Hold On Be Strong

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“Hold On Be Strong”
“Hold On Be Strong” cover
Single by Maria
from the album Hold On Be Strong
A-side Hold On Be Strong
B-side Hold On Be Strong
(DeepFrost Cafémix
Radio Edit)
Hold On Be Strong
(DeepFrost Cafémix)
Released February, 2008 (Digital download)
April 21, 2008 (CD-single)[1]
Format Digital download, CD-single
Length 3:04
Label Universal Music
Writer(s) Mira Craig
Maria singles chronology
"Nobody Knows"
(2006)		 "Hold On Be Strong"
(2008)
Hold On Be Strong
iTunes cover
iTunes cover
Flag of Norway Hold On Be Strong

Maria performing "Hold On Be Strong".
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry
Country Norway
Artist(s) Maria Haukaas Storeng
Language English
Composer(s) Mira Craig[2]
Lyricist(s) Mira Craig
Place 5th
Points 182
Place in Semifinal 4th
Points in Semifinal 106
Lyrics English
Video Clip Live in Oslo 2008 at NRK.no

◄ Ven a bailar conmigo (2007)   

"Hold On Be Strong" is a song performed by Norwegian singer Maria Haukaas Storeng. This song was presented by Norway in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, Serbia.

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[edit] Eurovision Song Contest

The song was elected through the Melodi Grand Prix 2008 on February 9,[3][4] where she received the highest number of votes from both the televoting and the jury, with 77,566 votes more than the runner up.

On 20 May 2008 Storeng performed the song in the first semi-final of Eurovision, and won a place in the final. It was the last song performed on the night before the voting began. It finished in 5th place with a total of 182 points, thus being the best Western European song of the year.

The backing singers for the Eurovision performance were Jorunn Hauge, May Kristin Kaspersen, Kariane Kjærnes, Håvard Gryting and Øystein Nesbakken.[5] The song is written by singer and songwriter Mira Craig. Mira and Maria are singing a duet on Maria's 2008 album Hold On Be Strong.

[edit] Contest votes

34 countries voted for Norway:

Norway did not receive votes from France, Germany, Switzerland, Cyprus, Slovenia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Czech Republic and Montenegro

[edit] Track listings

CD single

  1. "Hold On Be Strong" -3:04
  2. "Hold On Be Strong" (DeepFrost Cafémix Radio Edit) -3:00
  3. "Hold On Be Strong" (DeepFrost Cafémix) -3:41

[edit] Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Norway Singles Chart[6] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[7] 20
Danish Singles Chart[8] 37

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Maria Haukaas Storeng-album framskyndet (Norwegian), FagJournalen, April 17, 2008
  2. ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Semi-Final (1). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  3. ^ Norway: Maria Haukaas Storeng to Begrade. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  4. ^ Maria Haukaas Storeng wins in Norway. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  5. ^ - Vi har hatt litt snublefot, Se og Hør, May 24, 2008
  6. ^ Norway Singles Chart
  7. ^ Sweden Singles Chart
  8. ^ Denmark Singles Chart


Preceded by
"Ven a bailar conmigo" by Guri Schanke		 Melodi Grand Prix winners
2008		 Succeeded by
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Preceded by
"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis		 Norwegian VG-lista number-one single
20 February 2008 – 27 February 2008		 Succeeded by
"Supernatural Superserious" by R.E.M.


v • d • e
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Songs
Final
(by final results)
1. "Believe"  · 2. "Shady Lady"  · 3. "Secret Combination"  · 4. "Qele Qele"  · 5. "Hold On Be Strong"  · 6. "Oro"  · 7. "Deli"  · 8. "Day After Day"  · 9. "The Fire in Your Eyes"  · 10. "Pokušaj"  · 11. "Peace Will Come"  · 12. "Wolves of the Sea"  · 13. "Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas)"  · 14. "This Is My Life"  · 15. "All Night Long"  · 16. "Baila el Chiki Chiki"  · 17. "Zemrën E Lamë Peng"  · 18. "Hero"  · 19. "Divine"  · 20. "Pe-o margine de lume"  · 21. "Romanca"  · 22. "Missä miehet ratsastaa"  · 23. "Disappear"  · 24. "For Life"  · 25. "Even If"
Semi-final only
(did not qualify
for the final)