- Fight (song)
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Moldova "Fight"
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year = 2007
country = Moldova
artist = Natalia Barbu
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with =
language = English
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composer = Alexandru Braşoveanu
lyricist = Elena Buga
conductor =
place = 10th
points = 109
place_semi = 10th
points_semi = 91
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2007md from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = "Loca"
prev_link = Loca
next = "Century of Love"
next_link = Century of Love"Fight" was theMoldova n entry in theEurovision Song Contest 2007 , performed in English byNatalia Barbu . The song was written byElena Buga and composed byAlexandru Braşoveanu .The song is a rock-based number, comparable to
Within Temptation orEvanescence in sound. Barbu sings about the need to "fight" in order "to face this cruel world", and sings that this is in fact the only way to get ahead. The melody line is provided by aviolin , which Barbu herself plays in the video, as well as playing in the live performances. Barbu laughingly said that even though she couldn't play live at Eurovision (the rules forbid this), the background track violin is played by her and that it was actually a very easy part since she has been playing since she was seven years old.The video features a number of schoolboys racing each other over what appears to be an unmarked cross-country course. Over the course of the song, all of the boys with one exception fall over, leaving one as the only victor.
During her performances, Barbu wore a
bodysuit as well as pants which appeared to be very low-slung.BBC commentatorTerry Wogan made reference to this and urged his viewers to call out "Pull your pants up!" at the start of the song.As Moldova had not finished the previous Contest in the top ten, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed ninth (following
Switzerland 'sDJ BoBo with "Vampires Are Alive " and preceding theNetherlands 'Edsilia Rombley with "On Top of the World"). At the close of voting, it had received 91 points, placing 10th in a field of 28 and qualifying Moldova for the final.In the final, it was performed 24th (following
Armenia 'sHayko with "Anytime You Need "). At the close of voting, it had received 109 points, placing 10th in a field of 24.
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