Eurovision 2003 22 Belgium *Urban Trad* *Sanomi* 16:9 HQ

[@Vanelsia]

I heard this song on the radio in my mother's car at 2004. Then there wasn't internet anywhere near me and noone knew the name of the song, to tell me. But a small part of it was stuck in my head for all these years. I wondered many times about the name of the song. I even thought I made the melody up at some point. I finally found it, 3 minutes ago. I'm happy.

[@munherpes]

Radio was more magic and mysterious before internet :)

[@NickyGi]

15 years omg

[@saroyy]

I know that feeling. All these years, I just remember 2 women from Belgium, singing the most beautiful song on Eurovision ever. I was 9 at the time. Then I randomly came across it a few months ago :)

[@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040]

The old itch was finally scratched. Congratulations.

[@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040]

@@saroyy Still they lost to Turkey's random song that year. I was livid.

[@stavrosss]

This should have won. This is the real winner of ESC 2003

[@sercans4414]

obviously you like that song amongst all of them and you can think about they should have won but if you say this is the real winner that's totally bullshit. mind your own fuckin bussiness

[@senasena5686]

eğer türkiye değil de bu şarkı 1. olsaydı 17 yıl boyunca bütün türkiyenin bunu dert edeceğine yemin edebilirim ama kanıtlayamam

[@hz.juanyamano8367]

Daha da uzun

[@AvatariaEmreYapm]

Kazanması gereken şarkı buydu

[@gozdea5548]

@@AvatariaEmreYapm size katilmiyorum, 90'li yillarin irlanda sarkilarina benziyor. Ama dil uydurmalari cok hostu gercekten. yine de Sertab'inki de gayet basariliydi, ondan sonraki kazanalara bakarsan ozellikle Yunanistan basta olmak uzere Sertab'in etkilerini gorebilirsin. oryantel ezgilerin pop muzikle harmanlanmasi, sertabin birinciligyle hiz kazandi. bence bu nedenle uk irlanda artik birinci cikaramiyor. Bir ara gaylik revactaydi, simdi feminiz yukselmeye basladi, her doneme gore beklentiler degisiyor,

[@AvatariaEmreYapm]

@@gozdea5548 doksanlarda irlanda'nın peş peşe birincilikleri tamamen saçmalıktı. İrlanda'nın 1993'teki şarkısı hariç geri kalan şarkıları iğrenç ötesi tek kelimeyle. Ama yine 1993'te en iyi şarkı İrlanda'nınki olmadığı hâlde birinci oldular. Maalesef bu yarışmayı en iyiler kazanmıyor. Jüri üyeleri sadece İngilizce anladıkları için İrlanda'ya UK'a puan yağdırdıklarını düşünüyorum o dönemlerde. 1998'de İbranice şarkı kazandı ama Dana cinsel kimliğiyle öne çıkmasaydı kazanabilir miydi, sanmıyorum. Eurovision da bu yüzden dili serbest bıraktı bence. Ama pislik pisliği doğurdu başka şey olmadı Aslında işin rengi SSCB, Yugoslavya ve diğer komünist rejimler dağılıp Eurovision'a katılımcı sayısı artınca oldu. Doksanlarda İngilizce takıntısı öyle boyuta ulaşmış ki 1994 Polonya yarışmacısı provalarda İngilizce söylemiş şarkısını hatta bu yüzden diskalifiyesi istenmiş. O şarkı bile iğrenç geliyor bana ama 2. olmuş. Eurovision sanatsal bir yarışma değil asla. Sertab konusuna gelecek olursam oryantal ezgi ne demek nasıl olur bu şarkıdaki rolü nedir (Sertab erener şarkıyı yapmayı 15 dakikada bitirdiklerini söylemiştir) anlamadım. İşin özü canlı orkestranın yasaklandığı, kendi ulusal dilinde söyleyenlerin cesur ilan edildiği ancak takdir edilmediği, büyük beşli adı altında bazı ülkelere imtiyaz verilen ve dünyanın ucundan getirilip baş tacı edilen Avustralya'nın var olduğu, ve artık oylamanın bile kısa kesilmesinden dolayı tadı kaçmış bir yarışmayı takmam artık. Nerde o "Belgium one point, Ön pua la belcîk" diye 12ye kadar sayılan puanlama, nerde şimdiki. 😂😂 Çok uzun yazmışım ama özür dilerim şunu da yazmadan edemeyeceğim, 1997'de Şebnem yerine UK değil de İtalya kazansaydı yeminle üzülmezdim. İtalya'nın şarkısı, şarkıcısının sesi ve yorumculuğu o senenin Birleşik Krallığı'na da İrlanda'sına da bin bedeldi. Şebnem Paker de aynı şekilde İrlanda'dan da UK'tan bin kat iyiydi.

