"What If" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Single by Dina Garipova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Released | 18 March 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format | Digital download | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Length | 3:04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Label | Universal Music | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Songwriter(s) | Gabriel Alares, Joakim Björnberg, Leonid Gutkin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"What If" | |
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Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) | |
Language | |
Composer(s) |
Gabriel Alares, Joakim Björnberg, Leonid Gutkin
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Lyricist(s) |
Gabriel Alares, Joakim Björnberg, Leonid Gutkin
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Finals performance | |
Semi-final result |
2nd
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Semi-final points |
156
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Final result |
5th
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Final points |
174
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Appearance chronology | |
◄ "Party for Everybody" (2012) | |
"Shine" (2014) ► |
"What If" is a song recorded by Russian singer Dina Garipova. The song was written by Gabriel Alares, Joakim Björnberg and Leonid Gutkin. It is best known as Russia's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 to be held in Malmö, Sweden. 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. Dina also sang the song at the closing ceremonies of 2013 Summer Universiade in her hometown Kazan.