Romania: Elena Gheorghe teams up with Christian D and Dony in the new single “Bailar”

Romania: Elena Gheorghe teams up with Christian D and Dony in the new single “Bailar”
Sunday, 25 July 2021

  • The Romanian Eurovision 2009 act, Elena Gheorghe has teamed up with Christian D and Dony in the new single “Bailar”.

    Beautiful Elena from Romania has collaborated with Christian D and Dony treating us with the new track "Bailar" (Dance) dominated by a summer latin tempo that take us to tropical destinations across the Atlantic. 

    The Spanish lyrics of the song travel us across the Atlantic to Puerto Rico and fit totally the latin tempo of the song, combined with some addtional electronic dance sounds after the chorus.

     

    The composition team of the song includes Donici Corneliu Constantin, Bolfea Radu Pompiu, Dimitriu Alexandra, Iñaki Calvo Medel, Dumitrescu Cristian and Laurentiu Duta. Behind the production are Iñaki Calvo Medel, Bolfea Radu and Dony.

     

    Elena Gheorghe in Eurovision

    Elenarepresented Romania in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow after winning on the preselection show Selecția Națională  with her song 'The Balkan Girls'.was written by Laurențiu Duță and Alexandru Pelin, while production was handled by DuțăOvidiu Bistriceanu and Daris Mangal. The song was released on an enhanced CD on 6 January 2009 by Cat Music. "The Balkan Girls" is a folk-influenced dance-pop song whose refrain celebrates the party life of Balkan girls.

    Music critics generally gave the song mixed reviews, praising its beat while criticizing its cheesiness. "The Balkan Girls" fared well commercially, topping the Romanian Nielsen Music Control chart and receiving airplay in Greek, Maltese and Turkish clubs. It was promoted with concerts in Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium and a music video released in March 2009. The clip portrayed her in an underground club along with fellow dancers.

    Gheorghe qualified in ninth place for the Grand Final in Moscow, where she finished 19th with a total of 40 points.