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| Single byBlas Cantó | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| Released | 10 February 2021 | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Spain | |||
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| "Voy a quedarme" onYouTube | ||||
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| Final result | 24th | |||
| Final points | 6 | |||
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| ◄ "Universo" (2020) | ||||
| "SloMo" (2022) ► | ||||
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| "Voy a quedarme" (semi-final) onYouTube "Voy a quedarme" (final) onYouTube | ||||
"Voy a quedarme" (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈbojakeˈðaɾme]; "I am going to stay") is a song by Spanish singerBlas Cantó, written by Dan Hammond,Leroy Sanchez, Dangelo Ortega, and Cantó himself. It was released as a digital download and for streaming on 10 February 2021. Itrepresented Spain in theEurovision Song Contest 2021, placing twenty-fourth.
On 5 October 2019,Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) announced that it hadinternally selected singerBlas Cantó asits performer for what was going to be the65th edition of theEurovision Song Contest. On 22 January 2020, RTVE revealed that he would sing the song "Universo". On 18 March 2020, after the contest was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, RTVEconfirmed that Cantó would remain as their representative for thefollowing edition of Eurovision, but with a new song.[1]
"Voy a quedarme" was written by Dan Hammond,Leroy Sanchez, Dangelo Ortega, and Blas Cantó. Its composition was prompted by losses in Cantó's life, including the death of his grandmother in 2020 followed by his father's death. He said in an interview that the song was a sort of reconciling with these losses. The death of his father came as RTVE was announcing its decision to re-confirm him to represent Spain in the contest. He also said that the song was like a miracle and healing process. "I needed to perform on that stage. I needed to share my music, my soul", he said.[2] The song was released as a digital download and for streaming on 10 February 2021.
On 20 February 2021, "Voy a quedarme" and "Memoria" competed in a two-songnational final organized by RTVE, and aired onLa 1 ofTelevisión Española, to select the song Cantó would perform in Eurovision. "Voy a quedarme" won the competition so it became the Spanish entry for the contest.[3]
On 8 March 2021, RTVE premiered the promo video of "Voy a quedarme", where Cantó dances with his "grandmother".[4] On 23 April 2021, he also released the English language version of the song titled "I'll Stay".[5] On 17 May 2021, he released a duo version of "I'll Stay" featuringJames Newman, therepresentative of the United Kingdom.[6]
On 20 May 2021, the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held at theRotterdam Ahoy inRotterdam hosted by theNederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO),Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), andAVROTROS, and broadcast live throughout the continent. A short interview with Blas Cantó and a short clip from the dress rehearsal of "Voy a quedarme" was featured in the show, as Spain, as a member of the "Big Five", automatically advanced to the final.[7]
On 22 May 2021, the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held. Cantó performed "Voy a quedarme" thirteenth on the night, followingIceland's "10 Years" byDaði og Gagnamagnið and precedingMoldova's "Sugar" byNatalia Gordienko.[8] Cantó was dressed in a black outfit by Jaime Álvarez,[9] and the staging, featuring a big moon, was designed by Marvin Dietmann.[10]
At the close of voting, it had received 6 points, placing twenty-fourth in a field of twenty-six.[11] The song was succeeded as Spanish entry at the2022 contest by "SloMo" byChanel.[12]
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Lithuania (AGATA)[13] | 87 |
| Netherlands (Single Tip)[14] | 23 |