Stay (Tooji song)

"Stay"
Single by Tooji
Released	11 February 2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Dance-pop
Writer(s)	Tooji Keshtkar, Peter Boström and Figge Boström
"Stay" Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry Country Norway Artist(s) Tooji Languages English Composer(s) Tooji, Peter Boström and Figge Boström Lyricist(s) Tooji, Peter Boström and Figge Boström Finals performance Semi-final result 10th Semi-final points 45 Final result 26th Final points 7 Appearance chronology ◄ "Haba Haba" (2011)    "I Feed You My Love" (2013) ►

Stay is a 2012 a Norwegian English language song written by Tooji Keshtkar, Peter Boström and Figge Boström and sung by Tooji, a Norwegian singer of Iranian origin. On 11 February 2012, it won the 2012 edition of the Melodi Grand Prix for 2012. "Stay" represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The song advanced from the second semi-final, but in the final it finished in last place with seven points.

In 2012 Melodi Grand Prix

Tooji took part in the 2012 Melodi Grand Prix in a bid to represent Norway in the 2012 Eurovison Song Contest. On 28 January 2012, at the semi final 3 stage at the Florø Idrettssenter in Florø, the song came second to Petter Øien & Bobby Bare and their song "Things Change". But as top 3 songs would qualify, the song won the right to be featured in the Final 10 section. On 11 February, it took part in the Final 10, reaching the Top 4 stage. The Record Company of This Song is Synnes Music Management AS

Chart performance

Immediately after winning the Melodi Grand, the song was made available on downloads and entered VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart at #2.

References

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 2012   Countries Final (by final results) Sweden (winner) Russia Serbia Azerbaijan Albania Estonia Turkey Germany Italy Spain Moldova Romania Macedonia Lithuania Ukraine Cyprus Greece Bosnia and Herzegovina Ireland Iceland Malta France Denmark Hungary United Kingdom Norway Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) Semi-final 1 Austria Belgium Finland Israel Latvia Montenegro San Marino Switzerland Semi-final 2 Belarus Bulgaria Croatia Georgia Netherlands Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Withdrawn Armenia   Artists Final (by final results) Loreen Buranovskiye Babushki Željko Joksimović Sabina Babayeva Rona Nishliu Ott Lepland Can Bonomo Roman Lob Nina Zilli Pastora Soler Pasha Parfeny Mandinga Kaliopi Donny Montell Gaitana Ivi Adamou Eleftheria Eleftheriou MayaSar Jedward Gréta Salóme & Jónsi Kurt Calleja Anggun Soluna Samay Compact Disco Engelbert Humperdinck Tooji Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) Semi-final 1 Anmary Iris Izabo Pernilla Karlsson Rambo Amadeus Sinplus Trackshittaz Valentina Monetta Semi-final 2 Anri Jokhadze Eva Boto Filipa Sousa Joan Franka Litesound Max Jason Mai Nina Badrić Sofi Marinova Withdrawn Alyona Lanskaya (Belarus)   Songs Final (by final results) "Euphoria" "Party for Everybody" "Nije ljubav stvar" "When the Music Dies" "Suus" "Kuula" "Love Me Back" "Standing Still" "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" "Quédate conmigo" "Lăutar" "Zaleilah" "Crno i belo" "Love Is Blind" "Be My Guest" "La La Love" "Aphrodisiac" "Korake ti znam" "Waterline" "Never Forget" "This Is the Night" "Echo (You and I)" "Should've Known Better" "Sound of Our Hearts" "Love Will Set You Free" "Stay" Semi-final only (in alphabetical order) Semi-final 1 "Beautiful Song" "Euro Neuro" "När jag blundar" "The Social Network Song" "Time" "Unbreakable" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Would You?" Semi-final 2 "Don't Close Your Eyes" "I'm a Joker" "Love Unlimited" "Nebo" "Verjamem" "Vida minha" "We Are the Heroes" "You and Me" Withdrawn "All My Life" (Belarus) "Per sempre" (Italy) (Note : "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)

v t e Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014   Artists 1960s Nora Brockstedt Nora Brockstedt Inger Jacobsen Anita Thallaug Arne Bendiksen Kirsti Sparboe Åse Kleveland Kirsti Sparboe Odd Børre Kirsti Sparboe 1970s 1970 Hanne Krogh Grethe Kausland & Benny Borg Bendik Singers Anne-Karine Strøm & Bendik Singers Ellen Nikolaysen Anne-Karine Strøm Anita Skorgan Jahn Teigen Anita Skorgan 1980s Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta Finn Kalvik Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan Jahn Teigen Dollie de Luxe Bobbysocks Ketil Stokkan Kate Gulbrandsen Karoline Krüger Britt Synnøve 1990s Ketil Stokkan Just 4 Fun Merethe Trøan Silje Vige Elisabeth Andreassen & Jan Werner Danielsen Secret Garden Elisabeth Andreassen Tor Endresen Lars A. Fredriksen Stig Van Eijk 2000s Charmed Haldor Lægreid 2002 Jostein Hasselgård Knut Anders Sørum Wig Wam Christine Guldbrandsen Guri Schanke Maria Haukaas Storeng Alexander Rybak 2010s Didrik Solli-Tangen Stella Mwangi Tooji Margaret Berger   Songs 1960s "Voi Voi" "Sommer i Palma" "Kom sol, kom regn" "Solvherv" "Spiral" "Karusell" "Intet er nytt under solen" "Dukkemann" "Stress" "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" 1970s 1970 "Lykken er" "Småting" "It's Just A Game" "The First Day of Love" "Touch My Life (With Summer)" "Mata Hari" "Casanova" "Mil etter mil" "Oliver" 1980s "Sámiid Ædnan" "Aldri i livet" "Adieu" "Do Re Mi" "Lenge leve livet" "La det swinge" "Romeo" "Mitt liv" "For vår jord" "Venners nærhet" 1990s "Brandenburger Tor" "Mrs. Thompson" "Visjoner" "Alle mine tankar" "Duett" "Nocturne" "I evighet" "San Francisco" "Alltid sommer" "Living My Life Without You" 2000s "My Heart Goes Boom" "On My Own" 2002 "I'm Not Afraid To Move On" "High" "In My Dreams" "Alvedansen" "Ven a bailar conmigo" "Hold On Be Strong" "Fairytale" 2010s "My Heart Is Yours" "Haba Haba" "Stay" "I Feed You My Love" (Note : Entries scored out are when Norway did not compete)