Dancing Europe Explained

Dancing Europe
Type:Compilation album
Artist:Verka Serduchka
Cover:Dancing Europe.png
Released:August 2007
Genre:Europop
Length:41:22
Prev Title:Tralli-Valli
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Doremi Doredo
Next Year:2008

Dancing Europe is the compilation album by Ukrainian singer Verka Serduchka released in 2007 by Mamamusic and Universal Music.

Overview

In 2007 Verka Serduchka represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai". The song took second place in the final, and on the wave of success Andriy Danylko decides to release this compilation in Europe. In that summer, Danylko signed two contracts with the French division of Universal and the German Warner.[1] To promote the album in France, Verka Serduchka appeared on popular TV channels TF1 and M6.

The album contains both old and new songs. Songs "Vse Bydet Horosho" and "Hop Hop" were taken from debut studio album Kha-ra-sho! (2003) and "Horosho Krasavitsam" and "A Ya Smeyus" were taken from the third studio album Tralli-Valli (2006). Other songs was written by Danylko in English and Deutsch. According to Danylko, the producers themselves chose songs from the old repertoire of Serdyuchka.[2]

In August 2008, the album entered the French albums chart and reached the 105th position.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Скандальная песня Верки Сердючки Dancing попала в Топ-10 французских чартов . 30 August 2007 . Tomsky Obzor . 4 December 2020 . Russian.
  2. Web site: Верка Сердючка. Таблетка радости . Tkachenko . Tatyana . 25 September 2007 . Story . 4 December 2020 . Russian.