Running Scared (song)

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Running scared
Ell & Nikki
publication March 2011
length 2:59
Genre (s) pop
Author (s) Stefan Örn, Sandra Bjurman, Iain Farquharson
Ell & Nikki at their performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 (final) in Düsseldorf

Running Scared is an English-language ballad by the Azerbaijani duo Ell & Nikki . It is the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 , which took place in Düsseldorf . It is the first victory for Azerbaijan at the ESC .

The song was written by the Swedes Stefan Örn , Sandra Bjurman and Iain Farguhanson. This had already in 2010 for the Azerbaijani Euro Vision Post Drip Drop by Safura shown responsible.

Eurovision Song Contest

Ell & Nikki qualified on May 10, 2011 via the first semi-final for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, which took place on May 14. They reached 221 points with their song Running Scared and won the Grand Prix.

Scoring for Azerbaijan in the 1st semi-final:

number Points country
2 × 12 Georgia , Turkey
4 × 10 Croatia , Lithuania , Malta , Russia
2 × 8th Iceland , Poland
2 × 7th Greece , Portugal , Hungary
0 × 6th
2 × 5 Albania , Finland , San Marino
1 × 4th United Kingdom
0 × 3
0 × 2
2 × 1 Switzerland , Spain
1 × 0 Norway
ESC 2011: Distribution of points for Azerbaijan

Scoring for Azerbaijan in the final:

number Points country
3 × 12 Malta , Turkey , Russia
5 × 10 Croatia , Moldova , Romania , San Marino , Ukraine
10 × 8th Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Estonia , Georgia , Iceland , Lithuania , Austria , Poland , Portugal , Cyprus
2 × 7th Slovakia , Hungary
3 × 6th France , Netherlands , Belarus
2 × 5 Finland , Greece
1 × 4th Israel
2 × 3 Belgium , Sweden
1 × 2 Latvia
1 × 1 Switzerland
12 × 0 points Armenia , Bulgaria , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Italy , Macedonia , Norway , Serbia , Slovenia , Spain , United Kingdom

Chart placements

Chart placements
Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 33 (6 weeks) 6th
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 22nd (5 weeks) 5
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 11 (2 weeks) 2
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 61 (1 week) 1

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Music competition: Azerbaijan wins the song contest. In: Zeit Online . May 15, 2011, accessed May 15, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Distribution of points ESC 2011. (No longer available online.) In: eurovision.de. May 15, 2011, archived from the original on May 24, 2011 ; Retrieved May 15, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.eurovision.de
  3. ↑ Azerbaijan received these points in 2011. In: eurovision.de. Retrieved January 26, 2018 .
  4. ^ Ell & Nikki, Running Scared. officialcharts.de, accessed on October 26, 2019 .
  5. ^ Ell & Nikki, Running Scared. oe3.orf.at, accessed on October 26, 2019 .
  6. ^ Ell & Nikki, Running Scared. hitparade.ch, accessed on October 26, 2019 .
  7. ^ Ell & Nikki, Running Scared. officialcharts.com, accessed October 26, 2019 .
predecessor Office successor
Satellite
( Lena Meyer-Landrut )		 Winner song of the Eurovision Song Contest
2011 		Euphoria
( Loreen )
Drip Drop
( Safura )		 Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest
Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest
2011 		When the Music Dies
( Səbinə Babayeva )