Jokero

"Jokero" is a song by Romanian group Akcent for their fifth studio album French Kiss with Kylie (2006).

Commercially, the song became the group's first number one in Romania and it reached the top ten in the Commonwealth of Independent States and Sweden.

The first, directed by Dragos Buliga which depicts the group's members wandering through a town individually holding a disco ball.

The second was recorded to promote the song during Selecția Națională, it features the group and Nico performing in one of TVR's studios.

[11][12] Prior to the event, "Jokero" was deemed a fan favorite as it received most of the votes from the public on a poll posted on TVR's website.

[14] Romanian composer Horia Moculescu expressed a similar opinion, stating that the group has "no chance" at representing Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest as they are "unable" to "perform live".

[15] Libertatea's Petre Dobrescu noted that the song "brought [the group] out in the spotlight" in Western Europe and East Asia.

[4] In retrospect, Florin Grozea, also writing for Adevărul, stated in an article titled "Why Is It Good to Not Get First Place at Eurovision Romania" that the song "contributed to Akcent's international success" alongside "Kylie" (2005).

[28] In the video, the members are shown walking with a disco ball throughout a town separately and singing next to it, while interspersed shots of a woman dancing in a room are displayed.

[31] "Jokero" was first performed in Istanbul in December 2005 at the end of a presentation about an interior design collection, when the group decided to "test" the audience's reaction to it.