Oro jaska, beana

"Oro jaska beana" is a song by Norwegian group The BlackSheeps. It won both the Norwegian MGP jr contest in September 2008 and went on to win MGP Nordic 2008, beating songs from Denmark, Sweden and Finland.

The song reached #1 in the official Norwegian charts[1].

The song is sung mainly in Norwegian, but has some phrases in Sami. The title is Sami and means Be Quiet, Dog.

The track won The BlackSheeps a Spellemann award (Norwegian "Grammy") in the category "Årets låt" ("Song of the year") at Spellemannprisen 2008.

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"If I Were A Boy" (second run) by Beyonce
Norwegian VG-lista number-one single
9 December 2008 – 16 December 2008
Succeeded by
"If I Were A Boy" (third run) by Beyonce

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