..send something that i don't likei love it again and again
We're happy that you like our December-entry as well, thank you! FSC Norway
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We're happy that you like our December-entry as well, thank you! Thank you, we hope you'll enjoy our song!Yay! Secret Garden
I don't know how you do it, but you impress me month after month, congrats Norway!
Secret Garden is a classic ESC winner, this song is fantastic, the voice of Moya Brennan is so good....Possible winner, i hope you do it now!!!!!!!
Secret Garden is a classic ESC winner, this song is fantastic, the voice of Moya Brennan is so good....Possible winner, i hope you do it now!!!!!!!
BlueForever
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Beautiful Song!!!!
Very pretty song, it's needless to say that Norway will be in the Top 10 once again. Now all you need is a victory, can you do it in December?
I don't know how you do it, but you impress me month after month, congrats Norway!
Secret Garden is a classic ESC winner, this song is fantastic, the voice of Moya Brennan is so good....Possible winner, i hope you do it now!!!!!!!
Thank you for your kind words and for your support. We are very happy that so many of our FSC-songs are well liked. Glad you enjoy Secret Garden feat. Moya Brennan!
Thank you, we are happy that you like our song!Beautiful Song!!!!
Thank you for your nice comment!
This is a strong edition with many popular songs, but we hope for a good result - and it would be fun one day to get the victory Thank you, we are happy that you like our song by Secret Garden feat. Moya Brennan!Interesting song this month, it is different than others, in my top 10. Good luck!
FSC January 2012 - Norway
FSC Norway - January 2012 - Maria Mena - Am I Supposed To Apologize
Representing Norway in FSC January 2012 is the talented Norwegian songwriter and pop-artist Maria Mena. With her new song she represents Norway for the 2nd time in the FSC. Here is some more information about her.
Maria Viktoria Mena (born in 1986), artist name Maria Mena, is a talented and very popular Norwegian songwriter and pop artist. She was born into an artistic family, her mother, a playwright and her father, a drummer. Both Maria and her brother, Tony, are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's ’West Side Story’. Her mother is Norwegian and her father is Nicaraguan (Afro-Nicaraguan).
Her father played in several bands in Oslo, Norway which influenced Maria to write and record her own music. When she was 9 years old her parents divorced and she went through a very tough time afterwards. When she was 13 years old she moved to live with her father. She sang and wrote lyrics as a form of ’personal therapy’. "My Lullaby", a song from her diary, expresses her pain from her parents' divorce. She made her father help her make a demo of the song which subsequently, with his help, led to her being signed by Sony Music.
In 2002 she released her debut-album called “Another Phase”. The aforementioned song "My Lullaby" was released as the 2nd single from the album (the 1st single was the song “Free”) and the song reached nr 5 on the Norwegian Singles Chart as well as gaining much radio-play. A successful musical career had begun.
Her 2nd album called “Mellow” was released in 2004. It included a popular single called “You’re The Only One”. Also in 2004 she released a compilation album in the USA called “White Turns Blue” with her best songs. The single reached the US Top 40 Mainstream chart which was a great achievement. In 2005 Maria released another album called “Apparently Unaffected”. Popular singles from this album were ”Miss You Love” and ”Just Hold Me”. A significant success in Norway, the album earned her 3 Spellemann (Norwegian Grammy) Nominations; Best Female Artist, Best Hit, and Best Music Video.
In 2008 came her next album called “Cause And Effect”. It was a collaboration with the Norwegian - and for her, new - music producer Martin Sjølie. The 1st single from the album was the song “Belly Up” which became very popular in Norway and elsewhere. The 2nd single was the song “All This Time”, another very popular hit, which subsequently represented Norway in FSC April 2009. For this album she received the Spellemannspris (Norwegian Grammy) for Best Female Artist.
Maria Mena: Album Discography
2002 Another Phase
2004 Mellow
2004 White Turns Blue (USA compilation release)
2005 Apparently Unaffected
2008 Cause and Effect
2011 Viktoria (released September 2011)
In late 2010 she released a Christmas-song (cd-single) called “Home For Christmas” which gained much radio-play. She was also working on her new album which was to be released in the autumn of 2011. The first singles from this album were “This Too Shall Pass” and “Homeless”. The album itself called “Viktoria” (like her middle name) was finally released in September 2011 and shortly afterwards a 3rd single, the title-track, was released. This album became very successful in Norway, her songs gained much radio-play and she received much critical acclaim. The final track on this new album is called “Am I Supposed To Apologize” and this is the song we have chosen as the Norwegian entry here in FSC January 2012.
