Released 28 February 2014 Genre Europop, Dance-pop Label daWorks | Recorded 2013 Length 3:03 | |
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Format CD single, Digital download | ||
"Miracle" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist Paula Seling and Romanian-Norwegian singer, songwriter and producer Ovi. It was Romania's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. This collaboration marks the second time Paula Seling and Ovi have represented Romania at the contest; in 2010, they placed third with the song "Playing with Fire".
Contents
The song is featured as part of the album A Bit of Pop Won't Hurt Anyone, to be released by Ovi on 5 May 2014.
Background
"Miracle" was written in June 2013 at Song Farm, a songwriting camp in Sweden. At the camp Ovi requested to work with Phillip Halloun in order to create the song.
Critical reception
The song's reviews were mostly positive. With 9 reviews from Wiwibloggs, "Miracle" received an average of 8.06 of 10. Angus gave the song a rate of 9.5 of 10 and said that "Miracle" was divine intervention from above. Billy gave the song a rate of 9.5 and said that "Miracle" was not as good as Paula Seling & Ovi's 2010 entry, "Playing with Fire". Bogdan gave it 10 out of 10 and said "The strength of 'Miracle' lies in its live show". Anthony gave the song a rate of 9 out of 10. Deban gave the song a rate of 7 and described the song as fierce as "Benny Benassi on acid". Katie gave the song a rate of 10 out of 10 and described the chorus of "Miracle" as an explosion of lights, high notes and pianos. Mike gave the song a rate of 9.5 and said that the song meant a lot "even a folklore twist couldn't ruin it". Vebooboo gave the song a rate of 8 and compared Paula Seling & Ovi with 2010 Danish representative, Chanee and Tomas N'evergreen. Padraig gave the song a rate of 5 out of 10 and said "Miracle" was not up to scratch. He also praised Paula's vocals.
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Paula Seling and Ovi entered the Romanian national final, Selecția Națională 2014, with "Miracle" and were short-listed among the twelve entries selected to compete. The national final took place on 1 March 2014 at the Sică Alexandrescu Drama Theatre in Brașov and resulted in a victory for the song, winning the right to represent Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen.
Romania was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the contest on 8 May 2014. Romania performed 15th and last in the running order for the evening. "Miracle" qualified from the second semi-final to compete in the final on 10 May 2014. The song gained the 12th place in the final, scoring 72 points.
Music video
Initially, a performance video was filmed and used for promotion of the song prior to the national final. Romanian Television submitted the national final performance as the official preview video for the song in relation to the Eurovision Song Contest. A music video was filmed for the song in April 2014 at Media Pro studio in Buftea. The video was directed by Alex Ceauşu with styling provided by Amir Dobos and Magda Mohamed. Two dancers are featured in the video: Judith State and Mircea Andrei Ghinea. The music video was released on 27 April 2014.
Paula Seling & OVI - Miracle (Romania) 2014 Eurovision Song Contest on YouTube
Track listing
- "Miracle" (Single version) – 3:03