"Don't Break My Heart" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Nicola for her greatest hits albumBest of Nicola (2003) and fourth studio album De mă vei chema (2004). Written by Nicola and produced by her then-husband Mihai Alexandru, it was released as a CD single in 2003 by Cat Music. Musically, "Don't Break My Heart" is an uptempo dance recording.
The track represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga, Latvia after winning the pre-selection show Selecția Națională. In Riga, Nicola was automatically qualified to the Grand Final, where she finished in tenth place with 73 points. During her show, the singer performed in front of background dancers who were rotating overdimensional discs in the colors of the Romanian flag. Although a remix of the song received airplay on multiple radio stations in the United States,[1] it failed to impact any national chart.
In 1986, Nicola found the group Adaggio with Romanian singer Christina Fronea, giving over 200 concerts. She started her solo career in 1988 under the name Nicoleta Nicola, joining the Romanian project Riff. Prior to representing her country at Eurovision, Nicola had taken part in the national selection five times with her first appearance coming in 1992.[2] Written by the singer and produced by her then-husband Mihai Alexandru,[3] "Don't Break My Heart" is an uptempo and modern dance song.[2][4] Marc Gehring from German website Prinz.de thought that the song was "cool" and labelled it as the first one of its kind to represent Romania at the contest.[4] The single was released as a CD in 2003 by Cat Music,[3] and was later included on Nicola's greatest hits album Best of Nicola (2003) and her fourth studio album De mă vei chema (2004).[5][6]
At Eurovisionedit
On 1 March 2003, the Selecția Națională was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.[7][8] For the first time, the show was conducted in several televoting rounds to reach a wider and younger audience. Nicola, one of the favorites to win the national selection, was selected as the country's representative after the votes of a professional jury panel (79 points) and the televoting were added together, resulting in 24 points.[2][7]
The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 took place at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia and consisted of the final, held on 24 May. According to the then-Eurovision rules, selected countries were picked to participate in the final, including the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom). Nicola performed in 24th place in the final — where Romania was automatically qualified due to the top 19 result the previous year — preceded by Estonia and followed by Sweden.[9] During her show, the singer wore a red jacket along with red trousers, and performed in front of four background dancers who rotated overdimensional discs in the colors of the Romanian flag.[10] Gehring from Prinz.de criticised both the outfits and the choreography of the show.[4] The country finished in tenth place with a total of 73 points, including 12 awarded by Russia, ten by Spain and eight by Poland. The Romanian televote awarded its 12 points to Sweden.[11][12]
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December 15, 2023
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Don t Break My Heart is a song recorded by Romanian singer Nicola for her greatest hits album Best of Nicola 2003 and fourth studio album De mă vei chema 2004 Written by Nicola and produced by her then husband Mihai Alexandru it was released as a CD single in 2003 by Cat Music Musically Don t Break My Heart is an uptempo dance recording Don t Break My Heart Single by Nicolafrom the album Best of Nicola and De mă vei chemaReleased2003GenreDanceLength2 59LabelCatSongwriter s NicolaProducer s Mihai AlexandruNicola singles chronology Langă mine 2002 Don t Break My Heart 2003 De mă vei chema 2005 Audio sample source source Don t Break My Heart filehelpEurovision Song Contest 2003 entryCountryRomaniaArtist s Nicoleta AlexandruAsNicolaLanguageEnglishComposer s Mihai AlexandruLyricist s NicolaFinals performanceFinal result10thFinal points73Entry chronology Tell Me Why 2002 I Admit 2004 The track represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga Latvia after winning the pre selection show Selecția Națională In Riga Nicola was automatically qualified to the Grand Final where she finished in tenth place with 73 points During her show the singer performed in front of background dancers who were rotating overdimensional discs in the colors of the Romanian flag Although a remix of the song received airplay on multiple radio stations in the United States 1 it failed to impact any national chart Contents 1 Background and release 2 At