"I Wanna", also known in its original version as "I Wonna", was the winning song in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tallinn, Estonia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Everybody" by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL. Organised by the Euro ...
performed in
English
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by
Marie N
Marija Naumova-Bullīta (born and professionally knows as Marija Naumova 23 June 1973) is a Latvian singer of Russian descent. Under the stage name Marie N, she sings a broad range of music ranging from pop to musical theatre and jazz, and has ...
representing . With this victory, Latvia became the second (and to date last) Baltic state to win the contest ( had achieved the feat ).
The song was performed twenty-third on the night, following 's
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with "
Samo ljubezen
"Samo ljubezen" ("Only love") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The lyrics were written by Barbara Pešut and the music by Robert Pešut. It was performed by Sestre, a trio of transvestite men dressed as airflight attendants, an ...
" and preceding 's
Aivaras
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with "
Happy You". At the close of voting, it had received 176 points, placing 1st in a field of 24. The song, however, was a commercial failure both in
Latvia
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and
Europe
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.
Marie (along with
Brainstorm lead singer
Renārs Kaupers
Renārs Kaupers (sometimes anglicised as Reynard Cowper; born 1 September 1974, in Jelgava) is a Latvian pop/rock singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter who is the vocalist of the band Prāta Vētra (known internationally as Brainstorm).
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) later hosted the
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the 48th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Riga, Latvia, following the country's victory at the with the song " I Wanna" by Marie N. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) a ...
.
Performance at Eurovision
The song is particularly famous for Marie's performance. She began wearing a white suit and a trilby hat, which was removed by one of her dancers. As the song continued, other dancers removed her suit jacket and her dark shirt, revealing the top of a red dress. The suit trousers were then removed, revealing the bottom half of the short dress. On the final beat of the song, the hem was pulled, revealing the dress to be much longer. This visual performance was also supported by a
salsa
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-style song, which made full use of the more up-beat tempos increasingly finding success in the contest.
Content
The lyrics are relatively simple, with the singer telling her lover that she wants to control their relationship.
Track listing
Charts
References
Eurovision songs of Latvia
Eurovision songs of 2002
Eurovision Song Contest winning songs
2002 songs
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