What If (Dina Garipova song) explained
| What If |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Dina Garipova |
| Released: | 18 March 2013 |
| Length: | 3:04 |
| Label: | Universal Music |
| Misc: | | Embed: | yes | | Song: | "What If" | | Year: | 2013 | | Country: | Russia | | Artist: | Dina Garipova | | Language: | English | | Composer: | Gabriel Alares, Joakim Björnberg, Leonid Gutkin | | Lyricist: | Gabriel Alares, Joakim Björnberg, Leonid Gutkin | | Place: | 5th | | Points: | 174 | | Place Semi: | 2nd | | Points Semi: | 156 | | Prev: | Party for Everybody | | Next: | Shine | | Next Link: | Shine (Tolmachevy Twins song) |
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"What If" is a song recorded by Russian singer Dina Garipova. The song was written by Gabriel Alares, Joakim Björnberg and Leonid Gutkin. It represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, held in Malmö, Sweden.[1] The song qualified the first semi-final of the competition on 14 May 2013 and placed 5th in the final on 18 May 2013, scoring 174 points.[2] Dina also sang the song at the closing ceremonies of 2013 Summer Universiade in her hometown Kazan.
Track listing
- Digital download[3]
- What If – 3:04
- What If (Karaoke version) – 3:05
Controversies
Quickly after the premiere of the song, some music portals reported possible plagiarism and copyright infringement.[4] [5] [6] [7] There was talk about the similarity to songs: "Skin on Skin" by Sarah Connor, "Pozwól żyć" by Gosia Andrzejewicz,[8] "Painting Flowers" by All Time Low, "All Over The World" by Brian Kennedy and "Carried Away" by Hear'Say. However, the songwriters have denied the allegations.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Omelyanchuk. Olena. Dina Garipova to represent Russia. Eurovision.tv. 19 February 2013.
- Web site: Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Grand Final. Eurovision.tv. 18 May 2013. 18 May 2013.
- Web site: iTunes - Music - What If - Single by Дина Гарипова. iTunes. 21 March 2013.
- Web site: Песня России для Евровидения 2013 подверглась критике в Интернете. novosti.az. ru. 16 May 2013.
- Web site: Песня Дины Гариповой для конкурса "Евровидение" подозрительно напоминает Skin on Skin Сары Коннор. paparazzi.ru. ru. 16 May 2013.
- Web site: Выпуск передачи "В теме" от 25 февраля 2013 года. u-tv.ru. ru. 16 May 2013.
- Web site: Дина Гарипова – а что, если?. classica.fm. ru. 16 May 2013.
- Web site: Dina Garipova's 'What If' sample of Gosia Andrzejewicz feat. Sznaju's 'Pozwól Żyć' WhoSampled. WhoSampled. 14 January 2018.
- Web site: Дина Гарипова (Россия) / Биография. esckaz.com. ru. 16 May 2013.
- Web site: Eurovision 2013: The real winners revealed!. Official Charts Company. 26 May 2013. 27 May 2013.