Eurovision 2 1 Results 3 Track listing 4 Release history 5 ReferencesBackground and release editIn 1986 Nicola found the group Adaggio with Romanian singer Christina Fronea giving over 200 concerts She started her solo career in 1988 under the name Nicoleta Nicola joining the Romanian project Riff Prior to representing her country at Eurovision Nicola had taken part in the national selection five times with her first appearance coming in 1992 2 Written by the singer and produced by her then husband Mihai Alexandru 3 Don t Break My Heart is an uptempo and modern dance song 2 4 Marc Gehring from German website Prinz de thought that the song was cool and labelled it as the first one of its kind to represent Romania at the contest 4 The single was released as a CD in 2003 by Cat Music 3 and was later included on Nicola s greatest hits album Best of Nicola 2003 and her fourth studio album De mă vei chema 2004 5 6 At Eurovision editOn 1 March 2003 the Selecția Națională was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 7 8 For the first time the show was conducted in several televoting rounds to reach a wider and younger audience Nicola one of the favorites to win the national selection was selected as the country s representative after the votes of a professional jury panel 79 points and the televoting were added together resulting in 24 points 2 7 The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 took place at the Skonto Hall in Riga Latvia and consisted of the final held on 24 May According to the then Eurovision rules selected countries were picked to participate in the final including the host country and the Big Four France Germany Spain and the United Kingdom Nicola performed in 24th place in the final where Romania was automatically qualified due to the top 19 result the previous year preceded by Estonia and followed by Sweden 9 During her show the singer wore a red jacket along with red trousers and performed in front of four background dancers who rotated overdimensional discs in the colors of the Romanian flag 10 Gehring from Prinz de criticised both the outfits and the choreography of the show 4 The country finished in tenth place with a total of 73 points including 12 awarded by Russia ten by Spain and eight by Poland The Romanian televote awarded its 12 points to Sweden 11 12 Results edit Points awarded to Romania 12 Score Country12 points nbsp Russia10 points nbsp Spain8 points nbsp Poland7 points nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina6 points nbsp Austria nbsp Israel nbsp Ukraine5 points4 points nbsp France nbsp Germany nbsp Greece3 points2 points nbsp Cyprus1 point nbsp Croatia nbsp Norway nbsp Sweden nbsp TurkeyTrack listing editRomanian CD single 3 Don t Break My Heart 2 59Release history editCountry Date Format LabelRomania 3 N A 2003 Promotional CD single CatReferences edit Gheorghe Florian 19 January 2018 Nicola s a indrăgostit de muzica electronică la 49 de ani Nicola fell in love with electronic music at 49 Libertatea in Romanian Archived from the original on 9 February 2018 Retrieved 9 February 2018 a b c Rumanien Nicola Romania Nicola in German Eurovision de ARD Archived from the original on 19 July 2017 Retrieved 9 February 2018 a b c d Don t Break My Heart Promotional CD single Nicola Cat Music 2003 6602849 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b c Gehring Marc 19 November 2012 Future Winners 6 Rumanien ein aufgehender Stern am Pop Himmel Future Winners 6 Romania a rising star on the pop sky in German Prinz de Archived from the original on 23 March 2013 Retrieved 9 February 2018 Best of Nicola Liner notes CD booklet Nicola Bucharest Romania Cat Music Barcode 6420565000347 2003 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link De mă vei chema by Nicola on Apple Music iTunes Store 14 July 2004 Archived from the original on 9 February 2018 Retrieved 9 February 2018 a b Selecția Națională 2003 1 March 2003 Event occurs at 20 00 EET Selecţia naţională pentru Eurovision 2003 se apropie de sfarsit The national selection will come to an end in Romanian Amosnews 25 February 2003 Archived from the original on 9 February 2018 Retrieved 9 February 2018 Eurovision Song Contest 2003 Riga Latvia 24 May 2003 Nicola Don t Break My Heart Eurovision Song Contest 2003 YouTube 19 January 2014 Archived from the original on 11 July 2015 Retrieved 9 February 2018 Final of Riga 2003 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 7 April 2021 Retrieved 7 April 2021 a b Results of the Final of Riga 2003 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 7 April 2021 Retrieved 7 April 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don 27t Break My Heart Nicola song amp oldid 1171478749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
