"Work Your Magic" is the most successful single released from
Dmitry KoldunDmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date...
to date. The song ranked 6th in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE....
. Note that the word Koldun in Russian means magician or
sorcerer-Gaming:* Sorcerer * Sorcerer * Sorcerer , a character class in the game Dungeons & Dragons* Wizard , a class found in several roleplaying games-Music:...
.
The song is an up-tempo number, with Koldun describing the power that his lover has over him, likening it to "magic". He tells her that, as a result of her power, she can "keep my heart forever bound". He also promises that "you'll get the best of what I've got".
Work Your Magic features on Koldun's 2009 debut album as a new, longer version of
"Дай Мне Силу".
Work Your Magic is the first release by
Dmitry KoldunDmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date...
.
The album was released shortly before the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE....
and features nine versions of the popular song
Work Your Magic.
"Work Your Magic" is the most successful single released from
Dmitry KoldunDmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date...
to date. The song ranked 6th in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE....
. Note that the word Koldun in Russian means magician or
sorcerer-Gaming:* Sorcerer * Sorcerer * Sorcerer , a character class in the game Dungeons & Dragons* Wizard , a class found in several roleplaying games-Music:...
.
The song is an up-tempo number, with Koldun describing the power that his lover has over him, likening it to "magic". He tells her that, as a result of her power, she can "keep my heart forever bound". He also promises that "you'll get the best of what I've got".
Work Your Magic features on Koldun's 2009 debut album as a new, longer version of
"Дай Мне Силу".
Release
Work Your Magic is the first release by
Dmitry KoldunDmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date...
.
The album was released shortly before the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE....
and features nine versions of the popular song
Work Your Magic. The CD comes with a DVD which has the official
music videoA music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music/song. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. Although the origins of music videos go back much further, they came into their own in the...
for
Work Your Magic and
Дай Мне Силу. The set also includes a small biography for Koldun and producer Philip Kirkorov, the lyrics of
Work Your Magic and some promotional photos.
The CD/DVD set was originally sold in stores in
Eastern EuropeEastern Europe is a region lying in the Eastern part of Europe. The term is highly context-dependent and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
(being popular in
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
,
BelarusBelarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel , Mahilyow and Vitebsk...
and
GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
), then sets were given away for free as a promotion - they were later given away for free with other items such as a Koldun T-shirt, cap and chocolate at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007,
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
.
The song
Work Your Magic proved popular in some
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an countries such as
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and
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
although both countries awarded Belarus no points in the Song Contest final. The only Western country to give Belarus points was
PortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...
(1 point).
Track listing
- "Work Your Magic
"Work Your Magic" is the most successful single released from Dmitry Koldun to date. The song ranked 6th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Note that the word Koldun in Russian means magician or sorcerer....
" - 3:06
- "Дай Мне Силу" - 3:06
- "Work Your Magic" (Deep Zone Project
Deep Zone Project is a Bulgarian house/electro band. Together with DJ Balthazar, they represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song DJ, Take Me Away.- History :...
Remix) - 4:35
- "Work Your Magic" (Deep Zone Project short dance remix) - 2:38
- "Work Your Magic" (Zoloto remix) - 4:00
- "Дай Мне Силу" (Deep Zone Project remix) - 4:35
- "Дай Мне Силу" (Deep Zone Project short dance remix) - 2:38
- "Дай Мне Силу" (Zoloto remix) - 4:00
- "Work Your Magic" (Karaoke
is a form of entertainment in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol or changing color and/or...
version) - 3:06
DVD
The second disc included with the
Work Your Magic album is a video
DVDDVD, also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc,is an optical disc storage media format, and was founded in 1995. Its main uses are video and data storage...
with the following three files:
- "Work Your Magic" Music Video
- "Дай Мне Силу" Music Video
- Koldun Slide Show
The Koldun Slideshow is a series of professional photographs displayed in a slide show form with
Work Your Magic as a backing track. The video also shows Philip Kirkorov and the Eurovision logo (the Eurovision heart) with the Belarusian flag in its centre.
CD
Mastering:
- Rembo, "Grimm Brothers" Studio
Remixes:
- Dian Savov (DJ Dian), Rosen Stoev, Lyubomir Savov - Deep Zone Project
- Vladimir Adarichev, Andrei Pokutni
Credits:
- Produced & arranged by DTC
- Guitars - Kodakis Spyros
- Backing vocals - Halkiti Victoria & Psihramis Apostolos
- Sound recording and Mix - Binis Aris
- Studio - Vox Recording Studio, Athens Greece 2007
DVD
Photography:
- George Kalfamanolis (Greece)
Creative:
- Yana Rudkovskaya, Philip Kirkorov (Russia)
Design:
Eurovision
The performance in
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
featured two backing dancers climbing on moveable walls.
BBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation, usually referred to by its abbreviation as the "BBC", is the longest established and largest broadcaster in the world...
commentary focused on Koldun's perceived similarities to
Princess DianaDiana, Princess of Wales, was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Their sons, Princes William and Harry, are second and third in line to the thrones of the United Kingdom and fifteen other Commonwealth Realms.A public figure from the announcement of her engagement to Prince Charles, Diana...
.
Prior to the contest Koldun led the biggest Euro tour ever made by any Eurovision participant appearing (and performing) all over Europe - Russia in the far east and Ireland, far west.
As Belarus had not finished in the top 10 in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2006The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi...
, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed fourth (following
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'
EvridikiEvridiki Theokleous , known professionally as simply Evridiki, is a Cypriot rock, pop, and electro pop singer. She is best known in Europe for representing her home country, Cyprus, in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, 1994 and 2007 with the songs Teriazoume, Eimai Anthropos Ki Ego and Comme...
with "
Comme Ci, Comme Ça"Comme Ci, Comme Ça" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in French by Evridiki. The song was composed by Dimitris Korgialas and written by Poseidonas Giannopoulos...
" and preceding
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's
Eiríkur HaukssonEiríkur Hauksson is an Icelandic heavy metal vocalist who is educated as a teacher.Eiríkur is considered to be a talented vocalist, able to adopt various styles...
with "
Valentine Lost"Valentine Lost" was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English by Eiríkur Hauksson....
"). The song received 176 points in the semi-final, placing 4th in a field of 28 and qualifying Belarus for the final.
In the final, the song was performed third (following
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
's
D'NASHD'NASH is a Spanish boy band, best known for representing Spain in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest.-Members:* Basty - real name: Esteban Piñero Camacho - born 28 February 1981, Cádiz...
with "
I Love You Mi Vida"I Love You Mi Vida" is a song performed by the Spanish boyband D'NASH.The song was entered into Misión Eurovisión 2007, which is the Spanish national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest....
" and preceding
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's
DervishDervish are a traditional Irish music group from County Sligo, Ireland. They were formed in 1989 by Liam Kelly, Shane Mitchell, Martin Mc Ginley, Brian Mc Donagh and Michael Holmes. The band was originally formed to record an album of local music which was later released as The Boys of Sligo. They...
with "
They Can't Stop The Spring"They Can't Stop the Spring" is a song by Irish band Dervish. On February 18, 2007, on a Late Late Show special it was chosen as the song Dervish would sing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki. It was written by John Waters and Tommy Moran. The song came last in the final of the...
"). At the close of voting, it had received 145 points, placing 6th in a field of 24.
Music Video
Koldun made his promotional music video for the song in
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. As both the artist's name and song may suggest, the video has a very strong 'magical influence' as the video features magicians,
witchesWitchcraft, in various historical, anthropological, religious and mythological contexts, is the use of certain kinds of supernatural or magical powers. Witchcraft can refer to the use of such powers in order to inflict harm or damage upon members of a community or their property...
,
fire breathersFire breathing is the act of creating a large flame by spraying, with one's mouth, a flammable liquid upon an open flame. The flame is usually held an arm's length away and the spray should be both powerful and misty. This art is said to have originated in India.A favourite among audiences, fire...
, etc. The main plot appears to be a jealous queen's attempt to destroy a young woman whom Koldun may be singing about. The young woman is teleported through the fire into a grand castle-like setting as magical acts and occurrences around her. She runs through halls and corridors attempting to escape though in the end she runs into the queen (who is much larger than her) and is obliterated as the queen raises her hand and laughs in triumph. Throughout the video there are clips of Koldun performing the song, accompanied by two guitarists and a drummer.
The video bears a close resemblance to the video for the song "
Jaded"Jaded" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and Marti Frederiksen. It was released on December 21, 2000 as the first single off of the album Just Push Play...
" by
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, in which many elements and characters, including the young female central to the story, are quite similar.
Variations
There is a Russian version of the song titled "Дай Мне Силу" (Dai Mnye Siloo (or "Give Me Power" in English)) as well as several remixes (e.g. Zoloto,
Deep Zone ProjectDeep Zone Project is a Bulgarian house/electro band. Together with DJ Balthazar, they represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song DJ, Take Me Away.- History :...
and a Russian/English lyric mix). The song "Дай Мне Силу" was released in Russia/Belarus several weeks after "Work Your Magic" and though it was successful it failed to achieve the popularity or rating of "Work Your Magic".
Charts
| Chart (2009) |
Peak
position |
| Russia Russian Airplay Chart is the only official Russian singles chart. The chart is being compiled by the distribution company "Tophit.ru", distributing new songs, which is used by more than 400 stations of Russia, CIS members and Baltic states....
|
2 |
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. [The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
|
3 |
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
|
34 |
DenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...
|
38 |
External links
(Rus/Eng)
- Official forum (Rus)
- Fan site (Eng/Slo
Slovene or Slovenian is a South Slavic language spoken by approximately 2.4 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia...
)
- Unofficial forum (Eng)