1 Life (Xandee song)

Belgium "1 Life"
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Marc Paelinck
Lyricist(s)
Dirk Paelinck
Finals performance
Final result
22nd
Final points
7
Appearance chronology
◄ "Sanomi" (2003)   
"Le grand soir" (2005) ►

"1 Life" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Xandee.

Xandee performing "1 Life" for Belgium.

The song was performed thirteenth in the final, to which Belgium was prequalified (following Bosnia and Herzegovina's Deen with "In the Disco" and preceding Russia's Yulia Savicheva with "Believe Me"). At the close of voting, it had received 7 points, placing 22nd and automatically putting Belgium in the grand final for their next Contest appearance. The Semi-Final was held in Istanbul on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 3p.m. Xandee was expected to do much better at the contest because her song was a favorite of many.

The song is an up-tempo Euro disco number, with Xandee singing about the need to take advantage of every opportunity because we only have "one life". Xandee is the stage name for Sandy Boets, a Belgium native who was born on December 18, 1978. "One Life" was Xandees first single as a solo artist.

It was succeeded as Belgian representative at the 2005 Contest by Nuno Resende with "Le grand soir".

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 1
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[2] 11

Song Lyrics

Lift me up, take me down

You can turn my world around

I can hear what people say

It doesn't matter anyway

We're not the same, but so much alike

You are my brother, my sister tonight

We got one life, living together

In one life, let us be free

One life, you take my troubles away

Light up my day, yeah

You came here in the night

Take the worries off your mind

In your eyes, beneath your skin

I feel the pain you're in

We're not the same, but so much alike

You are my brother, my sister tonight

We got one life, living together

In one life, let us be free

One life, you take my troubles away

Light up my day, yeah

One life, living together

In one life, let us be free

One life, you take my troubles away

Light up my day

References

  1. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Xandee – 1 Life" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  2. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Xandee – 1 Life" (in French). Ultratip.


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