Run Away (SunStroke Project and Olia Tira song)
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| Single by SunStroke Project and Olia Tira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | Digital single, CD single | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Dance pop, Europop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Run Away" is a song performed by SunStroke Project and Olia Tira, and represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010 in Oslo, Norway. The song won the final of the O melodie pentru Europa 2010, that took place on 6 March. It gained the maximum number of points from both the juries and the televotes.[1][2]
In the contest, it was performed first on the night of the first semi-final, preceding Russia's Lost and Forgotten and passed to the final.
After the contest, "Run Away" would also become the subject of a major internet meme surrounding the saxophone solos performed by saxophonist Sergey Stepanov, who in a phenomenon similar to Rickroll and Trololo, was dubbed the "Epic Sax Guy" in videos on YouTube.[3] The rules of the contest prohibited musical instruments being played on stage, meaning Stepanov was not actually playing the saxophone at all, but rather syncing movements with a prerecorded track.
Charts [edit]
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Norway (VG-lista)[4] | 7 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[5] | 31 |
References [edit]
- ^ Brey, Marco (6 March 2010). "Sun Stroke Project & Olia Tira for Moldova!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Klier, Marcus (6 March 2010). "Moldova sends Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira to Eurovision". ESCToday. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Epic Sax Guy (The One)". URLesque. Aol. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ Norwegian Singles Chart
- ^ Swedish Sverigetopplistan Singles Chart
External links [edit]
- Official music video - YouTube
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