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Icebreaker (song)

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"Icebreaker"
Song

"Icebreaker" is a song performed by Norwegian singer Agnete. The song represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by Agnete along with Gabriel Alares and Ian Curnow.[1] The song was released as a digital download on 2 February 2016 through Aiko Music.[2]

A music video for the song was released on 22 April 2016.[3]

Eurovision Song Contest

Agnete was announced as one of the ten competing artists in Melodi Grand Prix 2016 with the song "Icebreaker" on 19 January 2016.[4] She performed in the final on 27 February, and was later announced as the winner, earning 166,728 votes from the Norwegian public.[1] She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, performing in the second semi-final[5] on May 12, 2016, but failed to qualify to the May 14 final.

Track listing

Digital download[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Icebreaker"2:56

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista)[6] 11

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[7] Gold 20,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 2 February 2016[2] Digital download Aiko Music

References

  1. ^ a b Jordan, Paul; Nilsson, Helena (27 February 2016). "Agnete to represent Norway in 2016". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Icebreaker - Single by Agnete on iTunes
  3. ^ Lutnæs, Magnus Aas (22 April 2016). "Se musikkvideoen til Agnete Johnsens "Icebreaker"". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Norsk rikskringkasting. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  4. ^ Hyttebakk, Jon Marius (19 January 2016). "Stage Dolls blant årets MGP-artister". mgp.no (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. ^ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  6. ^ http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-20-single/1/dato/2016/uke/9
  7. ^ "Agnete – Icebreaker". ifpi.no. Retrieved 18 May 2016.