Never Let You Go (Mando song)

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"Never Let You Go"
Never let you go manto.jpg
Single by Mando
ReleasedApril 2003 (Greece)
Genre Pop
Label Alpha
Songwriter(s)
  • Adamantia Stamatopoulou
  • Teri Siganos
Producer(s) Johnny Jam
Mando singles chronology
"Ligo Ligo"
(2002)
"Never Let You Go"
(2003)
"Dos Mou Logo Na Sotho"
(2008)
Eurovision Song Contest 2003 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Adamantia Stamatopoulou
As
Language
English
Composer(s)
Mando
Lyricist(s)
Teri Siganos
Finals performance
Final result
17th
Final points
25
Entry chronology
◄ "S.A.G.A.P.O." (2002)
"Shake It" (2004) ►

"Never Let You Go" is a song recorded by Greek singer Mando, written by herself and Teri Siganos, and produced by Johnny Jam. It is best known as the Greek entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, held in Riga.

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Background

The song is a dramatic ballad, with the singer telling her lover all the things she would do for him, but emphasising that she would "never let [him] go". The song topped the Greek charts and was certified gold in Greece. [1]

Eurovision

The song was performed seventeenth on the night, following Ukraine's Olexandr Ponomariov with "Hasta la vista" and preceding Norway's Jostein Hasselgård with "I'm Not Afraid to Move On". It was the first time in the contest that the Greek entry did not feature any Greek lyrics as the song was performed fully in English. At the close of voting, it had received 25 points and was placed 17th in a field of 26.

For her Eurovision appearance, Mando wore an unusual navy blue gown, with a very tight lace-up bodice.

It was succeeded as Greek entry at the 2004 contest by Sakis Rouvas with "Shake It".

Track listing

  1. "Never Let You Go" (Euro Version) - 3:02
  2. "Never Let You Go" (Original Version)- 4:19
  3. "Never Let You Go" (English/Greek Version)- 4:20
  4. "Never Let You Go" (Dance Mix) - 4:22
  5. "Never Let You Go" (Extended Club Mix) - 5:54

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Greek Singles Charts [2] 1

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