Hold On Be Strong

Hold On Be Strong

Infobox Single
Name = Hold On Be Strong


Cover size =
Caption =
Artist = Maria
from Album = Hold On Be Strong
A-side = Hold On Be Strong
B-side = Hold On Be Strong
(DeepFrost Cafémix
Radio Edit)
Hold On Be Strong
(DeepFrost Cafémix)
Released = February, 2008 (Digital download)
April 21, 2008 (CD-single) [ [http://farojournalen.gan.no/id/1073 Maria Haukaas Storeng-album framskyndet] (Norwegian), FagJournalen, April 17, 2008]
Format = Digital download, CD-single
Recorded =
Genre =
Length = 3:04
Label = Universal Music
Writer = Mira Craig
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Nobody Knows"
(2006)
This single = "Hold On Be Strong"
(2008)
Next single =
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Hold On Be Strong
Type = single


Cover size =
Lower caption = iTunes cover
Border = Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Norway "Hold On Be Strong"


caption =
year = 2008
country = Norway
artist = Maria Haukaas Storeng
as =
with =
language = English
languages =
composer = Mira Craig
lyricist = Mira Craig
conductor =
place = 5th
points = 182
place_semi = 4th
points_semi = 106
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2008no from Diggiloo Thrush]
clip = [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIDFzgVVAkk from YouTube]
prev = Ven a bailar conmigo
prev_link = Ven a bailar conmigo
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"Hold On Be Strong" is a song performed by Norwegian singer Maria Haukaas Storeng. This song was presented by Norway in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, Serbia.

Eurovision Song Contest

The song was elected through the Melodi Grand Prix 2008 on February 9,cite web|title=Norway: Maria Haukaas Storeng to Begrade|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/10474|accessdate=2008-02-14] cite web|title=Maria Haukaas Storeng wins in Norway|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news/belgrade-2008?id=458|accessdate=2008-02-14] 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 best 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. [ [http://www.seher.no/php/art.php?id=545300 - Vi har hatt litt snublefot] , Se og Hør, May 24, 2008] 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

# "Hold On Be Strong" -3:04
# "Hold On Be Strong" (DeepFrost Cafémix Radio Edit) -3:00
# "Hold On Be Strong" (DeepFrost Cafémix) -3:41

Charts

ee also

*Melodi Grand Prix 2008
*Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

References

s-ttl | title = Norwegian VG-lista number-one single
years = 20 February 2008 – 27 February 2008


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