"Je t'adore" (; "I adore you") is a song by Belgian singer

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. It was the entry in the

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, performed in English (with only the title and the phrase on the chorus in French). It was the seventh song to be performed in this contest and the 999th by counting all songs which had ever performed on Eurovision Song Contest. "Je t'adore" was released in 2006 as the

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from Ryan's third

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'' Alive'' (2006).

Composition

The song is composed in a key of G

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, and has 131

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Song information

The song was performed in the semi-final, as Belgium had not qualified for the final at the . On the night, it was performed seventh, following 's Luiz Ejlli with "

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" and preceding 's Brian Kennedy with "

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". At the close of voting, it had received 69 points, with a maximum of 7 points given by , , and the , placing 12th out of 23 and missing the final – thus forcing that Belgium would have to qualify through the semi-final at their next appearance. The song itself is a

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in a disco style, with Ryan expressing her

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and occasionally lapsing into French to sing . The performance was notable on the night for the neon-tubed microphone stands that Ryan variously sang and danced with, each being moved around by the backing dancers. Pre-contest publicity had credited Ryan with a strong song, however this was not borne out in voting. As a small consolation, the presenter charged with announcing the Belgian votes on the night of the final held up a cardboard sign with the words "We Love Kate Ryan" on it – prompting derisive comments from

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commentator

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, who during the contest said the song sounded like "shut that door" instead of ''je t'adore''.

Formats and track listings

; Belgian CD Single #"Je t'adore" (Eurovision mix) - 3:03 #"Driving Away" (Radio edit) - 3:42 ; German CD Singlediscogs.com
/ref> #"Je t'adore" (Main version) - 4:08 #"Je t'adore" (Eurovision ix) - 3:03 #"Je t'adore" (Extended version) - 5:56 #"Je t'adore" (J-D alternative mix) - 3:24 #"Driving Away" (Radio edit) - 3:40 #"Je t'adore" (Music video)

Official versions and remixes

*"Je T'Adore" (Main version) *"Je T'Adore" (French version) *"Je T'Adore" (J-D alternative mix) *"Je T'Adore" (Eurovision mix) *"Je T'Adore" (Radio edit) *"Je T'Adore" (Extended mix)

Charts

References

External links

Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 2006.

Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Je t'adore".

External links

* {{authority control Eurovision songs of 2006 Eurovision songs of Belgium Kate Ryan songs Songs written by Lisa Greene Songs written by Niklas Bergwall Songs written by Niclas Kings 2006 songs Songs written by Kate Ryan EMI Records singles