Maria Sur - Never Give Up

Startnummer 6 i deltävling 2 2023 i Linköping
Artist: Maria Sur. Bidrag: "Never Give Up"
Låtskrivare: Laurell Barker och Anderz Wrethov.
18-åriga Maria är född och uppvuxen i Zaporizjzja i Ukraina där hon var en av deltagarna i landets upplaga av The Voice.
Maria och hennes mamma flydde landet för tryggheten i Sverige, där hennes moster bor, medan hennes pappa tvingades stanna kvar. Fast besluten att inte låta kriget ta ifrån henne drömmarna sökte hon upp en mängd personer som sysslar med musik vilket ledde till att Maria framträdde på galan ”Hela Sverige skramlar”.
Vid sidan av artistkarriären går Maria på musikskolan Lilla Akademien i Stockholm och läser en distanskurs på konstuniversitetet i Kiev.
Bidraget ”Never Give Up” är självbiografiskt och handlar just om att följa sina drömmar och att aldrig ge upp, trots det som händer i världen.
Låttext:
I hear the voice I have inside
Even though I’m caught inside a storm
I know I deserve a better life
Even though I really miss my home
Baby I’m not gonna break
I won’t fall under the weight
Always gonna hold my ground
When I’m standing in the rain
No one’s gonna save me from the pain
I will never, never give up
When I’m crying out in chains
I don’t have surrender in my veins
I will never, never give up
What you got is a fighter
And I’ll walk through the fire
I will never, never, never
Give up
I don’t wanna tame the beast inside
Telling me take what’s truly mine
Baby I’m not gonna break
I won’t fall under the weight
Always gonna hold my ground
When I’m standing in the rain
No one’s gonna save me from the pain
I will never, never give up
When I’m crying out in chains
I don’t have surrender in my veins
I will never, never give up
What you got is a fighter
And I’ll walk through the fire
I will never, never, never
Give up
When I’m crying in the rain
No one’s gonna heal me from the pain
I will never, never give up
When I’m standing in the rain
No one’s gonna save me from the pain
I will never, never give up
Oh oh
Oh
I will never, never, never
Give up
Sökord: Melfest, Mello, Melo, Melodifestivalen, Melfest2023, Mello2023, Melodifestivalen2023, ESC, Eurovision, ESC2023, Eurovision2023, National Selection, Sweden, Lyrics, Lyrik, Mellon, MF, Song Competition

[@kateryna6825]

As Ukrainian, I would like to thank local composers, who wrote this song for 17-years old girl from Ukraine and gave her stage and support. Seeing and knowing this is really melting my heart. As a refugee, I would like to thank Maria for being an iconic role model for other people, who were forced to leave their homes but didn't give up in their dreams. You remind me Yusra Mardini from "The Swimmers". Such a hard-working brave soul, who managed to jump even higher despite all conditions to become voice of millions. Good job, girl! Thank you for doing what you do 🤍

[@VelocityFilmsCO]

@@bretjohn3716 You're genuinely a disgusting person

[@VelocityFilmsCO]

@@bretjohn3716 You speak with so much confidence though, as if you were there and witnessed it. I don’t understand how people can express something that strongly with no valid basis.

[@nastyarussia_esc7909]

The contest system works a little differently. The song could initially have been written to anyone and given to another artist during the submission of applications. Also, the author can submit his song separately or the artist separately.
Often at the Swedish contest, songs are transmitted. You speak with so much confidence though, as if you were there and witnessed it. I don’t understand how people can express something that strongly with no valid basis.

[@EmmaXO198]

@@bretjohn3716 wtf???That is just disgusting to say?!!!Especially about a minor!!😡She has talent thats why She was chosen

[@Guitar_Lab]

​@@bretjohn3716 Do you have proof that this is true? It would be terrible

[@lukasandersson2031]

she sings so incredibly cleanly. And with a so beautiful son voice. Hon sjunger så otroligt vacker, och med en så fin sång röst.

[@RimasHabra]

Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!! You are amazing Maria sur

[@nataliiahabrylchuk9317]

Thanks ❤️Sweden 🇸🇪 for your supporting Ukraine ! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🫶🫶🫶🫶💛💛💙💙💙Maria , you are the best ! ❤️

[@martinlindqvist5077]

Ukraine is our brothers and sisters! Of course we support you. Sweden and Ukraine share a lot of history together.

[@Mmmm-ho2rc]

Who sang to us, who supported us, us Serbs, when we were exposed to the NATO aggression called "merciful angel" from which we still have the consequences of depleted uranium? where did your solidarity go then? 🇷🇸❤🇷🇺🇦🇲

[@Brownie2015]

I’m sweeennnn

[@user-qz3nd9ft5l]

My name is Maria

[@A.Man.From.Cyprus]

🇨🇾 ♥️ 🇺🇦 Bravo Maria Sur! I am so proud of you! I hope the Swedish people to support you!

