Merzedes Club
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Merzedes Club is a band created by prolific music composer and producer Barði Jóhannson. The group was formed to perform Barði's song Ho, Ho, Ho, We say Hey, Hey, Hey
at the national selection for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
. The band gained extreme notoriety for their unusual stage performances. As of October 2008 the band is mostly defunct, and Rebekka has left the band.
introduced 3 new songs to compete in the contest. Ho, Ho, Ho, We say Hey, Hey, Hey was his only song to make it to the national selection for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest finals. They took the second place, although media-hype had claimed that it would win and that the contest was already over. The song became a hit and got to nr. 1 on the charts and stayed there for weeks and is the biggest hit 2008 so far this year in Bulgaria.
, verbally attacked the Merzedes Club members, but later acclaimed that he was ambushed by Merzedes Club contestants in the backroom after the finals, and did this out of rage. He then later dismissed this.
paid them 10 million ISK
to create the video, and used it as part of their advertising campaign. This led to some controversy because by Icelandic law it is illegal to advertise if it is not obvious that it is an advertisement.
Ho, Ho, Ho, We say Hey, Hey, Hey
"Ho, Ho, Ho, We say Hey, Hey, Hey" is a 2008 single from Merzedes Club. The song was written and produced by Barði Jóhannson for the national selection for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The song came in second place after Eurobandið's This is my Life. It's sung in German and English....
at the national selection for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "This Is My Life" performed by Eurobandið. It was chosen through Laugardagslögin, the national selection for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The winning song of the final, "This Is My Life" by Eurobandið,...
. The band gained extreme notoriety for their unusual stage performances. As of October 2008 the band is mostly defunct, and Rebekka has left the band.
Eurovision Song Contest
Barði JóhannssonBarði Jóhannsson
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introduced 3 new songs to compete in the contest. Ho, Ho, Ho, We say Hey, Hey, Hey was his only song to make it to the national selection for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest finals. They took the second place, although media-hype had claimed that it would win and that the contest was already over. The song became a hit and got to nr. 1 on the charts and stayed there for weeks and is the biggest hit 2008 so far this year in Bulgaria.
Controversy
Fellow contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest, frontman of Eurobandið Friðrik ÓmarFriðrik Ómar
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, verbally attacked the Merzedes Club members, but later acclaimed that he was ambushed by Merzedes Club contestants in the backroom after the finals, and did this out of rage. He then later dismissed this.
Collaboration with Síminn
In April 2008, Merzedes Club announced the release of their first video for the song Meira frelsi. SíminnSíminn
Síminn, previously named Landssíminn, is an Icelandic telecommunications company. It was acquired by Exista in 2008.-History:Telecommunications play a vital role in Iceland. Although the country's population is relatively small , its penetration rates for network-related products and services are...
paid them 10 million ISK
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to create the video, and used it as part of their advertising campaign. This led to some controversy because by Icelandic law it is illegal to advertise if it is not obvious that it is an advertisement.
Controversy
The music video for Meira Frelsi http://youtube.com/watch?v=EKwul4HQYFM created some controversy because of its similarities with Basshunters video for Now You're Gone. Both videos are about a boy and a girl, that are talking to each other via cellphones before then later going to clubs. Both videos then end with a kiss. The video got 55.000 hits the first 24 hours and got to nr. 5 on www.youtube.com for most popular music videos that day. The song got to nr. 43 on Youtube that week.Singles
| Song | Year | Chart(tonlist.is) |
|---|---|---|
| Ho, Ho, Ho, We say Hey, Hey, Hey Ho, Ho, Ho, We say Hey, Hey, Hey "Ho, Ho, Ho, We say Hey, Hey, Hey" is a 2008 single from Merzedes Club. The song was written and produced by Barði Jóhannson for the national selection for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The song came in second place after Eurobandið's This is my Life. It's sung in German and English.... |
2008 | 1. place for 8 weeks |
| Meira Frelsi | 2008 | 2. place week 15 |
| I Wanna Touch You | 2008 | 6. place week 23 |
| See Me Now | 2008 | 6. place week 27 |
| Basscop | 2008 | 19. place week 29 |