I Love You Mi Vida
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"I Love You Mi Vida" is a song performed by the Spanish
boyband D'Nash
.
The song was entered into Misión Eurovisión 2007
, which is the Spanish
national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest
.
The song was Spain's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
in the Hartwall Areena
in Helsinki
, Finland
. In the final, it was performed second, following Bosnia and Herzegovina
's Marija Šestić
with "Rijeka bez imena
" and preceding Belarus
' Dmitry Koldun
with "Work Your Magic
". It finished 20th with 43 points, a similar result from that of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
with Las Ketchup
's "Un Blodymary
", which finished 21st with only 18 points.
The song was succeeded as Spanish representative
at the 2008 Contest
by Rodolfo Chikilicuatre
with "Baila el Chiki-chiki
".
The co-writer of the music for "I Love You Mi Vida", Thomas G:son
, also composed the song for Norway
's contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
, which was "Ven a bailar conmigo
" performed by the Norwegian artist Guri Schanke
.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
boyband D'Nash
D'NASH
D'Nash is a Spanish boy band, best known for representing Spain in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest.-Members:* Basty - real name: Esteban Piñero Camacho - born 28 February 1981, Cádiz...
.
Misión Eurovisión 2007
Misión Eurovisión 2007 is the show in which Spain selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, which was held in Helsinki, Finland on May 12, 2007. Misión Eurovisión 2007 was held throughout January and February 2007. The songs and singers was selected separately...
, which is the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
.
The song was Spain's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
in the Hartwall Areena
Hartwall Areena
Hartwall Areena is a large multifunctional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
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...
. In the final, it was performed second, following Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
's Marija Šestić
Marija Šestic
Marija Šestić is a Bosnian Serb singer and musician. She is most known for representing Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland...
with "Rijeka bez imena
Rijeka bez imena
"Rijeka bez imena" is a song performed by Marija Šestić. It represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland, and it was the opening track of the final....
" and preceding Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
' Dmitry Koldun
Dmitry Koldun
Dmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date...
with "Work Your Magic
Work Your Magic
"Work Your Magic" is the most successful single released from Dmitry Koldun to date. The song ranked 6th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Note that the word Koldun in Russian means magician or sorcerer....
". It finished 20th with 43 points, a similar result from that of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
with Las Ketchup
Las Ketchup
Las Ketchup is a Latin Grammy Award nominated 4-girl group composed of sisters Lola Muñoz, Pilar Muñoz, Lucía Muñoz and Rocío Muñoz from Córdoba in Andalucia, Spain. They are the daughters of Juan Muñoz, a flamenco guitarist known as Tomatito , which is not the same as famous and virtuoso flamenco...
's "Un Blodymary
Un Blodymary (song)
"Un Blodymary" was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in Spanish by Las Ketchup.Spain's status as one of the "Big Four" guaranteed the song a final berth...
", which finished 21st with only 18 points.
The song was succeeded as Spanish representative
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest
Spain debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, finishing 9th. Since 1999, Spain is one of the "Big Five" and therefore automatically allowed to participate in the final because they are the five biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union.Spain has won the contest...
at the 2008 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
by Rodolfo Chikilicuatre
Rodolfo Chikilicuatre
Rodolfo Chikilicuatre ; is a Spanish comedic character played by David Fernández Ortiz and first introduced in the Spanish late night show Buenafuente as an improvisational act. Rodolfo was interviewed as the inventor of the vibrator-guitar...
with "Baila el Chiki-chiki
Baila el Chiki-chiki
"Baila el Chiki-chiki" is a song by Rodolfo Chikilicuatre and Spain's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, in Belgrade, Serbia...
".
Music and lyrics
The original lyrics were completely in Spanish except the words of the title "I love you". In the final version for Helsinki, new English words were added to the song.The co-writer of the music for "I Love You Mi Vida", Thomas G:son
Thomas G:son
Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs...
, also composed the song for Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
's contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
, which was "Ven a bailar conmigo
Ven a bailar conmigo
"Ven a bailar conmigo" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English and Spanish by Guri Schanke....
" performed by the Norwegian artist Guri Schanke
Guri Schanke
Guri Schanke is a Norwegian actress and singer. She is known in Norway for her acting career, and was part of the 2005 round of the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, where she came in second....
.