Maria Mena is a very successful Norwegian songwriter and pop-artist. She writes the lyrics to most of her own songs and the message in the lyrics is very important to her, often telling a personal story. She has creative talent, has a very nice and listenable singing voice and enjoys making music. Many of her songs have interesting arrangements, often somewhat dramatic in nature, and her musical style is many-faceted. She is by many in Norway considered one of our best female pop-artists and has achieved both critical acclaim up through the years as well as good commercial sales. Hers is a musical success-story that will surely continue in the years to come.
Our entry for FSC January 2012, “Am I Supposed To Apologize”, is alas a beautiful and dramatic piano-ballad with potent energy and personal lyrics by Maria Mena. The melody is inspired by classical music and the lyrics are strong and emphatic. We are happy to enter Maria Mena once again in the FSC for Norway.
Below are the English lyrics for the song. We hope you’ll enjoy the Norwegian entry for January!
Maria Mena - Am I Supposed To Apologize
I wrote a song, a journal
Gave it to the world
Told the story
Of when I was just a girl
I sought understanding
Clarity in truth
By baring all the wounds
Inflicted on my youth
You criticized my choice
To stand up to my past
To give the pain a voice
So that it too could pass
But I felt brave
And filled with pride as I let go
Of bitterness
That wouldn’t leave or let me grow
But I will spend a lifetime
Trying to understand
Why someone sharing my bloodline
Would not lend me their hand
Am I supposed to apologize
Am I supposed to apologize
Am I supposed to apologize
Am I supposed to apologize
I loved her more than myself
But she made me choose
Between her and my father
And so I refused
I fled her house and wrath
Eleven years of age
Followed the crooked path
That led me to a stage
The curtains opened up
My heart followed the lead
The music wouldn’t stop
And I could finally breathe
But I will spend a lifetime
Trying to understand
Why someone sharing my bloodline
Would not lend me their hand
Am I supposed to apologize
Am I supposed to apologize
Am I supposed to apologize
Am I supposed to apologize
-M
FSC Norway - January 2012 - Maria Mena - Am I Supposed To Apologize
Representing Norway in FSC January 2012 is the talented Norwegian songwriter and pop-artist Maria Mena. With her new song she represents Norway for the 2nd time in the FSC. Here is some more information about her.
Maria Viktoria Mena (born in 1986), artist name Maria Mena, is a talented and very popular Norwegian songwriter and pop artist. She was born into an artistic family, her mother, a playwright and her father, a drummer. Both Maria and her brother, Tony, are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's ’West Side Story’. Her mother is Norwegian and her father is Nicaraguan (Afro-Nicaraguan).
Her father played in several bands in Oslo, Norway which influenced Maria to write and record her own music. When she was 9 years old her parents divorced and she went through a very tough time afterwards. When she was 13 years old she moved to live with her father. She sang and wrote lyrics as a form of ’personal therapy’. "My Lullaby", a song from her diary, expresses her pain from her parents' divorce. She made her father help her make a demo of the song which subsequently, with his help, led to her being signed by Sony Music.
In 2002 she released her debut-album called “Another Phase”. The aforementioned song "My Lullaby" was released as the 2nd single from the album (the 1st single was the song “Free”) and the song reached nr 5 on the Norwegian Singles Chart as well as gaining much radio-play. A successful musical career had begun.
Her 2nd album called “Mellow” was released in 2004. It included a popular single called “You’re The Only One”. Also in 2004 she released a compilation album in the USA called “White Turns Blue” with her best songs. The single reached the US Top 40 Mainstream chart which was a great achievement. In 2005 Maria released another album called “Apparently Unaffected”. Popular singles from this album were ”Miss You Love” and ”Just Hold Me”. A significant success in Norway, the album earned her 3 Spellemann (Norwegian Grammy) Nominations; Best Female Artist, Best Hit, and Best Music Video.
In 2008 came her next album called “Cause And Effect”. It was a collaboration with the Norwegian - and for her, new - music producer Martin Sjølie. The 1st single from the album was the song “Belly Up” which became very popular in Norway and elsewhere. The 2nd single was the song “All This Time”, another very popular hit, which subsequently represented Norway in FSC April 2009. For this album she received the Spellemannspris (Norwegian Grammy) for Best Female Artist.
