Sanomi

2003 song by Urban Trad

"Sanomi" is a song recorded by Belgian band Urban Trad, written by fr. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, held in Riga. It was the first song not in a natural language ever performed at the contest.

"Sanomi" was written in an imaginary language by fr, a member of the Belgian folk music band Urban Trad, of which he was a part along with es, Marie Sophie Talbot, Didier Laloy, fr, Cédric Waterschoot, fr, fr, and Michel Morvan.

The Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) "Sanomi" as for the of the Eurovision Song Contest. For the song to participate in the contest, it had to be shortened to fit into three minutes, and since only six people are allowed on stage, Collier, Masure, and Morvan would not perform at Eurovision. On 24 May 2003, the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Skonto Hall in Riga hosted by Latvian Television (LTV) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Urban Trand performed "Sanomi" twenty second on the evening, following 's "Hello From Mars" by F. L. Y. and preceding 's "Eighties Coming Back" by Ruffus. It was the first occasion that a song not in a natural language was performed at the contest. At the close of voting, it had received 165 points, placing second in a field of twenty six, in one of the closest finishes in the contest's history, finishing with just two fewer points than the eventual winner –"Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener for – and only one point above third placed –"Ne Ver', Ne Boysia" by t. A. T. u. for –. This was the second time that Belgium finished as the runner up, the first being "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" by Jean Vallée in , and it was also the country's best placing in the contest since "J'aime la vie" by Sandra Kim victory in .