[@gozdea5548]

@@AvatariaEmreYapm yok, yazdiklariniza hak veriyorum. ben Erovizyon'u "muzik yarismasi" olarak gormeyeli uzun zaman oldu zaten :) ve siz de soylemissiniz benim de en cok begendigim sarkimiz Sebnem Paker'in sarkilariydi. Dinle basta olmak uzerek besinci mevsim de cok iyiydi. KZbin da duruyorsa oylama bolumunu dinleyin derim BBC yayinindan ingiliz sunucular Sebnem 3. olunca cok sasirip o da ne oyle diye dalga gecmislerdi. Allah'in sopasi iste... Eurovizyon artik cok farkli bir boyutta; politik, siyasi, kulturel...vs gelismelerden faydalanarak birinci cikarma yarismasina dondu. Molitva mesela yerel dil kullanilarak birinci oldu, sebebi politik ve sosyal (gay haklari..vs) dir. Daha sonra yine bu olgular kullanilmaya devam edildi. Iste Sertab'in basarisi da bu durumu cok iyi yakalamak oldu. Ardarda Ingiltere ve Irlandanin kazanmalari zaten ingilizce diline yonelmenin de bir sebebi, e Sebnem'in dinle sini ingilizceye cevirmis gibi oldular bir yerde, bu da birincilik getirdi. Belcika'nin boyle bir ortam dil uydurmasi benim de hosuma gitti ama 90'li yillarin tinilarini kullanmalari bence hata oldu. Zaten aradaki fark da cok az, 2-3 puanla birincilik geldi, klasik bati devletlerinin disinda bir ulkeye gitmesi bence daha dogru oldu...

[@artsenal714]

How is that possible that a song that has no meaning makes me feel more emotions than many other more current ESC songs?

[@leclercqthibaut5288]

That proves well that you don't need to understand the lyrics to feel the emotion of a song and that there is, therefore, no reason for all the countries to sing in English.

[@djUcello]

As a linguiste I can tell that words are only tools to mean something. The communication is a larger science that includes any gestures etc. (They are more powerful then words when it comes to communication). Here in Eurovision, its the songs and singers that make a winner, lyrics are sometimes important too( 1944 Ukraine)

[@hjon9119]

because songs talk with our soul

[@EdjeMr1975]

That means that you are a good artist

[@Botafogoplayground]

That's the magic of Eurovision!

[@MoodMan35]

The song is remarkable for a number of reasons. Perhaps the most readily apparent is that it was the first occasion that a song not in a natural language had been performed at the Eurovision Song Contest (prompting the famous remark of BBC commentator Terry Wogan "They've got 4 languages in Belgium and they're singing in an imaginary one, the very essence of the Euro

[@thomash7294]

Dutch, French, German and ?

[@bleucha]

@@thomash7294 English for everyone to communicate (Well it's not official but I think it's English)

[@pardonless]

@@thomash7294 flamandic?

[@thomash7294]

@@pardonless dialect of Dutch

[@xandradice]

Walloon?

[@Dani-iq3sk]

Belgium and Turkey were the bests of 2003!!

[@escsimone]

Also Russia

[@rigolonzinbrin]

Belgium, no Turkey!

[@omurincili5867]

@@rigolonzinbrin champion turkey..

[@emrebilgin6171]

Renato Toma Turkey

[@mehmetsancak2984]

Bu şarkı Sertabın şarkısından güzel bence. Ama Sertab sempatikliğiyle kazandı diye düşünüyorum. Çok yakın birbirine iki şarkı. Farklı yıllarda olsaydı ikiside kazanırdı.

[@annamariachasta]

Imagine watching the ESC at 6 years old and being amazed by this song's magic ability to take you to a totally imaginary world, without being able to explain to anyone for years to come which song it was. At some point, I thought I imagined it all in my head. And many years later, when I first used the internet, I searched and searched and searched. I cannot explain the feeling of finding it and listening to it after so much time. I am now 25, and it still takes me to the same magical world, as if I always understood what a non-existing language portraited. AMAZING entry.

