Ven a bailar conmigo
| "Ven a bailar conmigo" | |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 entry | |
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| Artist(s) | |
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| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result |
18th
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| Semi-final points |
48
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| Final result |
DNQ
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| Final points |
DNQ
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| Appearance chronology | |
| ◄ "Alvedansen" (2006) | |
| "Hold On Be Strong" (2008) ► | |
"Ven a bailar conmigo" (English: "Come dance with me", Norwegian: "Kom og dans med meg") was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English and Spanish by Guri Schanke.
The song is a Latin-inspired number. Schanke sings about how much she loves to dance and urges her unnamed listener (in Spanish) to "Come dance with me". BBC commentary during the Contest explained that Schanke had participated in a reality-television show with a dancing theme, thus explaining the lyrics.
The song was written and composed by Thomas G:son, who also contributed the Spanish entry at the same Contest - "I Love You Mi Vida". This represents one of a very small number of Contests where the same writer has represented two countries at once.
Guri Schanke won the Norwegian semi final in Melodi Grand Prix 2007 on January 27, and "Ven a bailar conmigo" soon became a hit on Gay bars in Oslo,[1] to which her response was "Fantastic! I love it!".[2] Schanke performed the song in the Norwegian national final (February 10, 2007), in the English language, however the title of the song is in Spanish and means "Come Dance With Me". It scored shared 2nd place by the judges, but was a runaway winner by the televiewers, receiving almost 95 000 televotes.
The Norwegian entry's stage performance bore several similarities to that of "Tango! Tango!", another Latino song by Thomas G:son, performed by Petra Nielsen in Swedish Melodifestivalen 2004.
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