Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)
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| Single by Svetlana Loboda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Anti-Crisis Girl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Dance-Pop, Funk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Svetlana Loboda singles chronology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" (originally titled just Be My Valentine) is a song by Ukrainian singer Svetlana Loboda and was the Ukrainian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow, Russia.
The song also has a Russian version, titled Парень, Ты НиЧё! (Paren, Ti NiCHo).
Eurovision 2009
The song competed in the second semi-final on 14 May 2009 for Ukraine, where it performed 17th in the running order, following Albania's Kejsi Tola and "Carry Me in Your Dreams" and preceding Estonia's Urban Symphony and "Rändajad". It qualified for the final, where it finished 12th with 70 points.[1] Svetlana has stated that she would be using a "Hell Machine", a machine that rotates and descends to the stage in Moscow.[2]
Music video
The music video that was released in late March was not an original creation, but rather a combination of three of Loboda's past videos, namely "Mishka", "Postoy Muschina", and "Ne Macho", and thus Loboda is often seen not singing along to the song's lyrics.
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Greek Billboard Singles Chart[3] | 9 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[4] | 46 |
| Ukrainian Airplay Chart[5] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 167 |
References
- ↑ Results of the finals of Eurovision 2009, Interfax-Ukraine (17 May 2009)
- ↑ Svetlana Loboda from Ukraine is ready to take some risks in Moscow!, Eurovision official website (24 April 2009)
- ↑ Greek Billboard Singles Chart Retrieved 30 May 2009
- ↑ Swedish Singles Chart
- ↑ Ukrainian Airplay Chart Retrieved on 2009-05-25
- ↑ UK Singles Chart
| Preceded by "Shady Lady" by Ani Lorak |
Ukrainian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 |
Succeeded by "Sweet People" by Alyosha |
 Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest | |||||||||||||
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