- Yassou Maria
Infobox Single
Name = Yassou Maria
Caption = International cover
Artist =Sarbel
from Album =
A-side =
B-side =
Released =March 7 ,2007
Format = CD Single
Recorded = 2007
Genre =
Length = 12:55
Label =Sony BMG /Columbia
Writer =
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = Se Pira Sovara
(2004)
This single = Yassou Maria
(2007)
Next single = N/A
Misc = Audiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Name = Yassou Maria
Audio file = yassoumariasample.ogg Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Background = khaki
Lower caption = Greek coverInfobox ESC entry
song =
caption =
year = 2007
country = Greece
artist = Sarbel
as =
with =
language = English
languages =
composer = Alex Papakonstantinou, Marcus Englöf
lyricist = "Mack"
conductor =
place = 7th cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/addons/scoreboards/2007/final.html|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Final Scoreboard|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (eurovision .tv)|date=2007-05-12 |accessdate=2007-05-13]
points = 139
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points_semi =
lyrics =
clip =
prev = Everything
prev_link = Everything (Anna Vissi song)
next = Secret Combination
next_link = Secret Combination (song)"Yassou Maria" ( _el. Γειά σου Μαρία) is the song sang by
Sarbel , chosen to representGreece in theEurovision Song Contest 2007 . It was released as a CD single onMarch 7 ,2007 . The title track is composed by Alex Papakonstantinou and Marcus Englöf with lyrics by "Mack". Yassou Maria went gold inGreece on theJune 7 2007 . [ [http://esctoday.com/news/read/8824 Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008 | News - Greece:"Yassou Maria" goes gold ] ]Before Eurovision
Before Eurovision, ERT put together a national final to pick the song and singer to represent
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 . They pickedSarbel ,Tamta , andChristos Dantis .Sarbel enlisted the help of popular Swedish-Greek composer
Alex Papakonstantinou who is responsible for big hits byElena Paparizou .At the national final, Sarbel was accompanied on stage by four female dancers. He wore black leather pants, and a silver shirt. There was blue lights and fire in the background. The choreography was complex which led with some problems with his microphone.
The public chose the song as the winner voting 44.45% while the Jury also appointed him the winner giving him 17.46%. All together, he got an average of 39.69% votes.
By order performed:
The CD single was released on
March 07 ,2007 in Greece and Cyprus by Sony BMG. It includes a duet by Swedish singer Cameron, as well as a remixed song and a Greeklish Version of Yassou Maria. It reached the top position in both countries, being certified gold in Greece.Visits
He has visited
Istanbul andSweden . In Istanbul, he visited the markets with huge success of commercial for his song. In Sweden he came bringing with him T-shirts, hats and Cd's for the Greek imigrants in Sweden. He has performed in a famous Swedish bar, and has been shown around Stockholm.At Eurovision
The song and singer chosen competed in the Eurovision Final in
Helsinki ,Finland onMay 12 ,2007 . Greece were not required to sing in the semi-final asAnna Vissi , Greece's entry at the 2006 contest, reached ninth place.During a draw, Greece was assigned a running order of 10 in the contest. Sarbel appeared after 4 ballads, and before 1 disco song.m He went on stage with 4 girls with short dresses. They used the same dance routine as the Greek National Final, but with minor changes. Those changes included the end part, which used ribbons attached to the girls skirts during the end bridge, with Sarbel as sort of a puppeteer. Later the ribbons were used to make a heart around Sarbel and the girls at the very end.
Greece's entry for the 2007 contest finished in 7th place, 1 point ahead of
Armenia and 6 points behindBelarus Track listing
# "Yassou Maria"
# "Mi Chica" (Greek/English/Spanish mix version) - [Duet with Persian singer Cameron]
# "Yassou Maria" (Greeklish Version)
# "Enas Apo Mas" (Anyone of Us-A Stupid Mistake) [Holiday Mix by Dimitris Kontopoulos]Charts
References
External links
* [http://www.sarbel-forum.tk/ International Sarbel's Forum]
* [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2007gr Lyrics, "Yassou Maria"] at diggiloo.net
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