[@emrahaslan9971]

I do♡︎

[@andreaslarsson8665]

Cant speak for all of us but i do. I want her to win.

[@willybergqvist2254]

I'm swedish and i vote Maria Sur 100% but many will vote loreen :(

[@A.Man.From.Cyprus]

@@willybergqvist2254 even though Loreen is a very respectfull artist, I believe she should give place to other artists, e.g. younger, to try their luck in Eurovision and people to know other artists of the country! Her song is good but for me is just recycle of EUPHORIA. I hope the Swedish people to vote a song and not an artist...

[@patrikedstrom8425]

@@A.Man.From.Cyprus Exactly, PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THIS!!!!!

[@Kattmannen-km9eh]

You are 17 years old and you are best in the world ❤

[@VGSheva]

Дякую Марія! Запоріжжя для мене - найкраще місто в Україні! Як і його люди! Важко? Так, але ми вистоємо.

[@esc.proudness]

I love this, she is great! Amazing in my opinion

[@irenebe5822]

Maria, you are perfect ❤ Never give up!

[@ella_666]

Bästa låten i årets mello 😍 Från Finland 🇫🇮

[@Nordicwolfvfx]

håller med

[@silverpilen1006]

Jag med

[@jbejbom]

Håller med

[@bellanutella8783]

Håller helt klart med

[@christinanordin6777]

❤ from Sweden

[@rtg7h]

Even with sympathy votes, I think this was the best song in semi 2 so it deserved in the final. Maria deserves a lot of love cause she sings very well too

[@nike80nl]

I Love it ❤️.
Love her voice 👍🤗.
Much love to Ukraine from Ystad, Sweden 🇺🇦🇸🇪

[@nevermind6676]

She has amazing voice❤

[@KaterynafromKharkiv]

I wish you won this competition, little star. From Kharkiv with ❤

[@avatar869]

Super!!!🔥🔥🔥🇺🇦

[@lukasandersson2031]

bästa sångerskan maria sur. hoppas hon vinner mello 2023👍

[@Savannah19]

Love this song ❤Love from Sweden

[@jooseemii]

Great vocals wow!! Love this so much ❤️🇺🇦🇸🇪

[@r3hab120]

Where in this world youre hear the great vocals i will hear them too wtf

[@PrankVsPrankFanChannel]

Älskar du låten eller vill du leka snäll och gullig för att hon är från 🇺🇦?

[@KeanuSoemali]

People! You know well Loreen has the charm, the mesmerizing choreography, the powerful vocals, the lustrous staging with the moving ceiling LED. Complete package! So it's up to you guys.

[@LightsWalkerTTV]

We know but I also know that my country is all about being the "golden child" of Europe......So I hope Loreen wins and not this, even if this is a nice ballad!

[@Damen42]

Go away.

[@blairisntonline]

i love everything with this song and you maria. amazing! never give up!

[@wilmawilmis1082]

Synd att hon inte kom högre än vad hon gjorde i finalen💖 i hope you be back one Day in melodifestivalen Maria💖

[@lukasandersson2031]

så bra, och, fin, underbar, lung och vacker låt. så tråkigt att denna bra låt ej vann. hoppas att hon framöver vinner någon anan sång tävling.
so good, and, nice, wonderful, calm and beautiful song. so sad that this good song didn't win. hope she wins some other singing competition in the future.
❤👍

[@samig2986]

blev tyvärr rånad i år igen

[@mirrasananda8032]

Goosebumps 🥰🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖

[@michaelmikkelsen7726]

This song brings me back to the 90’s

[@lukasandersson2031]

Bästa mello låten. Best mello song. Den måste vinna. This song most win.

[@misha_charny25]

I believe that you will win the selection, represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

[@lukasandersson2031]

röstar vi på henne i finalen. Så att hon vinner och får komma till esc i maj.
we vote for her in the final. So that she wins and gets to come to eurovisionsfetival in May. 👍 my favorite song i love it ❤

[@allmylifeibeenlonely]

She's the best there!😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I wish to her the best of luck she so deserves to win it she sing so beautiful and she has a so beautiful voice and so strong voice and an so really beautiful song I really loved it so much!!🥰🥰😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I really want her to win and go to eurovision she really deserves it please Sweden send her to eurovision!❤️ VOTE FOR MARIA SUR!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ LET'S GO TEAM MARIA SUR!!!❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥👑🥰❤️😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Damen42]

😍

[@user-gd9jq5xx5f]

Красивый голос! Удачи!

