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Song: Hasta La Vista
Artist: Olexandr Ponomaryov
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[approx. 3 minutes] |
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From his early childhood, Olexandr displayed numerous gifts. One of his early passions was boxing. Ponomaryov could have made a brilliant career as a boxer. However, Olexandr started to loose his eyesight, and doctors forbade him to take this sport any further.
Olexandr appeared at the crossroads: what should he take up next? Suddenly music whirled into his life. To put it precisely, Olexandr always enjoyed singing, but he never thought of music as his main walk of life. Nevertheless, he decided to take the risk and enroled at a musical college.
Since 1992, Olexandr has taken part in dozens of Ukrainian and international festivals. Sometimes the mere fact of him wanting to participate in a musical contest would mean that everybody knew the winner in advance. He has been awarded the title Singer of the Year 7 times and in 1998, Olexandr received the government’s recognition by obtaining the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine. This meant that his songs were well known in places where music is rarely heard – government offices. How many fans Olexandr obtained in there, still remains a mystery.
Olexandr is determined to try his best to successfully present himself and his country at the Eurovision Song Contest. “God willing” – he keeps saying – “my song will become popular in Europe. It is a great honor for me to be the first Ukrainian performer to sing at this great European festival”.
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 LYRICS |
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A
Don’t try to deny,
I can see in your eyes
All the love you’d like
To hide away.
So don’t cry, say good-bye,
And go on with your lies,
I know you are mine
You’ll come back some day…
Chorus
Hasta la Vista, baby,
Baby, so long,
Hasta la Vista, baby,
Oh, girl, you are so wrong…
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Can’t you see the signs?
I am yours,
You are mine,
You are saying good-bye
I know you are…
Just don’t cry, and don’t lie
To the voice of your heart,
The tears in your eyes
Are so bright as stars…
Chorus
Hasta ls Vista, baby,
Baby, so long,
Hasta la Vista, baby,
Oh, girl, you are so wrong…
C
You want to go,
You say good-bye,
You’d like to fly
Up to the sky,
But I don’t know,
So tell me why
You almost cried
Just tell me why…
Hasta la Vista…
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