Wild Dances

"Wild Dances"
Song

"Wild Dances" (Ukrainian: Дикі танці, romanized: Dyki tantsi) is the name of the song by Ukrainian pop-star Ruslana Lyzhichko (Ruslana). "Wild Dances" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Turkey.

After qualifying from the semi-final the song turned the tables in the final, and the 280 points it received were sufficient to claim a first famous Eurovision victory for Ukraine. With a mixture of English and Ukrainian lyrics, "Dyki tantsi" had the distinction of becoming the first Eurovision winner to be sung at least partly in a language other than English since the rule-change of 1999, when countries were allowed to sing in a language of their choosing, rather than one of their official languages. Ruslana was awarded 280 points during the final vote, which was the highest point total in any Eurovision contest until 2006, when Lordi were awarded 292 points for "Hard Rock Hallelujah." With this win, Ukraine became only the third ex-USSR member to win the Contest (Estonia and Latvia having previously done so).

The song was remembered for an energetic performance, which Ruslana gave in a leather outfit, inspired by ethnic tradition of Ukraine.

Charts

Single	Chart	Peak
"Wild Dances"	Belgium Ultra Top 50	1
"Wild Dances"	Ukraine Top 40	1
"Wild Dances"	Finland Singles Chart	20
"Wild Dances"	Swiss Singles Top 100	24
"Wild Dances"	Netherlands Singles Chart	30
"Wild Dances"	Austrian Singles Top 75	43
"Dyki tantsi"	Ukraine Top 40	1

External links/

• Amazon.com about the single
• Belgium 2004 year end chart.
• Watch Ruslana performing Wild Dances/Dyki Tantsi at Eurovision.
• Peak positions of Wild Dances