[@jimmybelc2057]

This was a brilliant performance really enjoyed the part from 2:18 where the song lifts up it and becomes even more dynamic.

[@user-uo6kb4vl4t]

Марія, дякуємо вам за чудовий виступ! Успіхів на конкурсі! Слава Україні! ❤️❤️❤️

[@emiliabeauty4766]

Missade totalt att Maria sur vad med i mello, men jag har vetat att hon varit där! Hon är såå lik kiana!

[@polinasolodovnikova8547]

Best song ❤ Love from Latvia!

[@RichardPersson-eu6ck]

Jag älskar Maria sur och hennes låtar❤

[@johannafredlund9477]

Den här tycker jag om❤🎉

[@TheGamerKian]

very good voice they all do

[@daniellapetrus9321]

Beacuse of your song i didnt give up so i passed my exam whit high scores in my first exam. LOVE YOU

[@robineriksson343]

Bravo!!!!!!! Maria sur var bäst på sjunga och hon kunde vinna allt

[@user-jh5qg8nk2f]

Україна пишається тобою!! 🇺🇦Для нас ти вже переможець!!! Дуже раді, що ти в безпеці і в тебе все добре. ❤️

[@kifletesfazgi9252]

I love you❤❤❤❤❤😊😢🎉

[@Thomas-iz3kx]

Hoppas Maria sur vinner hon är bäst!! 🥰🥰

[@jbejbom]

Nej inte Loreen det är så uppenbart att hon vinner kan vi inte skicka typ tone eller Maria eller panetoz liksom någon rolig

[@tom_4546]

She would became Anna Bergendahl then 2.0 - so no Thanks

[@azizzemmouri284]

Loreen van❤

[@Calle507]

Ja

[@tone.flawless_1235]

I loooove this! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@swatichandel5899]

I love you you are great 😊

[@jimmyandersson681]

So cute🎉

[@katrinsihhaneoglu7333]

You are best
❤️😗🤪😚😚😚😚

[@dtb4903]

Is it true that this may get some sympathy votes? Yes. But, are the song and performance good? Also YES. Not my personal winner (I am team Loreen and I think that’s the best option to get a good result at Eurovision), but this one is quality too and it’s definitely in the top 3 songs of Melodifestivalen this year. BE RESPECTFUL you guys, she didn’t do anything bad to you. Love from Spain 🇪🇸 ❤️ 🇸🇪 🇺🇦

[@Fabiojesus-po3lu723]

Loreen är en utmärkt artist, utan tvekan. Det är något positivt med henne som hon sänder även på avstånd när hon sjunger. Det finns dock delar av låten, som jag inte förstår vad det står, "det är som ett drag av ord", tillsammans med en nasal röst, som inte är så tydlig, för den som lyssnar, tonerna finns där, bra sjungit, men den delen av dialekten är det inte, om du förstår mig. Så att du inte läser det som ett negativt budskap, utan som en konstruktiv kritik av min mest uppriktiga åsikt, "för någon som inte kan så mycket om musik".

[@escxdiamond]

People do be really blaming every Ukrainian for getting sympathy votes no matter what, duh. It's embarassing.
This girl is 17 and has such a powerful voice it's unbelievable.

[@aguyinlove]

​@@escxdiamond well first of all the fact she's 17 doesn't mean anything, but I agree, she's got good vocals (though has to work on them)
About Ukrainians getting hate for everything is because everything is politicised nowadays and giving sympathy votes or voting in general for Ukraine just because of what's happening there is wrong and hypocritical in a song contest where only the song should matter, its vocals, text and melody, not the nationality

[@aguyinlove]

Just like the previous winners like konchita wurst who won because of what it is, cause the song and especially the vocals were garbage compared to other contestants; and that woman who didn't even sing smh, the chicken woman smfh, what a degradation that euro vision has become, a joke....

[@bellanutella8783]

Maria sur du ska till euoruvision song kontest du är so good

[@thesquirrelsquadron]

Maria sur du är så bra på att sjunga

[@swatichandel5899]

I love your song

[@christofferbergling]

Maria sur är bäst . Jag älskar dig Maria sur

[@lindakvarmo8884]

Bästa låten

[@andersmunter7228]

Bra låt 🎶

[@sutthirukengdahl7764]

Never giv up

[@aL45Bb]

Love.

[@myblomgren3179]

Heja Maria ❤❤❤💗💗💗🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😘😘😘

[@jimmynilsson8394]

Amazing!!!