[@Nitzpitz]

Yes! Absolutely great song

[@alperen9528]

Şu şarkıyla everyway than I can kıyaslanamaz bile

[@user-ne1xy3mh4n]

Aynen bu bir başyapıt ♥

[@Kindagloomy...]

Μουσική Ιδιοφυΐα Yav he he

[@Puppylover00]

Bence de everyway that i can daha iyi bir şarkı buna göre

[@omertuncbulut1243]

Atladiginiz birsey var sertabin sarkisi guzel evet 1. Ligi haketti fakat bu sarki sanat eseri.

[@intreoo]

Imagine how much more magical this song would be with today's staging. Even with such simple staging, it managed to captivate us all and transport us to an alternate world.. Kudos to Urban Trad.

[@melvindebosscher826]

It's unbelievable that this song is written in a completely made up language. As a Belgian I don't understand a damn of this, but it defenitely deserves the second place.

[@callmekhaleesi]

Are you telling me this song has literally no meaning? Lmaoo biggest troll of eurovision i liked it 😂😂😂😂

[@rydekk-4644]

@@callmekhaleesi Yes and no It's based on various Gaelic languages and as far as I know, it does have some meaning but dont ask me what it was about. Either way, Urban trad was on some good fucking drugs.

[@melvindebosscher826]

@@callmekhaleesi yes indeed, it doesn't mean anything lmao

[@jabbandy]

It should have won actually. As much as I quite like Sertab, I listen to this far more often.

[@schumi26]

​@Shoahshana Goldberg-Shekelstein Sertab maybe have won but urban trab is iconic!

[@B00BiX]

Sanomi, City Lights and Rhytm Inside ❤ 2019 still listening

[@brankosremcevic8181]

It is now 2020, but this Belgian song from 2003 remains for all time..... Unusual and fantastic, that´s my experince!!! Bravo Urban Trad!

[@jdtv05]

17 years later and this is still one of my all time favourite Eurovision songs.

[@anxinhoo]

17 years!!!!!!! It seems that this song was in eurovision last week :-(

[@rynemiller2375]

everyway that i can

[@Nitzpitz]

Same, should have won

[@ceterisparibus1619]

Good melody like it but Every way that i can is a masterpiece for this contest👌🏻

[@inezfeytons8896]

​@@ceterisparibus1619this is a masterpiece not turkey so song

[@tanik_dranik]

The best song of all ESCs for me.It’s like combination of all types of music,sounds fresh even today!

[@angeleflou2157]

OMG A DANGANRONPA AND EUROVISION FAN!!!!

[@alperen9528]

Belçika'nin Türkiye'ye 12 puan vermesi ve Türkiye'nin 2 puanla Belçikayi geçip 1. Olmasi 😂👌

[@vacantnoname1903]

Herkes bizim gibi adaletsiz degil kısaca 27 puan alan bosna hersegin 12 puanı bizden mesela azerbaycan olsaydı onlara atardık sarkıyı dinlemesek bile onlarda aynı sekilde Türkiyeye atarlardı

[@gozdea5548]

@@vacantnoname1903 Belcika'da cok yogun gocmen Turk populasyonu var bir de o zamanlar Avrupa'ya yakinlasmistik. juri oyu da yoktu sanirim. AKP bizi AB'ye sokuyordu, demokratiklesiyorduk. O nedenle AB'den destek vardi. Sen de adaletinden verdi sanirsin,ESC tamamen politik ;) Belcika'nin da komuslarina puan vermeyi tercih ettigini unutmayalim.

[@turkishgirl7947]

@@vacantnoname1903 bı tek biz mi yapıyoruz anasını satayım Yunanistan ve Kıbrıs' a bak ??

[@sanicthehedhehog8023]

slovakya sayesinde 1. olmamız

[@thepinosblog]

oradaki türkler atmıştır tüm oyları zaten:)

[@Eurafrican]

There's so much emotion in this. Even though it's imagined, I always interpret them to be singing about loss.

[@matthewpargeter-villarreal3538]

The ability of that accordion player to play and smoulder at the camera at the same time gets 12 points for me alone. 😜 This song and Turkey’s are the reason I’m such a huge Eurovision fan to this day. So many iconic songs that year.

[@tipster-challenge]

i agree

[@Botafogoplayground]

Woooonderful. Still listening to it in 2017!!!!

[@Schnipp08]

In the 90's this song would have won. Compare it with the Irish winning songs and the Norwegian winning song from 1995.

