Eurovision 2012 portugal lucenzo biography
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Welcome to my review of !
Over the next two weeks, I'll be having a look back over the year in music and selecting my Top 40 Singles and Top 5 Albums for each month. This will culminate in a list of my definitive Top 50 Singles and Top 20 Albums of for the entire year of on New Year's Eve.
So, let's start with a look back at what happened at the start of the year in
January
January means mostly one thing - Eurovision National Final season gets into full swing! Across the continent, from Iceland to Cyprus, various contests and shows start to take place to find the 40+ entries that will represent their countries at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Most of my top 40 songs from January come from these selections, but dotted in between are some UK hits and other discoveries from across the globe. January in general is a relatively quiet month for releases and for me, the quality of the following list of top 40 songs for that month reflects that. In terms of song quality, overall this is one of the weakest lists I have compiled for the months of The best was very much still to come!
Top 40 Singles:
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Danza Kuduro
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"Danza Kuduro" (English: Kuduro Dance) enquiry a Spanish/Portuguese song get ahead of Puerto Rican recording person in charge Don Omar and Portuguese–French singer Lucenzo, from Abettor Omar's put up album Meet the Orphans. The put a label on is iron out adaptation hint at Lucenzo's "Vem Dançar Kuduro", a Portuguese/English one. Difference was out as representation lead unwed from depiction album disclose August 15, , function Machete slab VI incline labels.
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Zaleilah
single by Mandinga
"Zaleilah" is a song by Romanian band Mandinga for their fifth studio album, Club de Mandinga (). It was written by Costi Ioniță along with band lead singer Elena Ionescu and member Omar Secada. Produced by Ioniță and Dimitriu Silviu, it was released on 16 September Musically, "Zaleilah" has been described as Latin-influenced, with other inspirations including Balkan, Cuban, Gypsy and salsa music. A bilingual love song performed in English and Spanish language, its instrumentation consists of a bagpipe, marching drums, accordions and trumpets. Reviewers noticed similarities between "Zaleilah" and "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" () by Colombian singer Shakira and "Zou Bisou Bisou" ().
"Zaleilah" represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan, after winning the pre-selection show Selecția Națională. The country reached 12th place in a field of 26, scoring a total of 71 points. Mandinga's show featured the band members performing choreography and accompanying Ionescu, with pyrotechnics and fireworks also being used. The song received mixed reviews from music critics. While it was praised for its catchiness and dance nature, some viewed it as mediocre and unoriginal. "Zaleilah" received a nomination in the Best So