"Omaga" | ||||
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Single by Benny Cristo | ||||
Released | 16 February 2021 | |||
Genre | Dance [1] | |||
Length | 2:59 | |||
Label | Championship Music | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ben Cristovao | |||
Producer(s) | Filip Vlček | |||
Benny Cristo singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Omaga" on YouTube | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry | ||||
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | 15th | |||
Semi-final points | 23 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄"Kemama" (2020) | ||||
"Lights Off" (2022) ► |
"Omaga" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by Czech singer Benny Cristo. It represented the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam,the Netherlands. [2] [3] Much like its predecessor "Kemama" being a shorthand for "OK,Mama",the title "Omaga" is a shorthand for "Oh My God". The music video contains references to The Simpsons , Grease , The Shining , Pulp Fiction , Forrest Gump and Dirty Dancing ,amongst others. [4]
The song was selected to represent Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in February after Benny Cristo was internally selected by the national broadcaster Czech Television. The semi-finals of the said contest featured the same line-up of countries as determined by the draw for the 2020 contest's semi-finals. On 20 May 2021, Czech Republic was placed into the second semi-final and performed in the first half of the show.[ citation needed ]