De la capăt
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"De la capăt" (Romanian for 'From the beginning'; cfr. "da capo") is a song recorded by Romanian group Voltaj for their tenth studio album X (2016). It was made available as a single for digital download on 31 October 2014 by Cat Music and Voltz Media. A Romanian song, two other versions were released eventually—"De la capăt (All Over Again)" in Romanian and English, and "All Over Again" fully in English. "De la capăt (All Over Again)" was written by band members Călin Goia, Gabriel Constantin and Adrian Cristescu with Silviu Marian Păduraru and Victor Răzvan Alstani, while music was composed by the aforementioned alongside Monica-Ana Stevens and Andrei-Mădalin Leonte. "De la capăt" has been described as an indie pop rock and soft rock song, and is a manifesto raising awareness for children whose parents have left them behind to work abroad.
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Semi-final result | 5th | |||
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"De la capăt (All Over Again)" represented Romania in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria after winning the pre-selection show Selecția Națională. The country went on to reach 15th place in a field of 26, scoring a total of 35 points. During Voltaj's minimalistic and mostly black-and-white show, the stage was scattered with multiple suitcases while excerpts from the music video were shown on the background LED screen. "De la capăt" received mixed reviews from music critics, with praise for the song's message and lyrics, as well as for band soloist Goia's vocal delivery. Observers have compared the track to "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever" (1995) by Delirious?. It won in the Best Pop Rock Song category at the 2015 Radio România Actualități Awards.
In order to promote and support "De la capăt", Voltaj made various appearances to perform the song on Romanian radio stations and in Austria. An accompanying music video was directed by Dan Petcan and uploaded onto the YouTube channel of Cat Music on 1 December 2014. It features scenes from the 2013 Romanian short film Calea Dunării (Way of the Danube), which tells the story of a boy named Ionuț in a Romanian village on the Danube river attempting to regain contact with his parents who work in Vienna. Music videos for the other versions of the song were also released, using the same footage. Commercially, "De la capăt" reached number 22 on Romania's Airplay 100 chart, and also peaked at numbers 70 and 48 in Austria and Iceland, respectively. It was covered by Georgian singer Tamara Gachechiladze during the 2019 Golden Stag Festival.[1]