Goodbye to Yesterday (Elina Born and Stig Rästa song)
2015 song by Elina Born and Stig Rästa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Goodbye to Yesterday" is a song by Estonian singers Elina Born and Stig Rästa. Described as a "melancholic duet" between Rästa and Born, the song was both written and lyrically composed by Rästa. It was released on 8 January 2015 by Star Management, and later served as the lead-off single from Born's self-titled debut studio album, Elina Born. The song was the Estonian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, held in Vienna, where it placed seventh.
"Goodbye To Yesterday" | |
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Single by Elina Born & Stig Rästa | |
from the album Elina Born | |
Released | 8 January 2015 (2015-01-08) |
Length | 2:59 |
Label | Star Management |
Songwriter(s) | Stig Rästa |
Lyricist(s) | Stig Rästa |
Music video | |
"Goodbye To Yesterday" on YouTube | |
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) | |
Language | English |
Composer(s) | Stig Rästa |
Lyricist(s) | Stig Rästa |
Finals performance | |
Semi-final result | 3rd |
Semi-final points | 105 |
Final result | 7th |
Final points | 106 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Amazing" (2014) | |
"Play" (2016) ► | |
Official performance video | |
"Goodbye To Yesterday" (First Semi-Final) on YouTube "Goodbye To Yesterday" (Grand Final) on YouTube | |
Critical response of the song and the Eurovision performance was positive, with the song being considered one of the favourites to win the contest that year. "Goodbye To Yesterday" also received commercial success, topping the charts in its native Estonia. The song was also number two in Finland and reached the top 20 in the UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts.