Stay (Tooji song)
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| Single by Tooji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 11 February 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Dance-pop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Tooji Keshtkar, Peter Boström and Figge Boström | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stay is a 2012 a Norwegian English language song written by Tooji Keshtkar, Peter Boström and Figge Boström and sung by Tooji, a Norwegian singer of Iranian origin. On 11 February 2012, it won the 2012 edition of the Melodi Grand Prix for 2012. "Stay" represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The song advanced from the second semi-final, but in the final it finished in last place with seven points.
In 2012 Melodi Grand Prix
Tooji took part in the 2012 Melodi Grand Prix in a bid to represent Norway in the 2012 Eurovison Song Contest. On 28 January 2012, at the semi final 3 stage at the Florø Idrettssenter in Florø, the song came second to Petter Øien & Bobby Bare and their song "Things Change". But as top 3 songs would qualify, the song won the right to be featured in the Final 10 section. On 11 February, it took part in the Final 10, reaching the Top 4 stage. The Record Company of This Song is Synnes Music Management AS
Chart performance
Immediately after winning the Melodi Grand, the song was made available on downloads and entered VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart at #2.
| Chart (2012) | Peak position [1] |
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| Norway (VG-lista) | 2 |
References
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Tooji page". NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
| Preceded by "Haba Haba" by Stella Mwangi |
Melodi Grand Prix winners 2012 |
Succeeded by "I Feed You My Love" by Margaret Berger |