Maria Mena: Album Discography
2002 Another Phase
2004 Mellow
2004 White Turns Blue (USA compilation release)
2005 Apparently Unaffected
2008 Cause and Effect
2011 Viktoria (released September 2011)
In late 2010 she released a Christmas-song (cd-single) called “Home For Christmas” which gained much radio-play. She was also working on her new album which was to be released in the autumn of 2011. The first singles from this album were “This Too Shall Pass” and “Homeless”. The album itself called “Viktoria” (like her middle name) was finally released in September 2011 and shortly afterwards a 3rd single, the title-track, was released. This album became very successful in Norway, her songs gained much radio-play and she received much critical acclaim. The final track on this new album is called “Am I Supposed To Apologize” and this is the song we have chosen as the Norwegian entry here in FSC January 2012.
Maria Mena is a very successful Norwegian songwriter and pop-artist. She writes the lyrics to most of her own songs and the message in the lyrics is very important to her, often telling a personal story. She has creative talent, has a very nice and listenable singing voice and enjoys making music. Many of her songs have interesting arrangements, often somewhat dramatic in nature, and her musical style is many-faceted. She is by many in Norway considered one of our best female pop-artists and has achieved both critical acclaim up through the years as well as good commercial sales. Hers is a musical success-story that will surely continue in the years to come.
Our entry for FSC January 2012, “Am I Supposed To Apologize”, is alas a beautiful and dramatic piano-ballad with potent energy and personal lyrics by Maria Mena. The melody is inspired by classical music and the lyrics are strong and emphatic. We are happy to enter Maria Mena once again in the FSC for Norway.
Below are the English lyrics for the song. We hope you’ll enjoy the Norwegian entry for January!
Maria Mena - Am I Supposed To Apologize
I wrote a song, a journal
Gave it to the world
Told the story
Of when I was just a girl
I sought understanding
Clarity in truth
By baring all the wounds
Inflicted on my youth
You criticized my choice
To stand up to my past
To give the pain a voice
So that it too could pass
But I felt brave
And filled with pride as I let go
Of bitterness
That wouldn’t leave or let me grow
But I will spend a lifetime
Trying to understand
Why someone sharing my bloodline
Would not lend me their hand
Am I supposed to apologize
Am I supposed to apologize
Am I supposed to apologize
Am I supposed to apologize
I loved her more than myself
But she made me choose
Between her and my father
And so I refused
I fled her house and wrath
Eleven years of age
Followed the crooked path
That led me to a stage
The curtains opened up
My heart followed the lead
The music wouldn’t stop
And I could finally breathe
But I will spend a lifetime
Trying to understand
Why someone sharing my bloodline
Would not lend me their hand
Am I supposed to apologize
Am I supposed to apologize
Am I supposed to apologize
Am I supposed to apologize
-M
ParadiseES
Well-known member
Another lovely and emotional ballad. It will be so difficult this month...
Thank you, we are happy that you like our piano-ballad by Maria Mena!
Narmina
Well-known member
Awesome as always!!! Good luck!!!
Thank you, we are happy that you like our song for January!
Good luck to Azerbaijan too!
Narmina
Well-known member
Thanks
RomanFromRussia
Well-known member
Norway sent great song as always! Good luck!
sannerz
Active member
You have a wonderful song.
The best lyrics of this edition, byfar.
The best lyrics of this edition, byfar.
Thank you, we are happy that you like our song!You have a wonderful song.
The best lyrics of this edition, byfar.
Great lyrics, I agree - and it adds that little extra knowing they are Maria's personal lyrics telling her own story.
WOW, another WOW song from Norway, you guys are really fantastic, maybe the best jury in FSC
I love Maria Mena's voice, this song is so emotional with so powerfull lyrics. Top 5 again but maybe you can win for God sake...
I love Maria Mena's voice, this song is so emotional with so powerfull lyrics. Top 5 again but maybe you can win for God sake...
Thank you for your kind words and for your support. We are happy that you like our song yet again!WOW, another WOW song from Norway, you guys are really fantastic, maybe the best jury in FSC
I love Maria Mena's voice, this song is so emotional with so powerfull lyrics. Top 5 again but maybe you can win for God sake...
Sigh, another great entry. Maria Mena is great and I'm glad she returned to FSC. You keep sending good songs month after month. Good luck!!