Last Dance (Stefania song)
"Last Dance" | ||||
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Single by Stefania | ||||
Released | 10 March 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2020–2021 | |||
Studio | Vox Studios | |||
Genre | Pop,[1] Synthwave[2] | |||
Length | 3:00 | |||
Label | K2ID | |||
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Stefania singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Last Dance" on YouTube |
"Last Dance" is a song recorded by Greek-Dutch singer Stefania, digitally released on 10 March 2021. It was written by Dimitris Kontopoulos, songwriting team Arcade and Sharon Vaughn. The song represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Stefania was once again selected as the country's representative by the Greek public broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), after the cancellation of the previous edition.
Background and composition
On 18 March 2020, the day of the 2020 contest's cancellation, ERT was one of the first four broadcasters (the others being the Netherlands'
Music video
The music video was filmed in Athens in February 2021 and was released at the same time as the premiere of the song, on 10 March 2020. Konstantinos Karydas, who was directed the official music video of "Supergirl", was chosen again to direct this year's video. He revealed information about the style of the video clip, which will be shot in studios and outdoors, aesthetics from paintings, dream images and many effects.[8] Also, he said that the video clip tells a fantastic and dreamy story, which presses on the song's message that everything in life is transient and that each end brings a new beginning.[8]
The official music video premiered on March 10, 2021, at 17:00 EET through ERTFLIX, ERT's hybrid platform and through Stefania's official channel on YouTube at 22:00 EET. "Using elements from Greek mythology, such as Pegasus and Atlas, given in a dreamy, but at the same time modern way", the central message of the song is highlighted, which is the phrase "Every end is always a new beginning".[9][10]
Eurovision Song Contest
Internal selection
On March 18, 2020, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) announced Greek-Dutch singer Stefania as the Greek representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[3] Stefania was to represent Greece in the previous cancelled edition of the contest. On March 10, 2021, the song "Last Dance" was officially released.[11]
In Rotterdam
The
Fokas Evangelinos was announced as the artistic director for the entry, responsible for the country's stage performance.[15] Stefania was joined on stage by four dancers: George Papadopoulos (stage director for the Greek entry at the 2014 Contest[16]), Nikos Koukakis, Markos Giakoumoglou and Costas Pavlopoulos.[17]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from YouTube.[18]
- Locations
- Recorded at Vox Studios (Athens, Greece)
- Mixed at Cinelab Studios (Moscow, Russia)
- Mastered at Studio DMI (Las Vegas, Nevada, US)
Personnel
- Lead vocals – Stefania
- Songwriting – Dimitris Kontopoulos, Arcade, Sharon Vaughn
- Production – Dimitris Kontopoulos, Arcade Music
- Mixing– Andrei Konoplev
- Mastering – Luca Pretolesi
- Recording – Aris Binis
Charts
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[19] | 30 |
Greece (IFPI)[20] | 24 |
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[21] | 36 |
Lithuania (AGATA)[22] | 35 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] | 45 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] | 79 |
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[25] | 75 |
Release history
Country | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 10 March 2021 | K2ID | [26][27] | |
12 March 2021 | [26][28][29] |
Notes
- EBU officially recognises the song as finishing tenth outright as it received more points than Bulgaria's entryin the televoting.
References
- ^ a b Gallagher, Robyn (7 January 2021). "Greece: Stefania will sing "Last Dance" at Eurovision 2021, with an 80s pop sound". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Ranked: The Top 17 Songs of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest!". Scandipop. 2021-04-30. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30.
- ^ a b Muldoon, Padraig (29 March 2020). "Eurovision 2021: All confirmed acts (29 March)". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Tidal, credits of "Last Dance" by Stefania". Tidal. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Eurovision 2021: Με το τραγούδι "Last dance" και τη Stefania η Ελλάδα". To Vima (in Greek). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (22 February 2021). "Save the date! Stefania's Eurovision song 'Last Dance' set for March 10 release". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Eurovision 2021: Ανακοινώθηκε το "Last Dance" με τη Stefania που θα εκπροσωπήσει την Ελλάδα" (in Greek). Ethnos. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Eurovision: 10 Μαρτίου η επίσημη παρουσίαση του "Last Dance"" (in Greek). Eleftheros Typos. February 24, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Eurovision 2021: Στον αέρα το βίντεο του "Last Dance" με τη Στεφανία". Euronews (in Greek). March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Eurovision 2021: Η Στεφανία παρουσίασε επίσημα το video clip του "Last Dance"". Proto Thema (in Greek). March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ van Lith, Nick (March 10, 2021). "🇬🇷 Stefania reveals Eurovision song "Last Dance" for Greece". ESCXTRA. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest–Rotterdam 2021". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Rules–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Groot, Evert (17 November 2020). "2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Fotopoulos, Akis (29 March 2020). "FΦωκάς Ευαγγελινός: Θα είμαι στο πλευρό της Στεφανίας στη Eurovision το 2021". Ethnos (in Greek). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Eurovision 2014: Yiorgos Papadopoulos announced as the choreographer for the Greek entry". Bizz News. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ Luukela, Sami (2021-02-22). "'Last Dance' by Stefania to be released on March 10th". ESCXtra. Archived from the original on 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Stefania – LAST DANCE (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
See the video description
- Ultratip. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 21/2021" (in Greek). IFPI.gr. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 21-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 21-27 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Stefania %5BGR%5D – Last Dance" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Stefania %5BGR%5D – Last Dance". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Stefania Music".
- ^ Spotify - Last Dance - Single by Stefania
- ^ iTunes - Musik - Last Dance - Single av Stefania
- ^ Deezer - Last Dance - Single by Stefania