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Think About Things
"Think About Things" is a song by Icelandic singer Daði Freyr and his band . The song was released on 10 January 2020 with the Icelandic language, Icelandic title "" (), the name of the band. It was selected to Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 29 February 2020. The band planned to compete in Eurovision with the English version of their song. Prior to the cancellation of the contest, the song was considered one of the favourites to win. The song became a viral hit, receiving acclaim by multiple international celebrities. The song won , , and ''Eurovision 2020: Big Night In!'', the Austrian, Swedish, Norwegian and Australian alternative versions of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 respectively. Background and composition The song has two different-language versions – one in Icelandic ("Gagnamagnið"; released 10 January 2020) and one in English ("Think About Things"). The meanin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daði Freyr Pétursson
Daði is an Icelandic masculine given name that may refer to the following notable people: * Daði Freyr (born 1992), Icelandic musician, also known as "Daði" * Daði Guðmundsson (1563), Icelandic farmer and magistrate * Daði Lár Jónsson (born 1996), Icelandic sprinter and basketball player * Daði Lárusson (born 1973), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Janus Daði Smárason (born 1995), Icelandic handball player * Jón Daði Böðvarsson Jón Daði Böðvarsson (born 25 May 1992) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Burton Albion. Jón Daði is the grandson of two of Iceland's premier writers, Þorsteinn frá Hamri and Ásta Sigu ... (born 1992), Icelandic football player See also * Dadi (other) {{given name Icelandic masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stay-at-home Order
A stay-at-home order, safer-at-home order, movement control order – also referred to by loose use of the terms quarantine, isolation, or lockdown – is an order from a government authority that restricts movements of a population as a mass quarantine strategy for suppressing or mitigating an epidemic or pandemic by ordering residents to stay home except for essential tasks or for work in essential businesses. The medical distinction between such an order and a quarantine is that a quarantine is usually understood to involve isolating only selected people who are considered to be possibly infectious rather than the entire population of an area (though many colloquially refer to stay-at-home orders as quarantines). In many cases, outdoor activities are allowed. Non-essential businesses are either closed or adapted to remote work. In some regions, it has been implemented as a round-the-clock curfew or called a shelter-in-place order, but it is not to be confused with a shelter-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiomonitor
Radiomonitor is a British music company that tracks the worldwide airplay of songs, with the information given to record labels and radio stations. They have established partnerships with several international companies located in Ireland, Australia and South Africa, and compiled several airplay charts in the United Kingdom in contrast to the Official Charts Company's physical sales-based UK Singles Chart. Background Radiomonitor tracks the airplay data of songs played on different multimedia platforms in over 120 countries, which is subsequently accessed by record labels and news publications through their official app, e-mail, or a data stream. The company compiles several weekly radio airplay charts such as the UK Airplay Chart and Italy's Airplay Italia. Radiomonitor has established several charts in the United Kingdom for over a decade, including the Radiomonitor Top 100, the annual Radiomonitor Marketshare, and the Radiomonitor end-of-year Top 100. The data included on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Recorded Music Association
The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) is a non-profit association set up in 1999 to promote certain interests of the music industry in Ireland. It is particularly active in addressing copyright issues, and it compiles the official music charts for Ireland. Membership Only Irish companies can become members of the IRMA. All members pay a yearly fee based on company size. Currently, the IRMA has 51 member companies. Board member companies The recording companies and other music-related companies that are on the IRMA board are: * Warner Music Ireland * Universal Music Ireland * Sony Music Ireland (formerly Sony BMG Ireland) *IML Irish Music Licensing Ltd *Faction Records * Rubyworks Goals and activities IRMA operates to promote and protect the welfare and interests of the Irish record industry. Specifically, IRMA is involved in lobbying to protect and enhance the interest of member companies and lobby to prevent illegal downloading of music content from local and internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Iceland
The music of Iceland includes folk and pop traditions, as well as an active classical and contemporary music scene. Well-known artists from Iceland include medieval music group Voces Thules, alternative pop band The Sugarcubes, singers Björk, Laufey, Daði Freyr, Hafdís Huld and Emiliana Torrini, post-rock band Sigur Rós and Múm, post-metal band Sólstafir, indie folk/indie pop band Of Monsters and Men, blues/rock band Kaleo, metal band Skálmöld and techno-industrial band Hatari. Iceland's traditional music is related to Nordic music forms. Although Iceland has a very small population, it is home to many famous and praised bands and musicians. Folk music ''Rímur'' are epic tales sung as alliterative, rhyming ballads, usually a cappella. ''Rímur'' can be traced back to the Viking Age Eddic poetry of the skalds and employs complex metaphors and cryptic rhymes and forms. Some of the most famous ''rímur'' were written between the 18th and early 20th centuries, by poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Måns Zelmerlöw
Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw (; born 13 June 1986) is a Swedish singer and television presenter. He took part in ''Idol 2005'', eventually finishing fifth, won the Let's Dance 2006, first season of ''Let's Dance (Swedish TV series), Let's Dance,'' and scored a hit with his 2007 song "Cara Mia (Måns Zelmerlöw song), Cara Mia", which was his entry in that year's Melodifestivalen 2007, Melodifestivalen. Zelmerlöw was the host of ''Allsång på Skansen'' from 2011 to 2013. He participated in Melodifestivalen three more times: in Melodifestivalen 2009, 2009, Melodifestivalen 2015, 2015, and Melodifestivalen 2025, 2025; his 2015 win with "Heroes (Måns Zelmerlöw song), Heroes" led him to Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, which he won as well. Early life and education Born in Lund in the Provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, in southern Sweden, Måns Zelmerlöw is the son of Birgitta Sahlén, a professor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes (Måns Zelmerlöw Song)
"Heroes" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw written and composed by Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, and Linnea Deb. It was released on 28 February 2015 as a digital download in Sweden. It won the Melodifestivalen 2015 and in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 held in Vienna, which it also won. It is the lead single for Zelmerlöw's sixth studio album '' Perfectly Damaged''. Background Conception "Heroes" written and composed by Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, and Linnea Deb. It was recorded by Måns Zelmerlöw. Melodifestivalen As Zelmerlöw's third participation in the selection, "Heroes" participated in the fourth semi-final of the 2015 edition of the Melodifestivalen which was held in Örebro's Conventum Arena on 28 February 2015. The song was performed last at the fourth semi-final. It directly qualified to the final as it got one of the first two places. Right after the second chance, the running order of the final was revea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Söngvakeppnin 2020
Iceland was set to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was scheduled to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Icelandic broadcaster (RÚV) held a televised selection process, ''2020'', to choose its entry for the contest. Following two semi-finals and a final, "Think About Things", written by Daði Freyr, Daði Freyr Pétursson and performed by Daði og Gagnamagnið, Daði , emerged as the winner of the event in February 2020. In mid-March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, spread across Europe of the COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced the contest's cancellation, with Daði subsequently announcing that they would represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, 2021 contest. During ''2020'' and following its selection as Iceland's entry, "Think About Things" went on to become a viral phenomenon and was considered one of the favourites to win the contest before the cancellation. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
