"What's the Pressure" is a song performed by Belgian singer
Laura Tesoro
Laura Tesoro (born 19 August 1996) is a Belgian singer and actress. She represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song " What's the Pressure". Tesoro is also known for portraying Charlotte on the Flemish soap opera ''Fami ...
. The song represented
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw. Organised by the European Broadcasting ...
. The song was released as a digital download in Belgium on 17 January 2016 through VRT Line Extensions.
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/ref> It was ultimately placed tenth in the aforementioned competition with 181 points from the forty two voting nations.
Eurovision Song Contest
In November 2015, Tesoro was announced as one of the five participants of ''Eurosong 2016''. In the first show, she covered the song "Düm Tek Tek
"Düm Tek Tek" is a song by Belgian-Turkish singer Hadise that was performed as the entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia.
The song was performed 9th at the first semi-final of the contest on 12 May, following 's Lovebu ...
" by Hadise
Hadise Açıkgöz (born 22 October 1985). hadisemusic.com is a Belgian-Turkish singer-songwriter, dancer, and television personality. Born and raised in Belgium, her family is of Lezgin- Kumyk origin who settled in Sivas, Turkey. In 2003, she ...
, which represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Believe (Dima Bilan song), Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the Euro ...
. 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. Tesoro performed in position 1 with the song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw. Organised by the European Broadcasting ...
, in Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
and finished tenth with 181 points; six positions lower than the previous Belgian representative, Loïc Nottet
Loïc Nottet (; born 10 April 1996) is a Belgian singer, songwriter and dancer. He began his career as a singer in the third season of ''The Voice Belgique'' in 2014 and represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, where he placed fo ...
.
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English-language Belgian songs
Eurovision songs of Belgium
Eurovision songs of 2016
2015 songs
2016 singles
Laura Tesoro songs
Songs written by Selah Sue
Funk songs
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