Sognu
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| Single by Amaury Vassili | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Canterò | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | March 4, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Operatic pop | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Warner | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Daniel Moyne, Quentin Bachelet, Jean-Pierre Marcellesi, Julie Miller | |||||||||||||||||||||
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"Sognu" (English: "I Dream") is a song by Amaury Vassili that was the entry for France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, was held in Düsseldorf, Germany. Although the song was favorite to win the contest, it ended up in 15th position.
The song was composed by Daniel Moyne and Quentin Bachelet (son of French singer Pierre Bachelet), who have been working with Vassili since the beginning of his career. The lyrics of "Sognu" were written by Jean-Pierre Marcellesi.
The song was chosen internally by France 3 and SACEM and announced on 4 February 2011. "Sognu" was sung in the Corsican language, which marks the first French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest sung in Corsican since "Mama Corsica" in 1993.
Regarding the decision to select Amaury Vassili and "Sognu", Pierre Sled, programme supervisor at France 3, declared: "We wanted someone young, representing the excellence of French music. We didn't hesitate much, given the fact that the other names were not satisfying". He also pointed out that "the choice was driven by the desire to promote a young talented artist representing the best of the French music and its diversity. That's why we quickly agreed an opera singer was the most elegant option. Amaury is an angel of music with a powerful voice. Without any hesitation, he was the perfect choice." This song was presented on 7 March. An English version of Sognu, which appeared on The Nouvelle edition of Cantero and on the CD Single, called "I would dream about her" was written by the acclaimed International UK songwriter Dele Ladimeji.
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