Nothing Left for Me

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"Nothing Left for Me"
Single by Maraaya
Released27 February 2016 (premiere)
1 March 2016 (official)
Format Digital download
Genre
Length3:35
Label Dance and Love Srl.
Producer(s) Raay
Maraaya singles chronology
"Living Again"
(2015)
"Nothing Left for Me"
(2016)
"It's Complicated"
(2017)
Music video
"Nothing Left for Me" on YouTube

"Nothing Left for Me" is a song by Slovene duo Maraaya. This is their fourth single released on 27 February 2016 at the Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 final night.

Maraaya

Maraaya are a Slovene duo founded by Marjetka Vovk and Raay in 2014. The group's name is a combination of its members' names, while its pronunciation means "She has Raay" in the Slovene language. With help and international cooperation of well known Estonian Vita Pictura Productions, they became one of the few Slovenian artists to get an official VEVO channel on YouTube.

Slovenia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Blue and Red" written by Marjan Hvala, Manuella Brečko and Leon Oblak. The song was performed by ManuElla. Slovenian broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija organised the national final EMA 2016 in order to select the Slovenian entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Ten entries competed in the national final where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top two entries were selected by a three-member jury panel. In the second round, "Blue and Red" performed by ManuElla was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.

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Credits and personnel

Music form of art using sound

Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time. General definitions of music include common elements such as pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. Different styles or types of music may emphasize, de-emphasize or omit some of these elements. Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping; there are solely instrumental pieces, solely vocal pieces and pieces that combine singing and instruments. The word derives from Greek μουσική . See glossary of musical terminology.

Record producer Individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

A lyricist or lyrist is a person who writes lyrics—words for songs—as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's melody.

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Slovenia (SloTop50) [1] 18

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Slovenia 27 February 2016 EMA 2016 (premiere)
  • Dance and Love
Official1 March 2016official release (radio)

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References

  1. "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles chart". SloTop50 . Retrieved 24 April 2016.