"Lane moje" ( sr-cyr, Лане моје, ; literally "My Fawn", figuratively "My Darling") is the name of the song performed by Serbian musician

Željko Joksimović Željko Joksimović ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Јоксимовић, ; born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian vocalist, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar an ...

at the

Eurovision Song Contest 2004 The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the 49th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, following the country's victory at the with the song "Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener. Organised by the European Broa ...

for , in which it finished second. Inspired by traditional Serbian music (also called ''ethno''), in the style of a

ballad A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

, it won in the semi-finals but ultimately lost closely to "

Wild Dances "Wild Dances" is a single by Ukrainian singer-songwriter Ruslana. The song, representing , won the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 held in Istanbul with a score of 280 points. A Ukrainian-language version called "Dyki tantsi" () was released in Rus ...

", finishing second scoring 263 points, becoming the first non-winning song in the contest, along with 's entry "

Shake It "Shake It" is a song by American pop band Metro Station, released as the third single (and debut British single) from the group's 2007 self-titled debut studio album. "Shake It" was the band's first charting single, peaking at number 10 on the ...

", to score over 200 points. The song set a trend of world music strategy in the competition by the former Yugoslav republics. The song has become popular amongst many Eurovision fans and it is often rated as one of the best non-winning songs. Joksimović went on to compose Bosnia's 2006 entry, Serbia's 2008 entry, to host the 2008 Contest, to perform Serbia's 2012 entry and to compose Montenegro's 2015 entry.

Track list

# "Lane moje" # "Good bye" # "Lane moje (Instrumental version)" # "Lane moje (Eastern mix by Alek)" # "Lane moje (Trancefusion mix by Dream Team)"

Charts

References

External links

"Lane moje"

Official Video Clip "Lane moje"
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