Run Away (SunStroke Project and Olia Tira song)

Background

Conception

"Run Away" was composed by Anton Ragoza and Sergey Stepanov with English lyrics by Alina Galetskaya. The inspiration for the "Epic Jazz Jive" came from observing ducks, waddling through sand, on the beach.

Eurovision

On 27 February–6 March 2010, "Run Away" performed by SunStroke Project and Olia Tira competed in **, the national selection organised by Teleradio-Moldova (TRM) to select its song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. The song won the competition so it became the , and SunStroke Project and Olia Tira the performers, for Eurovision. It gained the maximum number of points from both the juries and the televotes.

On 25 May 2010, the first semi-final for the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Telenor Arena in Oslo hosted by Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK), and broadcast live throughout the continent. SunStroke Project and Olia Tira performed "Run Away" first on the evening, placing tenth and qualifying for the final. On 29 May 2010, the Eurovision Song Contest grand final was held at the same venue and SunStroke Project and Olia Tira performed "Run Away" fourth on the evening. At the close of voting, the song had received 27 points, placing twenty-second in a field of twenty-five. The rules of the contest prohibited musical instruments being played on stage, meaning Stepanov was not actually playing the saxophone at all, but rather synchronising movements with a prerecorded track.

Aftermath

After the contest, "Run Away" would also become the subject of a major internet meme surrounding the saxophone solos performed by saxophonist Sergey Stepanov who, in a phenomenon similar to Rickrolling and Trololo, was dubbed the "Epic Sax Guy" in videos on YouTube.{{cite news |title= Is this guy the Web's new rickroll? |first= Damon |last= Brown |url= http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/08/02/damon.brown.epic.sax.guy/

Charts

References

References

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