Shake It Up Şekerim
"Shake It Up Şekerim"[lower-alpha 1] was the Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, held in Helsinki. It placed 4th, with 163 points.
| "Shake It Up Şekerim" | |
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| Single by Kenan Doğulu | |
| from the album 7.5 | |
| Released | April 20, 2007 (Turkey) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:01 |
| Label | DMC |
| Songwriter(s) | Kenan Doğulu |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
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| Composer(s) | Kenan Doğulu |
| Lyricist(s) | Kenan Doğulu |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | 3rd |
| Semi-final points | 197 |
| Final result | 4th |
| Final points | 163 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Superstar" (2006) | |
| "Deli" (2008) ► | |
The artist, Kenan Doğulu, had produced the hit song "Çakkıdı" in 2006. He submitted three songs to the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, out of which "Shekerim" was chosen.
Chorus and lyrics
"Shekerim" has a hip hop melody resembling that of "Çakkıdı". An electric guitar bass line can be heard as an introduction. The song then blends in with Anatolian music with the indigenous bağlama instrument popular among the Balkans and other neighbours of Turkey, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Greece and Iran. The chorus then starts, whilst the song pauses at about the midpoint, traditional Turkish music similar to the Horon dancers is heard.
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Turkey (Turkey Top 20 Chart)[1] | 2 |
Notes
- The Turkish word for "sweetheart", pronounced [ʃeceˈɾim]. The song is sometimes known as just "Shekerim", with an anglicized spelling.
References
- Turkish Top 20 Chart Archived 2009-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
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