Artist: Ilinca feat. Alex Florea
Song Title: Yodel It!
Participating Year: 2017
Show: Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Grand FinalEurovision Song Contest 2017 Semi-final 2 (1st Half)

About Ilinca feat. Alex Florea

Maria Ilinca Băcilă (born 17 August 1998), also known as simply Ilinca, is a Romanian singer and yodeler. She also participated in the season 4 of Vocea Romaniei, for the second season of Românii au talent and for the third season of X Factor with Trupa Quattro. She is well-known in Romania for her unique yodel.

About Alex Florea

Alex Florea was born in 1991 in Constanta. He was studying journalism, before giving it up and then he took part in the season five of Vocea Romaneim where he reached the semi-finals. Along with Ilinca, they will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, under the flag of their country.

About the song Yodel It!

The song is written by Mihai Alexandru and Alexandra Niculae. The first wrote the song with Ilinca in his mind as a member of Timebelle, the Swiss representatives. After the song’s first recording, something felt incomplete, so Alex’s contribution was requested. It combines yodeling with rap, hip-hop and pop elements, with Ilinca yodeling during the chorus. After the audition stage and one semi-final, the song received the highest amount of points in the final, so it was declared as the winning one.

Listen to Yodel It!

Lyrics of Yodel It!

You never show the spark that makes you glow
You always run away, you always say no to the right things
Don’t try to hide the light inside of you
Today might be the day when you will make it baby

So bring it on, bring it on, I’m a dreamer
If you don’t believe it, come and see me, I will teach you
If you never try, you’ll never be alive
You are gonna miss out on this ride

Yodelei… yodele, yodele, yodeleio….
Yodele, yodeleio….
Yodelei… yodele, yodele, yodeleio….
Yodele, yodeleio….

Yodelei… wanna hear this now
Yodeleio…. gonna act really crazy
Yodelei… yodele, yodeleio….
Yodeleio….

Now what’s the use of being so confused
Of doing all this work you really don’t want to be doing?
But you’ll be fine, it’s time to feel alive
Don’t stop from reaching for the stars and keep on moving

So bring it on, bring it on, I’m a dreamer
If you don’t believe it, come and see me, I will teach ya
If you never try, you’ll never be alive
You are gonna miss out on this ride

Yodelei… yodele, yodele, yodeleio….
Yodele, yodeleio….
Yodelei… yodele, yodele, yodeleio….
Yodele, yodeleio….

Yodelei… wanna hear this now
Yodeleio…. gonna act really crazy
Yodelei… yodele, yodeleio….
Yodeleio….

Sitting alone at my desk on a 9 to 5 program, it just won’t do
Get another coffee, get another one to make it through
Don’t want this anymore

Don’t you hide that light inside of you
Come and show me what you wanna do

If you’re stuck in a place and it feels like shit
If you wanna run, feeling like a misfit
Come on sing along, come on sing this song
Say 1, 2, 3

Yodelei… yodele, yodele, yodeleio….
Just shout it, baby
Yodelei… yodele, yodele, yodeleio….
Just shout it baby

Yodelei… wanna hear this now
Yodeleio…. gonna act really crazy
Yodelei… yodele, yodeleio….
Just shout it, baby