Senhit Zadik Zadik (born 1 October 1979), known professionally as simply Senhit (formerly written as Senit), is an Italian pop singer. She represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf with "Stand By", but failed to qualify for the final. She would have represented it again in 2020 with "Freaky!", before the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, she was chosen to represent San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Adrenalina", where she qualified to the final and placed 22nd with 50 points.
Senhit | |
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 Senhit in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Senhit Zadik Zadik |
| Also known as | Senit |
| Born | 1 October 1979 Bologna, Italy |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | senhit |
Biography
editSenhit was born and raised in Bologna to Eritrean parents. She started her career abroad. She performed in musicals like Fame, The Lion King and Hair in Switzerland and Germany.[1]
In 2002, she returned to Italy and began her climb to fame in the Italian music business releasing her debut album the self-titled Senit in 2006 and her second album Un tesoro è necessariamente nascosto in 2007 with the three singles "La mia città è cambiata", "La cosa giusta" and "La faccia che ho". In 2009, Senhit released her third album, the English language So High. Three more singles were released off of the record: "Work Hard", "No More" and "Party on the Dance Floor".
Following her participation in Eurovision in 2011, she released a new pop single titled "Through the Rain" on 22 June 2011. In 2014, she became a regular guest on the Canale 5 Sunday show "Domenica Live" and decided to be referred to as Senhit, marking a new phase in her career.
Eurovision Song Contest
editSenhit represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 that was held in Düsseldorf[2] with the song "Stand By". The song placed 16th out of 19 in one of the Semi-Finals, and as a result, it did not qualify for the final.
She would have represented San Marino again at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song "Freaky!".[3] However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senhit represented San Marino again at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with a new song, "Adrenalina". The official music video featured a rap section by the American artist Flo Rida. However, Team San Marino behind the entry declared that "Flo Rida has been part of the production and is featured in the music video, but it's yet to be decided if he will take part on stage in Rotterdam. The rap part will either way remain."[4] On 18 May 2021, ahead of the first semi-final, the San Marino delegation confirmed that Flo Rida would be joining Senhit on stage in Rotterdam.[5] San Marino was the first country to perform in the second semi-final of the contest, where they finished 9th place with 118 points, qualifying the country for the final.[6] In the final, held on 22 May 2021, they were the last to perform, and finished 22nd with 50 points.[7]
Freaky Trip to Rotterdam
editLeading up to her participation in Eurovision 2021, Senhit released monthly covers of previous winning and non-winning Eurovision songs as part of her #FreakyTripToRotterdam series, giving them new interpretations and perspective in collaboration with Luca Tomassini who directed the videos. The series ran from July 2020 to May 2021. The 11-song collection included:[8][9]
| Chapter | Song | Original performer | Country of entry | Year of competition | Music video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
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"Cheesecake" | TEO | Belarus | 2014 | [1] |
2
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"Everyway That I Can" | Sertab Erener | Turkey | 2003 | [2] |
3
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"Ding-a-dong" | Teach-In | Netherlands | 1975 | [3] |
4
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"Congratulations" | Cliff Richard | United Kingdom | 1968 | [4] |
5
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"Rise Like a Phoenix" | Conchita Wurst | Austria | 2014 | [5] |
6
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"Amar pelos dois" | Salvador Sobral | Portugal | 2017 | [6] |
7
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"Waterloo" | ABBA | Sweden | 1974 | [7] |
8
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"Alcohol Is Free" | Koza Mostra & Agathonas Iakovidis | Greece | 2013 | [8] |
9
|
"Golden Boy" | Nadav Guedj | Israel | 2015 | [9] |
| "Toy" | Netta | 2018 | |||
10
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"Roi" | Bilal Hassani | France | 2019 | [10] |
11
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"Bandido" | Azúcar Moreno | Spain | 1990 | [11] |
After the contest, Senhit released one more #FreakyTripToRotterdam video, featuring her entry "Adrenalina". The video showed her adventures through Rotterdam, and behind the scenes material from her time at the contest.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Senit |
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| Un tesoro è necessariamente nascosto |
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| So High |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Hey Buddy |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT [10] |
NLD [11] |
SWE [12] |
UK Down. [13] | |||
| "La mia città è cambiata" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | Senit |
| "La faccia che ho" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | Un tesoro è necessariamente nascosto |
| "Io non dormo" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No More" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | So High |
| "Party on the Dance Floor" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Stand By" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Through the Rain" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "AOK" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Relations" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Don't Call Me" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rock Me Up" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Something on Your Mind" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | Hey Buddy |
| "Higher" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dark Room" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Un Bel Niente" / "Obsessed" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Heartache" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Freaky!" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Breathe" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Adrenalina" (solo or featuring Flo Rida) |
2021 | 39 | 79 | 80 | 99 | |
| "Follow Me" (featuring Tory Lanez) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Jesus oh what a wonderful child" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Try to love you" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pow"[14] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Am What I Am"[15] | — | — | — | — | ||
References
edit- ^ "New Noise: Senhit | Wonderland Magazine". Wonderland. 6 February 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Senit to represent San Marino". Eurovision.tv. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "San Marino: Senhit will be Freaky in Eurovision 2020". Eurovisionworld. 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "ESC Xtra: Senhit to deliver some "Adrenalina" at Eurovision 2021 – but will Flo Rida be there?". Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Flo Rida will join Senhit for San Marino 🇸🇲". Eurovision.tv. 18 May 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Second Semi-Final of Rotterdam 2021". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Grand Final of Rotterdam 2021". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Wiwibloggs: Senhit launches #FreakyTripToRotterdam series with "Cheesecake" teaser
- ^ "Wiwibloggs: Senhit "Adrenalina" snippet tease and Interview on Freaky Trip to Rotterdam". Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)". Agata (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Discografie Senhit". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Discography Senhit". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart: 28 May 2021 – 3 June 2021". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "New music this week (part 2): Songs from Marco Mengoni, Loïc Nottet, Eldar and more". Wiwibloggs. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "New music this week (part 2): Songs from MELOVIN, Senhit, KALUSH and more". Wiwibloggs. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
