Watch My Dance

"Watch My Dance"
Single by Loucas Yiorkas feat. Stereo Mike
Released	March 2011 (see release history)
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2011
Genre	Laïko (zeibekiko), hip hop
Length	3:03
Label	Minos EMI
Writer(s)	Giannis Christodoulopoulos, Eleana Vrahali
Loucas Yiorkas feat. Stereo Mike singles chronology
N/A "Watch My Dance" (2011)
"Watch My Dance" Eurovision Song Contest 2011 entry Country Greece Artist(s) Loucas Yiorkas With Stereo Mike Languages Greek, English Composer(s) Giannis Christodoulopoulos Lyricist(s) Eleana Vrahali Finals performance Semi-final result 1st Semi-final points 133 Final result 7th Final points 120 Appearance chronology ◄ "OPA!" (2010)    "Aphrodisiac" (2012) ►

"Watch My Dance" is a song by Cypriot singer Loucas Yiorkas featuring Stereo Mike. It is a laïko song set to a Zeibekiko dance rhythm, performed in Greek by Yiorkas, fused with rapped verses performed in English by Stereo Mike. It has represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. A snippet of the song was released by broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) on 9 February 2011 along with the other candidate songs from the national final,^[1] with the full song being presented by the broadcaster on 15 February 2011.^[2] On 2 March 2011, Yiorkas won a national final held by the broadcaster, competing against five other acts competing to represent Greece in the contest.

Background

After an open call to record labels to submit proposals,^[3] on 11 January 2011, ERT officially announced the six candidates for the Greek national final, amongst them Loucas Yiorkas.^[4] Loucas Yiorkas chose the song "Watch my Dance" featuring Stereo Mike, written by Giannis Christodoulopoulos with lyrics by Eleana Vrahali.^[1] The lyrics are sung in Greek by Yiorkas and features English rapping by Stereo Mike. The song is a fusion of hip hop with the distinctively Greek music genres of zeibekiko and laïkó.^[5][6] There is heavy percussion in the laiko segment, which is uncustomary to traditional laiko.

Six acts competed on 2 March 2011 in the Greek National Final.^[7] The song was performed fifth in the final by Yiorkas and Stereo Mike. At the end of voting, "Watch My Dance" was revealed as the winner.

Eurovision

Yiorkas and Stereo Mike performed in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, Germany, in the second half of the first semi-final of the contest on 10 May 2011. "Watch My Dance" won the first semi-final and competed in the final held on 14 May 2011.^[8]

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "Watch My Dance" – 3:03

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Greek Airplay chart (IFPI Greece)[9]	52
Greek Digital Singles[10]	1

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Greece	25 February 2011	Minos EMI	Airplay
Cyprus
Greece	March 2010	Minos EMI	Digital download
Cyprus

References

1. Savourdou, Betty (9 February 2011). "Songs Contesting in Greek Final". Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
2. Savourdou, Betty (8 February 2011). "Entries for Greece's Final to Be Presented on Tuesday 02/15!". Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
3. Staff (27 December 2010). "Άλλος για Eurovision;" (in Greek). Proto Thema. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
4. Dahlander, Gustav (12 January 2011). "TV talents to battle for Greek Eurovision ticket". EBU. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
5. Papanikolaou, Natassa (10 February 2011). "Ποπ διάθεση, "Χαμογέλα", μια μπαλάντα και... χιπ χοπ ζεϊμπέκικο | τεχνες , τηλεοραση | v4.ethnos.gr" (in Greek). Ethnos. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
6. Konstantopoulos, Fotis (9 February 2011). "ERT presents the 2011 national final songs". Oikotimes.com. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
7. Jiandani, Sanjay (16 February 2011). "Greece: National final on 2nd March". ESC Today. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
8. Siim, Jarmo (17 January 2011). "Results of the Semi-Final Allocation Draw". EBU. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
9. Greek Airplay Chart
10. Greek Digital Singles (SoundScan)