Play (Jüri Pootsmann song)

"Play"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country	Estonia
Artist(s)	Jüri Pootsmann
Language	English
Composer(s)	Fred Krieger, Stig Rästa, Vallo Kikas
Lyricist(s)	Fred Krieger, Stig Rästa, Vallo Kikas
Finals performance
Semi-final result	18th
Semi-final points	24
Appearance chronology
◄ "Goodbye to Yesterday" (2015)

"Play" is a song performed by Estonian singer Jüri Pootsmann. The song will represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by Fred Krieger, Vallo Kikas, and 2015 Estonian entrant Stig Rästa.^[1] The song was released as a digital download on 4 January 2016 through Universal Music Group.^[2]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Pootsmann was announced as one of the twenty competing acts in Eesti Laul 2016 on 5 November 2015.^[3] He performed in the show's second semi-final on 20 February 2016, and advanced to the final.^[4] In the final on 5 March, he was awarded the highest amount of jury points, advancing to the superfinal, where the public chose him as the winner.^[1] He will perform during the second half of the first semi-final.^[5] Alongside Jüri Pootsmann, three backing vocalists Kaire Vilgats, Dagmar Oja and Silver Laas support the stage performance.

Jüri Pootsmann performed in the first semi-final held on May 10. He failed to qualify to the final, placing 18th and last, Estonia`s worst result to date.

Track listing

Digital download^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Play"	2:59

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Estonia (Raadio Uuno)^[6]	3

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	4 January 2016^[2]	Digital download	Universal Music Group

References

1 2 Mikhail, Vasilyev (5 March 2016). "Estonia: Jüri Pootsmann will sing "Play" at Eurovision 2016". Wiwibloggs.
1 2 3 Play - Single by Jüri Pootsmann on iTunes
↑ Escudero, Victor M. (3 November 2015). "Eurovision to go big in Estonia". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
↑ Viilup, Kaspar (20 February 2016). "Eesti Laulu teise poolfinaali võitjad on selgunud". err.ee (in Estonian). ERR. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
↑ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ "TOP 20 (nädal 11, 2016)". Raadio Uuno. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.

Jüri Pootsmann

Extended plays	Jüri Pootsmann (2015)

Singles	"Torm" "Aga Siis" "Play" "Nii või naa"

As featured artist	"I Remember U"

Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

~~1993~~ 1994 ~~1995~~ 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Artists

1990s	~~Janika Sillamaa~~ Silvi Vrait ~~1995~~ Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna Maarja Liis-Ilus Koit Toome Evelin Samuel & Camille

2000s	Ines Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL Sahlene Ruffus Neiokõsõ Suntribe Sandra Oxenryd Gerli Padar Kreisiraadio Urban Symphony

2010s	Malcolm Lincoln & Manpower 4 Getter Jaani Ott Lepland Birgit Õigemeel Tanja Elina Born & Stig Rästa Jüri Pootsmann

Songs

1990s	~~"Muretut meelt ja südametuld"~~ "Nagu merelaine" ~~1995~~ "Kaelakee hääl" "Keelatud maa" "Mere lapsed" "Diamond of Night"

2000s	"Once in a Lifetime" "Everybody" "Runaway" "Eighties Coming Back" "Tii" "Let's Get Loud" "Through My Window" "Partners in Crime" "Leto svet" "Rändajad"

2010s	"Siren" "Rockefeller Street" "Kuula" "Et uus saaks alguse" "Amazing" "Goodbye to Yesterday" "Play"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Estonia did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Countries

Finalists (by final results)	Ukraine (winner) Australia Russia Bulgaria Sweden France Armenia Poland Lithuania Belgium Netherlands Malta Austria Israel Latvia Italy Azerbaijan Serbia Hungary Georgia Cyprus Spain Croatia United Kingdom Czech Republic Germany

Semi-final 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina Estonia Finland Greece Iceland Moldova Montenegro San Marino

Semi-final 2	Albania Belarus Denmark Ireland Macedonia Norway Slovenia Switzerland

Withdrawn	Romania

Artists

Finalists (by final results)	Jamala Dami Im Sergey Lazarev Poli Genova Frans Amir Iveta Mukuchyan Michał Szpak Donny Montell Laura Tesoro Douwe Bob Ira Losco Zoë Hovi Star Justs Francesca Michielin Samra Sanja Vučić ZAA Freddie Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz Minus One Barei Nina Kraljić Joe and Jake Gabriela Gunčíková Jamie-Lee

Semi-final 1	Argo Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner and Jala Greta Salóme Highway Jüri Pootsmann Lidia Isac Sandhja Serhat

Semi-final 2	Agnete Eneda Tarifa Ivan Kaliopi Lighthouse X ManuElla Nicky Byrne Rykka

Withdrawn	Xavier Naidoo Ovidiu Anton

Songs

Finalists (by final results)	"1944" "Sound of Silence" "You Are the Only One" "If Love Was a Crime" "If I Were Sorry" "J'ai cherché" "LoveWave" "Color of Your Life" "I've Been Waiting for This Night" "What's the Pressure" "Slow Down" "Walk on Water" "Loin d'ici" "Made of Stars" "Heartbeat" "No Degree of Separation" "Miracle" "Goodbye (Shelter)" "Pioneer" "Midnight Gold" "Alter Ego" "Say Yay!" "Lighthouse" "You're Not Alone" "I Stand" "Ghost"

Semi-final 1	"Falling Stars" "Hear Them Calling" "I Didn't Know" "Ljubav je" "Play" "Sing It Away" "The Real Thing" "Utopian Land"

Semi-final 2	"Blue and Red" "Dona" "Fairytale" "Help You Fly" "Icebreaker" "Soldiers of Love" "Sunlight" "The Last of Our Kind"

Withdrawn	"Chameleon" "Moment of Silence"

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