"Sugar"
The official cover for "Sugar"
Single by Natalia Gordienko
Released4 March 2021
GenreDance-pop
Length2:58
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Natalia Gordienko singles chronology
"In Ochii Tai"
(2020) 		"Sugar"
(2021) 		"High Heels"
(2021)
Music video
"Sugar" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final result
7th
Semi-final points
179
Final result
13th
Final points
115
Entry chronology
◄ "Prison" (2020)
"Trenulețul" (2022) ►

"Sugar" is a song by Moldovan singer Natalia Gordienko. The song represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.[1][2]

Promotion

On 1 March 2021, Natalia Gordienko unveiled a short teaser of the song.[3]

On 9 April 2021, Natalia released Russian version of the song called "Tuz bubi" ("Туз буби"; transl. Ace of diamonds). Music video was also released, it used both new and footage from the original video for "Sugar". The author of the words of the Russian version is Mikhail Gutseriyev.[4]

Composition

Sugar is an uptempo dance-pop song about sexual attraction, using "give me some sugar" as a metaphor for asking a crush out.

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Internal selection

On 26 January 2021, TRM confirmed that Natalia Gordienko would represent Moldova in the 2021 contest.[5]

In Eurovision

The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.[6] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final.[7][8] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Moldova would be performing in the first half of the second semi-final of the contest.[9]

The song was performed in the second semi-final on 20 May, with it being the 7th song performed out of 17 songs that day. Sugar would qualify, finishing 7th with 179 points. Two days later, Sugar would be performed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Grand Final. It would eventually get a total 115 points, making it enough to finish 13th.

During the semi-final performance, before the chorus at the end of the performance, Natalia, instead of saying "Give me some, sugar," belted out "Europe, ah!" The moment quickly went viral in the Eurovision fan community, with many memes and the like being made. She again performed the verse in the jury final for the Grand Final, but after her voice cracked during the line, she eventually switched back to the original line during the Grand Final.

Charts

Chart performance for "Sugar"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
CIS (TopHit)[10] 129
Lithuania (AGATA)[11] 49
Netherlands (Single Tip)[12] 10
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[13] 81
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 4

References

  1. ^ "🇲🇩 Moldova: Natalia Gordienko's Eurovision Entry Titled "Sugar"?". Eurovoix. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Sugar! Moldova's Natalia Gordienko shares Eurovision 2021 song title". wiwibloggs. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  3. ^ ""Sugar" snippet! Natalia Gordienko teases Eurovision 2021 song and video". wiwibloggs. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ Наталья Гордиенко — Туз буби (Премьера клипа 2021) on YouTube
  5. ^ "Natalia Gordienko returns for Moldova". Eurovision Song Contest. 26 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Rotterdam 2021–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Rules–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  8. ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Rotterdam, Netherlands: European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 18–22 May 2021.
  9. ^ Groot, Evert (17 November 2020). "2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  10. ^ Наталья Гордиенко — Sugar. TopHit. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 21-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 21–27 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Natalia Gordienko – Sugar". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  13. ^ "August 2021 Russia Airplay Chart for 20 August 2021." TopHit. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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