"Emiliana" is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter

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, released on 3 December 2021, by

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Background

On 4 December 2021,

performed a live version of "Emiliana" at ''

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Commercial performance

"Emiliana" peaked at number one for 7 consecutive weeks on the

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. On 6 December 2021, it was named song of the day by ''

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'', and debuted at number forty-four on ''TurnTable'' Top 50 on 13 December. On 16 December, it peaked at number forty-one on ''TurnTable'' Top 50 streaming songs chart. On 24 December, it peaked at number thirty-nine on ''TurnTable'' Top 50 Airplay chart.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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– vocals, songwriting, production, mixing engineer * Oboratare Abraham – additional vocals * Bmh – songwriting, production, mixing engineer

Background

Commercial performance

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

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