Clown (Afroditi Frida song)
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"Clown" was the Greek
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
, performed in Greek
by Afroditi Frida
.
The song was performed fourteenth on the night, following Denmark
's Kirsten & Søren
with "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?
" and preceding Norway
's Karoline Krüger
with "For vår jord
". At the close of voting, it had received 10 points, placing 17th in a field of 21.
The song is sung from the perspective of a clown
, with Frida expressing her joy at amusing others. She sings, however, that "I have a heart" and makes mention of the fact that she is required to be positive in her job even when she does not feel that way.
It was succeeded as Greek representative
at the 1989 Contest
by Mariana
with "To Diko Sou Asteri".
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Eurovision Song Contest 1988
The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1988 in Dublin. The presenters were Pat Kenny and Michelle Rocca...
, performed in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
by Afroditi Frida
Afroditi Frida
Afroditi Frida is a Greek singer, probably best known for representing Greece in the ESC 1988.-Biography:Frida was born and raised in Athens in 1964. She studied music for 8 years in the National Conservatory of Athens and started her career in 1984. That year she was among the 10 finalists who...
.
The song was performed fourteenth on the night, following Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
's Kirsten & Søren
Hot Eyes
Hot Eyes was the name adopted for international acts by the Danish singing duo known in their home country as Kirsten and Søren. It was formed by Kirsten Siggard and Søren Bundgaard ....
with "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?
Ka' Du Se Hva' Jeg Sa'?
"Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Danish by Kirsten & Søren ....
" and preceding Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
's Karoline Krüger
Karoline Krüger
Karoline Krüger is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and pianist. She was born on 13 February 1970 in Bergen and is today married to another familiar Norwegian singer, Sigvart Dagsland...
with "For vår jord
For Vår Jord
"For vår jord" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Norwegian by Karoline Krüger.The song is an environmentally-themed ballad, with Krüger describing a woman who is "standing guard for our earth"...
". At the close of voting, it had received 10 points, placing 17th in a field of 21.
The song is sung from the perspective of a clown
Clown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
, with Frida expressing her joy at amusing others. She sings, however, that "I have a heart" and makes mention of the fact that she is required to be positive in her job even when she does not feel that way.
It was succeeded as Greek representative
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
Greece has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 32 times since 1974, with the exception of 1975, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1999 and 2000. Greece won for the first time in 2005 with "My Number One" song by Elena Paparizou. Following the introduction of a semi-final round for the 2004 contest, Greece...
at the 1989 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1989
The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 6 May 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Switzerland gained the hosting rights after Celine Dion's victory in Dublin the previous year. The presenters were Lolita Morena and Jacques Deschenaux. Riva was the winner of...
by Mariana
Mariana Efstratiou
Marianna Efstratiou is a Greek singer, connected on several occasions with the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1987 she appeared as a backing singer for the duo Bang. Efstratiou won the Greek national song contest in 1989, overcoming Greek superstar Anna Vissi, and represented Greece in Lausanne with...
with "To Diko Sou Asteri".