Bye Bye Baby (CatCat song)
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 "Bye Bye Baby" | |
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| File:CatCat-Bye Bye Baby.jpg | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1994 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Virpi Kätkä, Katja Kätkä |
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| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Kari Salli, Markku Lentonen |
| Lyricist(s) | Kari Salli, Make Lentonen |
| Conductor | Olli Ahvenlahti |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 22nd |
| Final points | 11 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Tule luo" (1993) | |
| "Niin kaunis on taivas" (1996) ► | |
"Bye Bye Baby" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, performed in Finnish (despite the English language title) by CatCat, a duo formed by two sisters, a blonde and a brunette, named Virpi and Katja Kätkä, whose family name is phonetically similar to "cat cat" in English (especially in plural: Kätkät). The song is sung from the perspective of a woman ending a relationship because of her lover's infidelity. She claims that "I won't cry when this ends" and seems generally positive about her future prospects. The Eurovision version of the song is almost entirely in Finnish, according to the Contest rules in force at that time, but the first line of the chorus (quoted in the song's title) is in English.
CatCat performed wearing long coats over quite revealing costumes resembling vintage underwear. The costumes were identical apart from the colour – the blonde sister, Katja, appeared in green, and Virpi, the brunette, in pink. Each carried a microphone with a tip coloured to match her costume. They were accompanied by two black dancers dressed in the early 1990s "rapper" style- they wore identical waistcoats, one in pink and one in green, and performed a dance routine inspired by breakdance, but also containing much waving "goodbye" in the sections when CatCat sang the chorus.
The song was performed second on the night, following Sweden's Marie Bergman & Roger Pontare with "Stjärnorna" and preceding Ireland's Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan with "Rock 'n' Roll Kids". At the close of voting, it had received 11 points (10 points from Greece and 1 from Bosnia & Herzegovina), despite being one of the favourites it only placed 22nd in a field of 25.
This meant that Finland were obliged to sit out the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest. It was succeeded as Finnish representative at the 1996 Contest (the poor result having disqualified Finland from the 1995 Contest) by Jasmine with "Niin kaunis on taivas".
2019 Finnish loan comparison site Sortter [1] rewrote "Bye Bye Baby" lyrics to promote its services. Song and music video was made together with original artist CatCat.
References
- ^ "Bye Bye Korot | Vain Sortter antaa lainallesi parhaan hinnan takuun". sortter.fi. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- "1994 Finland". The Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
