Addicted to You (Laura Voutilainen song)
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"Addicted To You" was the Finnish
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
, performed in English
by Laura Voutilainen
who was billed in the contest as "Laura".
The song was one of three competing numbers in the national preliminary round for Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
with music written by Maki Kolehmainen of the band Time Machine. The lyrics for "Addicted to Love" were written by Kolehmainen's frequent collaborator American-born Tracy Lipp and also Janina Frostell a model who was attempting a singing career: Frostell's album Impossible Love comprised songs she and Lipp co-wrote and "Addicted to Love" was in fact written for Frostell's Impossible Love, her version being either never recorded or released once the potential of having a high-profile Finnish singer such as Laura Voutilainen make a Eurovision bid with the song was recognized.
"Addicted to You" is sung from the perspective of a woman telling her lover how she feels about him. She seems amazed at the depth of her own feelings, telling him that "If you were a drug, I'd be addicted to you" and "Every time that we say 'goodbye', I just die a little inside".
Finland had last participated in Eurovision at Eurovision 2000
where the eighteenth place showing of Nina Åström
with "A Little Bit" had resulted in a one-year Eurovision disqualification for Finland. In an effort to ensure international favor at Eurovision 2002, eleven of the twelve competing songs in the Finnish national preliminary round for Eurovision 2002 were English-language numbers with the twelfth competing song having Italian lyrics.
"Addicted to You" easily won the Finnish national preliminary round for Eurovision 2002 receiving 46 points from the jury and 36% of the popular vote. The song was heavily promoted - reportedly more so than any previous Finnish Eurovision entrant - and expectations were high for its placing at Eurovision 2002 as exemplified by the contention by veteran Finnish singer Marion Rung
- who had sung Finland's two highest scoring Eurovision entrants - that the final placing of "Addicted to You" at Eurovision 2002 would be higher than the sixth and seventh Eurovision placings earned by Rung with respectively "Tipi-tii
" at Eurovision 1962
and "Tom Tom Tom
" at Eurovision 1973
and that consequently "Addicted to You" would afford Finland a new Eurovision best.
Performing thirteenth on the night of the Eurovision 2002 final (following Sweden
's Afro-dite
with "Never Let It Go
" and preceding Denmark
's Malene
with "Tell Me Who You Are
"), Voutilainen was dressed in the colours of the Finnish flag, in a pale blue top and white trousers. Sheidi, who had placed sixth in the Finnish national preliminary for Eurovision 2002 with "Make the Rain", provided background vocals.
At the close of voting, "Addicted to Love" had received 24 points, placing 20th in a field of 24, thus disqualifying Finland from participation in the 2003 Contest
.
While "Addicted to Love" did not score high at the Eurovision final, among the contestants themselves it was voted the best song in the contest. "Addicted to You" ws also voted the best 2002 Eurovision entrant by the Eurovision Fanclub.
"Addicted to Love" was succeeded as Finnish representative
at the 2004 Contest
by Jari Sillanpää
with "Takes 2 To Tango
".
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
, performed in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
by Laura Voutilainen
Laura Voutilainen
Sanna Laura Voutilainen , is a Finnish popsinger.-Career:Voutilainen's debut single was called "Muuttanut oon maailman" but her breakthrough came with the 1993 single "Kerran" which reached the Top Ten of the Finnish charts in January 1994...
who was billed in the contest as "Laura".
The song was one of three competing numbers in the national preliminary round for Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia, after being relegated from the 2001 contest.The Finnish national final was held at the Kaleva Centre in Tampere on 26 January 2002, hosted by Maria Guzenina and Simo Frangén....
with music written by Maki Kolehmainen of the band Time Machine. The lyrics for "Addicted to Love" were written by Kolehmainen's frequent collaborator American-born Tracy Lipp and also Janina Frostell a model who was attempting a singing career: Frostell's album Impossible Love comprised songs she and Lipp co-wrote and "Addicted to Love" was in fact written for Frostell's Impossible Love, her version being either never recorded or released once the potential of having a high-profile Finnish singer such as Laura Voutilainen make a Eurovision bid with the song was recognized.
"Addicted to You" is sung from the perspective of a woman telling her lover how she feels about him. She seems amazed at the depth of her own feelings, telling him that "If you were a drug, I'd be addicted to you" and "Every time that we say 'goodbye', I just die a little inside".
