Je ne sais quoi (song)
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"Je ne sais quoi" is an Icelandic 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, held in Oslo, Norway on 25, 27 and 29 May 2010. The peformance 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.
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 27 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] | 17 |
| Iceland (Tónlist)[5] | 1 |
| 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.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Grillhofer, Florian (6 February 2010). "Iceland sends Hera Björk to Eurovision". ESCToday. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Hera Björk – Je ne sais quoi" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Hera Björk: Je ne sais quoi" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
- ^ Icelandic Singles Chart tonlist.is
- ^ "Hera Björk – Je ne sais quoi". Singles Top 100.
- ^ Swiss Singles Chart
- ^ UK Singles Chart
External links
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