What If (Dina Garipova song)

"What If" is a song recorded by Russian singer Dina Garipova. The song was written by Gabriel Alares, Joakim Björnberg and Leonid Gutkin. It is best known as Russia's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 to be held in Malmö, Sweden.[1] The song qualified the first semi-final of the competition on 14 May 2013 and placed 5th in the final on 18 May 2013, scoring 174 points.[2] Dina also sang the song at the closing ceremonies of 2013 Summer Universiade in her hometown Kazan.

"What If"
Single by Dina Garipova
Released18 March 2013
FormatDigital download
GenrePop
Length3:04
LabelUniversal Music
Songwriter(s)Gabriel Alares, Joakim Björnberg, Leonid Gutkin
"What If"
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Gabriel Alares, Joakim Björnberg, Leonid Gutkin
Lyricist(s)
Gabriel Alares, Joakim Björnberg, Leonid Gutkin
Finals performance
Semi-final result
2nd
Semi-final points
156
Final result
5th
Final points
174
Appearance chronology
◄ "Party for Everybody" (2012)   
"Shine" (2014) ►

Track listing
Digital download[3]
  1. What If – 3:04
  2. What If (Karaoke version) – 3:05

Controversies

Quickly after the premiere of the song, some music portals reported possible plagiarism and copyright infringement.[4][5][6][7] There was talk about the similarity to songs: "Skin on Skin" by Sarah Connor, "Pozwól żyć" by Gosia Andrzejewicz,[8] "Painting Flowers" by All Time Low, "All Over The World" by Brian Kennedy and "Carried Away" by Hear'Say. However, the songwriters have denied the allegations.[9]

Chart performance
Charts Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 59
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 78
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 51
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 75
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 161

References
  1. Omelyanchuk, Olena (19 February 2013). "Dina Garipova to represent Russia". Eurovision.tv.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. "iTunes - Music - What If - Single by Дина Гарипова". iTunes. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  4. "Песня России для Евровидения 2013 подверглась критике в Интернете". novosti.az (in Russian). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  5. "Песня Дины Гариповой для конкурса "Евровидение" подозрительно напоминает Skin on Skin Сары Коннор". paparazzi.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  6. "Выпуск передачи «В теме» от 25 февраля 2013 года". u-tv.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  7. "Дина Гарипова – а что, если?". classica.fm (in Russian). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  8. "Dina Garipova's 'What If' sample of Gosia Andrzejewicz feat. Sznaju's 'Pozwól Żyć' WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  9. "Дина Гарипова (Россия) / Биография". esckaz.com (in Russian). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  10. "Ultratop.be – Dina Garipova – What If" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Dina Garipova – What If". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Dina Garipova – What If" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – Dina Garipova – What If". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. "Eurovision 2013: The real winners revealed!". Official Charts Company. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.


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