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"Play"
Song

"Play" is a song performed by Estonian singer Jüri Pootsmann. The song will represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by Fred Krieger, Vallo Kikas, and 2015 Estonian entrant Stig Rästa.[1] The song was released as a digital download on 4 January 2016 through Universal Music Group.[2]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Pootsmann was announced as one of the twenty competing acts in Eesti Laul 2016 on 5 November 2015.[3] He performed in the show's second semi-final on 20 February 2016, and advanced to the final.[4] In the final on 5 March, he was awarded the highest amount of jury points, advancing to the superfinal, where the public chose him as the winner.[1] He will perform during the second half of the first semi-final.[5] Alongide Jüri Pootsmann, three backing vocalists Kaire Vilgats, Dagmar Oja and Silver Laas support the stage performance.

Track listing

Digital download[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Play"2:59

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Estonia (Raadio Uuno)[6] 3

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 4 January 2016[2] Digital download Universal Music Group

References

  1. ^ a b Mikhail, Vasilyev (5 March 2016). "Estonia: Jüri Pootsmann will sing "Play" at Eurovision 2016". Wiwibloggs.
  2. ^ a b c Play - Single by Jüri Pootsmann on iTunes
  3. ^ Escudero, Victor M. (3 November 2015). "Eurovision to go big in Estonia". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. ^ Viilup, Kaspar (20 February 2016). "Eesti Laulu teise poolfinaali võitjad on selgunud". err.ee (in Estonian). ERR. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ^ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  6. ^ "TOP 20 (nädal 11, 2016)". Raadio Uuno. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
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