"I Wanna", also known in its original version as "I Wonna", was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 performed in English by Marie N representing Latvia. With this victory, Latvia became the second (and to date last) Baltic state to win the contest (Estonia had achieved the feat one year earlier).
"I Wanna" | ||||
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Single by Marie N | ||||
from the album On a Journey | ||||
Released | 2002 | |||
Genre | Latin pop | |||
Length | 3:01 | |||
Label | Baltic | |||
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Marie N singles chronology | ||||
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Eurovision Song Contest 2002 entry | ||||
Country | Latvia | |||
Artist(s) | Marija Naumova | |||
As | Marie N | |||
Language | English | |||
Composer(s) | Marija Naumova | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 1st | |||
Final points | 176 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "Too Much" (2001) | ||||
"Hello From Mars" (2003) ► | ||||
The song was performed twenty-third on the night, following Slovenia's Sestre with "Samo ljubezen" and preceding Lithuania's Aivaras with "Happy You". At the close of voting, it had received 176 points, placing 1st in a field of 24. The song, however, was a commercial failure both in Latvia and Europe.[citation needed]
Marie (along with Brainstorm lead singer Renārs Kaupers) later hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.
The song is particularly famous for Marie's performance. She began wearing a white suit and a trilby hat, which was removed by one of her dancers. As the song continued, other dancers removed her suit jacket and her dark shirt, revealing the top of a red dress. The suit trousers were then removed, revealing the bottom half of the short dress. On the final beat of the song, the hem was pulled, revealing the dress to be much longer. This visual performance was also supported by a salsa-style song, which made full use of the more up-beat tempos increasingly finding success in the contest.
The lyrics are relatively simple, with the singer telling her lover that she wants to control their relationship.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Wanna" (Radio Version) | 3:01 |
2. | "I Wanna" (Pedro Pub Mix) | 3:32 |
3. | "I Wanna" (Salsa Version) | 3:44 |
4. | "I Wanna" (Marie N Featuring DJ Dust) | 3:46 |
5. | "I Wanna" (Dance Mix) | 4:01 |
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[2] | 15 |
Preceded by "Everybody" by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL |
Eurovision Song Contest winners 2002 |
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