Tingaliin
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"Tingaliin" is the Russian Tingeling
song credited to P-Bros featuring DJ Trexx & Olga Pratilova. It reached the top of the Swedish Singles Chart on 27 March 2009 and stayed for 4 weeks at the top of the charts.
"Tingaliin" was the last of the series of Tingeling songs performed at the intermissions of the Melodifestivalen 2009
in preparation to Eurovision Song Contest 2009
scheduled to be organized in Moscow
.
So "Tingaliin", the Russian version, was designed as the final entrance in Melodifestivalen in Stockholm
of the "Tingeling" series. The Russian segment consisted of a pre-recorded sketch followed by a musical anthem performed on-stage. It was performed by P-Bros featuring DJ Trexx & Olga Pratilova.
, where the character Pål Potter, (performed by the actor Rikard Ulvshammar), and music director character called Rolf Pihlman, wearing a fur cap (performed by Henrik Dorsin) contact the Russian "Schlager
mafia" and the Russian opera
singer Olga Pratilova to get her to perform Tingeling, resulting in a stage appearance with a remix partly in Russian
, called "Tingaliin (Russian Bass-Lovers Remix)".
The appearance is full of Russian cliché
s, for example, an army choir, matryoshka doll
s, cossack dancers, tetris
, the National Anthem of the Soviet Union
and Korobeiniki
all weaved in.
The text contains also Russian phrases such as "Do svidanija Putin" (’Bye bye Putin’) and "Na zdorovje Lenin" (’Cheers Lenin’).
newspaper that "it is for us, unimaginable that Sweden can show such an ignorance and misleading image of Russia. The depiction is disgusting."
In the following days, the controversy made attention in TV-news, radio programs and morning- and evening newspapers. The project manager Ronnie Lans apologized later on and sent flowers to the Russian Embassy, but Sveriges Television
withdrew the apology.
Tingeling
Tingeling is a group of songs created and performed by Henrik Dorsin, Michael Lindgren, Andreas Alfredsson Grube, Andreas Grill, Jorge Olivares Rivas and Grotesco which served as entertainment during the intermission of the Melodifestivalen 2009. A version of the songs, namely Tingaliin was...
song credited to P-Bros featuring DJ Trexx & Olga Pratilova. It reached the top of the Swedish Singles Chart on 27 March 2009 and stayed for 4 weeks at the top of the charts.
"Tingaliin" was the last of the series of Tingeling songs performed at the intermissions of the Melodifestivalen 2009
Melodifestivalen 2009
Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen...
in preparation to Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
scheduled to be organized in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
So "Tingaliin", the Russian version, was designed as the final entrance in Melodifestivalen in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
of the "Tingeling" series. The Russian segment consisted of a pre-recorded sketch followed by a musical anthem performed on-stage. It was performed by P-Bros featuring DJ Trexx & Olga Pratilova.
Content
It was set in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, where the character Pål Potter, (performed by the actor Rikard Ulvshammar), and music director character called Rolf Pihlman, wearing a fur cap (performed by Henrik Dorsin) contact the Russian "Schlager
Schlager
Schlager music is a style of popular music prevalent in Central and Northern Europe and the Balkans and also in France and Poland. In Portugal, it was adapted and became pimba music...
mafia" and the Russian opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
singer Olga Pratilova to get her to perform Tingeling, resulting in a stage appearance with a remix partly in Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, called "Tingaliin (Russian Bass-Lovers Remix)".
The appearance is full of Russian cliché
Cliché
A cliché or cliche is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel. In phraseology, the term has taken on a more technical meaning,...
s, for example, an army choir, matryoshka doll
Matryoshka doll
A matryoshka doll is a Russian nesting doll which is a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside the other. The first Russian nested doll set was carved in 1890 by Vasily Zvyozdochkin from a design by Sergey Malyutin, who was a folk crafts painter at Abramtsevo...
s, cossack dancers, tetris
Tetris
Tetris is a puzzle video game originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union. It was released on June 6, 1984, while he was working for the Dorodnicyn Computing Centre of the Academy of Science of the USSR in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic...
, the National Anthem of the Soviet Union
National Anthem of the Soviet Union
The National Anthem of the Soviet Union or the State Anthem of the USSR was introduced during World War II on March 15, 1944, replacing The Internationale as the official national anthem of the Soviet Union as well as the national anthem of the Russian SFSR...
and Korobeiniki
Korobeiniki
"Korobeiniki" , also known as the Tetris song is a nineteenth-century Russian folk song that tells of an incident between a peddler and a girl "haggling" over a price, with the details only being said in metaphor...
all weaved in.
The text contains also Russian phrases such as "Do svidanija Putin" (’Bye bye Putin’) and "Na zdorovje Lenin" (’Cheers Lenin’).
Controversy
The Russian performance "Tingaliin" led to protests from the Embassy of Russia in Stockholm. Anatolij Kargapolov, an embassy spokesman said in an interview with The LocalThe Local
The Local is an English-language online news portal localised for Sweden, Germany, France and Switzerland. Each site, while alike in appearance, has separate editorial teams, each focused on its respective market....
newspaper that "it is for us, unimaginable that Sweden can show such an ignorance and misleading image of Russia. The depiction is disgusting."
In the following days, the controversy made attention in TV-news, radio programs and morning- and evening newspapers. The project manager Ronnie Lans apologized later on and sent flowers to the Russian Embassy, but Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
withdrew the apology.
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| Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
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