I'm Alive (Elhaida Dani song)
"I'm Alive" | ||||
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Single by Elhaida Dani | ||||
Released | 1 January 2015 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:06 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Sokol Marsi | |||
Producer(s) | Darko Dimitrov | |||
Elhaida Dani singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"I'm Alive" on YouTube | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry | ||||
Country | ||||
Artist(s) | ||||
Language | English | |||
Composer(s) |
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Lyricist(s) | ||||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | 10th | |||
Semi-final points | 62 | |||
Final result | 17th | |||
Final points | 34 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "One Night's Anger" (2014) | ||||
"Fairytale" (2016) ► |
"I'm Alive" is a song by Albanian singer and songwriter
In order to promote and support the song, Dani made diverse appearances to perform the song and embarked on a small tour in the Netherlands, North Macedonia and the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] The accompanying music video for the song was premiered onto the official YouTube channel of the Eurovision Song Contest on 15 March 2015.[4]
Background and composition
In 2014,
In February 2015, the singer announced through a
Critical reception
Upon its release, "I'm Alive" received generally positive reviews from
Promotion
For promotional and supporting purposes, Dani embarked on a small tour between March and April 2015 with live appearances at multiple events, including in
Music video
An accompanying
At Eurovision
Festivali i Këngës
The national broadcaster of Albania,
Vienna
The
During the first semi-final, Albania performed fourteenth, following Denmark and preceding Romania, and qualified for the grand final in tenth place with 62 points, ranking tenth by the jury's 61 points and eighth by the televote of 66 points.[34][35] At the grand final, the country performed twenty sixth, following Russia and preceding the Italy.[36] Albania finished in the seventeenth place in a field of twenty seven with 34 total points, ranking twenty sixth by the jury's 4 points and eighth by the televote of 93 points.[37]
Elhaida Dani's performance begins in yellow and black colours on the
Track listing
- Digital download[40]
- "I'm Alive" – 3:06
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Iceland (Tonlist)[41] | 46 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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United Arab Emirates | 1 January 2015 |
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