"Icebreaker" | ||||
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Single by Agnete | ||||
Released | 2 February 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:00 | |||
Label | Aiko Music | |||
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Agnete singles chronology | ||||
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Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry | ||||
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Artist(s) | ||||
Language | English | |||
Composer(s) | Agnete Johnsen, Gabriel Alares, Ian Curnow | |||
Lyricist(s) | Agnete Johnsen, Gabriel Alares, Ian Curnow | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | 13th | |||
Semi-final points | 63 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "A Monster Like Me" (2015) | ||||
"Grab the Moment" (2017) ► |
"Icebreaker" is a song performed by Sami-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
[edit]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 12 May 2016, but failed to qualify to the 14 May final.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Icebreaker" | 2:56 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Norway (VG-lista)[6] | 11 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Norway (IFPI Norway)[7] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Worldwide | 2 February 2016[2] | Digital download | Aiko Music |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jordan, Paul; Nilsson, Helena (27 February 2016). "Agnete to represent Norway in 2016". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Icebreaker - Single by Agnete on iTunes
- ^ Lutnæs, Magnus Aas (22 April 2016). "Se musikkvideoen til Agnete Johnsens "Icebreaker"". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Norsk rikskringkasting. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Hyttebakk, Jon Marius (19 January 2016). "Stage Dolls blant årets MGP-artister". mgp.no (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "VG-lista - Topp 20 Single uke 9, 2016". Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Norwegian single certifications – Agnete – Icebreaker" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.