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Video for the song available at official website and All Kinds Of Everything

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Source - eurovision.tv

Just maybe I'm crazy,
The world spins round and round and round
shi-di-ri-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na
shi-di-ri-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na

I want you to want me as I dance
Round and round and round
shi-di-ri-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na
shi-di-ri-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na

Forever and ever go, go, go wild dancers!!

Day-na-day-na Wanna be loved
Day-na Gonna take my wild chances
Day-na-day-na Freedom above
Day-na-da-na-da I'm wild 'n' dancing

Hey!

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Day-na-day-na Wanna be loved
Day-na Gonna take my wild chances
Day-na-day-na Freedom above
Day-na-da-na-da I'm wild 'n' dancing

He-e-e-ey !

Dance forever, come and be mine,
Dance together, till the end of time
Dance together go, go, go wild dancers!!

Day-na-day-na Wanna be loved
Day-na Gonna take my wild chances
Day-na-day-na Freedom above
Day-na-da-na-da I'm wild 'n' dancing

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Just maybe I'm crazy,
The world spins round and round and round
shi-di-ri-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na
shi-di-ri-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na

I want you to want me as I dance
Round and round and round
shi-di-ri-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na
shi-di-ri-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na

Forever and ever go, go, go wild dancers!!

Day-na-day-na Wanna be loved
Day-na Gonna take my wild chances
Day-na-day-na Freedom above
Day-na-da-na-da I'm wild 'n' dancing

Hey!

Napevno
Daremno
Bula ya nadto chemna

(Desire, inside two / My head spins round and round and round)
shi-di-ri-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na
shi-di-ri-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na

Dlya tebe
Dlya sebe
Zastelyu tsile nebo

(I want you to want me / So I dance round and round and... )
Hey, shi-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na
Hey, shi-di-duy, shi-di-ri-di-da-na

Bez zhalyu zapalyu go, go, go wild dancers!!

(Forever and ever Go, go, go, wild dancers)

Day-na-day-na Wanna be loved
Day-na Gonna take my wild chances
Day-na-day-na Freedom above
Day-na-da-na-da I'm wild 'n' dancing

He-e-e-ey !

Dance forever, come and be mine,
Dance together, till the end of time
Dance together go, go, go wild dancers!!

Day-na-day-na Wanna be loved
Day-na Gonna take my wild chances
Day-na-day-na Freedom above
Day-na-da-na-da I'm wild 'n' dancing

Song

Work on the Song lasted for about 3 months. Editing and sound engineering was done by Ruslana together with specialists from Kiev, London and New York. The recording was done together with a guitarist from "Cool Before", and an ex-trumpet player from "Zdob Si Zdub". The wild drumming part (in terms of drive and rhythm) was done by Ruslana herself. Ukrainian and English lyrics of the Song, as well as the chorus and melody, suffered significant changes since the initial stage. However, as of now the hit song is finished. Soon it will have to stand the trial of the European and world's music standards.
"We have been creating the Song so that it would sound like an anthem", Ruslana says. "Not like an anthem of a particular country", she adds, "but as an anthem of freedom and of those people that strive to be free. By this song and its philosophy we are calling upon the people to be real, free and unconquerable, like the elements of nature, to strive for motion, to go forward and break stereotypes. "The Wild Dances" is a modern and a dancing hit. At the same time the song possesses a lot of ethnical features. Unique character of the picturesque land of the Hutsuls permeates the song through the sounds of ethnical music instruments, elements of the Hutsul traditional dance, Kolomyika, vivid exclamations 'Hey! Hey!' and 'dana-dana'. At the same time, in my opinion, the sound gets more 'mature': it becomes heavier, stronger, richer and gets close to real rock. Myself and
Iryna Mazur, the director of Life ballet group, when staging the dancing part of the song used really 'wild' movements: very frequent jumps, abrupt curtseys, using tambourines and whips in dancing etc.
Everywhere abroad, where we had a chance to perform during the last month (namely Malta, Great Britain, Latvia, Belarus, Croatia - note by Ruslana's press service), we have been very well received by the public. People from these countries would confess that they were impressed by the expressive character and a strong energy of our show.
The majority of the viewers did not understand a word in Ukrainian, some of them did not even want to know anything about Ukraine itself, but they would all of the sudden start jumping and getting crazy in the Wild Dances' rhythms! This convinced us in the fact that the new song will have to be even more energetic. So it has come out like this. I'll see you at the Ukrainian presentation of the song, which will take place very soon." (March 21-22, Turkey).

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Diki Tantsy video Director - Evgeni Mitrofanov (Moscow, Kiev, Los Angeles, director of previous Ruslana videos "Kolomiyka" and "Oi zagrai mi muzychenku"
Producers: Ruslana, Aleksandr Ksenofontov

Most interesting details about the shooting:

"The shooting took place in the abandoned building of the Ice Palace, which was at once renamed 'the Iceberg Palace" by the members of Ruslana's crew because no heating equipment brought with Ruslana could heat the cold air of the huge building to a comfortable level. The building was 'decorated' with sheer concrete and windows without glass. Despite the script of the video-clip, which provided for constant burning fire in large barrels, torches on the stage, wireworks and even a real military flame thrower, only the Wild Dances could help people to ultimately warm up."

