FYR Macedonia: Kaliopi

Artist name:

Kaliopi

Song title:

Crno i belo

Song writer(s):

Romeo Grill, Kaliopi

Year:

2012

Language:

Macedonian

Country:

FYR Macedonia

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About the participant:

Kaliopi can easily be described as the biggest pop star in FYR Macedonia. She is known as a singer, composer, poet and also for her humanitarian work.

She started her career at the tender age of nine, gaining the first place at a children's song festival. Later on she founded the band "Kaliopi" and became known in the former Yugoslav nations. Romeo Grill who is also the composer of Crno e belo was the author of most of the songs. The band published two albums and took part in some of the biggest music festivals and shows in their home country.

As a solo artist Kaliopi has recorded nine albums. In 1996 she won the Skopje Festival which meant that she should represent FYR Macedonia at their first participation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo. Her song Samo ti did not convince the juries, so FYR Macedonia did not reach the Eurovision final and had to wait for their Eurovision debut.

This year Kaliopi was chosen internally and she will represent FYR Macedonia with her song Crno e belo in Baku.

About the selection:

After failing to qualify for the Eurovision final for the fourth time in a row the FYR Macedonian broadcaster MKRTV decided to select their representative for Baku internally. They went for Kaliopi who is among the most popular artists in her country. On January 16th MKRTV announced that the entry was also chosen internally. An expert jury picked the entry Crno e belo (Black and white), composed by Romeo Grill and texted by Kaliopi herself.

The song presentation took place on February 29th. The show was named Kaliopi za Makedonia (Kaliopi for FYR Macedonia). During the show Kaliopi performed several songs and showed her big repertoire and different styles of music.

About the song:

Crno i belo starts slowly as a ballad. The melody is completely accompanied by the piano. With the beginning of the second verse the song turns into a powerful rock type song. Kaliopi's extraordinary voice gives the song a special Balkan touch.

Lyrics:

Vo ochi sega gledaj me
Ne sum gubitnik ti znaj
Ne se predavam do kraj
Nema ragjanje bez pagjanje

Otvori dusha priznaj mi
Shto sme sega jas i ti
Pola moe vo tebe
A pola tvoe spie vo mene

Ajde sega gushni me
Do nebo digni me

Crno i belo e se
Edna vistina i edna laga
Iako zaedno sme
Jas biram srekja, ti birash taga

Crno i belo e se
Dobro i losho nishto ne gi deli
Daj sega nasmevni se
Denot ne vodi vo nokji beli

Vo ochi sega gledaj me
Tamu ti ke najdesh se
Ajde predaj se do kraj
Za novo ragjanje, so mene

Otvori dusha priznaj mi
Shto sme sega jas i ti
Pola moe vo tebe
Pola tvoe spie vo mene

Ajde sega gushni me
Do nebo digni me

Crno i belo e se
Edna vistina i edna laga
Iako zaedno sme
Jas biram srekja, ti birash taga

Crno i belo e se
Dobro i losho nishto ne gi deli
Daj sega nasmevni se
Denot ne vodi vo nokji beli

Everything's black and white
Only one truth, only one lie
Sharing the same delight
I choose to smile, you choose to cry

Everything's black and white
The good, the bad, equal, the same
Day drowns in the night
As you pool me, back in the game

Everything's black and white.

English translation of the lyrics:

Baby look into my eyes
Eyes don't know how to fake
I am fragile but won't break
This pain is sweet, a sweet defeat

Darling open up your soul
Let go of all control
You're the restles part of me
You're the dreamer in my sea

I'm being born again
In your every breath

Everything's black and white
Only one truth, only one lie
Sharing the same delight
I choose to smile, you choose to cry

Everything's black and white
The good, the bad, equal, the same
Day drowns in the night
As you pool me, back in the game

Baby look into my eyes
I'm weareing no disguise
I'm naked, wild and free
Now it's time, step into me

Darling open up your soul
Let go of all control
You're the restless part of me
You're the dreamer in my sea

I'm being born again
With your every breath ...
Everything's black and white
Only one truth, only one lie
Sharing the same delight
I choose to smile, you choose to cry

Everything's black and white
The good, the bad, equal, the same
Day drowns in the night
As you pool me, back in the game

Everything's black and white.

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