100% te ljubam
 "100% te ljubam" | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Languages | |
| Composer(s) | Dragan Karanfilovski Bojs |
| Lyricist(s) | Orče Zafirovski, Vlado Janevski |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 15th |
| Final points | 29 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Ne zori, zoro" (1998) | |
| "Od nas zavisi" (2002) ► | |
"100% te ljubam" (Macedonian: 100% те љубам, Template:Lang-en) was the Macedonian[1] entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, performed in Macedonian and English by XXL. The song was written by Orce Zafirofski and Dragan Karanfilovski, and composed by Karanfilovski.
Due to the poor result, Macedonia was ineligible to compete in the 2001 Contest, but were readmitted the following year. Thus, the song was succeeded as Macedonian representative at the 2002 contest by Karolina with "Od nas zavisi".
Background
The song is an up-tempo number, with the girls confessing to a man that they love him totally. The nature of the man is somewhat ambiguous, as the first verse suggests that they are in physical contact ("Tonight I will get him, I will whisper in his ear"), while later lyrics suggest that the man's infatuation is closer to that of a fan for a celebrity ("cut my photo from a magazine and frame it").
Performance
As performed on the night, the four girls wore tight multicoloured clothing and had a dance routine - as was increasingly becoming the fashion at the contest. The song was performed nineteenth on the night (following Sweden's Roger Pontare with "When Spirits Are Calling My Name" and preceding Finland's Nina Åström with "A Little Bit"). At the close of voting, it had received 29 points, placing 15th in a field of 24.
Release
Versions of the song were recorded in both Macedonian and English, with the Anglophone recording featuring the mispronunciation of "Hundred" as "Hun-derd".
A promotional CD single was issued, with both Macedonian and English language versions of the song. The enhanced multimedia format included two videos of the song in Macedonian and English, and a video of the live performance at the Skopje Festival. Also included was an instrumental version of the song. The multimedia presentation also included "Karaoke", with the lyrics available in Macedonian and English. Additionally, a photo album of 26 photographs were included.
Reception
Writing for La Libre Belgique in 2018, Isabelle Lemaire listed XXL at number one in her list of the worst singers in the history of Eurovision, writing that following the intro, the vocal performance was "a nightmare for the ears" and filled with bad notes.[2]
References
- ^ Participating member of EBU
- ^ Lemaire, Isabelle (9 May 2018). "Eurovision : le top 5 des plus mauvais chanteurs (2/5)" [Eurovision: the top 5 of the worst singers (2/5)]. La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2020.
Other sources
- Kennedy O'Connor, John (2005). The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History.