I Admit (Sanda song)

"I Admit" is a song recorded by Romanian singer Sanda for her fifth studio album Khalini (2006). It was recorded at the Studioul Adi Ordean and was released as a CD single in 2004 by Romanian Television (TVR). A dance-pop track with Latin beats in its instrumentation, "I Admit" was written by Irina Gligor and produced by George Popa.

"I Admit"
Single by Sanda
from the album Khalini
Released2004
GenreDance-pop
Length3:00
LabelTVR
Songwriter(s)Irina Gligor
Producer(s)George Popa
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Sanda Ladoşi
As
Sanda
Language
Composer(s)
George Popa
Lyricist(s)
Irina Gligor
Finals performance
Final result
18th
Final points
18
Entry chronology
◄ "Don't Break My Heart" (2003)   
"Let Me Try" (2005) ►

The track represented Romania in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul, Turkey after winning the pre-selection show Selecția Națională. Sanda's victory was widely contested by observers. In Istanbul, Romania automatically qualified to the final due to their top 11 placement in the previous year and finished in 18th place with 18 points. Sanda's show contained sexual elements, with her wearing what a reviewer described as a vampire-inspired look consisting of a dress similar to those worn by Cher. Commercially, "I Admit" failed to impact any national chart.

Background and composition

"I Admit" was written by Irina Gligor, while production was handled by George Popa. It was recorded and mixed at Studioul Adi Ordean by George Nemeznic and Popa, respectively. A CD single of "I Admit" was released in Romania in 2004 by Romanian Television (TVR) in Romania, containing the Full Vocal Mix version of the track lasting three minutes.[1] Musically, "I Admit" is a dance-pop song with Latin beats in its instrumentation.[2][3]

At Eurovision

National selection

On 13 March 2004, the final of the Selecția Națională was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, preceded by two semi-finals on 28 February and 6 March 2004, respectively. "I Admit" progressed first from the first semi-final and was subsequently chosen to represent Romania in the contest after the votes of an expert jury panel (12 points) and televoting results (12 points) were combined, resulting in 24 points.[4][5] Sanda's win was widely contested by several observers including fellow Selecția Națională participant Elena Cârstea.[6]

In Istanbul

The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 took place at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey and consisted of one semi-final on 12 May, and the final on 15 May 2004. According to the then-Eurovision rules, selected countries, except the host nation and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom), were required to qualify from the semi-final to compete for the final; the top ten countries from the semi-final progressed to the final.[7] As she automatically qualified for the final due to Romania's top 11 placement the previous year, Sanda performed 23rd on the occasion, preceded by Turkey and followed by Sweden.[7] During her show, she wore what an editor from German website Prinz.de described as a vampire-inspired look consisting of a dress similar to those sported by American singer Cher. The author further noted that Sanda's performance was Romania's first to contain sexual elements.[3] Janina Funk, writing for Augsburger Allgemeine criticised Sanda's vocal delivery and accent.[8] Romania eventually came in 18th position with 18 points, consisting of ten awarded by Spain, four by Portugal, three by Cypus and one by Israel.[9]

Track listing
  • Romanian CD single[1]
  1. "I Admit" (Full Vocal Mix) – 3:00

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD single.[1]

Management
Personnel

Release history
Country Date Format Label
Romania[1] N/A 2004 CD single TVR
gollark: `to think therefore I think to think`?
gollark: "I think therefore I think I am"
gollark: There's a world where a person called Adolf Hitler helped cure cancer, perhaps? Makes more sense.
gollark: My personal view is that the universe is either deterministic or nondeterministic (but probably not in a way centered around intelligence like the eldræverse is), and that some loosely defined "free will" doesn't matter much anyway.
gollark: Free will is too poorly defined to really consider in much detail.

References
  1. I Admit (CD single). Sanda Ladoși. Romanian Television (TVR). 2004. r6603601.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "Rumänien: Sanda Ladosi" [Romania: Sanda Ladosi] (in German). Eurovision.de. ARD. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. Gehring, Marc (19 November 2012). "Future Winners (6): Rumänien – ein aufgehender Stern am Pop-Himmel?" [Future Winners (6): Romania – a rising star on the pop sky?] (in German). Prinz.de. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. "Romanian National Final 2004". National Finals. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. Selecția Națională 2004. 13 March 2004.
  6. "Vezi românii care au participat, de-a lungul vremii, la Eurovision" [See all Romanian Eurovision entrants]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Istanbul, Turkey. 12–15 May 2004.
  8. Funk, Janina (26 May 2012). "Zero Points: Die schlimmsten ESC-Songs der vergangenen zehn Jahre" [Zero Points: The worst Eurovision songs of the past ten years] (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  9. "Eurovision 2004 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovision World. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

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