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Hold On Be Strong

2008 song by Maria Haukaas Storeng

Hold On Be Strong
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2008 song by Maria Haukaas Storeng

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artistMaria
albumHold On Be Strong
A-sideHold On Be Strong
B-side
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genreR&B
length3:04
labelUniversal Music
writerMira Craig
producerSimen Eriksrud
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artistMaria Haukaas Storeng
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languageEnglish
composerMira Craig
lyricistMira Craig
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| A-side = Hold On Be Strong | B-side = "Hold On Be Strong" is a song performed by Norwegian singer Maria Haukaas Storeng, written by Mira Craig. It was presented by in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Eurovision Song Contest

Storeng performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 semi-final.

The song was elected through the Melodi Grand Prix 2008 on February 9, where she received the highest number of votes from both the televoting and the jury, with 77,566 votes more than the runner up.

On 20 May 2008 Storeng performed the song in the first semi-final of Eurovision, and won a place in the final. It was the last song performed on the night before the voting began. It finished in 5th place with a total of 182 points, thus being the highest ranking Western European song of the year.

The backing singers for the Eurovision performance were Jorunn Hauge, May Kristin Kaspersen, Kariane Kjærnes, Håvard Gryting and Øystein Nesbakken. The song is written by singer and songwriter Mira Craig. Mira and Maria are singing a duet on Maria's 2008 album Hold On Be Strong.

Track listing

  1. "Hold On Be Strong" – 3:04
  2. "Hold On Be Strong" (DeepFrost Cafémix Radio Edit) – 3:00
  3. "Hold On Be Strong" (DeepFrost Cafémix) – 3:41

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)57

References

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References

  1. [http://farojournalen.gan.no/id/1073 Maria Haukaas Storeng-album framskyndet]{{Dead link. (January 2020). Norwegian]]), FagJournalen, April 17, 2008
  2. "Norway: Maria Haukaas Storeng to Begrade".
  3. "Maria Haukaas Storeng wins in Norway".
  4. Se og Hør]], May 24, 2008
  5. "Årslista Singlar – År 2008". Sverigetopplistan.
  6. and
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