| Shady Lady | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cover: | Ani_LorakShadyLadycover.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Promotional single | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Artist: | Ani Lorak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Album: | Solntse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released: | April 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded: | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length: | 2:59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label: | Virgin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Composer: | Philipp Kirkorov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyricist: | Karen Kavaleryan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer: | Dimitris Kontopoulos[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prev Title: | Ya s toboy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prev Year: | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next Title: | Ja Stanu Morem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next Year: | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Shady Lady" is a song recorded by Ukrainian singer Ani Lorak with music composed by Philipp Kirkorov and lyrics written by Karen Kavaleryan. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, held in Belgrade. She also released a Russian-language version of the song titled "Russian: С неба в небо" ("From Sky to Sky").
"Shady Lady" was composed by Philipp Kirkorov and written by Karen Kavaleryan.[2] However, around the time of the contest there were many rumors in Greece stating that popular composer Dimitris Kontopoulos had actually composed the song. Although his name was not credited during the Eurovision Song Contest performances, it was later confirmed that Kontopoulos was indeed a producer of the song.[1]
On 21 December 2007, the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) announced that they had internally selected Ani Lorak as their performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. On 23 February 2008, NTU held a to select the song she would perform at Eurovision. All five competing songs were performed by herself. "Shady Lady" won the competition becoming the for Eurovision.[3] [4]
The single itself has become very successful in Ukraine featuring two A-sides: "Shady Lady" and "Ja Stanu Morem" ("I'll Be a Sea"), which was also a Eurovision candidate. The single also featured the video of "Shady Lady" as a bonus track, while the other three Eurovision candidates were also included. It charted for over 30 weeks, peaking at number 1 on the official Ukrainian charts, while also faring well in neighbouring countries. She also released a Russian-language version of the song titled "Russian: С неба в небо" ("From Sky to Sky").
On 22 May 2008, the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade hosted by Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Ani Lorak performed "Shady Lady" fourth in the running order, preceding 's "Deli" by Mor ve Ötesi and preceding 's "Nomads in the Night" by Jeronimas Milius.[5] The performance was staged and choreographed by Fokas Evangelinos. It received 152 points, placing 1st in a field of 19 and qualifying for the final.[6]
On 24 May 2008, the grand final for the Eurovision Song Contest was held. Lorak performed the song 18th, the third year in a row that a Ukrainian entry had performed in this position, following 's "Peace Will Come" by Diana Gurtskaya and preceding 's "Divine" by Sébastien Tellier.[7] It received 230 points, despite only receiving the maximum 12 points only once, from, coming 2nd in a field of 25, behind Dima Bilan's song "Believe" for .[8]
On 21 November 2009, Lorak was one of the hosts of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, where she performed "Shady Lady" as part of the interval acts.[9]
Bonus track:
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Greece (Billboard)[10] | 2 |
| Kyiv Airplay (Tophit)[11] | 4 |
| Moscow Airplay (Tophit)[12] | 55 |
"Shady Lady"