"The mass scenes of the video-clip involved about a thousand (!) students of the Kiev National University of Culture and Arts and cadets of Kiev University of Internal Affairs."

"Large-scale decorations were erected in the Ice Palace specifically for Ruslana's video-clip. They constituted a special concert stage designed in fantasy style"

"While on the stage, Ruslana and the dancers of the Life ballet had to counteract a real hurricane that was created by a real aviation propeller installed on a wingless plane delivered directly from the
Kiev airport"

"Another picturesque sight in the video-clip was presented by the members of organization Tryzub (Trident), who presented a special type of Ukrainian martial art with the use of Hutsul axes and whips"

"The costumes and decorations were developed by famous designers, artists, jewelry-makers, and ethnographers. As a result, people on the stage possessed a new "wild", a bit military and sexual image, which will be seen by all Eurovision viewers very soon."

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What will be Ruslana Eurovision entry like?

Original music style.

Style that can be characterized as "drive-ethno-dance" (it is difficult to give full definition because it unites different elements) filled with national colour which Europe has never seen.

Musical style of "Diki Tantsy" includes:

rock-music drive;
energy of modern dance-music.
colour of rhymes of highland part of Ukraine

Elements of Carpatian colour: melodics of Gutsul nation, drive, mysticism and energy (dances, rituals, costumes).

Ruslana has created her original style in music (rhyme, melody), dance (modern dance based on ancient Carpatian dances), clothes.

Image

Image of Ruslana - exclusive, original, exotic image, which includes original vocal manner (ethnic melisms, authentic "kugikanians" and shouts). Drive, energetic manner of Ruslana will show temperament of highlands.

Song

Song was first composed to be included to "Diki Tantsy" album. But after it was discovered that all space in the album was already filled it was transferred to "Diki Tantsy 2" album, which will be issued in 2004.

Part of the text will be performed in Ukranian language with Carpatian colours, refrain will be sang in English.

Composition right now has no final sound decision, and a lot of musical experiments are underway. "Fair" version will be recorded in cooperation with well-known Russian arrangers, sound designers and producers. Thanks to EMI company also best arrangers of UK and Sweden will take part in making final sound, who already have experience to work with Atomic Kitten, Brainstorm, Geri Halliwell...

Now we can just confirm that composition will unite best sound decisions of "Diki Tantsy" style (which were discovered and developed by Ruslana), uniting rhymes and sounds of the highlands, expressive highland screams, and modern dance drive.

Video

Ruslana's team has experience of producing high quality video - for example video for the song "Znayu ya - I know".

Original idea, new technologies, exclusive special effects (developed specially for this video), special montage, shooting in Carpates, will make this video European quality one.

Video will follow scene image of Ruslana, which will include ancient mystic Gutsul rituals, and beautiful views of Carpatian mountains

Show

Ruslana will be assisted at the Eurovision by dance ballet show "Zhittya - Life".

Performance will be sintez of modern art and national rhymes. Authors are looking to get rid of the border between ancient and modern, to develop dance style which will be hit at all discos. Show will be attractive first of all for modern active young people.

Ruslana performance will be developed as a show, uniting music, dances, costumes, hair style. Costumes by Roksolana Bogutskaya, conduction of performance by Irina Mazur.

Main part of the song performance will be best moments from Ruslana two-hour show, made for all Ukranian tour to support her platinum album.

Stage performance will be even more wild than viewers are get used to. Based on even more ancient, just discovered, Carpatian rituals, which now will be worked out to be suitable for the whole concept of the show.

More expeditions to Carpatys will be conducted, and other time will be devoted to studio work, rehearsal and promoting.

Costumes

Costumes of Ruslana and dance group will include best solutions of "Diki Tantsy" show (leather, incrustations, metal parts). All details of the stage dresses will be specially prepared. Designers and juwellers are already working under it, and some details will be specially prepared by ethnic masters of Carpats who are still keeping ancient secrets. Hair style, body paintings, representing unique Carpatian culture will be added.

Promo tour

Promo tour will include 2 parts:

All Ukranian promotion

interactive show where every citizen of Ukraine will have it's chance to give his suggestions to Ruslana how to perform on ESC. Exchange of opinions, vioting on different questions will be done in mass-media (TV, Radio, Internet).

Accoustic concert during show of M1 TV channel "Your format" will take place. Same time dance show will be presented and interactive discussion will take place

European part

will include promo tour of Ruslana in 10 European countries (UK, Sweden, Poland, ex-Yugoslavia countries, Baltic countries, Russia, Germany). Promotion will include include concerts, club shows, rotation of songs and videos of Ruslana on TV and radio, different talk-shows etc. Ruslana tour will be made in cooperation with Ruslana's EMI label.

This part of promo campaign is not only for popularization of Ruslana but for promotion of Ukrainian culture in Europe.

