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"Je ne sais quoi"
"Je ne sais quoi"
Single by Hera Björk
from the album Je Ne Sais Quoi
Released	2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Dance-pop, schlager, eurodance
Length	3:03
Songwriter(s)	Örlygur Smári, Hera Björk
Hera Björk singles chronology
Eurovision Song Contest 2010 entry
Country	Iceland
Artist(s)	Hera Björk
Language	English
Composer(s)	Örlygur Smári, Hera Björk
Lyricist(s)	Örlygur Smári, Hera Björk
Finals performance
Semi-final result	3rd
Semi-final points	123
Final result	19th
Final points	41
Entry chronology
	◄ "Is It True?" (2009)
	"Aftur heim" (2011) ►

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"Je ne sais quoi" is an Icelandic eurodance song composed by Örlygur Smári and Hera Björk and performed by Hera Björk, and was the Icelandic entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway on 25, 27 and 29 May 2010. The performance took place in the first semi-final on 25 May and was performed again in the final, four days later. The song is performed in English with some phrases in French (namely the phrases "Je ne sais quoi," I don't know what, and "Je ne sais pas pourquoi," I don't know why). "Je ne sais quoi" was the winner of the Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010 contest, organised by Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) to select the Icelandic entry for the contest.^[1]^[2] Despite being one of the early favorites and the fans' favorite to win the contest and finishing 3rd with 123 points in the semi-final, the song ended up finishing 19th with 41 points.

Track list

Digital download

"Je ne sais quoi" (Eurovision 2010) original version – 3:00

Clubmix single

"Je ne sais quoi" clubmix – 3:51

7th Heaven remix single

"Je ne sais quoi" (7th Heaven remix) – 6:01

Soulshaker club mix single

"Je ne sais quoi" (Soulshaker club mix) – 7:39

Digital EP

"Je ne sais quoi" – 3:00
"Je ne sais quoi" (French version) – 3:01
"Je ne sais quoi" (ballad version) – 3:45

Digital remixes

"Je ne sais quoi" [radio edit] – 3:00
"Je ne sais quoi" [7th Heaven radio edit] – 3:27
"Je ne sais quoi" [club mix] – 3:49
"Je ne sais quoi" [Soulshaker club mix] – 7:39
"Je ne sais quoi" [Soulshaker radio edit] – 3:41
"Je ne sais quoi" [7th Heaven club mix] – 6:01
"Je ne sais quoi" [French vocal edit] – 2:59
"Je ne sais quoi" [Soulshaker dub mix] – 7:37

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[3]	27
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[4]	17
Iceland (RÚV)^[5]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	49
Swiss Singles Chart^[7]	64
UK Singles Chart^[8]	131

References

^ M. Escudero, Victor (6 February 2010). "Iceland: Hera Björk to Oslo!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
^ Grillhofer, Florian (6 February 2010). "Iceland sends Hera Björk to Eurovision". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
^ "Hera Björk – Je ne sais quoi" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Hera Björk: Je ne sais quoi" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
^ "RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2". RÚV. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ "Hera Björk – Je ne sais quoi". Singles Top 100.
^ Swiss Singles Chart
^ UK Singles Chart

External links

Official music video (uploaded by Eurovision) - YouTube

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[1] M. Escudero, Victor (6 February 2010). "Iceland: Hera Björk to Oslo!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 February 2010.

[2] Grillhofer, Florian (6 February 2010). "Iceland sends Hera Björk to Eurovision". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.

[sc_Belgium_(Flanders)_Hera_Björk-3] "Hera Björk – Je ne sais quoi" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Finland_Hera_Björk-4] "Hera Björk: Je ne sais quoi" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.

[5] "RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2". RÚV. Retrieved 6 March 2010.

[sc_Sweden_Hera_Björk-6] "Hera Björk – Je ne sais quoi". Singles Top 100.