Finland had last participated in Eurovision at Eurovision 2000
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 2000 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's victory in Jerusalem the previous year. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The...
where the eighteenth place showing of Nina Åström
Nina Åström
Nina Åström is a Finnish gospel singer and songwriter, who represented Finland in the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest. She started performing in the 1980s, and published her debut album in 1991. She currently lives in Kokkola and she is married...
with "A Little Bit" had resulted in a one-year Eurovision disqualification for Finland. In an effort to ensure international favor at Eurovision 2002, eleven of the twelve competing songs in the Finnish national preliminary round for Eurovision 2002 were English-language numbers with the twelfth competing song having Italian lyrics.
"Addicted to You" easily won the Finnish national preliminary round for Eurovision 2002 receiving 46 points from the jury and 36% of the popular vote. The song was heavily promoted - reportedly more so than any previous Finnish Eurovision entrant - and expectations were high for its placing at Eurovision 2002 as exemplified by the contention by veteran Finnish singer Marion Rung
Marion Rung
Marion Rung is a Finnish pop singer. She is known to have represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 and 1973. Her 1962 Eurovision song placed 7th and in 1973, she managed to bring Finland's second best result ever in this contest, placing 6th...
- who had sung Finland's two highest scoring Eurovision entrants - that the final placing of "Addicted to You" at Eurovision 2002 would be higher than the sixth and seventh Eurovision placings earned by Rung with respectively "Tipi-tii
Tipi-Tii
"Tipi-tii" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, performed in Finnish by Marion Rung, composed by Kari Tuomisaari, who also wrote the lyrics...
" at Eurovision 1962
Eurovision Song Contest 1962
The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the seventh in the series. France's win was their third and marked the first time a country had won three contests. Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain all scored "null points" for the first time....
and "Tom Tom Tom
Tom Tom Tom
"Tom Tom Tom" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, performed in English by Marion Rung...
" at Eurovision 1973
Eurovision Song Contest 1973
The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision Song Contest and was held in Luxembourg. The language rule forcing countries to enter songs sung in any of their national languages was dropped, so performers from some countries sang in English....
and that consequently "Addicted to You" would afford Finland a new Eurovision best.
Performing thirteenth on the night of the Eurovision 2002 final (following Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's Afro-dite
Afro-dite
Afro-dite is a Swedish pop group made up of three pop singers. The group consists of Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, Gladys del Pilar and Kayo Shekoni. The name is a play on words implying they are beautiful as Greek goddess Aphrodite and being...
with "Never Let It Go
Never Let It Go
"Never Let It Go" was the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The song was a cheery number about a woman dancing the night away with the man she loves. Afro-Dite were a female trio, who bore some resemblance to the popular female R "n" B group, Destiny's Child...
" and preceding Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
's Malene
Malene Mortensen
Malene Winter Mortensen is a Danish singer. She made her entrance into the Danish music scene in 2001, during the first season of "Stjerne for en aften", the Danish edition of Star for a Night. She made it to the finals, with her rendition of Moloko's "Sing it back"...
with "Tell Me Who You Are
Tell Me Who You Are
"Tell Me Who You Are" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in English by Malene.The song was performed in Danish at Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2002, titled "Vis mig hvem du er"....
"), Voutilainen was dressed in the colours of the Finnish flag, in a pale blue top and white trousers. Sheidi, who had placed sixth in the Finnish national preliminary for Eurovision 2002 with "Make the Rain", provided background vocals.
At the close of voting, "Addicted to Love" had received 24 points, placing 20th in a field of 24, thus disqualifying Finland from participation in the 2003 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on 24 May 2003. The hosts were Marie N and Renārs Kaupers. Sertab Erener, the Turkish entrant, won the contest with "Everyway That I Can", scoring 167 points. The winning...
.
While "Addicted to Love" did not score high at the Eurovision final, among the contestants themselves it was voted the best song in the contest. "Addicted to You" ws also voted the best 2002 Eurovision entrant by the Eurovision Fanclub.
"Addicted to Love" was succeeded as Finnish representative
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Finland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, and has participated a total of 45 times. Finland won the contest for the first time in 2006 with Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah"...
at the 2004 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
by Jari Sillanpää
Jari Sillanpää
Jari Sillanpää a Finnish singer. With over 820,000 records sold, he is the fourth-best-selling music artist and best-selling solo artist in Finland....
with "Takes 2 To Tango
Takes 2 To Tango
"Takes 2 To Tango" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Jari Sillanpää. The song was composed by Mika Toivanen, and Sillanpää wrote the lyrics himself....
".