Shake It Up Şekerim

"Shake It Up Şekerim"
Single by Kenan Doğulu
from the album 7.5
Released	April 20, 2007 (2007-04-20) (Turkey CD-single)
Format	Digital download, CD-single
Genre	Pop, Dance
Length	3:01
Label	DMC
Writer(s)	Kenan Doğulu
Producer(s)	Kenan Doğulu, Ozan Doğulu
"Shake It Up Şekerim" Eurovision Song Contest 2007 entry Country Turkey Language English Composer(s) Kenan Doğulu Lyricist(s) Kenan Doğulu Finals performance Semi-final result 3rd Semi-final points 198 Final result 4th Final points 163 Appearance chronology ◄ "Süper Star" (2006)    "Deli" (2008) ►

"Shake it up Şekerim" ("Shake it up, sweetheart") "Shekerim" (pronounced [ʃeceˈɾim]), is the Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, held in Helsinki 2007. It placed 4th, with 163 points.

The artist, Kenan Doğulu, had produced the hit song Çakkıdı in 2006. He had submitted three songs to the Eurovision song contest 2007, out of which Shekerim was chosen.

Chorus and lyrics

Shekerim has a hip hop melody resembling that of Çakkıdı. An electric guitar bass line can be heard as an introduction. The song then blends in with Anatolian music with the indigenous bağlama instrument popular among Balkan and neighbours of Turkey including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Greece and Iran. The chorus then starts, whilst the song pauses at about the midpoint, traditional Turkish music similar to the Horon dancers is heard.

Charts

References

Eurovision Song Contest 2007   Countries Final (by final results) Serbia (winner) Ukraine Russia Turkey Bulgaria Belarus Greece Armenia Hungary Moldova Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia Romania Macedonia Slovenia Latvia Finland Sweden Germany Spain Lithuania France United Kingdom Ireland Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) Albania Andorra Austria Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Iceland Israel Malta Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Switzerland   Artists Final (by final results) Marija Šerifović Verka Serduchka Serebro Kenan Doğulu Elitsa & Stoyan Dmitry Koldun Sarbel Hayko Magdi Rúzsa Natalia Barbu Maria Sopho Todomondo Karolina Alenka Gotar Bonaparti.lv Hanna The Ark Roger Cicero D'NASH 4Fun Les Fatals Picards Scooch Dervish Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) Anonymous DJ Bobo DQ Dragonfly feat. Dado Topić Edsilia Rombley Eiríkur Hauksson Eric Papilaya Evridiki Frederik Ndoci Gerli Padar Guri Schanke Kabát Olivia Lewis Sabrina Stevan Faddy Teapacks The Jet Set The KMG's   Songs Final (by final results) "Molitva" "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" "Song #1" "Shake It Up Şekerim" "Water" "Work Your Magic" "Yassou Maria" "Anytime You Need" "Unsubstantial Blues" "Fight" "Rijeka bez imena" "Visionary Dream" "Liubi, Liubi, I Love You" "Mojot svet" "Cvet z juga" "Questa notte" "Leave Me Alone" "The Worrying Kind" "Frauen regier'n die Welt" "I Love You Mi Vida" "Love or Leave" "L'amour à la française" "Flying the Flag (for You)" "They Can't Stop the Spring" Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) "'Ajde, kroči" "Comme ci, comme ça" "Dança comigo" "Drama Queen" "Get a Life - Get Alive" "Hear My Plea" "Love Power" "Malá dáma" "On Top of the World" "Partners in Crime" "Push the Button" "Salvem el món" "Time to Party" "Valentine Lost" "Vampires Are Alive" "Ven a bailar conmigo" "Vertigo" "Vjerujem u ljubav" (Note: "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)