"Planet of the Children" ( bg, Планетата на децата, translit=Planetata na detsata) is the debut single by
Bulgarian
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* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
* Bulgarian alphabet
* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
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child singer
Krisia Todorova
Krisia Marinova Todorova ( bg, Крисия Маринова Тодорова, born 1 June 2004) is a Bulgarian singer, composer and songwriter. Along with Ignatov Brothers, she represented Bulgaria at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 ...
and pianists
Hasan & Ibrahim. It represented
Bulgaria
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at the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 12th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place, for the first time, in Malta. This was the third time that the contest was hosted by the winning country. Maltese nationa ...
, placing second with 147 points.
The song is about a fairy willing to wake the child inside everyone because wars, fear and famine do not exist on the children's planet, but goodness only.
Background
Krisia became the Bulgarian representative as Pavel Stanchev, executive director of bTV Media Group, had received a call from the national broadcaster of the country
BNT
The Bulgarian National Television (Bulgarian: Българска национална телевизия, ''Balgarska natsionalna televizia'') or BNT (БНТ), stylized as ·Б·Н·Т· since 2018, is a public television broadcaster of Bulgaria. ...
.
Composition
"Planet of the Children" is a ballad written in the key of
A minor
A minor is a minor scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has no flats and no sharps. Its relative major is C major and its parallel major is A major.
The A natural minor scale is:
:
Changes ...
by Evgeni Dimitrov,
Slavi Trifonov
Stanislav Todorov Trifonov ( bg, Станислав Тодоров Трифонов; born 18 October 1966), known as Slavi Trifonov ( bg, Слави Трифонов), is a Bulgarian TV host, musician and politician. Trifonov is mainly active i ...
and Krisia. It has a duration of exactly three minutes. The vocal range of the singer expands from A
3 to E
5.
Music video
Firstly premiered on the Ninth of October on
bTV (''
Slavi's Show
''Slavi's Show'' ( bg, Шоуто на Слави) was a long-running Bulgarian evening talk show aired every workday on bTV from 22:30 to 23:30 EET and hosted by Slavi Trifonov. Occasionally, the show also aired live at 20:00 EET.
The program ...
''), the music video is set in a spacious hall with two grand pianos (black and white) inside intended for Hasan and Ibrahim. With the purpose of improving the video,
theatrical smoke was used.
Krisia appears in four different dress sets which she frequently changes. This was seen from the humorous point of view by the authors of ''Wiwibloggs'': "The songs competing at Junior Eurovision 2014 are being revealed faster than we can count dress changes in Krisia’s official video".
Live performances
Krisia first sang "Planet of the Children" live on BNT's 55th anniversary show in late October 2014.
Krisia sang the song once again on 15 November, at the 12th annual
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest (often shortened to JESC, Junior Eurovision or Junior EuroSong) is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) annually since 2003. It is held in a diff ...
in Malta. Despite being one of the favorites to win, "Planet of the Children" came in second with 147 points. For her performance, Todorova wore a black-and-white ballgown with a red bow.
Critical reception
Most of the reviews contain positive criticism. Ghassan Al Kaziri of ''Oikotimes'' believes that "besides a well produced video, the tune is simply one of the best ever submitted to a Junior Eurovision Song Contest edition, not to mention that Krisia is giving a promising performance. If she sings like that during the live stage presentation, Bulgaria could be a dark horse for the trophy." ''Junioreurosong'' describe the song as "powerful ballad that is actually quite catchy". They consider that if Krisia sings as good as usual, that would be appreciated, as does Kaziri.
Bulgaria with a strong entry!
Junioreurosong.net. Retrieved 2014/10/17.
References
External links
Official video
Live performance on BNT's 55th anniversary show
{{Bulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Bulgarian songs
Songs about children
Peace songs
Junior Eurovision songs
2014 songs