- Twist of Love
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Denmark "Twist of Love"
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year = 2006
country = Denmark
artist =Sidsel Ben Semmane
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language = English
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composer = Niels Drevsholt
lyricist = Niels Drevsholt
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place = 18th
points = 26
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lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2006dk Lyrics]
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prev = "Talking to You"
prev_link = Talking to You
next = "Drama Queen"
next_link = Drama Queen"Twist of Love" was the Danish entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 , performed in English bySidsel Ben Semmane .As Denmark had finished in the top 10 in the 2005 Contest, the song was pre-qualified for the final. Here, it was performed ninth (following
Germany 'sTexas Lightning with "No No Never " and precedingRussia 'sDima Bilan with "Never Let You Go"). At the close of voting, it had received 26 points, placing 18th in a field of 24 and meaning that Denmark would have to qualify through the semi-final at their next Contest appearance.The song describes the attempts of "this guy called Johnny" to catch the eye of "Connie", a girl who is also being pursued by "O'Smarty". In the event, it turns out that O'Smarty is unable to dance
the twist , while Johnny's prowess means that he wins the girl.
Fittingly, the music is heavily inspired by early rock-n-roll. Indeed, the guitar solo was performed at the Contest in a manner similar to the iconic scene in the "Back to the Future " film.The song had divided opinion prior to the Contest, with many fans arguing that the lyrics were excessively silly - particularly the names of the characters.
Following the Contest, the song was covered by
South Africa nboy band Hi-5 as "Die Twist" (The Twist).It was succeeded as Danish representative at the 2007 Contest by DQ with "
Drama Queen ".
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