Numa Numa artist to Eurovision for Moldova

[jawnbc]

How many of you remember this? The song, Dragostea din tei, was a huge hit around the world for O-Zone in 2004: it hit #1 in most of Europe, even making it to #2 on Top of the Pops. The sung is sung in Moldovan Romanian.

A lot of people thought this was a Eurovision song, but it wasn't. And when Moldova entered Eurovision last year for the first time, a lot of people expected O-Zone to represent them; they didn't, a rock band with their metal-mouthed drumming grandmother did and finished a suprising 6th place.

This year"s Moldovan selection ended up a 3-way tie, so the TV network tossed the results and organized an impromptu new final. Including an entry by Arsenium, one of the 3 O-Zone dudes.

And today Arsenium (featureing Natalia Gordienko) won that final. Easily. OMFG Becky! Eurovision is so exciting...and we're 2 months from the contest!

When I have a copy of the mp3, I shall forward da link.

*squee*

PS Israel selected Eddie Butler today.

Comments

[chen-tokuryu.livejournal.com]

Vous voyez, that's how Eastern European artists can gain more worldwide exposure, by having pudgy Americans lip sync the songs.

[growler-south.livejournal.com]

Spooooooky!! As I read "numa numa artist..." my palmtop, on random, decided to play... Dragostea din tei (though its the Haiducii remix). Actually it's been on a europop trip all day- Mel C, anyone? eee....

how can i forget?

[arkanjil.livejournal.com]

tho i was most vexed when I was going through my Beariokie collection (our travelling companions couldnt quite belive all those people would do that) to find I didn't have the one that had started it all...

Now, however, I do; muy danke...

[arktos62.livejournal.com]

Chisinau next year....?