[7] Swiss Singles Chart

[8] UK Singles Chart

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-"'''Je ne sais quoi'''" is an [[Iceland]]ic dancepop song composed by [[Örlygur Smári]] and [[Hera Björk]] and performed by Hera Björk, and was the Icelandic entry at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2010]], to be held in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] on May 25, 27 and 29th 2010. It took place in the first semi-final, on May 25, and was performed again in the final four days later. The song is performed in [[English language|English]] with some phrases in [[French language|French]] (namely the phrases "Je ne sais quoi," ''I don't know what'', and "Je ne sais pas pourquoi," ''I don't know why''). "Je ne sais quoi" was the winner of the [[Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010|Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010]] contest, organised by Icelandic broadcaster [[RÚV|Ríkisútvarpið]] (RÚV) to select the Icelandic entry for the contest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=8733&_t=Iceland%3A+Hera+Bj%C3%B6rk+to+Oslo!|title=Iceland: Hera Björk to Oslo!|last=M. Escudero|first=Victor|date=2010-02-06|publisher=''[[European Broadcasting Union]]''|accessdate=6 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/15028|title=Iceland sends Hera Björk to Eurovision|last=Grillhofer|first=Florian|date=2010-02-06|publisher=''ESCToday''|accessdate=6 February 2010}}</ref>
+"'''Je ne sais quoi'''" is an [[Iceland]]ic eurodance song composed by [[Örlygur Smári]] and [[Hera Björk]] and performed by Hera Björk, and was the Icelandic entry at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2010]], held in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] on 25, 27 and 29 May 2010. The performance took place in the first semi-final on 25 May and was performed again in the final, four days later. The song is performed in [[English language|English]] with some phrases in [[French language|French]] (namely the phrases "Je ne sais quoi," ''I don't know what'', and "Je ne sais pas pourquoi," ''I don't know why''). "Je ne sais quoi" was the winner of the [[Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010|Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010]] contest, organised by Icelandic broadcaster [[RÚV|Ríkisútvarpið]] (RÚV) to select the Icelandic entry for the contest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=8733&_t=Iceland%3A+Hera+Bj%C3%B6rk+to+Oslo!|title=Iceland: Hera Björk to Oslo!|last=M. Escudero|first=Victor|date=6 February 2010|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|access-date=6 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/15028 |title=Iceland sends Hera Björk to Eurovision |last=Grillhofer |first=Florian |date=6 February 2010 |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=6 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208212924/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/15028 |archive-date=8 February 2010 }}</ref> Despite being one of the early favorites and the fans' favorite to win the contest and finishing 3rd with 123 points in the semi-final, the song ended up finishing 19th with 41 points.
+==Track list==
+'''Digital download'''
+# "Je ne sais quoi" (Eurovision 2010) original version – 3:00
+;Clubmix single
+# "Je ne sais quoi" clubmix – 3:51
+'''7th Heaven remix single'''
+# "Je ne sais quoi" (7th Heaven remix) – 6:01
+'''Soulshaker club mix single'''
+# "Je ne sais quoi" (Soulshaker club mix) – 7:39
+'''Digital EP'''
+# "Je ne sais quoi" – 3:00
+# "Je ne sais quoi" (French version) – 3:01
+# "Je ne sais quoi" (ballad version) – 3:45
+'''Digital remixes'''
+# "Je ne sais quoi" [radio edit] – 3:00
+# "Je ne sais quoi" [7th Heaven radio edit] – 3:27
+# "Je ne sais quoi" [club mix] – 3:49
+# "Je ne sais quoi" [Soulshaker club mix] – 7:39
+# "Je ne sais quoi" [Soulshaker radio edit] – 3:41
+# "Je ne sais quoi" [7th Heaven club mix] – 6:01
+# "Je ne sais quoi" [French vocal edit] – 2:59
+# "Je ne sais quoi" [Soulshaker dub mix] – 7:37
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+| Iceland ([[RÚV]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruv.is/lag/je-ne-sais-quoi|title=RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2|publisher=[[RÚV]]|access-date=6 March 2010}}</ref>
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6dpooV4tlQ Official music video] - YouTube
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB8V0fjDuog Official music video (uploaded by Eurovision)] - YouTube
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+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
+{{Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
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+{{Authority control}}
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+[[Category:Schlager songs]]
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+[[Category:2010 songs]]
+[[Category:Hera Björk songs]]
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v t e Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Söngvakeppnin
Participation	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Anna Mjöll Ari Ólafsson August and Telma Beathoven Birgitta Bó Halldórsson Daði og Gagnamagnið Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson Diljá Eiríkur Hauksson Euroband Eythor Ingi Greta Salóme Halla Margrét Hatari Heart 2 Heart Hera Björk ICY Inga Jónsi Maria Olafs Paul Oscar Pollapönk Selma Sigga Silvía Night Sjonni's Friends Stefán and Eyfi Stjórnin Svala Systur Two Tricky Yohanna
Songs	"10 Years" "All Out of Luck" "Angel" "Coming Home" "Congratulations" "Ég á líf" "Eitt lag enn" "Gleðibankinn" "Hægt og hljótt" "Hatrið mun sigra" "Hear Them Calling" "Heaven" "If I Had Your Love" "Is It True?" "Je ne sais quoi" "Með hækkandi sól" "Minn hinsti dans" "Nætur" "Nei eða já" "Never Forget" "Nína" "No Prejudice" "Núna" "Open Your Heart" "Our Choice" "Paper" "Power" "Scared of Heights" "Sjúbídú" "Tell Me!" ~~"Think About Things"~~ "This Is My Life" "Unbroken" "Valentine Lost" "Þá veistu svarið" "Það sem enginn sér" "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Iceland did not compete