Pioneer (song)

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"Pioneer"
Song

"Pioneer" is a song performed by Hungarian singer Freddie. The song represented Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and reached the 19th position in the final.[1] The song was written by Borbála Csarnai, while production was handled by Zé Szabó.[2] The song was released as a digital download on 30 December 2015 through Misztral Music.[3]

Eurovision Song Contest

Freddie was announced as one of the 30 competing artists in A Dal 2016 on 15 December 2015.[4] He competed in the first heat and advanced to the semi-finals through jury voting.[5] In the second semi-final, he advanced to the final once again through the jury.[6] In the final, he won both the jury and televote, winning the competition.[2]

He represented Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden, performing in the first half of the first semi-final.[7] He qualified for the final and reached the 19th position there with 108 points.[1]

Track listing

Digital download[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Pioneer"2:58

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[8] 9
Hungary (Single Top 40)[9] 1
Sweden Heatseekers (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 3

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 30 December 2015[3] Digital download Misztral Music

References

  1. ^ a b Results of the Grand Final Archived 2016-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Brey, Marco (27 February 2016). "Freddie wins in Hungary!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Pioneer - Single by Freddie on iTunes
  4. ^ "Rekordszámú pályamű, sok újdonság – 2016. január 23-án indul A DAL 2016". mediaklikk.hu (in Hungarian). MTVA. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. ^ Brey, Marco (23 January 2016). "Hungary: First national semi-final qualifiers chosen". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ^ Brey, Marco (20 February 2016). "Hungary: All finalists of A Dal 2016 chosen". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. ^ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  9. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  10. ^ Swedish Heatseekers Chart Retrieved 13 May 2016