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2003 song by Mando
"
Never Let You Go
" is a song recorded by Greek singer
Mando
, with music composed by herself, lyrics written by Teri Siganos, and produced by Johnny Jam. It
represented Greece
in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
, held in
Riga
. It was the first entry from Greece in the contest that did not feature any Greek lyrics.
Background
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Conception
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"Never Let You Go" was composed by
Mando
, with lyrics by Teri Siganos, and was produced by Johnny Jam. It is a dramatic ballad, with the singer telling her lover all the things she would do for him, but emphasising that she would "never let [him] go". In addition to the version fully in English, Mando recorded a version with English and Greek lyrics.
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Eurovision
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On 26 February 2003, "Never Let You Go" sang by Mando competed in
Ena tragoudi gia tin Evropi
, the national final that the
Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation
(ERT) organized to select its song and performer for the
48th edition
of the
Eurovision Song Contest
. The song won the competition so it became the
Greek entry
?and Mando the performer? for Eurovision.
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For the song to participate in the contest, it had to be shortened to fit into three minutes.
On 24 May 2003, the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the
Skonto Hall
in
Riga
hosted by
Latvian Television
(LTV) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Mando performed "Never Let You Go" seventeenth on the evening, following
Ukraine
's "
Hasta la vista
" by
Oleksandr Ponomariov
and preceding
Norway
's "
I'm Not Afraid to Move On
" by
Jostein Hasselgard
. Mando wore an unusual navy blue gown, with a very tight lace-up bodice. The song was the first Greek entry in the contest that did not feature any Greek lyrics as she performed it fully in English.
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At the close of voting, it had received 25 points and was placed seventeenth in a field of twenty-six.
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It was succeeded as Greek entry at the
2004 contest
by "
Shake It
" by
Sakis Rouvas
.
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Aftermath
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In the fifth episode of the
first season
of
Your Face Sounds Familiar
aired on 12 May 2013 on
ANT1
, Mando replicated her performance at Eurovision.
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Track listing
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- "Never Let You Go" (Euro Version) - 3:02
- "Never Let You Go" (Original Version)- 4:19
- "Never Let You Go" (English/Greek Version)- 4:20
- "Never Let You Go" (Dance Mix) - 4:22
- "Never Let You Go" (Extended Club Mix) - 5:54
Chart performance
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The song topped the Greek charts and was certified
gold
in Greece.
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Weekly charts
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References
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External links
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