Like the Wind (song)

"Like the Wind" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, performed in English by Vanessa Chinitor. This was only the second time that Belgium had entered a song entirely in English, the first being Dream Express' "A Million in One, Two, Three" in 1977.

For the song by an unknown artist, see The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet.
"Like the Wind"
Eurovision Song Contest 1999 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
  • Ilia Beyers
  • John Terra
  • Emma Philippa Hjälmås
  • Wim Claes
Lyricist(s)
  • Ilia Beyers
  • John Terra
  • Emma Philippa Hjälmås
  • Wim Claes
Finals performance
Final result
12th
Final points
38
Entry chronology
◄ "Dis oui" (1998)
"Envie de vivre" (2000) ►

The song was performed second on the night, following Lithuania's Aistė with "Strazdas" and preceding Spain's Lydia with "No quiero escuchar". At the close of voting, it had received 38 points, placing 12th in a field of 23.

The song features Chinitor explaining that she needs to be "like the wind", in the sense that it is eternal and doesn't care about what happens to be in its way. For her Eurovision appearance, Chinitor wore a red dress which left her shoulders bare, whilst her female backing singers (including 1981 Dutch representative Linda Williams) appeared in black. She was also accompanied by a male ocarinist in a grey suit.

It was succeeded as Belgian representative at the 2000 contest by Nathalie Sorce with "Envie de vivre".

Charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 3

References
  1. "Vanessa Chinitor – Like The Wind" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.


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