Ay mamá

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"Ay mamá"
The official cover for "Ay mamá"
Single by Rigoberta Bandini
LanguageSpanish
Released23 December 2021
RecordedSeptember 2021
Genre
Length3:00
Songwriter(s)
  • Paula Ribó
  • Esteban Navarro
Producer(s)Stefano Maccarrone
Rigoberta Bandini singles chronology
"Julio Iglesias"
(2021) 		"Ay mamá"
(2021)

"Ay mamá" (pronounced [aj maˈma]; Spanish for "Aw mom") is a song by Spanish singer-songwriter Rigoberta Bandini. The song was independently released on 23 December 2021 as a candidate to represent Spain in the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, taking part in its preselection, Benidorm Fest.[1] A big favorite to win, "Ay Mamá" placed as the runner-up, eventualy losing to "SloMo" by Chanel.

Context[]

According to Bandini, the song is a "feminist scream", created to "pay tribute to mothers and all women". In an interview with RTVE, she said that "I really like writing and for me the lyrics are important. In this case, in addition to talking about the strength of femininity, in this case of mothers, it is a song that I find funny", while at the same time drawing criticism towards women's bodies being constantly "in the public eye".[2]

Benidorm Fest[]

Main article: Benidorm Fest

The song was among the 14 candidates selected by RTVE to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The song placed 1st in its semi-final, receiving the top votes from both the juries and the public, and placed in an overall 2nd position in the grand final, ultimately losing to Chanel and her song "SloMo".

Impact and reception[]

The song was selected as the main theme for the Telecinco docuseries Montealto: Regreso a la casa.[3] Various politicians – including government ministers – expressed their support for the song,[4] while from the right-side of the political spectrum, the leaders of the center-right People's Party and far-right Vox attacked the song[5][6] The song gained widespread acclaim, and peaked as #1 in the Top 50 Spain in Spotify, #1 in Apple Music Spain, #1 in Amazon Music Spain and #1 in Youtube Spain.[7] The song received a Platinum Certification by PROMUSICAE on 1 March.

On 8 March, during the International Women's Day demonstration in Spain, the song was played in many of the demonstrations.[8]

Charts[]

Chart performance for "Ay mamá"
Chart (2022) Peak
position 		Certifications
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] 1
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Así cantó Rigoberta Bandini "Ay Mama" en Benidorm Fest". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  2. ^ CASANOVA, VERÓNICA (2022-01-01). "Rigoberta Bandini: "Nuestros cuerpos son opinión pública"". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  3. ^ S.A (2022-01-31). "El nuevo documental de Rocío Carrasco recuperará el himno feminista de Rigoberta Bandini". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  4. ^ "Irene Montero: "Rigoberta Bandini nos regala un hermoso lema feminista, se pregunta por qué dan tanto miedo nuestras tetas en 'Ay mamá'"". www.lasexta.com (in Spanish). 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  5. ^ "Lío político por la canción 'Ay mamá' de Rigoberta Bandini". www.lasexta.com (in Spanish). 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  6. ^ 20minutos (2022-02-01). "Abascal utiliza 'Ay mamá', de Rigoberta Bandini, para burlarse de Irene Montero: "No nos dan miedo las tetas"". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  7. ^ "Vinilo Negro status". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  8. ^ ""Ay mamá" se convierte en el himno del 8M". KISS FM (in Spanish). 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  9. ^ "Weekly charts - Charts - Promusicae - Productores de Música de España". www.promusicae.es. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  10. ^ "El portal de Música". www.elportaldemusica.es. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
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