Would You? (Iris song)

"Would You?"
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry
Country	Belgium
Artist(s)	Iris
Language	English
Composer(s)	Jean Bosco Safari, Walter Mannaerts
Lyricist(s)	Jean Bosco Safari, Walter Mannaerts
Finals performance
Semi-final result	17th
Semi-final points	16
Appearance chronology
◄ "With Love Baby" (2011)
"Love Kills" (2013) ►

"Would You?" is a song by singer Iris. It represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.^[1] The song was released as a Digital download in Belgium on 18 March 2012.

Eurovision Song Contest 2012

On 18 November 2011, it was announced by Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT),^[2] that Iris will represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.^[3]^[4]^[5] with Would You? being the chosen song. It later failed to reach the Eurovision final after it finished 17th of 18 entrants in the first semi-final, scoring just 16 points which was the second lowest total of all the 36 semi-final entrants.^[6]

Track listing

Digital download

"Would You" - 2:59

Credits and personnel

Lead vocals – Iris
Producers – Guus Fluit, Wouter Vander Veken
Lyrics – Jean Bosco Safari, Walter Mannaerts, Nina Sampermans
Label: SonicAngel

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7]	19
Belgian Airplay (Ultratop)^[8]	9

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Belgium	18 March 2012^[9]	Digital Download	SonicAngel

References

↑ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=47303&_t=follow_the_end_of_the_super-weekend_on_eurovision.tv
↑ Auteur: (2011-11-19). "VRT stuurt 16-jarige Iris naar Azerbeidzjan - De Standaard". Standaard.be. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
↑ "Iris fährt für Belgien nach Baku | GRENZECHO.net – Ostbelgien grenzenlos". Grenzecho.net. 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
↑ Storvik-Green, Simon. "Iris to represent Belgium in Baku". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
↑ Jiandani, Sanjay. "Belgium: Iris to represent Belgium in Baku". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
↑ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1573
↑ "[BE&titel=Would+You&cat=s Ultratop.be – Iris [BE] – Would You"] (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
↑ "Belgian Airplay chart". Ultratop 30 Airplay Charts. Ultratop. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
↑ "Would You - Single by Iris". iTunes.

Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Countries

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(in alphabetical order)

Semi-final 1	Austria Belgium Finland Israel Latvia Montenegro San Marino Switzerland

Semi-final 2	Belarus Bulgaria Croatia Georgia Netherlands Portugal Slovakia Slovenia

Withdrawn

Armenia

Artists

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(in alphabetical order)

Semi-final 1	Anmary Iris Izabo Pernilla Karlsson Rambo Amadeus Sinplus Trackshittaz Valentina Monetta

Semi-final 2	Anri Jokhadze Eva Boto Filipa Sousa Joan Franka Litesound Max Jason Mai Nina Badrić Sofi Marinova

Withdrawn

Alyona Lanskaya (Belarus)

Songs

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(in alphabetical order)

Semi-final 1	"Beautiful Song" "Euro Neuro" "När jag blundar" "The Social Network Song" "Time" "Unbreakable" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Would You?"

Semi-final 2	"Don't Close Your Eyes" "I'm a Joker" "Love Unlimited" "Nebo" "Verjamem" "Vida minha" "We Are the Heroes" "You and Me"

Withdrawn

"All My Life" (Belarus)
"Per sempre" (Italy)

(Note : "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)

Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 ~~1994~~ 1995 1996 ~~1997~~ 1998 1999 2000 ~~2001~~ 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Artists

1950s	Fud Leclerc Mony Marc Bobbejaan Schoepen Fud Leclerc Bob Benny

1960s	Fud Leclerc Bob Benny Fud Leclerc Jacques Raymond Robert Cogoi Lize Marke Tonia Louis Neefs Claude Lombard Louis Neefs

1970s	Jean Vallée Lily Castel & Jacques Raymond Serge & Christine Ghisoland Nicole & Hugo Jacques Hustin Ann Christy Pierre Rapsat Dream Express Jean Vallée Micha Marah

1980s	Telex Emly Starr Stella Pas de Deux Jacques Zegers Linda Lepomme Sandra Kim Liliane Saint-Pierre Reynaert Ingeborg

1990s	Philippe Lafontaine Clouseau Morgane Barbara Dex ~~1994~~ Frédéric Etherlinck Lisa del Bo ~~1997~~ Mélanie Cohl Vanessa Chinitor

2000s	Nathalie Sorce ~~2001~~ Sergio & The Ladies Urban Trad Xandee Nuno Resende Kate Ryan The KMG's Ishtar Patrick Ouchène

2010s	Tom Dice Witloof Bay Iris Roberto Bellarosa Axel Hirsoux Loïc Nottet Laura Tesoro Blanche

Songs

1950s	"Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" "Le plus beau jour de ma vie" "Straatdeuntje" "Ma petite chatte" "Hou toch van mij"

1960s	"Mon amour pour toi" "September, gouden roos" "Ton nom" "Waarom?" "Près de ma rivière" "Als het weer lente is" "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" "Ik heb zorgen" "Quand tu reviendras" "Jennifer Jennings"

1970s	"Viens l'oublier" "Goeiemorgen, morgen" "À la folie ou pas du tout" "Baby, Baby" "Fleur de liberté" "Gelukkig zijn" "Judy et Cie" "A Million in One, Two, Three" "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" "Hey Nana"

1980s	"Euro-Vision" "Samson" "Si tu aimes ma musique" "Rendez-vous" "Avanti la vie" "Laat me nu gaan" "J'aime la vie" "Soldiers of Love" "Laissez briller le soleil" "Door de wind"

1990s	"Macédomienne" "Geef het op" "Nous, on veut des violons" "Iemand als jij" ~~1994~~ "La voix est libre" "Liefde is een kaartspel" ~~1997~~ "Dis oui" "Like The Wind"

2000s	"Envie de vivre" ~~2001~~ "Sister" "Sanomi" "1 Life" "Le grand soir" "Je t'adore" "Love Power" "O Julissi" "Copycat"

2010s	"Me and My Guitar" "With Love Baby" "Would You?" "Love Kills" "Mother" "Rhythm Inside" "What's the Pressure"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Belgium did not compete)

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