"Everybody" was the winner of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2001, performed in
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
by
Tanel Padar and
Dave Benton
Dave Benton (born 31 January 1951, birth name Efrén Eugene Benita) is a pop musician from Aruba who lives in Estonia. He is one of the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. At the age of 50 years and 101 days at the time of his victory, ...
, along with
2XL, for . It was the first victory by one of the countries that debuted in the contest in the 1990s after the fall of the Iron Curtain.
Background
The song was performed twentieth on the night, following 's
Michelle
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People
* Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael
* Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle"
* Michelle (German singer)
* Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottis ...
with "
Wer Liebe lebt
Germany was represented by Michelle in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Wer Liebe lebt", composed by Gino Trovatello and Matthias Stingl with lyrics by Eva Richter, was chosen to represent Germany.
Before Eurovision
Countdown G ...
" and preceding 's
Fabrizio Faniello
Fabrizio Faniello (born 27 April 1981) is a Maltese pop singer. He represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and 2006.
Family
Fabrizio Faniello is the eldest of three children born to Vincenzo and Anna Faniello. He has two y ...
with "
Another Summer Night
Malta competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, held on 12 May 2001 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Maltese entry was selected through the Malta Song for Europe contest, where the winner was Fabrizio Faniello with the song "Ano ...
". At the close of voting, it had received 198 points (12 from , , , , , , , and the ), with the win coming at the head of a 23-song field.
Tanel had previously provided backing vocals for Estonia's
2000 entry, sung by
Eda-Ines Etti
Eda-Ines Etti (, born 26 May 1981), also known as simply Ines, is an Estonian singer and songwriter. Etti represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song " Once in a Lifetime", placing fourth. Until their win the following ...
, his then girlfriend. Tanel and Dave were supported by a backing group of four, 2XL:
Lauri Pihlap, Kaido Põldma, Sergei Morgun and Indrek Soom.
The song was followed as Estonian representative at the
2002 contest, held in the Estonian capital of
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
, by
Sahlene
Anna Cecilia Sahlin (born 11 May 1976), known professionally as Anna Sahlene and formerly by the one-word stage name Sahlene, is a Swedish performer best known as a singer: she placed third at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with " Runaway" ...
with "
Runaway
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Engineering
* Runaway reaction, a chemical reaction releasing more heat than what can be removed and becoming uncontrollable
* Thermal runaway, self-increase of the reaction rate of an exothermic proce ...
".
Content
Lyrically, the song is simply an invitation to party, with the duo singing that "every night's a Friday night". The song is famous for two major reasons: Benton is the oldest contestant to win the grand prize as well as the first Black contestant to do so.
Maarja-Liis Ilus has recorded a cover version.
Track listings
;CD single
# "Everybody" (Original Version) – 2:56
# "Everybody" (Instrumental) – 2:56
;CD Maxi-single
# "Everybody" (Original Version) – 3:00
# "Everybody" (Pierre J's Radio Mix) – 3:39
# "Everybody" (Pierre J's Club Mix) – 7:06
# "Everybody" (Instrumental) – 2:57
Charts
References
Eurovision songs of Estonia
Eurovision songs of 2001
Eurovision Song Contest winning songs
Universal Records singles
2001 songs
Songs with music by Ivar Must
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