Mata Hari (Samira Efendi song)

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"Mata Hari"
The official cover for "Mata Hari"
Single by Efendi
Released15 March 2021
Length2:40
LabelBMF
Songwriter(s)
  • Amy van der Wel
  • Luuk van Beers
  • Tony Cornelissen
  • Josh Earl
Efendi singles chronology
"Cleopatra"
(2020) 		"Mata Hari"
(2021)
Music video
"Mata Hari" on
YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Composer(s)
  • Amy van der Wel
  • Josh Earl
  • Tony Cornelissen
  • Luuk van Beers
Lyricist(s)
  • Amy van der Wel
  • Josh Earl
  • Tony Cornelissen
  • Luuk van Beers
Finals performance
Semi-final result
8th
Semi-final points
138
Final result
20th
Final points
65
Entry chronology
◄ "Cleopatra" (2020)
"Fade to Black" (2022) ►

"Mata Hari" is a song sung by Azerbaijani singer Efendi. The song represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Internal selection

On 20 March 2020, Azerbaijani state broadcaster İTV confirmed that Efendi would represent Azerbaijan in the 2021 contest.[1] A teaser for "Mata Hari" was released on 11 March 2021 on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.[2]

At Eurovision

The

Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final.[4][5] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Azerbaijan would be performing in the second half of the first semi-final of the contest.[6]

Charts

Chart performance for "Mata Hari"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 6
Greece (IFPI)[8] 6
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[9] 25
Lithuania (AGATA)[10] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 44
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 47
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[14] 64

See also

References

  1. ^ "Efendi is coming: Azerbaijan confirms "Cleopatra" singer for Eurovision 2021". Wiwibloggs. 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Teaser - Efendi - Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 - Eurovision 2021". YouTube. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Rotterdam 2021–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Rules–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Rotterdam, Netherlands: European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 18–22 May 2021.
  6. ^ Groot, Evert (17 November 2020). "2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  7. Ultratip
    . Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 21/2021". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Efendi – Mata Hari" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  12. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-21". VG-lista. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Efendi – Mata Hari". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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