Da Da Dam
Encyclopedia
"Da Da Dam" is a ballad
type song by Finnish
Paradise Oskar
and it is the Finnish
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
, qualifying for the finale. Da Da Dam came 21st in the final with 57 points. The song tells a story of a boy who decides to make a stand to try to save the planet, gets universally ignored, but continues to persevere. Both the lyrics and music are by the singer himself. It is the first single from his debut album Sunday Songs
.
As Finland did not qualify for the final in last year's contest, this song was performed in the first semi-final. Here, it was performed tenth, following Eldrine
from Georgia
with "One More Day
" and preceding Malta
's Glen Vella
with One Life
. Oskar is accompanied by his own guitar.
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 Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Paradise Oskar
Paradise Oskar
Axel Ehnström, and better known by his stage name Paradise Oskar, is a Finnish singer-songwriter. He represented Finland in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsselldorf with the song "Da Da Dam"....
and it is the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
entry in 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...
, qualifying for the finale. Da Da Dam came 21st in the final with 57 points. The song tells a story of a boy who decides to make a stand to try to save the planet, gets universally ignored, but continues to persevere. Both the lyrics and music are by the singer himself. It is the first single from his debut album Sunday Songs
Sunday Songs
Sunday Songs is the debut album from Finnish singer-songwriter Paradise Oskar, it was released on May 2, 2011. The first single released from the album "Da Da Dam" was released on 16 February 2011.-Singles:...
.
As Finland did not qualify for the final in last year's contest, this song was performed in the first semi-final. Here, it was performed tenth, following Eldrine
Eldrine
Eldrine is a Georgian rock band that represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song called One More Day. The current line-up consists of 6 band members: Sophio Toroshelidze, Mikheil Chelidze, Irakli Bibilashvili, David Changoshvili, Tamar Shekiladze and Beso Tsikhelashvili...
from Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
with "One More Day
One More Day
-Music:* One More Day , an album by Diamond Rio** "One More Day" * "One More Day" * "One More Day" * "One More Day", a song by the pop rock band Stellar*...
" and preceding Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
's Glen Vella
Glen Vella
Glen Vella is a Maltese singer. He started his singing career at the age of 13. He studied both practical and theory in voice and piano. He is certificated in voice coaching from the Victoria Music and Arts Collage London...
with One Life
One Life (Glen Vella song)
"One Life" is a song by Maltese singer Glen Vella which won the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2011 final on Saturday 12 February 2011. The song will be representing Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany...
. Oskar is accompanied by his own guitar.
Chart performance
"Da Da Dam" made its first chart appearance debuting at number 6 on the Finnish Singles Chart.| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finland Download Chart | 6 |
| Finland Airplay Chart | 4 |
Track listing
Release history
| Country | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 16 February 2011 | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |