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Nobody Hurt No One
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = Natalia Podolskaya
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| recorded = 2005
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| genre = Pop rock
| length = 3:00
| label =
* Monolit
* First Music Publishing
| writer =
* Victor Drobysh
* Jussi-Pekka Jrvinen
* Mary Susan Applegate
| producer =
* Victor Drobysh
* Iosif Prigozhin
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| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Odna
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"'Nobody Hurt No One'" was the entry in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in English by Belarusian singer Natalia Podolskaya. It was written by Victor Drobysh, Jussi-Pekka Jrvinen, Mary Susan Applegate, and produced by Victor Drobysh and Iosif Prigozhin.
The song won Russia's national song selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Moscow on February 25, 2005.
As Russia had finished the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in the top 12, the song was pre-qualified for the final, held in Kyiv, Ukraine.
On the night, the song was performed 20th, following 's Helena Paparizou with "My Number One" and preceding 's Feminnem with "Call Me". At the close of voting, it had received 57 points, placing 15th in a field of 24.
The song was succeeded as Russian representative by Dima Bilan with "Never Let You Go".
Background
On September 1, 2004, a group of armed Islamic militants, mostly Ingush and Chechen, occupied School Number One (SNO) in the town of Beslan, North Ossetia (an autonomous republic in the North Caucasus region of the Russian Federation). The siege lasted three days and involved the illegal imprisonment of over 1,100 people as hostages (including 777 children).[http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/907jbmkm.asp?pg=1 The Truth About Beslan. What Putin's government is covering up.], by David Satter, 'The Weekly Standard', 13 November 2006, Volume 012, Issue 09. [https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-12-27-school-siege_x.htm Prosecutors clear authorities in Russian school siege], 'USA Today', 27 December 2005. The hostage-takes demanded recognition of the independence of Chechnya at the UN and withdrawal of Russian troops from Chechnya. On the third day of the standoff, Russian security forces stormed the school building with the use of tanks, incendiary rockets and other heavy weapons.[http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/907jbmkm.asp?pg=1 The Truth About Beslan. What Putin's government is covering up.], by David Satter, 'The Weekly Standard', 13 November 2006, Volume 012, Issue 09. As of December 2006, 334 people (excluding terrorists) were killed, including 186 children.
Few months latter month latter, Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R) presented the song "Nobody Hurt No One", which was dedicated to victims of school shootings in the USA. On February 25, 2005, this nomination was selected as a winner of Russia's national song selection for Eurovision.
Music video
Igor Burloff directed the music video for the song. It was filmed in the late days of April 2005 in Helsinki inside Tavastia Club. The shooting of the video involved more than 500 people.
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References
*[http://www.diggiloo.net/?2005ru "Nobody Hurt No One"] at the Diggiloo Thrush
Category:Eurovision songs of Russia
Category:Eurovision songs of 2005
Category:2005 songs
Category:Songs with lyrics by Mary Susan Applegate
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