"Quédate conmigo" | ||||
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Single by Pastora Soler | ||||
from the album Una mujer como yo: Versión Eurovisión | ||||
Language | Spanish | |||
Released | 28 February 2012 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:04 | |||
Label | Warner Music Spain | |||
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Lyricist(s) | Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson | |||
Pastora Soler singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Quédate conmigo" on YouTube | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry | ||||
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Lyricist(s) | Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 10th | |||
Final points | 97 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "Que me quiten lo bailao" (2011) | ||||
"Contigo hasta el final" (2013) ► | ||||
Official performance video | ||||
"Quédate conmigo" (final) on YouTube |
"Quédate conmigo" (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkeðate komˈmiɣo], "Stay with me") is a song recorded by Spanish singer Pastora Soler, written by Thomas G:son, Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, and Erik Bernholm. It represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku.
"Quédate conmigo" was composed by Thomas G:son, Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, and Erik Bernholm, with lyrics by Sánchez-Ohlsson.
On 21 December 2011, Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) announced that they had internally selected singer Pastora Soler to represent them in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. [1] On 3 March 2012, "Quédate conmigo", "Tu vida es tu vida", and "Ahora o nunca" competed in a three-song national final organized by RTVE, and aired on La 1 of Televisión Española, to select the song Soler would perform in the contest. "Quédate conmigo", and "Tu vida es tu vida", had been directly selected by Soler, whereas "Ahora o nunca" had been selected through an online vote over "Me despido de ti". [2]
"Voy a quedarme" won the competition so it became the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. [3] Unlike "Tu vida es tu vida", "Quédate conmigo" was not a song from Soler's latest album Una mujer como yo, she chose it from over 200 proposals she received through her record company. According to Soler, it became her favourite the moment she listened to it. [4]
The song was released in its first version in Spain on digital platforms on 28 February 2012, both as a single and as part of a 4-track EP, Especial Eurovisión, containing her candidate songs for Eurovision. [5]
The final Eurovision version of the song, with polished production, was included in a special reissue of Una mujer como yo, Soler's latest album, which was re-released on 27 March 2012. [6] This version was also released as a single on digital platforms on 30 March 2012 as "Quédate conmigo (Versión Bakú)". [7]
Soler recorded an English-language version of the song, "Stay With Me", which was released on digital platforms on 24 July 2012. [8]
RTVE premiered the official music video of the song on 19 March 2012. The video focuses on Pastora Soler, with medium shots and close-ups of her against a black backdrop. These images are alternated with a couple of dancers. The music video served to introduce the final version of the song for the Eurovision Song Contest. [9] [10]
On 26 May 2012, the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Baku Crystal Hall hosted by İctimai Television (İTV) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Soler performed "Quédate conmigo" nineteenth on the night, following Turkey's "Love Me Back" by Can Bonomo and preceding Germany's " Standing Still" by Roman Lob. [11]
At the close of voting, it had received 97 points, placing tenth in a field of twenty-six, achieving the first top 10 result for Spain since 2004. [12] The song was succeeded as Spanish entry at the 2013 contest by " Contigo hasta el final" by El Sueño de Morfeo. [13]
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