[@itsfreddiemercurio]

I didn't know why but this song makes me wanna cry, it's so peacefull and love the fact of the imaginary language, one of the best from Belgium in Eurovision

[@isabellevaneetvelt4853]

I was in my car in 2003 listening the results of the Eurovision contest on the radio. Despite the second place, Belgium did great that night. Great memories. Thank you Belgium !!!

[@orhanozoglu26]

Eğer Slovenya bize 10 puan vermeyip Belçika bu şarkıyla birinci olsaydı cidden çok üzülürdüm

[@memyselfandi6669]

Evet ya. Çok düz bi okuyuşa sahip şarkı. Türkiye dans şovu başlatan ülke Eurovisionda. Daha sonra tüm ülkeler güçlü dansçılarla katıldı

[@jjjddd6210]

Slovenya neyse de 12 puan almışız Belçikadan birinciliği aslında kendileri bize verdiler.

[@firatbahadir3659]

@@jjjddd6210 Belçika vermiyor abi, Belçika'da yaşayan Türkler veriyor. Zaten Fransa, Belçika, Hollanda, Almanya gibi Türk nüfusunun fazla olduğu ülkelerden 10-12 puanlar olasi

[@jjjddd6210]

@@firatbahadir3659 aşırı mantıklı hic oyle bakmamıştım. Düşününce zaten eurovision türklerin fazlasıyla önemsediği yarışmaydı. Öyle ülkelerin çok taktiğini görmedim o yüzden o kadar almışız demek çok haklısın

[@samanthajones87886]

bu sarki sertab’inkinden cok daha iyi bence. ama tabii ki cok mutluyuz kazandigimiz icin o ayri

[@VusalAlisoy]

Best Belgian entry ever!

[@sedam235]

+elif ataman I dont think so. Hahaha

[@mfimh0901]

Well he posted 3 years ago, and 2015 was 2 years ago, so....

[@VusalAlisoy]

but still the best ! :)

[@EdjeMr1975]

@@elifataman4646 Sanomi was a great Comeback for Belgium.

[@leclercqthibaut5288]

We are now in 2019 and it's still our best entry by far.

[@GlingBling]

I watched Eurovision 2003 when I was 12 years old. Now I heard this song on TV and 20 years later it sounded so familiar and now I remember I liked it. Damn, where did these years go... 😢

[@kadirisk6651]

Sertap Erener ♥️🇹🇷

[@ezgicetin5843]

Kadir Işık 💜

[@edv15]

The band called Urban Trad .. lol

[@lp.lechanjour]

It has still been one of my very fav' Eurovision entries since 2003. I remember when I heard it for the first time... Immediately I had a crush for this song & the staging. I said to myself "I'll vote for this song that's conveying something harmonious, classy & peaceful". I was SOOOOOOO disappointed when Belgium failed in ranking 1rst then. She was so close to the victory. Anyway, Belgium has always stayed one of my very fav' competitors at ESC since. Most of Belgian entries have been good quality songs artistically indeed.

[@lmhho194]

Bu şarkıyla bizim kıl payı birinci olmamız küfür gibi yemin ederim

[@dogancan1497]

şarkı yapay bir dil olduğu için çok puan aldı. Gerçek bir dil değil, sırf bu yarışma için yarattıkları yapay bir dil

[@elioliver5408]

@@zobiris_ böyle bir dil dünyada yok demek istiyor. uydurma, bazı sesleri birleştirerek yeni bir dil yaratmışlar demek istiyor.

[@llllddd8653]

2019!!! Im from turkey🇹🇷❤️ good melody

[@rafetyikilmaz4455]

Çok tatlı bir şarkıymış bee

[@incredofound]

Great music! Loves from Turkey!

[@augustiadenoir7114]

So inspiring, both the song and its presentation. Still love it!

[@emiirozenn]

This sounds somehow so familiar, home-y and warm though I've recently discovered it. Love it to pieces!

[@VY_Canis_Majoris]

Ikr

[@hierstehteinname9446]

Very peaceful Song Greets from turkey 🇹🇷

[@eviken1982]

It's sad that Turkey doesn't participate anymore. Greetings from Belgium.

[@maryqueenofscots2227]

Thanks man turkey did a good job that year 🤘🏼

[@zeyneppozturk4142]

@@maryqueenofscots2227 me too

[@Nitzpitz]

Should have won, still a wonderful song to listen to. Love it!

