Sing It Away

"Sing It Away"
Single by Sandhja
from the album Freedom Venture
Released	13 January 2016
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2015
Genre	Dance-pop R&B funk
Length	3:00
Label	Sony Music Finland
Writer(s)	Sandhja Milos Rosas Heikki Korhonen Petri Matara Markus Savijoki
Sandhja singles chronology
"My Bass" (2015) "Sing It Away" (2016) "Love Me High" (2016)
"Sing It Away" Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry Country Finland Artist(s) Sandhja Language English Composer(s) Sandhja, Milos Rosas, Heikki Korhonen, Petri Matara, Markus Savijoki Lyricist(s) Sandhja, Milos Rosas, Heikki Korhonen, Petri Matara, Markus Savijoki Finals performance Semi-final result 15th Semi-final points 51 Appearance chronology ◄ "Aina mun pitää" (2015)

"Sing It Away" is a song performed by Finnish singer Sandhja. The song represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by Sandhja along with Milos Rosas, Heikki Korhonen, Petri Matara, and Markus Savijoki.^[1] The song was released as a digital download on 13 January 2016 through Sony Music Finland.^[2]

Eurovision Song Contest

Sandhja was announced as one of the 18 competing artists in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2016 on 12 January 2016.^[3] She competed in the third semi-final and advanced to the final.^[4] In the final, she was declared the winner after winning the jury vote and placing third with the public.^[1] She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, performing in the first half of the first semi-final^[5] on 10 May, but failed to qualify to the 14 May 2016 final.

Track listing

Digital download[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sing It Away"	3:00

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Finland Download (Suomen virallinen latauslista)[6]	8

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	13 January 2016[2]	Digital download	Sony Music Finland

References

1. "Uusi kotimainen laulajatar Sandhja yhdistelee musiikissaan urbaaneja ja etnisiä sävyjä". Sony Music Finland. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
2. Sing It Away – Single by Sandhja on iTunes
3. Escudero, Victor M. (12 January 2016). "UMK 2016 line-up revealed in Finland". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
4. Escudero, Victor M. (20 February 2016). "Finland: Final line-up complete". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
5. Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
6. "Sandhja: Sing It Away" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 6 March 2016.