De la capăt

"De la capăt"
Single by Voltaj
Released 31 October 2014
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre
Length 3:29 (original version)
3:00 (bilingual version)
Label Cat Music
Writer(s)
  • Gabriel Constantin
  • Călin Gavril Goia
  • Adrian Cristescu
  • Victor-Răzvan Alstani
  • Silviu-Marian Păduraru
Voltaj singles chronology
"Vocea Ta"
(2014)		 "De la capăt"
(2014)
Romania "De la capăt (All Over Again)"
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Languages
Composer(s)
C. G. Goia, G. Constantin, A. Cristescu, S. M. Paduraru, V. R. Alstani
Lyricist(s)
C. G. Goia, G. Constantin, A. Cristescu, S. M. Paduraru, V. R. Alstani, M. A. Stevens, M. A. Leonte
Finals performance
Semi-final result
5th
Semi-final points
89
Final result
15th
Final points
35
Appearance chronology
◄ "Miracle" (2014)   
"Moment of Silence" (2016) ►

"De la capăt (All Over Again)" (English: From the beginning (All over again)) is a song performed by Romanian band Voltaj. The song represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[1][2]

Controversy

Voltaj was strongly criticized by the Romanian fans upon the fact that they first chose to perform it at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in English.[3] On 15 March 2015, the band decided to go with an English-Romanian blended version of the song[4] so that its message could be understood by the contest voters, as well as it could match some Eurovision's standards, keeping the Romanian entry its native language for the purpose of the contest. On the same day, they released on their Facebook page the following statement:

"Our dearest...we finally decided! We considered all your opinions, to which we added what we feel we should do in order to have the best chances in Vienna. And this is the version of the song which we'll perform in the contest!"[5]

Band leader, Cătălin Goia, also stated for Adevărul news paper that his personal favorite is the Romanian version, saying that he firstly composed this way and the English version came after they signed up for the contest, thinking that the message of the song needs to be understood by foreigners as well. He said that he found the perfect version to tell the message as well as keeping the Romanian language.[5]

Songs related

There are two songs which are both related to this single. De la capat, the fully Romanian version, and All over again (the fully English version.)

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 70
Iceland (Tonlist)[7] 48

External links

References

  1. ↑ Granger, Anthony (8 March 2015). "Romania: Voltaj Wins Selectia Nationala 2015!". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Voltaj a câştigat Eurovision România". TVR.ro (in Romanian). 9 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Voltaj, EUROVISION 2015 Melodia "De la capăt", în engleză sau română". DCNews.com (in Romanian). 11 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Anunt de ultima ora de la Voltaj, despre piesa care reprezinta Romania la Eurovision". ziare.ro (in Romanian). 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Trupa Voltaj a schimbat piesa cu care va concura la Eurovision". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  6. ↑ austriancharts.at – Voltaj – De la capăt
  7. ↑ Voltaj – De la capăt


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