In 2000 she went to the casting of „Popstars“ but due to her nervousness she forgot text and melody
She also makes sacrifices for her career: She gave up her tongue-piercing because it bothered the jury of "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" (German version of "American Idol")
Gracia performed one song on the German soundtrack for „Bärenbrüder” ("Brother Bear"). The song is called „Götter der Ewigkeit” (Gods of eternity) and is sung by Tina Turner on the original score (OT Great Spirits).
Gracia just recorded a duett with Michael Bolton. The song is called „Finally“, but it isn´t released yet.
Gracia did change her record company. She’s now at Bros Music.
Gracia, Stephanie, Nektarios and Daniel came together for a further charity project. They call theirselves 4United and recorded a song called "Don’t close your eyes". The amount of 0.50 Euro/Single will be given to "Ärzte ohne Grenzen" (MSF) from every sold single.
Her third solo single "Run and hide" was released in the end of January 2005. The video shoot was in the beginning of December in the United States.
On the 12.03.05 Gracia won the German preliminary decision for the Europan Song Contest 2005 in Berlin. Her opponents were Nicole Süßmilch/Marco Matias. Gracia won with 52,8% of the votes to 47,2% and went on to perform for Germany in Kyiv on the 21.05.2005 - where she finished last with only 4 points.
Run and Hide
Gracia Lyrics
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Twenty five dollars wasted on you
Got you out of trouble, but you'll soon
Come by
For another try
You're a friend of mine and I know
Your eyes
Conveyed too many lies
You'd better run and hide
Too many girls have cried
Oh no, no, no, why
Do I feel sorry?
You'd better run and hide
Too many dreams have died
Oh no, no, no, why
Do I still worry?
You'd better run and
You'd better run and hide
Twenty five reasons to leave you
But I'm still feeling kinda blue
Inside
Watching our worlds collide
Baby, gotta see you as you are
Wipe the rest of yearning out of my heart
And try
To say that last goodbye
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
You'd better run and hide
Too many girls have cried
Oh no, no, no, why
Do I feel sorry?
You'd better run and hide
Too many dreams have died
Oh no, no, no, why
Do I still worry?
Yeah, yeah...
No, no, no, no
I still worry
You'd better run and hide
Hide
You'd better run and hide
You'd better run and hide
The lyrics of "Run & Hide" by Gracia portray a message of warning and regret to a person who seems to be a constant source of trouble and heartbreak. The opening lines "You'd better run and hide, twenty-five dollars wasted on you" imply that the person the song is directed towards has caused some kind of financial loss before. The following lines "Got you out of trouble, but you'll soon come by for another try" suggest that despite the singer's previous help, the troublesome person is bound to repeat their actions.
The lines "Too many girls have cried, too many dreams have died" indicate that the person the song is directed towards has caused a lot of hurt and disappointment, perhaps through infidelity or unfulfilled promises. The singer ponders why they still feel sorry and worry about this person, despite the damage they have caused. The line "Watching our worlds collide" implies that this person's actions have affected not just their own life, but also the life of the singer, leading to conflict.
The final verse implies that the singer knows it is time to say goodbye to this person, "wipe the rest of yearning out of my heart." However, it seems that it is easier said than done, evidenced by the final lines "You'd better run and hide, you'd better run and hide." Overall, the lyrics of "Run & Hide" depict a toxic relationship where one party has continually hurt the other, but the emotional connection is still present, making it difficult to truly let go.
Line by Line Meaning
You'd better run and hide
Gracia advises someone to run and hide
Twenty five dollars wasted on you
She spent money on this person
Got you out of trouble, but you'll soon
She helped them out but they will need help again
Come by
That person will return asking for help
For another try
They will try to take advantage of her again
You're a friend of mine and I know
They are acquaintances
Only crooked places you can go
They only go to bad places or associate with bad people
Your eyes
Their look or gaze
Conveyed too many lies
They have lied too many times
Too many girls have cried
Other girls have been hurt by this person
Oh no, no, no, why
Gracia is questioning why she is bothered about them
Do I feel sorry?
She is uncertain about why she feels sympathy for them
Too many dreams have died
The person has ruined too many aspirations
You'd better run and
Gracia repeats her warning to run and hide
Twenty five reasons to leave you
She has many reasons to abandon this person
But I'm still feeling kinda blue
She is sad despite knowing to let go of them
Inside
She is struggling emotionally
Watching our worlds collide
Their different lives or personalities clash
Baby, gotta see you as you are
She needs to fully understand this person
Wipe the rest of yearning out of my heart
She wants to let go of the attachment she has for them
And try
To attempt to say goodbye
To say that last goodbye
To officially say goodbye to that person
No, no, no, no
Gracia expresses negation
You'd better run and hide
Gracia repeats her warning to run and hide
Hide
To conceal oneself from harm
You'd better run and hide
Gracia's repeated warning to run and hide
Contributed by Audrey R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Skuhm
It can't be denied her vocals during the choruses are off key, but I think the song was cool (those riffs!), and she was a charismatic performer. It seems a difficult song to pull off live, frankly.
Alar Lilleväli
I do not think this song is bad at all, it was one of my faves :)
L STA
No idea what happened to her here. She was actually pretty good on German Pop Idol
Diva ESCMolitva
L STA maybe on drugs. Its visible. Very much visible
Edward Reeves
Well the ''ayy y ayyy'' parts of the chorus are hard for anyone to sell really.
Salbelm
I really liked the song but the voice... omg. It killed it.
Noel McMahon
I love this song and it should have won the Eurovision song contest
Jörg B.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
MR. BULGARIA 🇧🇬 [MACEGISM]
I love it as well but no it should not won
Ευαγγελία Καφαλή
Underrated!!! He deserved 7th place not 24th!