" I Wanna " is a song composed and recorded by Latvian singer Marie N with lyrics written by herself and Marats Samauskis. It represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 held in Tallinn , resulting in the country's only ever win at the contest.
25-534: The Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia honouring the best competing songs in the final. Founded by Christer Björkman ( Sweden 's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 and Head of Delegation for Sweden until 2021) and Richard Herrey (member of Herreys , winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 for Sweden),
50-560: A network of over 40 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond. Eurovision Song Contest: Tallinn 2002 (also known as Eurovision Song Contest: Estonia 2002 ) was the official compilation album of the 2002 contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and released by Ariola Records on 18 May 2002. The album featured all 24 songs that entered in the 2002 contest. I Wanna (Marie N song) "I Wanna", initially titled as "I Wonna",
75-560: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) increased the number of participants for the contest to 24, this granted Israel and Portugal , which finished 16th and 17th in 2001 , the opportunity to enter. Portugal declined to enter the contest due to internal problems in the Portuguese broadcaster RTP . This allowed eventual winner Latvia, who finished 18th in 2001, to enter. Despite finishing in joint 18th place with
100-675: The Eurovision Song Contest . The song won the competition so it became the Latvian entry –and Marie N the performer– for Eurovision. On 25 May 2002, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn hosted by Eesti Televisioon (ETV), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Marie N performed "I Wanna" twenty-third on the evening, following Slovenia 's " Samo ljubezen " by Sestre and preceding Lithuania 's " Happy You " by Aivaras . At
125-401: The 2001 contest. These seven countries replaced the bottom 5 countries from the 2001 contest - Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway and Poland, all of which were relegated from taking part in this year's contest, as well as Portugal, who decided not to compete. Draw for the running order took place on 9 November 2001. For the first time, a slogan (or theme) was implemented. This year's theme
150-597: The Belgians, finishing 12th overall. This year saw allegations that the juries in certain countries were guilty of swapping votes among each other. According to the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet , The French Head of Delegation allegedly said that members of the Cypriot delegation had approached him to swap votes. In addition to Cyprus, allegations were also made toward Greece, Russia, Macedonia, Malta and Romania. For
175-622: The Estonian Government enabled them to host the event. On 19 June 2001, it was announced that Estonia would still host the 2002 contest. The Saku Suurhall was ultimately chosen as the venue for the contest. It is the largest indoor arena in Estonia , built in 2001 and holds up to 10,000 people. It is named after the Estonian brewery and soft drink company Saku . The total number of participants had originally been 22, but when
200-468: The Netherlands in 2001, tiebreaking rules put Latvia higher due to receiving more sets of 8 points. A total of 24 countries competed in the 2002 contest, which included the 16 top placing countries from the previous year's contest and Latvia, alongside the seven returning countries, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, North Macedonia, Romania and Switzerland, which had been relegated from competing in
225-473: The awards are named after the creator of the annual competition, Marcel Bezençon . Although sanctioned by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the awards are not presented during the Eurovision final, but rather are handed out during the official afterparty. Beginning with the 2009 contest, the trophies are handed out prior to the final. Sweden's Melodifestivalen and Hungary's A Dal also present
250-538: The awards during their own competition proper. The awards are divided into 3 categories: In 2008 , a special one-off award was presented, the Poplight Fan Award, as voted by fans on the Swedish website Poplight.se and presented to their favourite debuting artist under the age of 25. Since 2010, the show commentators have replaced the previous winners as the selection jury for the winners. This award
275-457: The broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators, are shown in the tables below. Controversy erupted during the competition over remarks by commentators on Swedish and Belgian TV, both of whom told the audience not to vote for the Israeli entry "Light a Candle" by Sarit Hadad . The song received zero points from the Swedish audience but earned two from
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#1732797917086300-563: The close of voting, the song had received 176 points, placing first in a field of twenty-four, winning the contest. It marked Latvia's first –and only to date– win in the contest. The song is memorable for Marie's performance. She began wearing a suit –black in Eirodziesma, white in Eurovision– and a trilby hat, which was removed by one of her dancers. As the song continued, other dancers removed her suit jacket and her shirt, revealing
