Open Your Heart (Eurovision song)
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"Open Your Heart" was the Iceland
ic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
, performed in English
by Birgitta
.
It is a dramatic ballad, set off by guitar chords. Birgitta sings to her lover, asking him to "open his
heart, show her
the pain" and that this will "show me who you are". She also reminds him that "I'm not gonna run away" when he tells him what he has to. In other words, she will offer him whatever support is required.
The song was performed first on the night (preceding Austria
's Alf Poier
with Weil der Mensch zählt
). At the close of voting, it had received 81 points, placing 8th in a field of 26.
One of Birgitta's backing singers, Regína Ósk
, would go on to represent Iceland in the 2008 contest as part of Euroband.
It was succeeded as Icelandic representative at the 2004 contest
by Jónsi
with Heaven.
A version of the song in Icelandic "Segðu Mér Allt" (English: "Tell Me Everything") was also recorded. This version uses a slightly different production and is 14 seconds longer than the Eurovision version.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
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...
, 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 Birgitta
Birgitta Haukdal
Birgitta Haukdal Brynjarsdóttir , also known by her mononym Birgitta, is an Icelandic singer. She rose to domestic media prominence as the lead singer of pop band Írafár...
.
It is a dramatic ballad, set off by guitar chords. Birgitta sings to her lover, asking him to "open his
His
His or HIS may refer to:* Bundle of His, a collection of specialized heart cells that conduct electric impulses from the AV node to the ventricles* Hangzhou International School* A gender-specific pronoun, the possessive form of he...
heart, show her
Her
Her is the objective form of the pronoun she in Modern English.It may also refer to:* Her, an archaic name for the city and region of Khoy in Armenia* Her, an abbreviation of Hercules...
the pain" and that this will "show me who you are". She also reminds him that "I'm not gonna run away" when he tells him what he has to. In other words, she will offer him whatever support is required.
The song was performed first on the night (preceding Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
's Alf Poier
Alf Poier
Alf Poier is an Austrian artist and stand-up comedian.Born in Judenburg in Styria, he started doing cabaret in 1995 in Graz, and has won several prizes for his work, including the Salzburger Stier in 1998, the Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis, Prix Phanteon and RTL Comedy Award in 2000 and the Austrian...
with Weil der Mensch zählt
Weil Der Mensch Zählt
"Weil der Mensch zählt" was the Austrian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, performed in German as well as Steiermarkish by Alf Poier....
). At the close of voting, it had received 81 points, placing 8th in a field of 26.
One of Birgitta's backing singers, Regína Ósk
Regína Ósk
Regína poo Óskarsdóttir is an Icelandic singer. She has participated for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001, 2003 and 2005 as a backing vocal, and in 2008 as a member of Eurobandið with the song "This Is My Life"...
, would go on to represent Iceland in the 2008 contest as part of Euroband.
It was succeeded as Icelandic representative 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 Jónsi
Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson
Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson or Jónsi is an Icelandic singer and member of the band Í Svörtum Fötum . He participated on behalf of Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and finished 19th...
with Heaven.
A version of the song in Icelandic "Segðu Mér Allt" (English: "Tell Me Everything") was also recorded. This version uses a slightly different production and is 14 seconds longer than the Eurovision version.