable tabloid that the song was plagiarized from Albanian artist Soni Malaj's song Ndarja.[2] This has however been strongly denied and substantiated by Marjan Filipovski, the Macedonian composer of Ndarja.[3].
[edit] References
- ^ RDU - RTS . "Marija Šerifović - Molitva". RTS's webpage hosting the music files. Retrieved 15 may 2007.
- ^ The Sun: Serbia 'stole' winning song
- ^ Авторот на “Ндарја“: Молитва не е иста песна
[edit] External links
- Video of song "Molitva" at the final of Eurovision 2007
- Video of song "Molitva" at the semifinal of Eurovision 2007
- Lyrics at diggiloo.net
- Molitva live at Beovizija 2007
- Molitva - versions
- Eurovision victory celebration in Belgrade
| Preceded by "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi |
Eurovision Song Contest winners 2007 |
Succeeded by "Believe" by Dima Bilan |
| Preceded by "Ludi letnji ples" by Flamingosi feat. Louis |
Beovizija winners 2007 |
Succeeded by "Oro" by Jelena Tomašević |
