Icebreaker (song)

"Icebreaker"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country	Norway
Artist(s)	Agnete
Language	English
Composer(s)	Agnete Johnsen, Gabriel Alares, Ian Curnow
Lyricist(s)	Agnete Johnsen, Gabriel Alares, Ian Curnow
Finals performance
Semi-final result	13th
Semi-final points	63
Appearance chronology
◄ "A Monster Like Me" (2015)

"Icebreaker" is a song performed by Norwegian singer Agnete. The song represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by Agnete along with Gabriel Alares and Ian Curnow.^[1] The song was released as a digital download on 2 February 2016 through Aiko Music.^[2]

A music video for the song was released on 22 April 2016.^[3]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Agnete was announced as one of the ten competing artists in Melodi Grand Prix 2016 with the song "Icebreaker" on 19 January 2016.^[4] She performed in the final on 27 February, and was later announced as the winner, earning 166,728 votes from the Norwegian public.^[1] She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, performing in the second semi-final^[5] on May 12, 2016, but failed to qualify to the May 14 final.

Track listing

Digital download^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Icebreaker"	2:56

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Norway (VG-lista)^[6]	11

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[7]	Gold	5,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	2 February 2016^[2]	Digital download	Aiko Music

References

1 2 Jordan, Paul; Nilsson, Helena (27 February 2016). "Agnete to represent Norway in 2016". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
1 2 3 Icebreaker - Single by Agnete on iTunes
↑ Lutnæs, Magnus Aas (22 April 2016). "Se musikkvideoen til Agnete Johnsens «Icebreaker»". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Norsk rikskringkasting. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
↑ Hyttebakk, Jon Marius (19 January 2016). "Stage Dolls blant årets MGP-artister". mgp.no (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
↑ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-20-single/1/dato/2016/uke/9
↑ "Agnete – Icebreaker". ifpi.no. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

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Artists

1960s	Nora Brockstedt Nora Brockstedt Inger Jacobsen Anita Thallaug Arne Bendiksen Kirsti Sparboe Åse Kleveland Kirsti Sparboe Odd Børre Kirsti Sparboe

1970s	~~1970~~ Hanne Krogh Grethe Kausland & Benny Borg Bendik Singers Anne-Karine Strøm & Bendik Singers Ellen Nikolaysen Anne-Karine Strøm Anita Skorgan Jahn Teigen Anita Skorgan

1980s	Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta Finn Kalvik Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan Jahn Teigen Dollie de Luxe Bobbysocks Ketil Stokkan Kate Gulbrandsen Karoline Krüger Britt Synnøve

1990s	Ketil Stokkan Just 4 Fun Merethe Trøan Silje Vige Elisabeth Andreassen & Jan Werner Danielsen Secret Garden Elisabeth Andreassen Tor Endresen Lars A. Fredriksen Stig Van Eijk

2000s	Charmed Haldor Lægreid ~~2002~~ Jostein Hasselgård Knut Anders Sørum Wig Wam Christine Guldbrandsen Guri Schanke Maria Haukaas Storeng Alexander Rybak

2010s	Didrik Solli-Tangen Stella Mwangi Tooji Margaret Berger Carl Espen Mørland & Debrah Scarlett Agnete

Songs

1960s	"Voi Voi" "Sommer i Palma" "Kom sol, kom regn" "Solvherv" "Spiral" "Karusell" "Intet er nytt under solen" "Dukkemann" "Stress" "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"

1970s	~~1970~~ "Lykken er" "Småting" "It's Just A Game" "The First Day of Love" "Touch My Life (With Summer)" "Mata Hari" "Casanova" "Mil etter mil" "Oliver"

1980s	"Sámiid Ædnan" "Aldri i livet" "Adieu" "Do Re Mi" "Lenge leve livet" "La det swinge" "Romeo" "Mitt liv" "For vår jord" "Venners nærhet"

1990s	"Brandenburger Tor" "Mrs. Thompson" "Visjoner" "Alle mine tankar" "Duett" "Nocturne" "I evighet" "San Francisco" "Alltid sommer" "Living My Life Without You"

2000s	"My Heart Goes Boom" "On My Own" ~~2002~~ "I'm Not Afraid To Move On" "High" "In My Dreams" "Alvedansen" "Ven a bailar conmigo" "Hold On Be Strong" "Fairytale"

2010s	"My Heart Is Yours" "Haba Haba" "Stay" "I Feed You My Love" "Silent Storm" "A Monster Like Me" "Icebreaker"

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

Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Countries

Finalists (by final results)	Ukraine (winner) Australia Russia Bulgaria Sweden France Armenia Poland Lithuania Belgium Netherlands Malta Austria Israel Latvia Italy Azerbaijan Serbia Hungary Georgia Cyprus Spain Croatia United Kingdom Czech Republic Germany

Semi-final 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina Estonia Finland Greece Iceland Moldova Montenegro San Marino

Semi-final 2	Albania Belarus Denmark Ireland Macedonia Norway Slovenia Switzerland

Withdrawn	Romania

Artists

Finalists (by final results)	Jamala Dami Im Sergey Lazarev Poli Genova Frans Amir Iveta Mukuchyan Michał Szpak Donny Montell Laura Tesoro Douwe Bob Ira Losco Zoë Hovi Star Justs Francesca Michielin Samra Sanja Vučić ZAA Freddie Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz Minus One Barei Nina Kraljić Joe and Jake Gabriela Gunčíková Jamie-Lee

Semi-final 1	Argo Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner and Jala Greta Salóme Highway Jüri Pootsmann Lidia Isac Sandhja Serhat

Semi-final 2	Agnete Eneda Tarifa Ivan Kaliopi Lighthouse X ManuElla Nicky Byrne Rykka

Withdrawn	Xavier Naidoo Ovidiu Anton

Songs

Finalists (by final results)	"1944" "Sound of Silence" "You Are the Only One" "If Love Was a Crime" "If I Were Sorry" "J'ai cherché" "LoveWave" "Color of Your Life" "I've Been Waiting for This Night" "What's the Pressure" "Slow Down" "Walk on Water" "Loin d'ici" "Made of Stars" "Heartbeat" "No Degree of Separation" "Miracle" "Goodbye (Shelter)" "Pioneer" "Midnight Gold" "Alter Ego" "Say Yay!" "Lighthouse" "You're Not Alone" "I Stand" "Ghost"

Semi-final 1	"Falling Stars" "Hear Them Calling" "I Didn't Know" "Ljubav je" "Play" "Sing It Away" "The Real Thing" "Utopian Land"

Semi-final 2	"Blue and Red" "Dona" "Fairytale" "Help You Fly" "Icebreaker" "Soldiers of Love" "Sunlight" "The Last of Our Kind"

Withdrawn	"Chameleon" "Moment of Silence"

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