Ale jestem
"Ale jestem" (English translation: "But I Am") was the Polish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, performed in Polish by Anna Maria Jopek.
"Ale jestem" | |
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Eurovision Song Contest 1997 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) | |
Language | |
Composer(s) | Tomasz Lewandowski |
Lyricist(s) | Magda Czapińska |
Conductor | |
Finals performance | |
Final result | 11th |
Final points | 54 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Chcę znać swój grzech..." (1996) | |
"To takie proste" (1998) ► |
The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Jopek singing about her realisation that life is there to be lived. She sings that she is a number of different things, including "A spark, a gasp of wind" and "A boat stray among the reefs".
The song was performed twelfth on the night (following Germany's Bianca Shomburg with "Zeit" and preceding Estonia's Maarja-Liis Ilus with "Keelatud maa"). At the close of voting, it had received 54 points, placing 11th in a field of 25.
It was succeeded as Polish representative at the 1998 Contest by Sixteen with "To takie proste".
Charts
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Poland (LP3)[1] | 1 |
Poland (Music & Media)[2] | 2 |
References
- "Notowanie nr 797" (in Polish). 9 May 1997. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- "Major Market Airplay - Week 21/1997" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 May 1997. p. 23. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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