{"id":1014,"date":"2021-02-17T00:07:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T00:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2021-03-08T20:29:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T20:29:07","slug":"benny-cristo-will-sing-omaga-for-the-czech-republic-in-rotterdam-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/2021\/02\/17\/benny-cristo-will-sing-omaga-for-the-czech-republic-in-rotterdam-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Benny Cristo will sing &#8216;omaga&#8217; for the Czech Republic in Rotterdam 2021  \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddff"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:image {\"id\":1015,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/benny-cristo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/benny-cristo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/benny-cristo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/benny-cristo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/benny-cristo-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:image-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>Last year, Benny Cristo was selected to represent the Czech Republic in Rotterdam 2020, but due to the pandemic the Eurovision got cancelled. However, the Czech broadcaster informed Eurovision followers that Benny Cristo would also represent the country in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pw4ANrErqFM\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class='embed-container'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BENNY CRISTO - KEMAMA \/ CZECH EUROVISION CONTESTANT\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pw4ANrErqFM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:embed-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>Benny Cristo&#8217;s Eurovision 2021 song was released today at 19.00 (CET). The song is an up-tempo song, where the lover asks their girl to get together. Interestingly, in the song it is also mentioned the situation which we live now: <\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p><em>&#8216;You&#8217;ve been home too long<br>I&#8217;ve been home too long, yeah<br>We both need to feel love, nothing wrong with that&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>Director Jan Strach talked about the video:<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:quote--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>To reference a bunch of iconic movies in a funny way was a big challenge, but we pulled it off thanks to Benny\u2019s superb acting and sense of fun. He was able to pay tribute to those movies in such a respectful and fun way.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:quote-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>For&nbsp;<em>omaga<\/em>, Cristo collaborated with producer Filip Vl\u010dek, who says of the song:<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:quote--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>Our collaboration took Benny into new territory vocally, but I think the challenge really paid off. The style suits him well.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:quote-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p><strong>Who is Benny Cristo?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>Ben da Silva Crist\u00f3v\u00e3o, known professionally as Benny Cristo, is a Czech singer, lyric writer, sportsman, and actor. Benny&#8217;s roots are from Angola. His music career started in 2009, where Benny Cristo was one of the finalists on the talent show \u010cesko Slovensk\u00e1 SuperStar. The experiences gained in this show motivated him to focus on his singing career.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MI7Hf_JmUnA\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class='embed-container'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Cristovao v Superstar Report\u00e1\u017e + casting + My Love\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MI7Hf_JmUnA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:embed-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>Benny has also released three albums, named: Benny Cristo, Definitely Different and Made in Czechoslovakia. <\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>Benny Cristo says these things about his new video <em>omaga<\/em>, which released today:<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:quote--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>We recorded so many different, amazing scenes, so I knew that even if we only used 10% of them, we could still make a great, funny and entertaining video. Jan (Strach), the director, came up with the creative idea and I feel we\u2019ve managed to realize it in the best way possible. I hope fans enjoy the video as it was so much fun to make!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:quote-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>Let&#8217;s enjoy his new song and video:<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kxa3ZtxIdxQ\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class='embed-container'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Benny Cristo - omaga - Czech Republic \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddff - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kxa3ZtxIdxQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:embed-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>What do you think guys? Are you surprised with the omaga song? Or do you prefer Kemama?<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, Benny Cristo was selected to represent the Czech Republic in Rotterdam 2020, but due to the pandemic the Eurovision got cancelled. However, the Czech broadcaster informed Eurovision followers that Benny Cristo would also represent the country in 2021. Benny Cristo&#8217;s Eurovision 2021 song was released today at 19.00 (CET). The song is an&nbsp;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[61,89],"class_list":["post-1014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","tag-czech-republic","tag-eurovision-2021"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1014"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1024,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014\/revisions\/1024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}