Moldova – Natalia BARBU – Fight – Eurovision 2007

natalia-barbu-eurovision-20.jpgParticipant: Natalia BARBU

Song: Fight

Writer: Elena BUGA

Composer: Alexandru BRASOVEANU

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About Moldova:

The Republic of Moldova (Eastern part of the former Principality of Moldova, known also as Bessarabia, lately Soviet Moldavia) has a population of 3,383,332, which makes it the most densely populated of all countries in the former USSR area. About 78% of the people are Moldovans or Romanians. Large minority groups include Ukrainians (8.4%), Russians (5.1%) and Turks, Jews and Bulgarians (7.3%).
Chisinau is the capital of the Republic of Moldova. Moldova is the second smallest of the former Soviet states with 33,700km2. Chisinau is a city of 800,000 people which is surrounded by rural agricultural lands. Chisinau straddles the Bik River, a tributary of the Nistru River.
Moldova is in the Eastern European Time Zone (GMT+3 hours). When it is noon in Chisinau it is: 11:00 in Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam, 10:00 in London, 05:00 in New York, 19:00 in Sydney and 13:00 in Moscow. Summertime (GMT+3 hours) is in effect from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.
Moldova is a hilly plain. The country’s average elevation is 147 m (about 482.3 ft) above sea level, with a maximum height of 429.5 m (about 1410 ft).
The climate is continental, with some modification of conditions by the Black Sea. Winters are mild, with average daily temperatures in January between -4 to -7 C ( about 23 to 27 F). Summers are quite warm, with average daily temperatures in July generally exceeding 25 C (68 F) and daily highs reaching 40 C (104 F) on occasion.

About Natalia Barbu:natalia-barbu-eurovision-20.jpg

Natalia Barbu was born in 1979 on the 22nd of August, in Balti, the north capital of Moldova. “I was born to sing”, she says. Natalia spent her childhood at her grand parents. Her parents and her grand parents have marked profoundly her personality. Natalia’s heroic and at the same time artistic character finds its manifestation field everywhere. She always stands for her values. Natalia “tortured” her violin while children were playing in the yard. But she doesn’t regret it, because now, the violin is “laughing and crying” in her hands. The bag for future plans is full and even if she has many achievements and she faced a lot of difficulties on her way, she always says: “Everything is ahead. You have to Fight!”


Lyrics:

Fight

Never, never, never, never

Obsession, we hide in the back
And devotion’s finding a way
When highness exists for those people who pray

Every day is like a start
Ups and downs, tears and laugh
We never stop, just fight

Never let nobody in
And step right on your dream
If you really wanna take this trip
Fighting anywhere we go
To face this cruel world
We gotta just fight forever

Believing, forfeiting the past
The onfall’s adapting the hearts
Itch people will gnaw our wishes, no more

Every day is like a start
Ups and downs, tears and laugh
We never stop, just fight

Never let nobody in
And step right on your dream
If you really wanna take this trip
Fighting anywhere we go
To face this cruel world
We gotta just fight forever

Fighting anywhere we go
To face this cruel world
We gotta just fight forever

Aleksandr Brasovean
Born on 12 of september 1987 in Chisinau. I studied piano till 2005, participating in many contests. From 2005 I am studying composition and music theory. The same year I started my career in pop music. The first serious works began with Serj Kuzenkoff (arrangements to: “Made in Moldova”), with Geta Daraban (“I believe”, with the 2nd place in a local Festival), and other singers. From 2006 I am cooperating with an Italian singer – Saro Salemi (I wrote songs: “Sei tu”; “Il tuo mondo il mio”, etc). I am working with the composer Marian Stircea. In October 2006 I started cooperation with the great singer Natalia Barbu. Together, we won the national selection for Eurovision with the song – “Fight”, (lyrics by Elena Buga)

Elena Buga

natalia-barbu-moldova-eurovision-2007.jpg Born on the 7th of April 1989 in Ulan-Bator, Mongolia. In 1998 I was working at the Television from Tiraspol and translating books from Russian to Romanian. From 1999 till 2004 I studied piano and vocal. In 2004 I was laureate at a local Festival. Now I am studying at the musical college Stefan Neaga, saxofone. From 2004 I began to write lyrics on Alexander Brasovean music. In 2005 I wrote the lyrics “I believe” for Geta Daraban, music by Alexander Brasovean. In 2006 I wrote the lyrics for the song “Fight” for the great singer Natalia Barbu who won the national selection for Eurovision. I participated in college contest, where I took first place for the best “essay of love” and for the best knowledge in English.

Valeriu Tihai » Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Helsinki

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Immogen

i love this song! i really wanna put it on my ipod! its really addictive! and it means sumthin! i always thought eurovision wasnt going to be this good but i think this year theres alot of quite good ones to be choose!

Kasper Martlev

I really love this song “Fight” from Moldova (Natalia Barbu).
She looks really great, got a pretty cool voice and the lyrics of the song is so awesome.

Hope you’ll win. VOTE FOR MOLDOVA!!!

Jerry

Mate, you were THE BEST, the lyrics, the melody, the performance on stage….. you’re just fantastic, I LOVE your song, for me and many others YOU are the true winner. CHEERS from AUSTRALIA!!!!

SERB

SERBIA WON! YEEAH
WE ARE THE BEST!
But this song was the second best, i really love it and Natalia is the most beautiful women ive seen!

Keith

Great song and video. Natalia is a great singer and I believe she should have won Eurovision 2007, which was my hope. Nevertheless, great work!

TaZ [GR]

The BEST song in this eurovision contest!! pitty not to be the winner 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