Latvia - Love Injected - Aminata

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6 - 186 pts / 2 -155 pts in semi 2

Love Injected by Aminata Savadogo is the winner of the 4-song final of Latvia's Supernova.
She wrote her song for Vienna herself.
Listen to the song here at Aminata's Youtube.

The first version on the net is a demo version, the song has been re-recorded for the official Eurovision CD.

Four remixes were released early in Latvia, the international remix EP is out on May 22 (digital through Dos Or Die records).
More remixes were released in December 2015 and Januari 2016.
You can listen to previews here at Dos or Die and the full versions are on Spotify.
See details in the list of versions below.

International remix EP

Love Injected is included on Aminata's debut album album Inner Voice.
The CD is out now in Latvia. It has ten songs all written by Aminata herself.
It also includes the 2014preselection song I Can Breathe and single Leave My Love Bleeding.
See full tracklist below.

In 2014 Aminata already reached the final in Latvia. Her song I Can Breathe ended 5th in the final.
Another single Leave My Love Bleeding was released in the summer of 2014.
In 2013 she won the talent show Jaunā Talantu Fabrika (Young talent factory).

Digital release image [Ex] Da Bass club mix

Inner Voice, Aminata's debut album

2017 US release
5 remixes have been released and promoted by the Carrillo label (US)
Love Injected - [Ex] Da Bass radio mix
Love Injected - [Ex] Da Bass club mix
Love Injected - GVR MNT Club mix
Love Injected - Mafia Mike & Silver House remix
Love Injected - Seal De Green remix

2017 US release, digital release image

2020 concert version
On March 15 a new digital single was released. It's one track named the Concert version. I don't know if it's live or not but it's out through you digitals.

Concert version 2020 image

Versions

Love Injected - Eurovision version
- on the official Vienna 2CD
Love Injected - original version (a.k.a demo)

Love Injected - [Ex] Da Bass radio mix
Love Injected - [Ex] Da Bass club mix
Love Injected - Makree remix
Love Injected - Tommy U and Tob Luii remix
- all versions can be heard on Aminata's Youtube and are available at eKase.lv
Love Injected - Mafia Mike & Silver remix
Love Injected - Andrew Proland's Hot Hotels remix
Love Injected - Seal Da Green remix

DRI [Ex] Da Bass radio mix

- above three remixes were released on December 15 through Beatport, iTunes and other sources
Love Injected - Karl G Remix
Love Injected - GVR MNT Remix
- The last two remixes were released on Januari 11 (2016) and have been released through the usual digital stores.
- You can listen to previews here at Dos or Die, all remixes are also at Spotify
Love Injected - Concert version
- digital release 2020
Love Injected - Karaoke of Eurovision version
- on the official karaoke album, digital release

DRI Tommy U and Tob Luii remix

Charts
Germany top 100: 51
Sweden Digilistan top 60: 27, 50
Switzerland top 75: 74
Australia top 100: 87
Austria top 75: 19
Also No. 135 in U.K. top 200

Links and sources
Aminata FB
LTV Supernova pages
Aminata Soundcloud has her three singles
eKase.lv sells the digital Aminata stuff

Thanks to Jean-François

Latvia's entries from the past few years
2014 - Aarzemnieki
2013 - PeR
2012 - Anmary
2011 - Musiqq
2010 - Aisha
2009 - Intars Busulis

Tracklist Inner Voice

01. Dualism

02. Leave My Love Bleeding

03. The Bound

04. Love Injected

05. Land Of Nibiru

06. I Can Breathe

07. Cell Phone

08. Let Me Know

09. Ring My Bells

10. Until We Land (Featuring Ralfs Eilands)

Ralfs Eilands was one of the two members of PeR who entered Eurovision in 2013 with Here We Go

Albania - I'm Alive - Elhaida Dani

Promo

17 - 34 pts / 10 - 62 pts in semi 1

Elhaida Dani won the 53rd Festivali i Këngës with her song Diell (Të Kërkoj) ((Sun) Ask yourself and the singer represents Albania in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.

But Elhaida Dani went to Vienna with a new song I'm Alive, written by ZzapnChriss (=Arber Elshani and Chriss Lekaj) and Sokol Marsi. The original winner was withdrawn. (see below).
Listen to I'm Alive here at Eurovision.tv's Youtube.

The song is released through most digital sources.

An Albanian version Një Jetë was released on May 3.
Watch and listen here

A little warning here
It's 2020 and I tried to play the promo CD and it's totally dead now on all devices, the DVD is also not working properly. So if you plan on buying this from Discogs or what have you, please consider yourself warned.  (Thanks Nigel!)

A promo CD/DVD set is issued by RTSH.
The CD features 10 tracks, but it's actually only five and all are included twice.

1. Një Jetë - Albanian Version

2. I'm Alive - Instrumental Version

3. I'm Alive -  Drum ‘n’ Bass Remix

4. I'm Alive -  English Version

5. I'm Alive -  Karaoke Version

6. I'm Alive -  Instrumental Version

7. I'm Alive -  Drum ‘n’ Bass Remix

8. I'm Alive -  English Version

9. I'm Alive -  Karaoke Version

10. I'm Alive -  Albanian Version

The DVD is actually a DVD-rom and it contains photos, lyrics, biogs, the video to the song, a ‘making of the video’ documentary, a travelogue of Albania and a greeting to fans from Elhaida (though this last one doesn’t seem to have any sound!)

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Versions
I'm Alive - Eurovision version
- on the official Vienna 2CD
Një Jetë - Albanian
- video
I'm Alive - Drum 'n' Bass remix
I'm Alive - Instrumental
I'm Alive - Karaoke version
- on the official karaoke album, digital release
- all above versions on the promo set.

Diell
One of the authors of the original song, Aldo Shllaku, has decided to withdraw Diell from the Eurovision competition because of unexpected changes made in the song he was not informed about by RTSH. He views this as a "violation of copyright and professional ethics".
The original song is written by Aldo Shllaku, Viola Trebicka and Sokol Marsi.

In 2013 Elhaida Dani won The Voice of Italy and released a 6-track EP including her radio hit Baciami Basta and tracks recorded at The Voice.
In 2011 she entered FiK with the song Mijëra Vjet (Thousand years), but ended last in the final with 0 points.

Links and sources:
Watch the live performance at RTSH's YT
Elhaida Dani FB and Website
Thanks to Nigel.

Lest we forget: Albania's recent entries
2014 - Hersi Matmuja
2013 - Adrian Lulgjuraj and Bledar Sejko
2012 - Rona Nishliu
2011 - Aurela Gaçe
2010 - Juliana Pasha
2009 - Kejsi Tola