“A Million Voices” ( Rus. Million Voices ) is a song performed by Russian singer Polina Gagarina in the Eurovision 2015 music contest from Russia . Created by Gabriel Alares ( Sweden ), Joachim Björnberg (Sweden), Katrina Nurbergen ( Germany ), Leonid Gutkin and Vladimir Matetskiy (Russia) [1] .
| A million voices | ||||
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| Single Polina Gagarina | ||||
| Released | April 17, 2015 | |||
| Format | Radiation , digital distribution | |||
| Recorded by | 2015 | |||
| Genre | pop rock | |||
| Duration | 3:08 | |||
| Composer | Gabriel Alares, Joachim Björnberg, Katrina Nurbergen, Leonid Gutkin, Vladimir Matetskiy | |||
| Songwriters | Gabriel Alares, Joachim Björnberg, Katrina Nurbergen, Leonid Gutkin, Vladimir Matetskiy | |||
| Label | Universal music group | |||
| Chart Seats | ||||
| # Chart Positions | ||||
| Timeline of Pauline Gagarina's singles | ||||
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 "A Million Voices" | |
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| Eurovision 2015 | |
 Polina Gagarina performs “A Million Voices” at the Eurovision rehearsal on May 15, 2015 | |
| A country | Russia |
| Contractor (s) | Polina Gagarina |
| results | |
| Semifinal | 182 (1st place) |
| The final | 303 (2nd place) |
| Chronology | |
| ◄ Shine (2014) | |
| You Are the Only One (2016) ► | |
Content
Song Information
The song “A Million Voices” was announced as a participant at Eurovision 2015 on March 15, 2015 [2] [3] [4] . On April 12, Gagarina performed it at the Vienna Evening in Moscow [5] .
Having taken the 1st place with the song in the first semi-final on May 19 , Polina Gagarina reached the final of the competition. Bookmakers have raised the chances of winning from fourth to second place [6] [7] . As a result, Polina Gagarina took 2nd place in the Eurovision finals, gaining 303 points.
Russian version
On July 14, 2015, a version of the song in Russian called “Us Millions” [8] was presented on the Russian Radio .
Part of the melody of the song is similar to the melody of the song "Letter", where the girl sings "I want to find myself ...". And the melody where Polina sings “million voices ...” is similar to the melody where Dmitry Koldun sings “do you believe me ...”.
Video clip
A video clip of the song was presented on March 15, 2015 [9] . On the same day, it was published on the official channel of the contest on the YouTube site [10] . On August 1, 2015, more than 14 million people watched it, which made the video the leader of views among all participants of Eurovision 2015 [11] .
25 people took part in the filming of the video. These are children, adults and elderly people of different races and nationalities, speaking different languages [12] , but according to the plot of all these people, another language unites - love [13] .
List of Songs
| Digital download [14] | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Duration | |||||||
| one. | "A Million Voices" | 3:05 | |||||||
Chart Positions
Weekly Charts
| ITunes Charts
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Cover versions
On May 21, 2015, representatives of the Republic of Belarus at Eurovision 2012 , the Litesound group presented a cover version of the song “A Million Voices” and its video clip [36] .
Criticism
- Valery Meladze called the song not bad, but it requires repeated listening [37] .
- Anastasia Prikhodko , representing Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 , negatively commented on the song: “Another ballad, speculation, children, pens, old people, a white dress, nagging and pleading for a decent place in the finale! That's all! Not surprised, not interesting ” [38] .
Success
The Austrian and British press immediately called the song the favorite of Eurovision [39] .
After the final of the competition and second place, the song began to confidently rise in the world music charts. So, in particular, “A Million Voices” reached the 25th line in the iTunes world chart, overtaking the top world artists and became the first song of the domestic artist, which entered the top 50 of the world iTunes for all its existence [40] .
The single also entered the UK's top 50 iTunes. This is the second case after the tATu group [41] . Also, “A Million Voices” topped the domestic iTunes chart [42] .
Polina Gagarina with the song “A Million Voices” became the first Russian-speaking artist to hit the Australian iTunes chart in the history of his existence [43] .
In June 2015, single sales in Europe exceeded 2 million copies and the International Federation of Phonogram Producers announced the award of the Golden Disc in Sweden [44] .