325-413: The contest as "passive participants"; any passive countries wishing to participate in the following year's event were also required to provide a live broadcast of the contest or a deferred broadcast within 24 hours. Broadcasters were able to send commentators to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language and to relay information about the artists and songs to their viewers. Known details on
350-422: The country as Latvia ended up winning the contest with the song " I Wanna ", performed by Marie N who wrote it with Marats Samauskis. Malta, United Kingdom, Estonia and France rounded out the top five. Malta achieved their best result in their Eurovision history, coming second. Further down the table, Denmark finished twenty-fourth and last, their worst result up until that point, despite having been declared one of
375-567: The favourites to win the competition beforehand. Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia . It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland , 80 km (50 mi) south of Helsinki in Finland . Tallinn's Old Town is one of the best preserved and intact medieval cities in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Early in
400-661: The first time, the Marcel Bezençon Awards , organised by Sweden's then-Head of Delegation and 1992 representative Christer Björkman , and 1984 winner Richard Herrey , honoured songs in the contest. The awards are divided into three categories: the Artistic Award, the Fan Award, and the Press Award. The Fan Award was decided by the combined votes from members of OGAE , an organisation consisting of
425-418: The proceedings, media outlets had begun speculating whether Estonian broadcaster ETV would be able to host the contest, citing a lack of a suitable venue and budgetary concerns. Due to this, Maltese broadcaster PBS and Dutch broadcaster NOS both expressed interest in hosting in the event in respective countries instead of Estonia. However, worries were put to rest when a combination of fundraising activities and
450-491: The song recaps - starting instead with the last performed song (24) and finishing with the first performed song (1). This was due to the apparent preference within public vote for songs in the later part of the running order in comparison to the songs nearer to the start. Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final: Each participating broadcaster was required to relay live and in full the contest via television. Non-participating EBU member broadcasters were also able to relay
475-469: Was called 'A Modern Fairytale', which was evident in the postcards shown between the songs, which showed classic fairytales ending in modern Estonian situations. The postcards continued with the opening theme of "A Modern Fairytale" taking well known fairy tales and translating them into Estonian life through short films, with a moral at the end of each one of them. According to the EBU rules, every broadcaster
500-460: Was composed and recorded by Marie N , with lyrics by herself and Marats Samauskis. The lyrics are relatively simple, with the singer telling her lover that she wants to control their relationship. On 2 March 2002, "I Wonna" performed by Marie N competed in Eirodziesma 2002 , the national final organised by Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) to select its song and performer for the 47th edition of
525-398: Was first presented in 2004 , replacing the Fan Award. Since 2005, Sveriges Television (SVT) has awarded Marcel Bezençon Awards during its national selection Melodifestivalen . These awards follow the same format as that for the Eurovision awards, with awards given to songs that competed in the final of the contest. Eurovision Song Contest 2002 The Eurovision Song Contest 2002
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#1732797917086550-404: Was free to make a choice between the full televoting system and the mixed 50-50 system. In exceptional circumstances, where televoting was not possible at all, only a jury was used. In the EBU's rules for the 2002 contest, it was stated; In the televoting, households shall not be permitted to vote more than three times . At this contest (and the following one ) the broadcaster decided to reverse
575-479: Was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest . It took place in Tallinn , Estonia , following the country's victory at the 2001 contest with the song "Everybody" by Tanel Padar , Dave Benton and 2XL . Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV), the contest was held at the Saku Suurhall on 25 May 2002. The contest was presented by Estonian opera singer Annely Peebo and actor Marko Matvere . It
600-401: Was the first (and only) time Ireland and Norway were relegated from the contest. Latvia was also set to sit out this year, but when Portugal announced their non-participation, due to internal problems at its broadcaster, it left a spot open for Latvia to take, as the country had finished higher the year before than any of the other relegated countries. This would go on to be very fortunate for
625-399: Was the first Eurovision Song Contest held in one of the former Soviet republics. Twenty-four countries participated in the contest. Austria , Belgium , Cyprus , Finland , North Macedonia , Romania and Switzerland returned after their relegation from the previous edition. Iceland , Ireland , Netherlands , Norway and Poland were relegated due to their poor results in 2001. It
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