- Salvem el món
Infobox Single
Name = Salvem El Món (Let's Save the World)
Artist = Anonymous
Genre =Punk rock
Length = 2:58
This single = "Salvem El Món" (2007)
Next single = "TBA"
Misc =Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Andorra "Salvem el món"
caption =
year = 2007
country = Andorra
artist =Niki Francesca ,
Guillem Gallego,
Alejandro Martínez
as = Anonymous
with =
language =
languages = Catalan, English
composer =Niki Francesca ,
Guillem Gallego,
Alejandro Martínez
lyricist =Niki Francesca ,
Guillem Gallego,
Alejandro Martínez
conductor =
place =
points =
place_semi = 12th
points_semi = 80
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2007ad from Diggiloo Thrush]
clip =
prev = Sense Tu
prev_link = Sense Tu
next = Casanova
next_link = Casanova (Gisela song)"Salvem el món" (English translation: "Let's Save The World") was the
Andorra n entry in theEurovision Song Contest 2007 , performed in Catalan and English by Anonymous. This was the first Andorran entry not to feature monolingual Catalan lyrics and not to be performed by a female soloist, with all the members of the band being male.The song is apop punk number, the first such song ever to be performed at the Contest. Lead singer "N!ki" sings about his disbelief at the state of the world, remarking that "The world is in danger and you don't do anything". He sings that this is due to the fact that everyone is only interested in their own lives, and is unwilling to do anything for the greater good. Thus, he proposes that everyone unite and think about things they can do to improve the world. The chorus is delivered in English, with the band singing that humanity as a whole has treated the world badly, having in fact "turned [it] upside down". The theme of a call to action was made more explicit in the performance, with N!ki calling out "Thankyou! We can still save the world!" after the song was finished.As Andorra had not previously qualified for the final, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed twenty-first (following
Malta 'sOlivia Lewis with "Vertigo" and precedingHungary 'sMagdi Rúzsa with "Unsubstantial Blues "). At the close of voting, it had received 80 points, placing 12th in the 28-strong field and thus missing out on qualifying for the final by two places. This was, however, Andorra's best result - with their entry in 2006 coming last in the semi-final, for example.Following the Contest, the song charted at number 3 in the Spanish chart.
References
*citeweb|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?2007ad|title=2007 Andorra|author=Diggiloo Thrush|accessdate=2007-06-10
*citeweb|url=http://www.freewebs.com/anonymouspunkrock/|title=Fan home page|accessdate=2007-06-15
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