Notes
- ↑ About Polina Gagarina Neopr . Eurovision Song Contest . Date of treatment May 21, 2015. Archived on May 8, 2015.
- ↑ Polina Gagarina to represent Russia! . Eurovision Song Contest . Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Polina Gagarina presented a song with which she will go to Eurovision . " The first channel . " Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ " Lenta.ru " . Gagarina will sing at A Eurovision song A Million Voices (March 11, 2015). Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Alexander Alekseev . One million are not joking (April 13, 2015). Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ www.dp.ru. Bookmakers believe that Polina Gagarina will take second place at Eurovision 2015 (May 21, 2015). Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Russian News Service . Bookmakers have moved Polina Gagarina to the third place of Eurovision (May 21, 2015). Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ The song “Millions of Voices” sounded in Russian (Russian)
- ↑ Anastasia Anushevskaya . With what song will Polina Gagarina represent Russia at Eurovision? (March 16, 2015). Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ " Hello! " . Polina Gagarina: premiere of the clip A Million Voices (March 16, 2015). Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Russian News Service . Gagarina’s clip leads in views among Eurovision participants (May 21, 2015). Archived on May 22, 2015. Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Amur.info . Polina Gagarina left the show “Just Like It” for the sake of preparing for Eurovision. (April 20, 2015). Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ " Pskov news feed . " Polina Gagarina is going to present a feeling of love at the Eurovision song “A Million Voices” (April 10, 2015). Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ A Million Voices (Eurovision 2015 - Russia) - Single . iTunes Date of treatment May 21, 2015.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin ARIA Singles: Taylor Swift Bad Blood Is No 1 . Noise11 (May 30, 2015). Date of treatment May 30, 2015.
- ↑ Austriancharts.at - Polina Gagarina - A Million Voices (German) . Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ Ultratop.be - Polina Gagarina - A Million Voices (nid.) . Ultratop 50 . Retrieved on May 29, 2015.
- ↑ Ultratop.be - Polina Gagarina - A Million Voices (Fr.) . Ultratop 50 . Retrieved on May 29, 2015.
- ↑ Belgium Ultratip Flanders Chart .
- ↑ Polina Gagarina - A Million Voices . Tophit . Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ↑ Polina Gagarina: A Million Voices (Fin.) . Musiikkituottajat - IFPI Finland. Retrieved on May 31, 2015.
- ↑ German Media Control Chart (link not available) . Date of treatment May 25, 2015. Archived on May 25, 2015.
- ↑ Polina Gagarina - A Million Voices
- ↑ Chart Track: Week 22, 2015 . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved on May 29, 2015.
- ↑ Netherlands Mega Single Top 100 .
- ↑ Turkish Music Charts .
- ↑ Archive Chart: 2015-05-31 . Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ↑ Swedishcharts.com - Polina Gagarina - A Million Voices . Singles Top 100. Retrieved on May 28, 2015.
- ↑ Swisscharts.com - Polina Gagarina - A Million Voices . Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved on May 31, 2015.
- ↑ Archive Chart: 2015-05-31 UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ↑ Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 . Date of treatment June 2, 2015.
- ↑ Worldwide iTunes-chart .
- ↑ UK iTunes chart .
- ↑ Russian iTunes-chart .
- ↑ Australian iTunes-chart .
- ↑ RIA Novosti . The Belarusian group recorded a cover of the song Gagarina A Million Voices (May 21, 2015). Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Valery Meladze believes that Gagarina has little chance at Eurovision (April 4, 2015). Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Russian News Service . Aksyuta: Polina Gagarina’s song contains the correct message (March 14, 2015). Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Benny Royston . Is Russia set for Eurovision victory with A Million Voices sung by Polina Gagarina? (May 12, 2015). Date of treatment May 22, 2015.
- ↑ “A Million Voices” Reached 25th Position in World iTunes
- ↑ “A Million Voices” Enters UK's Top 50 iTunes
- ↑ “A Million Voices” took the first position in Russian iTunes (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment May 25, 2015. Archived on May 25, 2015.
- ↑ “A Million Voices” hit Australian iTunes
- ↑ The IFFF assigned the single "Golden Disc"
Links
- YouTube video clip of the song
- Performance in the first semifinal (recording of the broadcast) on the site of the “ First Channel ” (English)