Strings Of My Heart
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"Strings Of My Heart" was the Croatia
n entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
, performed in English
(the first time the country had not sung at least partially in Croatian
) by Vanna
.
The song was performed tenth on the night, following Latvia
's Arnis Mednis with "Too Much" and preceding Portugal
's MTM
with "Só sei ser feliz assim
". At the close of voting, it had received 42 points, placing 10th in a field of 23. For her Eurovision appearance, Vanna wore a top and trousers of a colour seemingly chosen to match her hair- a light, golden colour. She was joined on stage by five backing performers- a female violinist, two singers (one male, one female), who provided vocal accompaniment, and two male singers who entered the stage for the last chorus, and provided vocal accompaniment.
The song is a love ballad, with the singer asking her lover to "play the strings of my heart" rather than leave.
It was succeeded as Croatian representative
at the 2002 contest
by Vesna Pisarović
with "Everything I Want
".
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm...
, performed 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...
(the first time the country had not sung at least partially in Croatian
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
) by Vanna
Vanna (singer)
Ivana Ranilović-Vrdoljak is a pop singer from Croatia. She is also known with her artist name Vanna.-Biography:...
.
The song was performed tenth on the night, following Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
's Arnis Mednis with "Too Much" and preceding Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
's MTM
MTM (group)
MTM is a boy band group from Portugal. They represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the pop song in Portuguese "Só sei ser feliz assim" which translates in "Only Can Be Happy This Way". Although the song was an up beat number it received only 18 points , placing them in 17th...
with "Só sei ser feliz assim
Só Sei Ser Feliz Assim
"Só sei ser feliz assim" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, performed in Portuguese by MTM , made up of Portuguese singers Marco Quelhas, who also wrote the song, and Tony Jackson...
". At the close of voting, it had received 42 points, placing 10th in a field of 23. For her Eurovision appearance, Vanna wore a top and trousers of a colour seemingly chosen to match her hair- a light, golden colour. She was joined on stage by five backing performers- a female violinist, two singers (one male, one female), who provided vocal accompaniment, and two male singers who entered the stage for the last chorus, and provided vocal accompaniment.
The song is a love ballad, with the singer asking her lover to "play the strings of my heart" rather than leave.
It was succeeded as Croatian representative
Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Croatia has participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 18 times, participating every year since their debut in 1993. Together with Sweden and Malta, and the 5 countries that are for financial reasons entitled to take part every year, Croatia is one of the few countries that has not missed a...
at the 2002 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
by Vesna Pisarović
Vesna Pisarovic
Vesna Pisarović is a Croatian pop singer.Pisarović was born in Brčko, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia and grew up in Požega, Croatia, a part of the same country until she was 13...
with "Everything I Want
Everything I Want
"Everything I Want" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in English by Vesna Pisarović.The song was performed sixth on the night...
".