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"Sognu" (English: "I Dream") is a song by Amaury Vassili that was the entry for France in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Düsseldorf, Germany. Although it was a favourite to win the contest, it ended up in 15th position.

Background

Song selection

The song was composed by Daniel Moyne and Quentin Bachelet (son of French singer Pierre Bachelet), who has been working with Vassili since the beginning of his career. The lyrics of "Sognu" were written by Jean-Pierre Marcellesi.

The song was chosen internally by France 3 and SACEM. "Sognu" was sung in the Corsican language, which marks the first French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest sung in Corsican since "Mama Corsica" in 1993.

Selection of Vassili

Regarding the decision to select Amaury Vassili and "Sognu", Pierre Sled, program supervisor at France 3, declared: "We wanted someone young, representing the excellence of French music. We didn't hesitate much, given the fact that the other names were not satisfying". He pointed out that "the choice was driven by the desire to promote a young talented artist representing the best of French music and its diversity. That's why we quickly agreed an opera singer was the most elegant option. Amaury is an angel of music with a powerful voice. Without any hesitation, he was a perfect choice." The song was presented on 7 March. An English version of "Sognu", called "I Would Dream About Her", was written by UK songwriter Dele Ladimeji.

"Our goal is clear", Pierre Sled assured, "France 3 is the channel of French regions and we wanted to have them honored. Corsican is close to Italian, thus it will perfectly suit an opera song".

Promotion

Vassili appeared on numerous shows, including Le Plus Grand Cabaret Du Monde, 13h00 news, Sidaction, Les Années Bonheur, Morandini. France3 aired a video about the contest, shortly before the Finale. It included visits to the press centre, the arena, and interviews with press and fans. On 29 April, a show called En Route Pour L'Eurovision Avec Amaury was broadcast on France3 on 9 May, five days before the Finale.

Amaury's record label, Warner Music Group, promoted Sognu throughout Europe by signing radio station deals. In addition, Warner Music Europe was preparing a European release of Vasilli's CD, which included "Sognu".

Music video

The official music video premiered on 8 March 2011 on Vassili's official YouTube channel.

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sognu"	2:55

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
France	4 March 2011	Warner Music	Digital download
France	2 May 2011	Warner Music	CD single

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)	25
France (SNEP)	33
France (SNEP) Physical chart	3

References

"France: Amaury Vassili – Sognu". March 7, 2011.
^ Schacht, Andreas. "It's official: Amaury Vassili to represent France!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
à 18h51, Par Le 4 février 2011 (February 4, 2011). "Eurovision : Amaury Vassili chantera pour la France". leparisien.fr.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
"Stories". Eurovision.tv.
"Amaury Vassili - Sognu (EUROVISION-FRANCE)" – via www.youtube.com.
"Amazon.fr".
"Sognu" – via Amazon.
"Amaury Vassili – Sognu" (in French). Ultratip.
"Amaury Vassili - Sognu (single)". www.chartsinfrance.net.
"Amaury Vassili dans les charts français". www.chartsinfrance.net.

External links

Official Amaury Vassili website

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Note: Entries scored out signify where France did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Countries

Final	Austria Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Lithuania Moldova Romania Russia Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom
Semi-finals	Albania Armenia Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Israel Latvia Macedonia Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal San Marino Slovakia Turkey

Artists

Final	A Friend in London Nadine Beiler Blue Eldrine Ell and Nikki Raphael Gualazzi Hotel FM Getter Jaani Jedward Maja Keuc Lena Dino Merlin Mika Newton Nina Paradise Oskar Lucía Pérez Anna Rossinelli Eric Saade Evelina Sašenko Sjonni's Friends Amaury Vassili Alexey Vorobyov Kati Wolf Loukas Yorkas feat. Stereo Mike Zdob și Zdub
Semi-finals	3JS Dana International Daria Emmy Aurela Gaçe Poli Genova Homens da Luta Vlatko Ilievski Musiqq Stella Mwangi Christos Mylordos Senit Magdalena Tul Twiins Glen Vella Anastasia Vinnikova Witloof Bay Yüksek Sadakat

Songs

Final	"Angel" "Čaroban" "C'est ma vie" "Change" "Coming Home" "Da Da Dam" "Get You" "I Can" "In Love for a While" "Lipstick" "Love in Rewind" "Madness of Love" "New Tomorrow" "No One" "One More Day" "Popular" "Que me quiten lo bailao" "Rockefeller Street" "Running Scared" "The Secret Is Love" "So Lucky" "Sognu" "Taken by a Stranger" "Watch My Dance" "What About My Dreams?"
Semi-finals	"Angel in Disguise" "Boom Boom" "Celebrate" "Ding Dong" "Feel the Passion" "Haba Haba" "I Love Belarus" "I'm Still Alive" "Jestem" "Live It Up" "A luta é alegria" "Na inat" "Never Alone" "One Life" "Rusinka" "San aggelos s'agapisa" "Stand By" "With Love Baby"

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