Dona (song)

"Dona" (Macedonian: Дона) is a song performed by Macedonian singer-songwriter Kaliopi. The song represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The song was written by Kaliopi and Romeo Grill. The official music video for the song was released on 7 March 2016. It was released as a digital download on 21 March 2016 via Kaliopi Music Production. It came 11th in the second semi-final, narrowly missing out on a place in the final.

"Dona"
Single by Kaliopi
Released7 March 2016 (2016-03-07)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:00
LabelKaliopi Music Production
Songwriter(s)
  • Kaliopi
  • Romeo Grill
Producer(s)Romeo Grill
"Dona"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Macedonia
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Romeo Grill
Lyricist(s)
Kaliopi
Finals performance
Semi-final result
11th
Semi-final points
88
Entry chronology
◄ "Autumn Leaves" (2015)   
"Dance Alone" (2017) ►

Eurovision Song Contest
Main article: Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

On 24 November 2015, Macedonian Radio Television announced that it had selected Kaliopi to represent Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[1][2] On 16 February 2016, it was announced that Kaliopi would perform the song "Dona" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, with music composed by Romeo Grill and lyrics written by Kaliopi herself.[3] "Dona" was presented to the public in a special show titled Kaliopi za Makedonija (Kaliopi for Macedonia), which took place on 7 March 2016.[4] Kaliopi performed the song during the second semi-final of the 2016 contest on 12 May 2016 held at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden,[5] but failed to qualify for the 14 May final.

Track listing
Digital download[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Dona"3:00

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 21 March 2016[6] Digital download Kaliopi Music Production

References
  1. "Калиопи ќе ја претставува Македонија на Евросонг 2016". mrt.com.mk (in Macedonian). Macedonian Radio Television. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. Jordan, Paul (24 November 2015). "Kaliopi returns for FYR Macedonia!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  3. Omelyanchuk, Olena (16 February 2016). "F.Y.R. Macedonia: Kaliopi's song premiere on 7th March". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  4. Omelyanchuk, Olena (7 March 2016). "F.Y.R. Macedonia: Kaliopi's "Dona" presented". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  6. "Dona - Single by Kaliopi on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 28 March 2016.



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