[@EdjeMr1975]

Belgium was stunning back in 2003 Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was a great Year

[@yarkinspub5406]

This song is good yes and did something different,made up a new language this is a great thing and hard but everyway that I can was something else and changed Eurovision’s path.

[@Juventinos]

Sertab was istoric. Her winning changed the competition from then on. Sure this was a great song, but should of won.. against Sertab, no.

[@inezfeytons8896]

​@@Juventinosbelguim must won and I'm from belguim

[@carlotilla7146]

The legends says that Veronica lead singer who is half Galician, wanted to participate or represent Spain but they were rejected, succeed in Belgium

[@danielmerino1827]

I remember myself singing this song after the show for so long! One of my favourite entries ever!!

[@starseed6902]

+Daniel Merino me too :) i singing this antil now :P it is my soul song from then antil forever all this words so love so light for my spirit :) love and light ! namaste

[@jasonlk9472]

What are the names of the singers? Perhaps some Urban Trad members have changed?

[@starseed6902]

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[@jasonlk9472]

Rose Black I did not get you, Rose Black.

[@starseed6902]

Tasos Kast oh ! i'm sorry i see your name and i think you are from Grecce :) i say one of the singers is new yes and i dont remember the names now but if you like i can search for them :)

[@MoodMan35]

I want to add a comments to this song :) "Sanomi" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, which ranked second in the Contest, performed in an imaginary language by the six-piece band Urban Trad.

[@infinitepeace11]

This song occasionally pops into my head ever since first hearing it on Eurovision :) Still quality

[@nirenametriani6632]

That was the one and only time I participated at the televoting! Yes, there was something special about this song. I hadn't heard such an atmospheric song since The Voice (Ireland) or Nocturne (Norway) or Fairy tale (Norway, again - no, that followed).

[@Abbie_loves_lana]

Cette chonson a vraiment mérite de gagner cette année là j'adore trop

[@carloslopes4335]

Just wonderful!!!

[@georgeskmeid5661]

Very catchy song that goes straight to the heart to stay forever

[@Kato6996]

Such a beautiful peace of art!

[@tng2057]

Spirit of Eurovision!

[@VY_Canis_Majoris]

This song has a weird nostalgic feeling to it, and I wasn't even born in 2003

[@NikoBellic04]

Same feeling for me!

[@cemiluyank8867]

Bu mu la sertabın rakibi

[@ariya6556]

Cemil Uyanık Hee 😂

[@candilaver7755]

Çok iyi bir kere

[@candilaver7755]

Anlamiyorsan konuşma. Şarkı söylemek sadece bağırmak değildir.

[@gulsum1903]

😂

[@NoName-mm9uk]

Can Dilaver sen o performansa sadece bağırmak diyorsan benim lafım yok. Bu elemanların yaptığı gösteri ile bizim aslanlar gibi Sertab Erener imiz arasında sadece 2 puan vardı. Bırak o şekilde şarkı söylemeyi sadece o hareketleri bile yapsalar nefesi bir taraflarından alırlar.

[@bayanasknnshitpostdiyar2424]

As a Turk, this should won in 2003. Our country is my winner in 1975, 1997 and 2010 lol.

[@Minecraftsteve_01]

Eger bu şarkı kazansaydi 2010da maNganin olacagini sanmiyorum, çünki sertab sadece turkiyenin Eurovision kaderini degil,ayni zamanda Eurovisionu degistirdi komple

[@arthurvin2937]

Very sticky melody. I always considered someones talent to put some melody that will stick deep into brain as an art.

[@jasonlk9472]

What are the names of the singers? Perhaps some Urban Trad members have changed?

[@Schutz222]

Sound celtic to me..great song anyway.

[@efthimishrtk8178]

Schutz222 actually the artist made this language to this entry

[@anotherhumanbeingblyat8935]

@@efthimishrtk8178 ok i thought it was an actual language

[@dogangunes2255]

My 2003 favorite. 12 points from Turkey!

[@hukuk2004]

+Doğan Güneş If we had given it 12 points, we would have lost the first place. Are you sure ?

[@udlauchstmacshauchny2521]

+hukuk2004 He can do whatever he wants. :)

[@thibovison2472]

Very funny Belgium gave 12points to Turkey as Turkey only gave us 4points ??????

