Playing with Fire (Paula Seling and Ovi song)
Seling and Ovi's win sparked controversy after it was speculated that Eriksrud was one of the writers of "Playing with Fire", which was not permitted by the rules of the national selection as he is not of Romanian origin.The visual portrays Seling and Ovi fighting in a video game theme, embodying several characters, and is the first usage of the motion capture technique in Romania.While Daily Mirror's Carl Greenwood called the song "frankly brilliant",[10] Frances Robinson from International Business Times included it in her all-time Eurovision favorites.Editor Carlos Otero called the song "an ideal blend between innovation and Eurovision-ish rhythm", and compared Seling's image to that of American television sitcom Saved by the Bell character Kelly Kapowski.[18] The lyrics of "Playing with Fire" were used as the visual's concept[3] — which is set in the future[19] — with Schneider stating that he wanted to showcase an antithesis between classic and futuristic elements.[20] Scenes focusing mainly on Seling and Ovi were shot in the span of one day at a café in a mall in Alba Iulia, which was arranged to look futuristic.Interspersed scenes during the music video's main plot show the artists playing a glass piano, which Seling eventually breaks when hitting a high note.[23] Later in March, it was speculated that Eriksrud – who is not of Romanian origin or citizenship – was one of the writers of "Playing with Fire" along with Ovi, which was not permitted by the rules of the Selecția Națională and would have led to the song's disqualification from the contest.[26] The artists' show begins with them performing the song sitting on both sides of a "shine-through" double piano made by Seling's husband, enhanced by "white-glimmering" LED lights.On the first occasion, the country finished in fourth place with a total of 104 points, including 12 from the United Kingdom, ten from Norway, and eight from Cyprus, Denmark, Israel and Turkey.[31] In the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Romania finished in third position, gathering a total of 162 points, including 12 awarded by Moldova, ten by Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, and eight by Cyprus, Denmark, Israel and the United Kingdom.
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