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I Wanna (Marie N song)
2002 song by Marie N
2002 song by Marie N
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | I Wanna | ||
| cover | Marie N - I Wanna.jpg | ||
| type | single | ||
| artist | Marie N | ||
| album | On a Journey | ||
| released | 2002 | ||
| * Disco<ref name | "Petridis 2023" | ||
| * house<ref name | "Petridis 2023"/ | ||
| length | 3:01 | ||
| label | Baltic | ||
| next_title | I Feel Good | ||
| next_year | 2003 | ||
| misc | {{Infobox song contest entry | embed=yes | |
| song | Latvia "I Wanna" | ||
| year | 2002 | ||
| country | Latvia | ||
| artist | Marija Naumova | ||
| as | Marie N | ||
| language | English | ||
| composer | Marija Naumova | ||
| lyricist | |||
| place | 1st | ||
| points | 176 | ||
| prev | Too Much | ||
| prev_link | Too Much (Arnis Mednis song) | ||
| next | Hello From Mars | ||
| next_link | Hello From Mars | ||
| {{External music video | header | Official performance video | }} |
- Disco
- house
- Marija Naumova
- Marats Samauskis
"I Wanna" is a song composed and recorded by Latvian singer Marie N with lyrics written by herself and Marats Samauskis. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 held in Tallinn, resulting in the country's only ever win at the contest.
Background
Conception
"I Wanna", initially titled as "I Wonna", was composed and recorded by Marie N, with lyrics by herself and Marats Samauskis. The lyrics are relatively simple, with the singer telling her lover that she wants to control their relationship.
Eurovision
On 2 March 2002, "I Wonna" performed by Marie N competed in **, the national final organised by Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) to select its song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition so it became the –and Marie N the performer– for Eurovision.
On 25 May 2002, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn hosted by Eesti Televisioon (ETV), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Marie N performed "I Wanna" twenty-third on the evening, following 's "Samo ljubezen" by Sestre and preceding 's "Happy You" by Aivaras.
At the close of voting, the song had received 176 points, placing first in a field of twenty-four, winning the contest. It marked Latvia's first –and only to date– win in the contest.
The song is memorable for Marie's performance. She began wearing a suit –black in Eirodziesma, white in Eurovision– and a trilby hat, which was removed by one of her dancers. As the song continued, other dancers removed her suit jacket and her shirt, revealing the top of a red dress. The suit trousers were then removed, revealing the bottom half of the short dress. On the final beat of the song, the hem was pulled, revealing the dress to be much longer. This visual performance was also supported by a salsa-style song, which made full use of the more up-beat tempos increasingly finding success in the contests. The song, however, was a commercial failure both in Latvia and Europe.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak |
|---|---|
| position |
References
References
- Petridis, Alexis. (May 11, 2023). "All 69 Eurovision song contest winners – ranked!".
- "I Wanna - lyrics".
- "Latvia: Eirodziesma 2002".
- (25 May 2002). "Eurovision Song Contest 2002".
- "Final of Tallinn 2002".
- (2011-11-09). "Winners of the 2000s - What happened to them?".
- "I Wanna von Marie N".
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