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| "The Balkan Girls" | ||||
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| Single by Elena Gheorghe | ||||
| from the album Te Ador and Disco Romancing | ||||
| Released | 6 January 2009 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Cat | |||
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| Elena Gheorghe singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2009 entry | ||||
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| Language | English | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 9th | |||
| Semi-final points | 67 | |||
| Final result | 19th | |||
| Final points | 40 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Pe-o margine de lume" (2008) | ||||
| "Playing with Fire" (2010) ► | ||||
"The Balkan Girls" is a song by Romanian singer Elena Gheorghe for a special 2009 edition of her second studio album, Te Ador (2008), and third record, Disco Romancing (2012). It was written by Laurențiu Duță and Alexandru Pelin, while production was handled by Duță, Ovidiu Bistriceanu and Daris Mangal. The song was released on an enhanced CD on 6 January 2009 by Cat Music. "The Balkan Girls" is a folk-influenced dance-pop song whose refrain celebrates the party life of Balkan girls.
It represented Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow after winning on the preselection show Selecția Națională. Gheorghe qualified in ninth place for the Grand Final in Moscow, where she finished 19th with a total of 40 points (one of Romania's lowest scores in the contest). During her iele-inspired, mostly negatively-received show, she performed "The Balkan Girls" accompanied by female background dancers with hair extensions and chopped dresses.
Music critics generally gave the song mixed reviews, praising its beat while criticizing its cheesiness. "The Balkan Girls" fared well commercially, topping the Romanian Nielsen Music Control chart and receiving airplay in Greek, Maltese and Turkish clubs. It was promoted with concerts in Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium and a music video released in March 2009. The clip portrayed her in an underground club along with fellow dancers.