Horehronie (song)
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| Single by Kristina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 10 March 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD, radio, digital download | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | H.o.M.E. Production | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Martin Kavulič, Kamil Peteraj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Martin Kavulič | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Horehronie" is a Slovak pop song, composed by Martin Kavulič with lyrics by poet Kamil Peteraj and performed by Kristina, and it was the Slovak entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. It was performed together with a backing vocals Hana servická and dancers: Martin Mikulášek, Peter Živner, David Schimmer & Slavomír Kolkovič. The song is an ode to the Horehronie tourism region. It became the winner of the Slovak music contest Eurosong 2010 on 27 February, getting the largest share of the televote and coming second in the jury vote.[1][2]
The song failed to qualify to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 final from first semifinal on 25 May, reaching 16th place out of 17.
Track listing
Versions of the track were released as a CD single.[3]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Horehronie (Radio Edit)" | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Horehronie (Extended)" | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Horehronie (Acoustic Version)" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Horehronie (KaMa Remix Radio Edit)" | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Horehronie (KaMa Remix Extended)" | 6:35 |
| 6. | "Horehronie (CJ Macintosh & MamboDJ Sirius Club Remix)" | 6:40 |
| 7. | "Horehronie (Karaoke)" | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Stonka (Radio Edit)" | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Stonka (Acoustic Version)" | 3:38 |
| 10. | "Stonka (KaMa Remix Radio Edit)" | 3:20 |
| 11. | "Stonka (KaMa Remix Extended)" | 6:31 |
Total length: |
48:31 | |
Covers
Reggae band from New Zealand, Cornerstone Roots, made a cover of Horehronie in 2010. The band played this song together with Slovak reagge group Medial Banana on Uprising Reggae Festival in Slovakia that year.
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Czech Republic Airplay Chart[4] | 33 |
| Slovakian Airplay Chart[5] | 1 |
| Preceded by "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga "I Like" by Keri Hilson |
Slovak airplay number one single[6] 15 February 2010 – 21 March 2010 (first run) 29 March 2010 - 4 April 2010 (second run) |
Succeeded by "I Like" by Keri Hilson "Stereo Love" by Edward Maya feat. Vika Jigulina |
References
- ↑ Brey, Marco (2010-02-27). "Kristína to represent Slovakia!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ↑ Klier, Marcus (2010-02-27). "Slovakia sends Kristina to the Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ↑ "Kristina–Horehronie". Supermusic.sk. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ↑ Czech Republic Airplay Chart
- ↑ Slovakian Airplay Chart
- ↑ Radio Top 100 Oficiálna IFPI
External links
- Official music video - YouTube