We Try (Chris Medina)

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"We Try"
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Song by Chris Medina
LanguageEnglish
Written Chris Medina, Jason Gill, Tormod Løkling, Julimar Santos
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2019
Genre Pop
Length3:06
Producer(s) Tormod Løkling
Chris Medina singles chronology
"Cut Me"
(2018)
"We Try"
(2019)

We Try is a song of the American singer Chris Medina. Medina performed with the song in Melodi Grand Prix 2019 but didn't get into the final. [1]

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References

  1. "Norway: Wiwi Jury reviews Chris Medina with "We Try"". wiwibloggs. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-09-13.