| "Tell Me Why" | |
|---|---|
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| Single byMonica Anghel andMarcel Pavel | |
| Released | 2002 |
| Length | 2:46 |
| Label | Transglobal EMI |
| Songwriter | Mirela Fugaru |
| Producer | Ionel Tudor |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artists | |
| Language | English |
| Composer | Mirela Fugaru |
| Lyricist | Mirela Fugaru |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 9th |
| Final points | 71 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "The Moon" (2001) | |
| "Don't Break My Heart" (2003) ► | |
"Tell Me Why" is a song recorded by Romanian singersMonica Anghel andMarcel Pavel. It was recorded at the Midi Sound Studio inBucharest, and was released as aCD single in 2002 byTransglobal EMI. Aballad, "Tell Me Why" was written by Mirela Fugaru and produced by Ionel Tudor, containing a saxophone, guitar and keyboards in its instrumentation. The track representedRomania in theEurovision Song Contest 2002 inTallinn, Estonia after winning the pre-selection showSelecția Națională. In Tallinn, the artists finished in ninth place with 71 points. This remained Romania's best result until2005 and qualified the country for the contest'snext edition.
Aballad,[1] "Tell Me Why" was written by Mirela Fugar and produced by Ionel Tudor. It was recorded and mixed at the Midi Sound Studio in Bucharest, Romania by Andrei Kerestely. The song featured several instruments in its composition, including guitar played by Cezar Zavate, saxophone by Alexandru Simu and keyboards by Andrei Tudor. A CD of "Tell Me Why" was released in 2002 by Transglobal EMI, with its cover designed and photographed by PromArt, Mihai Stanescu and Liviu Marchidan.[2]
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On 3 March 2002, theSelecția Națională was held in order to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. Subsequently, "Tell Me Why" was chosen to represent Romania in the contest after the votes of a professional jury panel and public televoting were combined, resulting in 19 points.[3][4] Sietse Bakker from EscToday praised the artists as having the best voices in the show.[5] In a 2010 interview withAdevărul, Anghel said: "It was both my idea and Marcel Pavel's to record a song together for Eurovision and it seemed an extraordinary idea because the Romanian audience loves us. [...] Basically, we have won [the national selection] thanks to the audience. They expressed their wish that we should participate."[6] Both Pavel and Anghel took part in the national selection in previous years.[3] Selected as the Romanian entrant for Eurovision in 1996 with her song "Rugă pentru pacea lumii", the latter failed to qualify for the Grand Final that year.[1]
The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 took place at theSaku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia and consisted of the final on 25 May 2002. According to theEurovision rules at the time, selected countries were picked to participate in the final, including the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom). In 2002, Romania automatically qualified to the final due to theirrelegation in the previous year. Thus, Anghel and Pavel performed in 21st place, preceded byMalta and followed bySlovenia.[7] During their show, the artists sang "Tell Me Why" in front of aturquoise background, with Anghel wearing a black dress and Pavel sporting a suit.[8] Romania came in ninth place with 71 points, including 12 awarded byRussia andMacedonia, and eight byIsrael,Greece andCyprus. The Romanian jury awarded its 12 points to Macedonia.[9] Due to the top 10 result, the country was qualified in the2003 contest. It remained Romania's best placement until 2005.[1][6]
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points |  Turkey |
| 6 points |  Malta |
| 5 points |  Spain |
| 4 points |  France |
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |  Germany |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD single.[2]
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania[2] | N/A 2002 | Promotional CD single | Transglobal EMI |
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