Cheesecake (Teo song)

"Cheesecake" is a song by Belarusian singer Teo. It was chosen to represent Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark.[1] The song is about a man who ends a relationship with a girl because he knows she wants him to be something he is not.[2][3]

"Cheesecake"
Single by TEO
Released	1 January 2014
Recorded	2013
Genre	Pop
Length	2:56
Label	Webmusic Publishing
Songwriter(s)	Yuri Vashchuk, Dmitry Novik

"Cheesecake"
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 entry
Country	Belarus
Artist(s)	Yuri Vashchuk
As	Teo
Language	English
Composer(s)	Yuri Vashchuk
Lyricist(s)	Dmitry Novik
Finals performance
Semi-final result	5th
Semi-final points	87
Final result	16th
Final points	43
Entry chronology
◄ "Solayoh" (2013)
"Time" (2015) ►

In 2020, Italian singer Senhit, San Marino's would be 2020 and prospective 2021 Eurovision entry did an interpretive visual covering the song and focusing on its lyrics, inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement and Grace Jones.[4]

Track listing

Digital download[5]

1. Cheesecake – 2:56

Chart performance

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6]	75
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	68
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8]	140

See also

• Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

References

1. "Belarus: TEO to Copenhagen!". esctoday.com. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
2. "TEO is the Belarusian hope for Copenhagen!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
3. "Belarus: TEO takes his "Cheesecake" to Copenhagen". escxtra.com. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
4. Gallagher, Robyn (16 July 2020). "Senhit makes powerful statement with interpretation of Teo's Cheesecake". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 16 Jul 2020.
5. "iTunes - Music - Cheesecake - Single by TEO". iTunes. 1 January 2014.
6. "Austriancharts.at – Teo – Cheesecake" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
7. "Chart Track: Week 20, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
8. "Eurovision 2014". Official Charts Company. 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-27.