[@tabletsahibi8350]

@Mert Ayhan o yillar dusman ulkemiz yoktu akp den sonra arttilar

[@CeyhunGurbanMusic]

@@thibovison2472 7 points)

[@01HGG]

I am still listening in 2020.

[@soula6496]

2021❤🇬🇷🇩🇪🇱🇹🤲🏻

[@noelmcmahon3407]

I am still in love with this masterpiece and it should have won the Eurovision song contest

[@basiamostowiak8282]

For me Turkey was a deserving winner, but Belgium also have a good song, second place was fair in my opinion

[@ceterisparibus1619]

U r right.Absolutely Turkey deserved it. Also this song touches my soul ,love it

[@noelmcmahon3407]

@@ceterisparibus1619 that is so very nice to read

[@Nitzpitz]

Belgium missed the win with one point. Turkey was okay, but this song was far better for me.

[@concursoWorldSong]

Belgium, I just have something to say. SEND URBAN TRAD AGAIN AND STOP EXPERIMENTING.

[@dodo45france]

Une pépite, cette chanson.

[@richln9682]

I love this sound and the atmosphere being created, but I always get the unavoidable uneasy feeling I'm being conned by an April Fool.

[@salbelm]

Deserved the winning. Simple, unique beautiful.

[@lastofthebrownies]

Looking at all the second places in Eurovision. This one is a stand-out. Beautiful.

[@bleeding.flowers]

It's called a conlang. And honestly this is amazing just for bringing a conlang to a huge stage.

[@KaanSanc]

I'm agree with Turkey was the best. But also nobody can deserves second position as much as Belgium 🇧🇪

[@soula6496]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ghatiop434]

To this music I meditate. This is the best thing that could have happened at Eurovision🔵

[@nikolasimic8150]

...wonderfully ! my Favourite!

[@LICENCIADA81]

I love this song! beautifully sung and good instrumental background. Greetings from Spain!!!

[@laylamia]

This song is so magical,like it takes you to another world

[@sherwinfavored5208]

Lol listening to this in 2021 too?

[@laylamia]

@@sherwinfavored5208 Yep

[@jerrymcleod501]

Belgium and Russia that year are like a battle between fantasy and science-fiction :D

[@mileycyrusturkiye3681]

HSJDNSKDJDJDNDJDND

[@michellequarre8667]

yes

[@christopheverhelpen9129]

The real winner of ESC 2003 (for me)

[@user-ug3xv7wc6b]

yes it is your opinion but real winner is Sertab Erener from Turkey❤️

[@christopheverhelpen9129]

@@user-ug3xv7wc6b I guess everyone has the right to have his or her opinion, or not?

[@jdtv05]

I agree, this was my favourite that year and still today.

[@edv15]

100% , Belgium was more Unique then Turkey ..

[@basiamostowiak8282]

For me Sertab from Turkey was better and I'm grateful and happy that she won, but Belgium had undoubtedly and iconic song

[@TrixieFirecracker]

The best Belgian entry ever in Eurovision!

[@AtlasBlizzard]

This is the true winner that year for those who appreciate good music. Still a stunning listen.

[@maxblackisko]

Ağlaaaaaa

[@alierenisalieren]

Turkey won because deserved it

[@Crowleas]

Well, I think that the fact that so few comments here state this is no coincidence. I do believe that Belgium had the best song of 2003 (a very strong year anyway) and the presentation was at least decent BUT Turkey had one of the most deserved winners ever. Sertab actually changed the flow of Eurovision history. And she changed it to something I really adored so I'm almost happy about my favorite song not winning. Yes Sanomi is great music for me, as this new age ethnic really touches me and I find the concept of no real language lyrics absolutely brilliant. But excellence around this field had already shined bright in the 90s. Norway 1995 & 1996, Ireland 1996, Sweden 1996 had given us much to love. 2003 was the ethnic bob dance-show spectacle's time to shine and it rightfully did so. Yet, Belgium 2003 is the strongest and fairest runner-up of the century so far.

[@inezfeytons8896]

​@@alierenisalierenno way

[@stefanlevchenko1312]

I want to fall down from very tall skyscraper listening to this song (with the safe end of course). Just an unearthly magic!

[@missnaanuuk7802]

beautiful! ahh those galician sounds...

[@Makusw]

A dream. It´s seems like a mystery.

[@tocwa38]

i see something beautiful on this song❤Belgium true winner!

