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. 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. Dina also sang the song at the closing ceremonies of 2013 Summer Universiade in her hometown

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Track listing

;Digital download # What If – 3:04 # What If (Karaoke version) – 3:05

Controversies

Quickly after the premiere of the song, some music portals reported possible plagiarism and copyright infringement. There was talk about the similarity to songs: " Skin on Skin" by Sarah Connor, "Pozwól żyć" by Gosia Andrzejewicz, "Painting Flowers" by

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, "All Over The World" by Brian Kennedy and "Carried Away" by

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. However, the songwriters have denied the allegations.

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control 2013 singles Eurovision songs of 2013 Eurovision songs of Russia 2013 songs Universal Music Group singles Songs written by Gabriel Alares English-language Russian songs