My Heart Is Yours
Encyclopedia
"My Heart Is Yours" is a Norwegian
pop
ballad
composed by Hanne Sørvaag
and Fredrik Kempe
and performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen
. On 6 February 2010, it was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
, held in Bærum
in May 2010. It won the Norwegian final by a landslide, beating the second place with almost twice as many votes.
In Norway, there was much discussion about Solli-Tangen's English pronunciation of the word "heart", as it could sound like he sang hard, resulting in the line "my hard is yours".
At the Eurovision final, Norway came 20th out of 25, with 35 points.
'My Heart Is Yours' was certified Platinum in Norway and received dance mixes by 7th Heaven.
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...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
ballad
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...
composed by Hanne Sørvaag
Hanne Sørvaag
Hanne Margrethe Fredriksen Sørvaag is a Norwegian singer/songwriter born in Stavanger, Norway, December 27, 1979. She is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden....
and Fredrik Kempe
Fredrik Kempe
Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco....
and performed by Didrik Solli-Tangen
Didrik Solli-Tangen
Didrik Solli-Tangen is a Norwegian singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "My Heart Is Yours".-Biography:...
. On 6 February 2010, it was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
, held in Bærum
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
in May 2010. It won the Norwegian final by a landslide, beating the second place with almost twice as many votes.
In Norway, there was much discussion about Solli-Tangen's English pronunciation of the word "heart", as it could sound like he sang hard, resulting in the line "my hard is yours".
At the Eurovision final, Norway came 20th out of 25, with 35 points.
'My Heart Is Yours' was certified Platinum in Norway and received dance mixes by 7th Heaven.
Track listing
Digital download:- "My Heart Is Yours" - 3:05'
- "My Heart Is Yours (7H Radio Remix)" - 2:56'
- "My Heart Is Yours (7H Club Remix)" - 7:24'
- "My Heart Is Yours (Karaoke Version)" - 3:16'
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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External links
- Official music video - Youtube