[@asyaer4699]

Gerçek kazanan Sertab erener 🇹🇷

[@tuesdaydelaney4480]

Love 💓 this song so much

[@colemantrebor6574]

For anyone who really likes this song and is still listening in 2021, I highly recommend you to listen to their the album this is on, Kerua. It's great music.

[@abrahansaezsanchez9191]

innovadora y a su vez con música de todos los tiempos¡¡

[@Elise.vijverstein789]

I remember they really came out of left field. Nobody thought they would do this well before the show. Then that night, it was magical I will never forget ❤

[@m98609]

They're speaking the language of gods

[@Euroviking86]

I loved it, but didn't expect others to. Then, what do you know, it was in winning contention all the way throughout! That hardly ever happens with me. It was heartbreaking when its seemingly comfortable lead was sunk at the last second. This is very special, evocative and moving; it definitely deserved to win.

[@mustafayldrr4400]

I do not agree sertab is gooder than urban trad in eurovision

[@tanik_dranik]

Mustafa Yıldırır “gooder” ?xDD

[@Ummdd]

Mustafa Yıldırır better olmasın kardeş o

They both were good and could have win and Turkey have won

[@stefanlevchenko1312]

sanomi hell yeah

[@barserel14]

Sertab erener in şarkı da Haa dediği bölüm bile bu şarkıdan daha güzel

[@johnny19817]

Excellent song.

[@Botafogoplayground]

Still listening to it in 2022 🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪 The real winner of 2003

[@esmars0]

Ne kadar hoş şarkıymış ya

[@pandzida98765]

I always thought this song was in Flemish language. And here a surprise! This song is in an artificial language.

[@ABakasetas]

Turkey The Best. We Love Belgium :)

[@youneedtocalmdown169]

@@eidottnawi yo nerden biliyorsun tüm belçikalılara sordun herhalde

[@youneedtocalmdown169]

@@eidottnawi yok olmasın böyle şaka

[@soula6496]

Greece the best :D🇬🇷.. no front Greek and Turkey so:🤝🏻..

[@formulacountdown]

It sounds like something I might find at a Greenpeace rally.

[@leclercqthibaut5288]

Still the best Belgian entry.

[@zakomtazi8617]

Très belle chanson

[@Jalekrkmz]

Its sounds like Estonian

[@turklerinortaktarihi9182]

Gerçekten de:O

[@PieroLunini]

amazing.

[@GraverOne]

Invites for dreaming!!!!! Absolutely wonderful.

Eurovision tarihindeki en zorlu ve güzel çekişmeydi bence. Sertab sık kullanılan tarzda güzel sözleri ve sahne gösterisi ile hakederek kazandı ama Belçika'nın müziği, parçanın kulağa hoş gelen müziği ve solistin çok güzel ses tonunun da hakkını yememek lazım. 2. olsaydık üzülmezdim çünkü Belçika'nın liderliğine de sevinirdim

[@aimarsulevany7551]

I never can forget this song . They should have won really unfair

[@kairin00]

Aimar Sulevany Turkish one deserved, in my opinion btw.

[@h_trbz8232]

@@kairin00 yea

[@dickzwolle]

Een van mijn favorieten uit de historie van het songfestival. Prachtig, helaas net niet gewonnen.. Dick uut Zwolle

[@abear3125]

-Can I have the WiFi password? -Sure, is at the back of the router The back of the router:

[@hyunlix_hayatmolmusxqwd2536]

Very good music ım from turkey🇹🇷❤️❤️❤️

[@landon306]

When I first heard the song I thought they were singing in a Pacific Island language, such as Samoan, but nope. Just an imaginary language.

[@joeynl1769]

That was also my first thought when I saw this act. The language, but also the ladies' looks and hand movements have a certain Polynesian flavour.

[@ivanmacias9603]

Same. The music though, sounds very much Celtic.

[@messpilo]

Still amazing... !!!

[@soula6496]

Love from Greece, Lithuania & Germany 🇬🇷🇱🇹🇩🇪❤🤲🏻

[@alera_tader]

17 лет песне, а она до сих пор у меня в плейлисте, одна из любимых)

[@melodia2772]

Уже 17*

[@alera_tader]

@@melodia2772 точно, спасибо)))

[@MoodMan35]

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[@karmilitos22]

O

[@MoodMan35]

Hehe :)

[@MoodMan35]

Have you heard about a website with the name 4lyrics.eu? It is the home of Eurovision lyrics etc :)

[@luisleon1412]

In English please :v

[@jlhabitan50]

It's an artificial language.