Algo pequeñito
"Algo pequeñito" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalɣo pekeˈɲito], "Something Tiny") is a song recorded by Spanish singer Daniel Diges. The song was written by Jesús Cañadilla, Luis Miguel de la Varga, Alberto Jodar and Daniel Diges himself.[1][2] It is best known as the Spanish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, in Oslo.
| "Algo pequeñito" | ||||
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| Single by Daniel Diges | ||||
| from the album Daniel Diges | ||||
| Released | 13 April 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
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| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Spain | |||
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| Producer(s) | Alejandro de Pinedo | |||
| Daniel Diges singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2010 entry | ||||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 15th | |||
| Final points | 68 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "La noche es para mí" (2009) | ||||
| "Que me quiten lo bailao" (2011) ► | ||||
The song, which is based on the classic waltz rhythm, was the winner of the Spanish national final Eurovisión: Destino Oslo, held on 22 February.[3][4] It is the first single released from his self-titled album Daniel Diges.
Background edit
"Algo pequeñito" is the second song ever written by its author, Jesús Cañadilla, a fan of the Eurovision Song Contest. He had previously written the song "Sumando puntos" to submit it to the Spanish Eurovision preselection of 2009, sung by himself under the stage name Bayarte. Once he had written the song "Algo pequeñito" he contacted several potential performers without luck. He eventually contacted actor Daniel Diges through a friend and he liked the song. On 5 January 2010, seven days before the closing date for submissions for the Spanish Eurovision national final, Daniel Diges flew from Tenerife, where he was on tour with the musical Mamma Mia!, to Madrid to record the song. Alejandro de Pinedo took charge of the musical production.[5]
Versions edit
Once the song was chosen as the Spanish Eurovision entry, a mastered version was made public on March 11, 2010. In the mastered version, computer sounds were replaced by real instruments and Daniel gave the song a more rock influence with his vocal performance, mirroring his live performance at the Spanish national final.[6][7] On 13 April 2010 the song was made available for digital download on iTunes.[8]
Daniel Diges' first album, self-titled Daniel Diges, includes the mastered Eurovision version of the song and an alternative swing-jazz version.[9][10]
Eurovision 2010 edit
The song automatically qualified for the final of the contest on 29 May 2010. It finished 15th with 68 points.
The performance at the finals was disturbed as a known Catalan stunt-man named Jaume Marquet Cot (better known as Jimmy Jump) stormed the stage during Diges' performance. In accordance with the rules he was allowed to perform again after the last song.[11][12][13][14][15]
Music video edit
During the second weekend of March 2010 (12–14 March), a music video for "Algo pequeñito" was shot by director Santiago Tabernero at outdoor and indoor locations in Madrid. The video, released on 19 March, is set in an abandoned circus that comes back to life with the song, and depicts Daniel Diges as the circus master.[16][17][18]
Covers edit
In 2011, Anne-Marie David, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, covered the song with most lyrics in French.[19]
Charts edit
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Spanish Singles Chart[20] | 5 |
References edit
- ^ "Daniel Diges canta "Algo pequeñito"" (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión Española. February 23, 2010.
- ^ "Spain 2010 profile". Eurovision.tv (Official site).
- ^ Hondal, Victor (February 22, 2010). . ESCToday. Archived from the original on February 25, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
- ^ Escudero, Victor M. (February 22, 2010). "Spain: Daniel Diges to Oslo!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
- ^ "La historia tras el vals que irá a Eurovisión". El País (in Spanish). February 25, 2010.
- ^ "Daniel Diges, el representante de TVE en Eurovisión, graba la nueva versión masterizada de "Algo pequeñito"" (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión Española. March 11, 2010.
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (March 12, 2010). "Daniel releases mastered version of "Algo pequeñito"". ESCToday.
- ^ "Algo pequeñito (Eurovisión) - Single". iTunes.
- ^ "Daniel Diges: "Mi álbum tendrá dos versiones de 'Algo pequeñito'"" (in Spanish). Rtve.es. April 19, 2010.
- ^ Hondal, Victor (May 1, 2010). "Spain: Daniel Diges' debut CD in stores on May 11". Esctoday.com. from the original on May 3, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ . Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. May 29, 2010. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ "Spania får fremføre på nytt". NRK (in Norwegian). NRK. May 29, 2010. from the original on June 1, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ "Jimmy Jump sprang in på scenen mitt i direktsändning i Eurovision Song Contest-finalen under Spaniens bidrag | Melodifestivalen 2010 | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ . Lavozdegalicia.es. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ nrk. "Esc: Jimmy Jump Crashes Eurovision-Stage". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión Española. March 15, 2010. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ (in Spanish). Radiotelevisión Española. March 19, 2010. Archived from the original on March 22, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (March 15, 2010). "Making of "Algo pequeñito" video". ESCToday.
- ^ "Anne-Marie David versiona Algo pequeñito de Daniel Diges". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). November 24, 2011.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Daniel Diges – Algo pequeñito". Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien.
External links edit
- Official music video at YouTube
- Profile and lyrics at Eurovision.tv
- Profile and lyrics at BBC Online
- Profile and lyrics at The Diggiloo Thrush