- Teenage Life
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|United Kingdom "Teenage Life"
caption =
year = 2006
country = United Kingdom
artist =Daz Sampson
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with =
language = English
languages =
composer = John Matthews,Daz Sampson
lyricist = John Matthews,Daz Sampson
place = 19th
points = 25
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points_semi =
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2006uk English]
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prev = Touch My Fire
prev_link = Touch My Fire
next = Flying the Flag (for You)
next_link = Flying the Flag (for You)"Teenage Life" was the British entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 , which was sung byDaz Sampson in English.On
4 March 2006 , Sampson had won theBBC show "Making Your Mind Up" [cite news | date=2006-03-04 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4774670.stm | title=Dance track wins Eurovision vote | publisher=BBC News | accessdate=2006-05-18] with the song "Teenage Life", which was written and produced with John Matthews (akaRicardo Autobahn ) from theCuban Boys , who were responsible for the "Hampster Dance" hit "Cognoscenti Vs. Intelligentsia " in1999 . The song entered theUK Singles Chart on14 May 2006 reaching the Top 10 the next week and peaking at number 8.As a result of winning "Making Your Mind Up", he represented the UK in the
Eurovision Song Contest on20 May 2006 inAthens , but only 10 of the 39 eligible countries voted for Sampson and his total score was 25 points, placing him 19th out of the 24 acts (winning actLordi , fromFinland , amassed 292 points).References
External links
* [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2006uk Lyrics] at Diggiloo Thrush
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