Oro jaska, beana
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"Oro jaska beana" is a song by Norwegian group The BlackSheeps
. It won both the Norwegian MGP jr contest in September 2008 and went on to win MGP Nordic 2008
, beating songs from Denmark, Sweden and Finland.
The song reached #1 in the official Norwegian charts.
The song is sung mainly in Norwegian
, but has some phrases in Sami
. The title is Sami and means Be Quiet, Dog.
The track won The BlackSheeps a Spellemann award (Norwegian "Grammy") in the category "Årets låt" ("Song of the year") at Spellemannprisen
2008.
The BlackSheeps
The BlackSheeps is a band from Nesseby in northern Norway. Their breakthrough came following their participation in the MGP jr, a song contest for children organised by Norwegian state broadcaster NRK. Having won MGP jr 2008 with the song Oro jaska, beana the group went on to represent Norway in...
. It won both the Norwegian MGP jr contest in September 2008 and went on to win MGP Nordic 2008
MGP Nordic 2008
Melodi Grand Prix Nordic 2008 was the fourth Nordic Melodi Grand Prix, a Scandinavian song contest for children. The contest was held on November 29, 2008 in Aarhus, Denmark and the participating countries were Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Each country submitted two songs to participate in...
, beating songs from Denmark, Sweden and Finland.
The song reached #1 in the official Norwegian charts.
The song is sung mainly in Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
, but has some phrases in Sami
Sami languages
Sami or Saami is a general name for a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia, in Northern Europe. Sami is frequently and erroneously believed to be a single language. Several names are used for the Sami...
. The title is Sami and means Be Quiet, Dog.
The track won The BlackSheeps a Spellemann award (Norwegian "Grammy") in the category "Årets låt" ("Song of the year") at Spellemannprisen
Spellemannprisen
Spellemannprisen is an award presented to Norwegian musicians for their contributions.-Operation:The award was established on the initiative of International Federation of the Phonographic Industry , an organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide...
2008.