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Watch My Dance

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"Watch My Dance"
Single by Loukas Yorkas feat. Stereo Mike
ReleasedMarch 2011 (2011-03)
Recorded2011
GenreLaïko (zeibekiko), hip hop, Dancehall
Length3:03
LabelMinos EMI
Songwriter(s)
  • Giannis Christodoulopoulos
  • Eleana Vrachali
Eurovision Song Contest 2011 entry
Country
Artist(s)
With
Languages
Greek, English
Composer(s)
Giannis Christodoulopoulos
Lyricist(s)
Eleana Vrachali
Finals performance
Semi-final result
1st
Semi-final points
133
Final result
7th
Final points
120
Entry chronology
◄ "Opa" (2010)
"Aphrodisiac" (2012) ►
Official performance video
"Watch My Dance (Final) on YouTube

"Watch My Dance" is a song by Cypriot singer Loukas Yorkas featuring Stereo Mike. It is a laïko song set to a Zeibekiko dance rhythm, performed in Greek by Yiorkas, fused with rapped verses performed in English by Stereo Mike. It represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. A snippet of the song was released by broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) on 9 February 2011 along with the other candidate songs from the national final,[1] with the full song being presented by the broadcaster on 15 February 2011.[2] On 2 March 2011, Yiorkas won a national final held by the broadcaster, competing against five other acts competing to represent Greece in the contest.

Background

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After an open call to record labels to submit proposals,[3] on 11 January 2011, ERT officially announced the six candidates for the Greek national final, amongst them Loukas Yorkas.[4] Loukas Yorkas chose the song "Watch my Dance" featuring Stereo Mike, written by Giannis Christodoulopoulos with lyrics by Eleana Vrahali.[1] The lyrics are sung in Greek by Yiorkas and features English rapping by Stereo Mike. The song is a fusion of hip hop and dancehall with the distinctively Greek music genres of zeibekiko and laïkó.[5][6] There is heavy percussion in the laiko segment, which is uncustomary to traditional laiko.

Six acts competed on 2 March 2011 in the Greek National Final.[7] The song was performed fifth in the final by Yiorkas and Stereo Mike. At the end of voting, "Watch My Dance" was revealed as the winner.

Eurovision

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Yiorkas and Stereo Mike performed in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, Germany, in the second half of the first semi-final of the contest on 10 May 2011. "Watch My Dance" won the first semi-final with a total of 133 points and competed in the final held on 14 May 2011, where he placed 7th with a total of 120 points.[8]

Track listing

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  • Digital download
  1. "Watch My Dance" – 3:03

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
Greek Airplay chart (IFPI Greece)[9] 52
Greek Digital Singles[10] 1

Release history

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Region Date Label Format
Greece 25 February 2011 (2011-02-25) Minos EMI Airplay
Cyprus
Greece March 2010 (2010-03) Minos EMI Digital download
Cyprus

References

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  1. ^ a b Savourdou, Betty (9 February 2011). "Songs Contesting in Greek Final". Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  2. ^ Savourdou, Betty (8 February 2011). "Entries for Greece's Final to Be Presented on Tuesday 02/15!". Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  3. ^ Staff (27 December 2010). "Άλλος για Eurovision;" (in Greek). Proto Thema. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  4. ^ Dahlander, Gustav (12 January 2011). "TV talents to battle for Greek Eurovision ticket". EBU. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  5. ^ Papanikolaou, Natassa (10 February 2011). "Ποπ διάθεση, "Χαμογέλα", μια μπαλάντα και... χιπ χοπ ζεϊμπέκικο | τεχνες , τηλεοραση | v4.ethnos.gr" (in Greek). Ethnos. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  6. ^ Konstantopoulos, Fotis (9 February 2011). "ERT presents the 2011 national final songs". Oikotimes.com. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  7. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (16 February 2011). "Greece: National final on 2nd March". ESC Today. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  8. ^ Siim, Jarmo (17 January 2011). "Results of the Semi-Final Allocation Draw". EBU. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  9. ^ Greek Airplay Chart
  10. ^ Greek Digital Singles (SoundScan)