Crno i belo

Crno i belo ("Black and White"; Macedonian: Црно и бело [ˈt͡sr̩nɔ i ˈbɛɫɔ]) is a song by Macedonian singer-songwriter Kaliopi. The song was written by Kaliopi and Romeo Grill and produced by Grill. It is best known as Macedonia's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The song qualified Macedonia to the final evening of the competition after a preceding four-year period of non-qualifying entries. The song placed 13th in the competition with a total of 71 points, receiving top marks from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.

"Crno i belo"
Single by Kaliopi
Released29 February 2012
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:00
LabelKaliopi Music Production
Songwriter(s)Kaliopi, Romeo Grill
Producer(s)Romeo Grill
Kaliopi singles chronology
"Poraka"
(2011)		 "Crno i belo"
(2012)		 "Vučica"
(2012)
"Crno i belo"
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry
Country
Macedonia
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Romeo Grill
Lyricist(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final result
9th
Semi-final points
53 points
Final result
13th
Final points
71 points
Entry chronology
◄ "Rusinka" (2011)   
"Pred da se razdeni" (2013) ►

Background

On 19 November 2011, MRT invited Kaliopi to represent Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[1] After this announcement, Kaliopi and MRT held a press conference where Kaliopi revealed that she was unsure about what type of song she would take to the competition, but that she would consider her own compositions as well as those of her colleagues and international submissions. The instrumental composition for Crno i belo was sent to Kaliopi by former band member and ex-husband Romeo Grill, with whom she had extensively collaborated with previously on solo material, as well as decades prior when the band "Kaliopi" was still active. Kaliopi wrote lyrics for the composition and proceeded with recording the song in early 2012 with Grill at the MRT studio in Skopje.[2]

Eurovision Song Contest

On 29 February, in an hour and a half long program aired by MRT, Kaliopi was joined by musical guests from the region where she performed songs from her repertoire, as well as unveiling Crno i belo for the first time. In the same evening Kaliopi also performed the English version of the song, Black and White.[3]

Macedonia was drawn to compete 2nd at the second semi-finals on 24 May. The song eventually advanced into the finals and was drawn to perform 22nd in the line-up. At the grand final, held on 26 May, the song eventually placed 13th, with 71 points. It scored the same as 12th placed Romania's Mandinga, but the latter earned points from more countries, causing Kaliopi to place 13th instead.

Music video

The music video for "Crno i belo", directed by Aleksandar Ristovski - Princ, was filmed in Bitola. The video premiered on 17 March 2012. It is set in an empty theatre and abandoned building. Kaliopi performs the song with a piano on stage while supporting musicians are filmed at other locations. The video was submitted as the official preview video for Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Track listings
  • Eurovision Promotional CD single
  1. "Crno i belo" – 3:00
  2. "Black and White" – 3:00

Credits and personnel

References
  1. Juhász, Ervin (19 November 2011). "FYR Macedonia: Kaliopi to Baku!". escXtra. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. Webb, Glen (16 January 2012). "It's Black & White for FYR Macedonia". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. Webb, Glen (29 February 2012). "FYR Macedonia, hear Kaliopi's entry live tonight". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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