Hey Nana
"Hey Nana" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in Dutch by Micha Marah.
"Hey Nana" | |
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Eurovision Song Contest 1979 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) | |
Language | |
Composer(s) | Charles Dumolin |
Lyricist(s) | Guy Beyers |
Conductor | |
Finals performance | |
Final result | 18th |
Final points | 5 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" (1978) | |
"Euro-Vision" (1980) ► |
"Hey Nana" was the source of some controversy between the artist and the Belgian TV channel BRT (now (VRT). Marah herself preferred another song from the Belgian pre-selections, "Comment ça va", and consequently - and very unusually for an artist representing his or her country in the Contest - never made a studio recording of her Eurovision entry, not even for promotional purposes. The only commercially released version of "Hey Nana" was instead made by the composer, Charles Dumolin.[1]
The song was performed twelfth on the night (following France's Anne-Marie David with "Je suis l'enfant soleil" and preceding Luxembourg's Jeane Manson with "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux"). At the close of voting, it had received 5 points, 2 from Denmark and the United Kingdom and 1 from Germany, finishing 18th (shared last) of 19.
The song is an up-tempo number sung from the perspective of a woman suggesting marriage to her lover. She paints a picture of domestic bliss, however she also suggests that he will "become my henpecked husband".
It was succeeded as Belgian representative in the 1980 Contest by Telex performing "Euro-Vision".