Information - Ruslana's press center

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07/02 Due to overwhelming response I should declare at this site that song that was claimed to be Ukranian ESC entry and appeared here and there over internet today - is remix of Ruslana's song from her platinum album "Diki Tantsy" released in June 2003, and called "Oi zigrai mi musichenku", thus this is not her ESC entry and is not eligible for the contest in any case.
Ruslana's entry will be more similar to track 4 of the same album called "Arkan" and will be performed mostly in English.

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Ruslana Lyzhichko is confirmed as Ukrainian participant for ESC 2004, this was confirmed at special conference at National Television of Ukraine led by president of NTU Alexandr Savenko and Ruslana.
Mr. Savenko wished female singer all the best and noted that he hoped that Ukrainian national expressive melodism can change European points of view.
We're wery optimistic about our participation, and I'm ready to go to Eurovision now. The only countries I'm afraid of are Balkans, because their style sometimes is the same as our, said singer.
Ruslana pointed out that she will cover all expences herself, she has her own advertising company and she noted that she can well organize her promotion and costumes.
Alexandr Savenko mentioned that second candidate which was discussed was another female singer Ani Lorak.
They also noted that song is almost ready, it's chorus is supposed to be sung in English but song in whole will express national colour. Tytle is supposed to be "Dikiye tantsy" (Wild dances). She told that authors of the song is whole Carpatian culture. This song was not included into same titled album, but will be included into album Dikiye Tantsy 2 to be issued in 2004.
Now singer is going to start promo tour which will cover 10 countries: UK, Sweden, Poland, ex-Yugoslavia, Baltics, Russia and Germany.
Special show is going to start on NTU "Help Ruslana to prepare for Eurovision" where everyone can advice Ruslana how she should prepare for the contest.

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Ruslana is popular Ukraine singer, composer,producer. Has two musical educations, big experience to work in show-biz.
Her potentitial is hardworking, expression and drive, powerful vocal abilities and exclusive vocal manner, originality of style and professionalism of performance, bright ethnic performances and unbelievable energy, which can guid full stadiums during the concerts.
Allways unpredictable, "wild" Ruslana, always experimenting and never using old technologiues - is highly individual image, bright well-known brand. Ruslana is "wild" energy.

She is not result of producers work. She not only compose and arrange her music, but also produce her ideas and directs her videos.

Main achievements:

Album "Diki tantsy" sold in more than 170 000 copies and awarded "Platinum disc".
Megaclip "I know" - is first video shoot to be presented un modern cinemas. Sound format Dolby Digital 5.1.Picture format High Definition. Creating group - 250 specialists from 7 countries, 10 helicopters, 4 kilometres of tape, accoustic concert at the waterfall.
Christmas music films "Last Christmas of 90th", "Christmas legends", "On Christmas to Lvovskiy"
Video "Svitanok" - best video of 1998
Participation from Ukraine at BBC project �Today 2000�
First unique concert with symphonic orchestra at festival "Tavriyskie igry"
Art project "Tour on Ukranian castles"

Main awards:

Laureat of All-Ukranian festival of modern song and pop music "Chervona Ruta";
Grand-prix of all-Ukranian TV festival of pop music "Melody";
Grand-prix of "Slavyanski Bazar" international festival;
Winner in nomination of "Music star of the year" of regional show "Krishtalivski liv"
Diploma winner of national show concert "Song of the year" in Ukranian pop music
Grand prix "Zolotaya Era" for film "Dzvinki viter of Olesskogo zamku" in nomination "Best film of the year";
"Golden Zhar-Ptitsa" � winner in nominations "Best song of the year" -: "Svitanok" and "Best video of the year" - "Svitanok";
Person of the 1999 in nomination "Music star of the year".
Laureate of First All-Ukranian program "Person of the year 2000" as "Music star"
�Platinum disc� for the album �Diki Tantsy�, awarded by independent association of recording companies (KIev-London) on December 17, 2003.

In December 2002 Ruslana signed contract with EMI label and started work on the album "Diki Tantsy"

After some English specialists were interested in her music she received invitation to British studio of Peter Gabriel �Real World�.

On June, 11, 2003 album of Ruslana was released under the title "Diki Tantsy" - it is compilation of ethnic material on basis of ancient motives and rhymes of Gutsul nation and moder pop and rock music.

On 3rd October 2003 this album reached Platinum - 100000 copies were sold.

For now in Ukraine and other CIS countries where pirate audiomarket prevails, no album reached this mark.

On 17th of December this fact was OFFICIALLY confirmed and Ruslana was awarded "Platinum disc" during ceremony of "Ukraine music premium - 2003"

Prize was awarded by Regional Manager on Eastern Europe of IFPI Stephan Kravchek (Brussels).

Success of the album is not only win of Ruslana but start for the fight against audio pirats in the country. During September, 2003 Comp Music/EMI in collaboration with IFPI took serios measures against pirate copies of Ruslana album..

Awarding of first ever "Platinum disc" is not only personal achievment of musician but even positive for the image of whole country, which selebrates entring of Ukraine show-biz to legal zone, creation of high quality national music product.

Since 24.11.03 till 4.01.04 Ruslana conducted tour in 25 cities of Ukraine.

On 10.01.2004 more than 170000 copies were sold according to the CompMusic, it hold sales leadership since July 2003.

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