What's the Pressure

2016 single by Laura Tesoro
"What's the Pressure"
Single by Laura Tesoro
Released17 January 2016
Recorded2015
Length2:59
2:52 (Revamped version)
LabelVRT Line Extensions
Songwriter(s)
  • Sanne Putseys
  • Louis Favre
  • Birsen Uçar
Laura Tesoro singles chronology
"Funky Love"
(2015) 		"What's the Pressure"
(2016) 		"Higher"
(2017)
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Laura Tesoro
Language
English
Composer(s)
Sanne Putseys, Louis Favre, Birsen Uçar
Lyricist(s)
Sanne Putseys, Louis Favre, Birsen Uçar
Finals performance
Semi-final result
3rd
Semi-final points
274
Final result
10th
Final points
181
Entry chronology
◄ "Rhythm Inside" (2015)
"City Lights" (2017) ►

"What's the Pressure" is a song performed by Belgian singer Laura Tesoro. The song represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[1] The song was released as a digital download in Belgium on 17 January 2016 through VRT Line Extensions.[2] It was ultimately placed tenth in the aforementioned competition with 181 points from the forty two voting nations.

Eurovision Song Contest

In November 2015, Tesoro was announced as one of the five participants of Eurosong 2016.[3] In the first show, she covered the song "Düm Tek Tek" by Hadise, which represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. In the second show she revealed her Eurovision candidate song and received the highest televoting score. In the final on 17 January 2016, she was declared the winner after placing first with both the Belgian public and international juries. Tesoro performed in position 1 with the song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, in Stockholm and finished tenth with 181 points; six positions lower than the previous Belgian representative, Loïc Nottet.

Track listing

Digital download[2]
No.TitleLength
1."What's the Pressure" (Eurosong 2016)2:59

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 75
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 2
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6] 15
France (SNEP)[7] 103
Netherlands (Single Tip)[8] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 82

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 28

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[11] Gold 10,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Belgium 17 January 2016[2] Digital download VRT Line Extensions

References

  1. ^ Victor M., Escudero (17 Jan 2016). "Belgium: Laura Tesoro wins Eurosong 2016!". EBU.
  2. ^ a b c What's the Pressure (Eurosong 2016) – Single by Laura Tesoro on iTunes
  3. ^ Laufer, Gil (16 November 2015). "Belgium: Eurosong 2016 final on 17 January". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Laura Tesoro – What's the Pressure" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Laura Tesoro – What's the Pressure" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Laura Tesoro – What's the Pressure" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Laura Tesoro – What's the Pressure" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Laura Tesoro - What's the Pressure" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Laura Tesoro – What's the Pressure". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2016". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
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  • "What's the Pressure"
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  • "Would You?"
  • "The Wrong Place"
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  • "Ljubav je"
  • "Play"
  • "The Real Thing"
  • "Sing It Away"
  • "Soldiers of Love"
  • "Sunlight"
  • "Utopian Land"
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  • "Moment of Silence"
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