Hey Nana

"Hey Nana" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in Dutch by Micha Marah.

"Hey Nana"
Eurovision Song Contest 1979 entry
Country
Artist(s)
  • Charles Dumolin (original; withdrawn)
  • Micha Marah (replacement for Dumolin)
Language
Composer(s)
Charles Dumolin
Lyricist(s)
Guy Beyers
Conductor
Finals performance
Final result
18th
Final points
5
Entry chronology
◄ "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" (1978)
"Euro-Vision" (1980) ►

"Hey Nana" was the source of some controversy between the artist and the Belgian TV channel BRT (now (VRT). Marah herself preferred another song from the Belgian pre-selections, "Comment ça va", and consequently – and very unusually for an artist representing their country in the contest – never made a studio recording of her Eurovision entry, not even for promotional purposes. The only commercially released version of "Hey Nana" was instead made by the composer, Charles Dumolin.[1]

The song was performed twelfth on the night, following France's Anne-Marie David with "Je suis l'enfant soleil" and preceding Luxembourg's Jeane Manson with "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux". At the close of voting, it had received 5 points, 2 from Denmark and the United Kingdom and 1 from Germany, finishing 18th (shared last) of 19.

The song is an up-tempo number sung from the perspective of a woman suggesting marriage to her lover. She paints a picture of domestic bliss, however she also suggests that he will "become my henpecked husband".

It was succeeded as Belgian representative in the 1980 contest by Telex performing "Euro-Vision".

References

References

  1. Thorsson, Leif & Verhage, Martin Melodifestivalen Genom Tiderna, page 140. Premium Publishing, Sweden 2007, ISBN 91-89136-29-2, ISBN 978-91-89136-29-8
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