Mum (song)

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Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Sergey Sukhomlin
Lyricist(s)
Andrey Kostiugov
Finals performance
Semi-final result
22nd
Semi-final points
10
Entry chronology
◄ "Love Me Tonight" (2005)   
"Work Your Magic" (2007) ►

"Mum" was the Belarusian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Polina Smolova.

As the previous Belarusian entry had not finished in the top 10, Smolova performed the song in the semi-final, fifth on the night, following Andorra's Jenny with "Sense tu" and preceding Albania's Luiz Ejlli with "Zjarr e ftohtë". At the close of voting, it had received 10 points, which placed it 22nd (second last) and meant that Belarus, besides not qualify for the 2006 final, would have to take part again in the semi-final the following year.

The song is an energetic (Michael Jackson-inspired, according to some publicity) dance number, in which Smolova pleads with her mother to accept her lover. Many reviewers noted the grammatical inaccuracies of the English of the lyrics ("say me no more that he's an arrant liar", for example). The performance was similarly energetic, with a number of dancers and backing singers performing acrobatic moves on stage.

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