Russia - Manizha - Russian Woman

pic from Manizha's Facebook

9 - 204 pts / 3 - 225 pts in semi 1

Russia had an final of some sorts on March 8 and Manizha (Manizha Sangin, Мани́жа Санги́н) won the three song race with Russkaya Zhenschina (Русская Женщина, Russian woman). Also known as Рашн Wуман which is Tajik for Russian Woman.

Here's the live performance

The single version was released on March 18 (digital) It has the English title but is sung in a mix of Russian and English.

The Russian lyrics are still the same as in the National Final but the English has been adjusted. There's also a bit more English compared to the original live version. The Russian equivalent of the F-word (отвалите) is still there.

Live EP Russian Woman Show

The song is written by Ori Avni, Ori Kaplan and Manizha herself.

For promotion in Rotterdam a USB was handed out.

On September 24 a 5 track EP titled Russian Woman Show (Live) was released. The 5 track EP (digital release) includes a fab live version of the Eurovision song.

Last years entry Uno by Little Big is the most watched video of the 2020 contest on Youtube with 197.000.000 views in one year. 

Versions

Russian Woman 

- digital 18-3, Rotterdam 2CD

Russian Woman (Live)

- digital EP Russian Woman Show (Live) 24-9)

Russian Woman - karaoke 

- karaoke on the official karaoke album (digital)

Charts

Netherlands single top 100: 81, -

Sweden top 100 (Topplistan): 84, -

Links and sources
Manizha Instagram Facebook

2020's entry

Little Big board meeting to decide on 2021, Njet!

Ukraine - Go_A - Shum

5 - 366 pts / 2 - 267 pts in semi 1

Ukraine: Go_A, electronic folk band, continued their Eurovision adventure in 2021.

Go_A released a new "techno" song ШУМ (Shum, Noise) (Youtube) which at first was not intended for Eurovision but after many positive reactions, a lot of debate and some major melody changes it actually became the Eurovision entry for Ukraine. And it paid off.

The DJ NANA remix

A new version was made for Eurovision, which was released on March 10.

The new version differs a lot from the original single but changes had to be made because the original borrowed heavly from the tradional song (and dance)  A V Nashoho Shuma (А в нашого шума, And in our noise, clip).

The new version solves that problem so not too much drama from Ukraine this year. 

Bandmembers Taras Shevchenko and Kateryna Pavlenko are now credited with writing the song.

A radio edit of the original version was released on April 2.

And if that's not enough a new remix by DJ Nana was released on May 7.

The Obsqr remix was released on July 27.

The Suvo remix has a release date in June but I'm pretty sure it wasn't there at that time.

On September 24 another remix was released: The Billx remix is the longest one with a running time of 4 mins 24 sec.

The original song, radio edit, new version and instrumental are released through most digital stores.

Here's the new video

Go_A (Гоу_Ей) are Taras Shevchenko, Kateryna Pavlenko, Igor Didenchuk and Ivan Grigoryak.

Why don't you check out everything about their 2020 entry Solovey here.

Go_A have a logo_A

Versions

Shum - Eurovision version

- digital 10-3, Rotterdam 2CD

Shum - (first) karaoke (listed as instrumental)

- digital 10-3

Shum - instrumental (listed as karaoke)

- The instrumental is the one on the official karaoke album, the (first) karaoke was released as a digital track as Instrumental.

ШУМ - Original single version

- digital release 22-1

ШУМ - Radio edit of original version

- digital release 2-4

Shum - Dj NANA Remix

- digital release 7-5

Shum - obsqr. remix

- digital release 27-7

Shum - Suvo remix

- digital release

Shum - Billx remix

- digital release 24-9

Charts

Netherlands single top 100: 19, 51, 87, -

Sweden top 100 (Topplistan): 27, 53, -

U.K. top 100 (OCC): 59, -

Ireland top 100 (IRMA): 37, 59, 94, -

Germany top 100 (ODC): 66, -

Switzerland top 100: 36, 85, -

Finland top 20 (IFPI): 17, -

Austria top 75: 35, 67, -

Belgium (Flanders Ultratop) top 50: 29, 35, 50, -, 46, (36)*

- *Changes and mistakes (?) in the Flemish charts. first it was at #36, but it's not anymore in the archived version of the same week's charts.

Links and sources
Go_A Facebook, Instagram, 2020, Shop, 

NEW: Go_A now ahve a new Website (13-7)

2021 single ШУМ