"Say Na Na Na" is a 2019 single by Turkish singer Serhat. The song represented San Marino after being internally selected by Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV), the Sanmarinese national broadcaster.[1] The song was released on 7 March 2019. It finished 19th in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[2]
| "Say Na Na Na" | ||||
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| Single by Serhat | ||||
| from the album That's How I Feel | ||||
| Released | 7 March 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Novelty | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | CAP-Sounds | |||
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| Serhat singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Say Na Na Na" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry | ||||
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| Language | English | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 8th | |||
| Semi-final points | 150 | |||
| Final result | 19th | |||
| Final points | 77 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Who We Are" (2018) | ||||
| "Freaky" (2020) ► | ||||
Background
editAccording to Serhat, he was called by Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino to make a song for Eurovision. Using his inner feelings, he wrote a song in five minutes. The station accepted the song.[3]
The lyrics speak of cheering up a sad person, saying to look past dark times and to focus on good things.[4]
Music video
editA music video was released for the song on the same day of the song's release.[5]
Eurovision Song Contest
editSelection
editAfter initially exploring the use of 1in360 for a second year, San Marino ultimately opted to return to an internal selection process.[6][7] On 21 January 2019, Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino (SMRTV) held a press conference where they announced that Serhat was internally selected to represent San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[8]
At Eurovision
editAccording to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 28 January 2019, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. San Marino was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 14 May 2019, and was scheduled to perform in the last spot (17th) of the second half of the show.[9] Serhat was one of the 10 qualifiers in the first semi final, making him only the second entrant from San Marino to qualify after Valentina Monetta in 2014.[10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Say Na Na Na" | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Say Na Na Na" (Wideboys Radio Edit) | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Say Na Na Na" (Rico Bernasconi Radio Edit) | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Say Na Na Na" (Kon Cept Euro Remix) | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Say Na Na Na" (Mark Voss Radio Edit) | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Say Na Na Na" (Extended Version) | 4:55 |
| 7. | "Say Na Na Na" (Wideboys Feel the Rainbow Remix) | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Say Na Na Na" (Rico Bernasconi Remix) | 5:22 |
| 9. | "Say Na Na Na" (Mark Voss Remix) | 4:48 |
| 10. | "Say Na Na Na" (Instrumental) | 2:59 |
Covers
editSerhat would release two versions of the song, in German and Spanish. In 2019, he would release a German version of the song called "Sing Na Na Na".[12] In 2020, Serhat would release a Spanish version of the song, called "Di Na Na Na".[13]
References
edit- ^ "San Marino: Serhat Makes A Return To Eurovision - Eurovoix". 2019-01-27. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Results of the Grand Final of Tel Aviv 2019". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "San Marino's Serhat: "This was an inspiration of five minutes"". wiwibloggs. 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Life is beautiful and fine! Serhat's "Say Na Na Na" lyrics remind us to look toward the light". wiwibloggs. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Eurovision, il 7 marzo la presentazione della canzone di Serhat" (in Italian). San Marino RTV (SMRTV). 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (26 October 2018). "1in360 Aims For Bigger Show in 2019". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Gallagher, Robyn (21 January 2019). "Serhat is back! SMRTV confirms the Turkish crooner will again represent San Marino at Eurovision". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Eurovision 2019: Serhat rappresenterà San Marino a Tel Aviv" (in Italian). San Marino RTV (SMRTV). 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Jordan, Paul (28 January 2019). "Eurovision 2019: Which country takes part in which Semi-Final?". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "First Semi-Final: 10 acts qualify for Eurovision 2019 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Say Na Na Na". iTunes. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Aderemi, Deban (July 19, 2019). ""Sing Na Na Na"! Serhat releases German version of Eurovision 2019 entry". Wiwibloggs.
- ^ Aderemi, Deban (October 14, 2020). "Exclusive: Serhat shares "Di Na Na Na" — the Spanish version of his Eurovision 2019 entry". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020.