Music of Andorra 561191 219680710 2008-06-16T11:38:02Z 69.204.48.4 /* Eurovision */ The small country of [[Andorra]] is home to folk dances like the [[contrapàs]] and [[marratxa]], which survive in [[Sant Julià de Lòria]] especially. Andorran folk music has similarities to all of its neighbors, but is especially [[music of Catalonia|Catalan]] in character, especially in the presence of dances like the [[sardana]]. Other Andorran folk dances include [[contrapàs]] in [[Andorra la Vella]] and [[Saint Anne's dance]] in [[Escaldes-Engordany]].<ref>{{cite web|work=FEVA|title=For Culture Lovers|url=http://www.feva.ad/Andorra/Angles/Andorra03_culture.htm|accessmonthday=September 28 |accessyear=2005}}</ref> [[Radio Nacional d’Andorra]] runs both [[Radio Andorra]] and the music station [[Andorra Música]]. Music festivals in Andorra include the [[ChamJam Music Festival]], [[Ordino]] and the jazz [[Escaldes-Engordany International Jazz Festival]]. Violinist [[Gérard Claret]] is the director of the [[Young National Orchestra of Cambra d'Andorra]]. The [[national anthem]] of Andorra is "[[El Gran Carlemany]]" (''Great [[Charlemagne]]'').<ref>{{cite web|title=Andorra|work=National Anthem Reference Page|accessmonthday=September 28 |url=http://david.national-anthems.net/ad.htm|accessyear=2005}}</ref> It was adopted on [[8 September]] [[1914]], the [[feast day]] of Andorra's [[patron saint]], the [[Virgin of Meritxell]]. ==Eurovision== Andorra did not participate in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] until [[2004]], when the national broadcaster [[RTVA]] entered the competition. In 2004, Spaniard [[Marta Roure]]'s "[[Jugarem A Estimar-Nos]]" was both the first Andorran and the first [[Catalan language]] entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest, though it failed to qualify for the final. In 2005, Andorra entered again with ("La Mirada Interior") sung by the Dutch singer [[Marian van de Wal]]. Again, Andorra did not come through the semi-final round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keithm.utvinternet.ie/Andorra.htm|title=Andorra|work=All Kinds of Everything|accessmonthday=September 28 |accessyear=2005}}</ref> In 2006, Andorra achieved its worst result up to date, when [[Jennifer Serrano|Jenny]] came out last in the semifinals with the song "[[Sense Tu]]". In 2007 Andorra were represented by punk band [[Anonymous (band)|Anonymous]] and the song "[[Salvem el món]]", but once more failed to pass through the semi-final round. This year they were represented by Gisela with the song 'Casanova' and although favourites to qualify, they failed once more to pass to the final. ==References== <references /> * [http://www.interacesso.pt/web/wencesmc MIDI samples of traditional music from the Iberian peninsula] Includes some Andorran folksongs collected by Palmira Jaquetti. {{Music of Europe}} [[Category:Andorran music| ]] {{Andorra-stub}}