What's the Pressure

"What's the Pressure"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country	Belgium
Artist(s)	Laura Tesoro
Language	English
Composer(s)	Sanne Putseys, Louis Favre, Birsen Uçar
Lyricist(s)	Sanne Putseys, Louis Favre, Birsen Uçar
Appearance chronology
◄ "Rhythm Inside" (2015)

"What's the Pressure" is a song performed by Belgian singer Laura Tesoro. The song will represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.^[1] The song was released as a digital download in Belgium on 17 January 2016 through VRT Line Extensions.^[2]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

In November 2015, Tesoro was announced as one of the five participants of Eurosong 2016.^[3] In the first show, she covered the song "Düm Tek Tek" by Hadise, which represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. In the second show she revealed her Eurovision candidate song and received the highest televoting score. In the final on 17 January 2016, she was declared the winner after placing first with both the Belgian public and international juries. She will now represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, in Stockholm.

Track listing

Digital download^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"What's the Pressure" (Eurosong 2016)	2:59

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	2

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Belgium	17 January 2016^[2]	Digital download	VRT Line Extensions

References

↑ Victor M., Escudero (17 Jan 2016). "Belgium: Laura Tesoro wins Eurosong 2016!". EBU.
1 2 3 What's the Pressure (Eurosong 2016) - Single by Laura Tesoro on iTunes
↑ Laufer, Gil (16 November 2015). "Belgium: Eurosong 2016 final on 17 January". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Laura Tesoro – What's the Pressure" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 ~~1994~~ 1995 1996 ~~1997~~ 1998 1999 2000 ~~2001~~ 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists

1950s	Fud Leclerc Mony Marc Bobbejaan Schoepen Fud Leclerc Bob Benny

1960s	Fud Leclerc Bob Benny Fud Leclerc Jacques Raymond Robert Cogoi Lize Marke Tonia Louis Neefs Claude Lombard Louis Neefs

1970s	Jean Vallée Lily Castel & Jacques Raymond Serge & Christine Ghisoland Nicole & Hugo Jacques Hustin Ann Christy Pierre Rapsat Dream Express Jean Vallée Micha Marah

1980s	Telex Emly Starr Stella Pas de Deux Jacques Zegers Linda Lepomme Sandra Kim Liliane Saint-Pierre Reynaert Ingeborg

1990s	Philippe Lafontaine Clouseau Morgane Barbara Dex ~~1994~~ Frédéric Etherlinck Lisa del Bo ~~1997~~ Mélanie Cohl Vanessa Chinitor

2000s	Nathalie Sorce ~~2001~~ Sergio & The Ladies Urban Trad Xandee Nuno Resende Kate Ryan The KMG's Ishtar Patrick Ouchène

2010s	Tom Dice Witloof Bay Iris Roberto Bellarosa Axel Hirsoux Loïc Nottet Laura Tesoro

Songs

1950s	"Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" "Le plus beau jour de ma vie" "Straatdeuntje" "Ma petite chatte" "Hou toch van mij"

1960s	"Mon amour pour toi" "September, gouden roos" "Ton nom" "Waarom?" "Près de ma rivière" "Als het weer lente is" "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" "Ik heb zorgen" "Quand tu reviendras" "Jennifer Jennings"

1970s	"Viens l'oublier" "Goeiemorgen, morgen" "À la folie ou pas du tout" "Baby, Baby" "Fleur de liberté" "Gelukkig zijn" "Judy et Cie" "A Million in One, Two, Three" "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" "Hey Nana"

1980s	"Euro-Vision" "Samson" "Si tu aimes ma musique" "Rendez-vous" "Avanti la vie" "Laat me nu gaan" "J'aime la vie" "Soldiers of Love" "Laissez briller le soleil" "Door de wind"

1990s	"Macédomienne" "Geef het op" "Nous, on veut des violons" "Iemand als jij" ~~1994~~ "La voix est libre" "Liefde is een kaartspel" ~~1997~~ "Dis oui" "Like The Wind"

2000s	"Envie de vivre" ~~2001~~ "Sister" "Sanomi" "1 Life" "Le grand soir" "Je t'adore" "Love Power" "O Julissi" "Copycat"

2010s	"Me and My Guitar" "With Love Baby" "Would You?" "Love Kills" "Mother" "Rhythm Inside" "What's the Pressure"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Belgium did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Countries

Finalists	Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic France Germany Hungary Italy Malta Netherlands Russia Spain Sweden United Kingdom

Semi-final 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina Estonia Finland Greece Iceland Moldova Montenegro San Marino

Semi-final 2	Albania Australia Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Denmark Georgia Ireland Israel Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Norway Poland Serbia Slovenia Switzerland Ukraine

Withdrawn	Romania

Artists

Finalists	Amir Barei Francesca Michielin Frans Jamie-Lee Kriewitz Joe and Jake

Semi-final 1	Argo Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner & Jala Douwe Bob Freddie Gabriela Gunčíková Greta Salóme Highway Ira Losco Iveta Mukuchyan Jüri Pootsmann Lidia Isac Minus One Nina Kraljić Samra Sandhja Sergey Lazarev Serhat Zoë

Semi-final 2	Agnete Dami Im Donny Montell Eneda Tarifa Hovi Star Ivan Jamala Justs Kaliopi Laura Tesoro Lighthouse X ManuElla Michał Szpak Nicky Byrne Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz Poli Genova Rykka Sanja Vučić ZAA

Withdrawn	Xavier Naidoo Ovidiu Anton

Songs

Finalists	"Ghost" "If I Were Sorry" "J'ai cherché" "No Degree of Separation" "Say Yay!" "You're Not Alone"

Semi-final 1	"Alter Ego" "Falling Stars" "Hear Them Calling" "I Didn't Know" "I Stand" "Lighthouse" "Ljubav je" "Loin d'ici" "LoveWave" "Miracle" "Pioneer" "Play" "Sing It Away" "Slow Down" "The Real Thing" "Utopian Land" "Walk on Water" "You Are the Only One"

Semi-final 2	"1944" "Blue and Red" "Color of Your Life" "Dona" "Fairytale" "Goodbye (Shelter)" "Heartbeat" "Help You Fly" "Icebreaker" "I've Been Waiting for This Night" "If Love Was a Crime" "Made of Stars" "Midnight Gold" "Soldiers of Love" "Sound of Silence" "Sunlight" "The Last of Our Kind" "What's the Pressure"

Withdrawn	"Chameleon" "Moment of Silence"

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