C'est ma vie
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"C'est ma vie" is a ballad
type song by Evelina Sašenko
that respresented Lithuania
at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
, held in Düsseldorf
, Germany
, after winning both the televote and jury voting in Eurovizija 2011
, the national selection show for Lithuania
. The song is sung mostly in English
but has some phrases in French
too.
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
type song by Evelina Sašenko
Evelina Sašenko
Evelina Sašenko born 26 July 1987 in Rūdiškės) is a Polish-Lithuanian jazz singer, who was born and lives in Lithuania. She represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. She is also known for participating in various television projects.Sašenko was born into Polish-Ukrainian family...
that respresented Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
, held in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, after winning both the televote and jury voting in Eurovizija 2011
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selcting their entry through a series of semifinals and a televised national final. This was the country's twelfth participation in the contest.-Participation:...
, the national selection show for Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. The song is sung mostly in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
but has some phrases in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
too.