cdoor Tananai: «Love among the buildings on fire, I recognize your voice, we are not like them». And what seemed like generic love, see the video of Tangois instead the specific of Olga and Maxim, a Ukrainian couple divided by war. A poignant surprise that gives the piece an even more melancholic dimension. In the general classification it is at fifth placeand now, perhaps, with the addition of this detail in full circulation could gain positions.
Tananai, Olga and Maxim, and the video of Tango
“To Olga, Liza and Maxim.” This is the writing at the beginning of the video. Which then illustrates the private memories (travel and everyday life) of this couple of Smolino, a town in Kiirovohrag province – 35-year-old couple with a 14-year-old daughter, Liza. Since the outbreak of war they have been forced to separate. A love therefore interrupted. Dangerously poised.
«It seemed right to me, given the theme of the song, give voice and images to the testimonies of these two boysrepresenting one of the types of long-distance relationship» says Tananai. In the bloodiest of forms, one «forced separation due to a war»for which he wishes to “go back to the night I met you, so I don’t buy you a drink and I didn’t know you”.
Who are Olga and Maxim?
Maxim is a military man and has been fighting at the front for a year. Olga was a secretary. On 28 March 2022, she fled Ukraine together with her daughter. Destination Italy. Where he found hospitality in Milan, in the Isola district. Tananai learned of their story and was immediately overwhelmed by strong and conflicting emotions.
When we talk about a war, we almost only refer to the political balance. But it is above all “everyday life that falls apart and readjusts so as not to make every trace of humanity, of love vanish”. And in this readaptation, she doesn’t lose hope: «If loving each other lasts more than a day, it’s better, it’s better, you better not stay here, i will be back on a monday».
Tananai in Sanremo 2023 with “Tango”. (Getty Images)
The video closes with a message from Maxim. “My love, we are fine. It’s a little less cold. Now it’s -12 degrees, but there’s a lot of wind. However we are not cold. Your love is warming me…and the tea. Everything is fine. I adore you”.
Tananai’s climb, from last to podium candidate
Tananai, born Alberto Cotta Ramusino, is one of the singers literally consecrated by the Sanremo Festival. In 2022 he made his debut on the Ariston stage, after passing the selections of Sanremo Giovani. His Casual sex made the audience dance, but a few cues and the fact of being a stranger to the general public meant that he arrived last.
Not bad, why the placement at the bottom of the standings was his luck. You received the verdict, celebrating on social media and showing a good dose of sportsmanship, as well as irony. An attitude that has rewarded him. During the year he climbed the charts, up to the success of the summer hit The sweet lifeengraved with Fedez and Mara Sattei.
TO San Remo 2023 and comes up with a romantic song, perhaps the most Sanremo among the 28 in the competition. Is one different stylemore intimate. She is more aware of that stage and the song comes into the head on first listen. She doesn’t go wild, on the contrary, hers is one measured gestures, which leaves room for music and words. In the Cover night on Friday 10 February performs with Biagio Antonacci and Don Joe on the notes of I wanted to sing like Biagio and who knows that the performance, together with the video of Tangodo not help him conquer the podium.
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