[@bymidnightsun]

You are best 💙💛

[@tomaszkubicki2941]

It's so underrated, best song of heat 2

[@liverpoolmasters219]

Not really it’s probaly the third best in competition and i think that is the perfect position for this song cause it’s good but not better than Loreen and Marcus and Martinus

[@tomaszkubicki2941]

@@liverpoolmasters219 in my opinion it's second, good classic ballad, Loreen first obviouslu

[@Vattenballong128]

Best in the entire contest this year!

[@SlaycGurlitsgoingdownnn]

It was Wiktoria's not this lol

[@Vattenballong128]

@@colle3291 No

[@user-ph4xi5cr7o]

I love you Maria!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@user-qz3nd9ft5l]

My name is Maria

[@user-ph4xi5cr7o]

@@user-qz3nd9ft5l funny😊 is a beututy name.

[@olgalitau5266]

Ich glaube, sehr viele würden für dieses Mädchen im ESC Finale voten. Schweden, es ist deine Chance zu gewinnen dieses Jahr!

[@Tildegunnarsson]

So we did anyway ❤

[@roseline8096]

Bästa I mello älskar denna låten

[@lovisanystrom366]

Lovisa ❤

[@AnonymOchHemlig]

My sis is in love whit your song❤ I like it too😁

[@bohdan_kuprych_i]

Incredible song!

[@johanekfeldt9985]

I love to Maria sur

[@flamewish9168]

min favorit låt är Maria sur ❤

[@alexkarlsson68]

i LOVE this song

[@engizkaasii]

loveee it
its soo good

[@TheOneMilkGuy]

🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@Mia-qu2ez]

Du är bäst i hela världen

[@flamewish9168]

Maria sur du är bäst ❤

[@rogerkent5042]

❤❤❤❤

[@Guitar_Lab]

Why didn't this song get the place it deserved? It was top 3 material for sure

[@patrikedstrom8425]

Maybe because people don’t like sympatize? votes!

[@flaccid6pancake]

​@@patrikedstrom8425 So? Still deserved way more than it actually got

[@patrikedstrom8425]

@@flaccid6pancake Yeah I thought so too!

[@WilmerForsbergFors]

Maria Sur I 2023 Never Give Up och Maria Sur I Mello 2024 When l Gone

[@minelleh5393]

Hon borde ha vunnit 👑

[@user-on1tk8sl7h]

Молодець ❤Гарний голос

[@voiceofl7845]

*Wow so amazing* 😍

[@mehmetcantekin4586]

Anyone knows who are the backing singers here? Such a strong collab of the voices 🤍

[@flamewish9168]

Wow❤❤😊

[@flamewish9168]

I love you so much Maria sur ❤

[@anettehansson1614]

Så bra💙

[@mohamedshamma370]

jag gillar låtet hoppas hon vinner

[@akashishinsuke8347]

just come back next year, darling. you have great voice!

[@Tildegunnarsson]

Men i år vann rätt låt esc.
Även om den här var riktigt stark.

[@mulkimohamed5983]

Hon kommer från ukrina och sjunger om kriget att aldrig ge up hon är så snäll och glad en role modle för barn

[@MrTRN80]

Nice ballad by Maria Sur.

[@sveagranstrom-mp7tz]

Den låten är jätte bra

[@johanekfeldt9985]

I love to music

[@torquettalk]

Her sister is Maria Norte who made the song Always Give Up

[@Tintelinus]

Can people not shit on someone cause its not Loreen please christ.
Loreen is the favorite by quite a massiv margin,.the finale is also 50/50 between Jury and viewers.
Also yall need to realise how freaking weak this week was

[@dennispersson1903]

jag hoppas du tar det sjunger så bra och fint bra lått

[@masumarasouli1976]

Bästa maria sur

[@bibbisvensson1286]

Du är bäst ❤

[@HejaSverige]

Den här borde vunnit!! Skulle vara så coolt

[@lukasandersson2031]

En av de bästa låtarna!
One of the best songs!

[@sandrasagstrom608]

Soooo gooood 💕

[@melissapersson8765]

Jo den ska vinna det har jag bestämt så det så love You Maria mira ukraine

[@0008Seconds]

Ska vi åka ut som PKK rävar ur eurovision finalen

[@magnuslindgren6580]

Ja, texten är stark 👍🎶❤️

[@systrarnataube1783]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 i love you Maria Sur

[@nicholasburenko6801]

❤

[@linpet99]

Gave me Voices vibe and even would ends up 14th if this competed in Liverpool
Hope 2024 song will be even better than this

[@anisnkhchyan7599]

The voice 😮

[@emrahaslan9971]

This song deservs to win♡︎

[@Unkown_Foot]

Yep