In a Moment Like This
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"In a Moment Like This" is a song performed by Chanée
& N'evergreen
and composed Thomas G:son
, Henrik Sethsson and Erik Bernholm, and was the Danish
entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
, held in Oslo
, Norway
on May 29, 2010.
The song was the winner of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
contest, held on 6 February, which selected the Danish entry for Eurovision, and they won fourth place at the contest, with 149 points, this song was also later that year covered by South African Artists Lianie May & Jay.
The song didn't escape controversy as it was alleged that it was too similar to Police's "Every Breath You Take
".
Swedish band Scotts recorded a cover version of the song for their album Vi gör det igen.
Christina Chanée
Christina Chanée is a Danish-Thai pop singer who won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010 with Tomas N'evergreen, with the song "In a Moment Like This"....
& N'evergreen
Tomas N'evergreen
Tomas N'evergreen is a pop singer from Aarhus, Denmark. He currently resides in Moscow, Russia. In 2009 he participated in the Russian National Selection to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. On 6 February 2010 he participated and won Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with Christina Chanée...
and composed Thomas G:son
Thomas G:son
Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs...
, Henrik Sethsson and Erik Bernholm, and was the Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
, held in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
on May 29, 2010.
The song was the winner of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Denmark competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Bærum, Norway in May 2010. The Danish broadcaster DR held the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix contest to select the country's entry for the contest, with the 2010 edition being held on 6 February 2010.-Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010:DR released...
contest, held on 6 February, which selected the Danish entry for Eurovision, and they won fourth place at the contest, with 149 points, this song was also later that year covered by South African Artists Lianie May & Jay.
The song didn't escape controversy as it was alleged that it was too similar to Police's "Every Breath You Take
Every Breath You Take
"Every Breath You Take" is a song by The Police on the band's 1983 album Synchronicity, written by Sting and Andy Summers . The single was one of the biggest hits of 1983, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight weeks and the UK Singles Chart for four weeks. It also topped the...
".
Swedish band Scotts recorded a cover version of the song for their album Vi gör det igen.
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
---|---|
Danish Singles Chart | 2 |
Norwegian Singles Chart | 5 |
Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
21 |
Swiss Singles Chart | 12 |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
137 |