Dancing Europe
Compilation album
ArtistVerka Serduchka
CoverDancing Europe.png
ReleasedAugust 2007
GenreEuropop
Length41:22
LanguageRussian · English · Deutsch · Ukrainian
LabelMamamusic · Universal Music
ProducerAndriy Danylko · Yurii Nikitin (exec)
Prev year2006
Next year2008

Dancing Europe is the compilation album by Ukrainian singer Verka Serduchka released in 2007 by Mamamusic and Universal Music.

Overview

In 2007 Verka Serduchka represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai". The song took second place in the final, and on the wave of success Andriy Danylko decides to release this compilation in Europe. In that summer, Danylko signed two contracts with the French division of Universal and the German Warner.[1] To promote the album in France, Verka Serduchka appeared on popular TV channels TF1 and M6.[2]

The album contains both old and new songs. Songs "Vse Bydet Horosho" and "Hop Hop" were taken from debut studio album Kha-ra-sho! (2003) and "Horosho Krasavitsam" and "A Ya Smeyus" were taken from the third studio album Tralli-Valli (2006). Other songs was written by Danylko in English and Deutsch. According to Danylko, the producers themselves chose songs from the old repertoire of Serdyuchka.[2]

In August 2008, the album entered the French albums chart and reached the 105th position.[3]

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
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References

  1. ^ "Скандальная песня Верки Сердючки Dancing попала в Топ-10 французских чартов" (in Russian). Tomsky Obzor. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ Tkachenko, Tatyana (25 September 2007). "Верка Сердючка. Таблетка радости" (in Russian). Story. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ FRA