Powered by: www.eurovision.tv Eurovision.tv goes back in time. We start in 2004. Xandee represented Belgium at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song 1 Life. Xandee came in 22th place with 7 points.
Belgium is the most underrated country in ESC, Kate Ryan had by far the best song, vocals and didn’t qualify. Xandee was better than the winner and should have been in the top 3. Blanche and Loic Nottet were winner’s material.
One of the most mysterious flops in Eurovision history. The song is amazing, the voice sounds good, the performance is decent for 2004 standards... no idea why it was so low
Probably other songs executed the same exact formula significantly better (like Ukraine and Greece) so people went for them instead of Belgium. The song is very good though.
I remember that, it was. I always put it down to the fact that Belgium did so well the previous year unexpectedly, bookies were looking at not being surprised by them in 2004 hence rating them highly in 2004. Vocal isn't great, and I recall she opened the second half of the show - and the first song on after the commercial break never does so well.
I can't stop watching it. So energetic, it gives summery vibes, damn it is so cool, my ass stands up to dance. I am from 2021. If it sounds so cool now, how could it have placed 22nd in 2004? WTF? What was wrong with people in that year?
I found this yesterday, seen it for the first time and watched it so many times by now already. 😁 I am schocked about it's result, for me at least top 5 song.
Branko Sremcevic yes. One of the best. Together with Macedonia (Peace Be Upon Him, RIP. Muslims use PBUH for Muhammad. But i can too), Serbia and Montenegro (technically still Yugoslavia) and Greece
*1 Life* Lyrics: Lift me up, take me down You can turn my world around I can hear what people say It doesn't matter anyway We're not the same, but so much alike You are my brother, my sister tonight We got one life, living together In one life, let us be free One life, you take my troubles away Light up my day, yeah You came here in the night Take the worries off your mind In your eyes, beneath your skin I feel the pain you're in We're not the same, but so much alike You are my brother, my sister tonight We got one life, living together In one life, let us be free One life, you take my troubles away Light up my day, yeah One life, living together In one life, let us be free One life, you take my troubleѕ away Light up my dаy