- Mum (song)
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"Mum"
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry Country Belarus Artist(s) Polina Smolova Language English Composer(s) Sergey Sukhomlin Lyricist(s) Andrey Kostiugov Finals performance Semi-final result 22nd Semi-final points 10 Appearance chronology ◄ Love Me Tonight (2005) Work Your Magic (2007) ► "Mum" was the Belarusian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Polina Smolova. As the previous Belarusian entry had not finished in the top 10, Smolova performed the song in the semi-final.
The song was performed fifth on the night, following Andorra's Jenny with "Sense tu" and preceding Albania's Luiz Ejlli with "Zjarr e ftohtë". At the close of voting, it had received 10 points, which placed it 22nd (second last) and meant that Belarus would have to take part in the next semi-final as well.
The song is an energetic (Michael Jackson-inspired, according to some publicity) dance number, in which Smolova pleads with her mother to accept her lover. Many reviewers unkindly concentrated on the grammatical innaccuracies of the English of the lyrics ("Say me no more that he's an arrant liar", for example). The performance was similarly energetic, with a number of dancers and backing singers performing acrobatic moves on stage.
Songs of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Final
(by final results)1. "Hard Rock Hallelujah" · 2. "Never Let You Go" · 3. "Lejla" · 4. "Tornerò" · 5. "Invincible" · 6. "We Are the Winners" · 7. "Show Me Your Love" · 8. "Without Your Love" · 9. "Everything" · 10. "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" · 11. "Süper Star" · 12. "Ninanajna" · 12. "Moja štikla" · 14. "Alvedansen" · 14. "No No Never" · 16. "I Hear Your Heart" · 16. "If We All Give A Little" · 18. "Twist of Love" · 19. "Teenage Life" · 20. "Loca" · 21. "Un Blodymary" · 22. "Il était temps" · 23. "Together We Are One" · 24. "I Do"Semi-final only
(did not qualify
for the final)"Amambanda" · "Coisas de nada" · "Congratulations" · "Follow My Heart" · "Je t'adore" · "La Coco-Dance" · "Let Me Cry" · "Mr Nobody" · "Mum" · "Sense tu" · "Through My Window" · "Why Angels Cry" · "Zjarr e ftohtë"Withdrawn "Moja ljubavi" · "Vous, c’est nous"Categories:- Belarus stubs
- Eurovision songs of Belarus
- Eurovision songs of 2006
- Television in Belarus
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