What_If_(Dina_Garipova_song)

What If (Dina Garipova song)

What If (Dina Garipova song)

2013 song by Dina Garipova

"What If" is a song recorded by Russian singer Dina Garipova. The song was written by Gabriel Alares, Joakim Björnberg and Leonid Gutkin. It represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, held in Malmö, Sweden.[1] The song qualified the first semi-final of the competition on 14 May 2013 and placed 5th in the final on 18 May 2013, scoring 174 points.[2] Dina also sang the song at the closing ceremonies of 2013 Summer Universiade in her hometown Kazan.

Quick Facts Single by Dina Garipova, Released ...

Track listing

Digital download[3]
  1. What If – 3:04
  2. What If (Karaoke version) – 3:05

Controversies

Quickly after the premiere of the song, some music portals reported possible plagiarism and copyright infringement.[4][5][6][7] There was talk about the similarity to songs: "Skin on Skin" by Sarah Connor, "Pozwól żyć" by Gosia Andrzejewicz,[8] "Painting Flowers" by All Time Low, "All Over The World" by Brian Kennedy and "Carried Away" by Hear'Say. However, the songwriters have denied the allegations.[9]

Chart performance

More information Charts, Peak position ...

References

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    Omelyanchuk, Olena (19 February 2013). "Dina Garipova to represent Russia". Eurovision.tv.
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    "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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    "iTunes - Music - What If - Single by Дина Гарипова". iTunes. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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    "Песня России для Евровидения 2013 подверглась критике в Интернете". novosti.az (in Russian). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
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    "Песня Дины Гариповой для конкурса "Евровидение" подозрительно напоминает Skin on Skin Сары Коннор". paparazzi.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
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    "Выпуск передачи "В теме" от 25 февраля 2013 года". u-tv.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
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    "Дина Гарипова – а что, если?". classica.fm (in Russian). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  8. [8]
    "Dina Garipova's 'What If' sample of Gosia Andrzejewicz feat. Sznaju's 'Pozwól Żyć' WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Дина Гарипова (Россия) / Биография". esckaz.com (in Russian). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
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    "Dina Garipova – What If" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
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    Дина Гарипова — What If. TopHit. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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    "Dina Garipova – What If" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  13. [13]
    "Dina Garipova – What If" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. [14]
    "Dina Garipova – What If". Swiss Singles Chart.
  15. [15]
    "Eurovision 2013: The real winners revealed!". Official Charts Company. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
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