"Quédate conmigo" (, "") is a song recorded by Spanish singer

Pastora Soler María del Pilar Sánchez Luque (born 28 September 1978 in Coria del Río, Province of Seville, Seville), better known by her stage name Pastora Soler, is a Spanish singer. She is also a songwriter and her compositions usually mix copla (music), ...

with music composed by Thomas G:son,

Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson Antonio Juan "Tony" Sánchez-Ohlsson Vega (born 11 January 1974 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is a Spanish music producer and songwriter. Sánchez-Ohlsson began classical music training at the age of eight. He began his professional career in mu ...

, and Erik Bernholm and lyrics written by Sánchez-Ohlsson. It in the

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, placing tenth.

Background

Conception

"Quédate conmigo" was composed by Thomas G:son,

, and Erik Bernholm, with lyrics by Sánchez-Ohlsson.

Selection

On 21 December 2011,

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(RTVE) announced that it had internally selected

as for the of the

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...

. On 3 March 2012, "Quédate conmigo", "Tu vida es tu vida", and "Ahora o nunca" competed in a three-song organized by RTVE, and aired on La 1 of

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, to select the song Soler would perform in the contest. "Quédate conmigo", and "Tu vida es tu vida", had been directly selected by Soler, whereas "Ahora o nunca" had been selected through an online vote over "Me despido de ti". "Voy a quedarme" won the competition so it became the Spanish entry for Eurovision. Unlike "Tu vida es tu vida", "Quédate conmigo" was not a song from Soler's latest album ''Una mujer como yo'', she chose it from over 200 proposals she received through her record company. According to Soler, it became her favourite the moment she listened to it.

Release

The song was released in its first version in Spain on digital platforms on 28 February 2012, both as a single and as part of a 4-track EP, ''Especial Eurovisión'', containing her candidate songs for Eurovision. The final Eurovision version of the song, with polished production, was included in a special reissue of ''Una mujer como yo'', Soler's latest album, which was re-released on 27 March 2012. This version was also released as a single on digital platforms on 30 March 2012 as "Quédate conmigo (Versión Bakú)". Soler recorded an English-language version of the song, "Stay With Me", which was released on digital platforms on 24 July 2012.

Music video

RTVE premiered the official music video of the song on 19 March 2012. The video focuses on Pastora Soler, with medium shots and close-ups of her against a black backdrop. These images are alternated with a couple of dancers. The music video served to introduce the final version of the song for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Eurovision

On 26 May 2012, the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the

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hosted by

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(İTV) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Soler performed "Quédate conmigo" nineteenth on the night, following 's "Love Me Back" by

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and preceding 's " Standing Still" by Roman Lob. At the close of voting, it had received 97 points, placing tenth in a field of twenty-six, achieving the first top 10 result for Spain since . The song was succeeded as Spanish entry at the by "

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" by

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Legacy

Cover versions

* In 2013, Rafa Blas, known for winning the first season of ''

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'' aired on

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, included a cover of the song in his debut studio album ''Mi Voz''.

Other performances

* On 24 July 2016, María Jimena sang the song in the Knockout stage of season five of '' La Voz... México'' aired on

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. * On 4 December 2017, Nerea performed the song on Gala 6 of season nine of ''

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'' aired on La 1 of Televisión Española, in the presence of Soler herself. * In the show ' aired on La 1 of Televisión Española to choose by popular vote the best Spanish song ever sung,

Agoney Agoney Hernández Morales (Adeje, Province of Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain, 18 October 1995), also known as Agoney, is a Spanish singer, composer and performer who rose to fame from his participation on the ''Operación Triunfo (series 9), Operaci� ...

performed "Quédate conmigo" in the episode dedicated to the 2010s, aired on 29 March 2019, winning the episode competition. In the grand final episode, aired on 5 April 2019, in which the winner song of each episode dedicated to each of the previous seven decades competed, the song was performed by placing sixth in the overall competition.

Impersonations

* In the ninth episode of the third season of '' Tu cara me suena'' aired on 19 December 2013 on Antena 3,

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impersonated Soler singing "Quédate conmigo". * In the ninth episode of ''Tu cara me suena mini'' aired on 6 November 2014 on Antena 3, Carla Núñez impersonated Soler singing "Quédate conmigo" replicating her performance at Eurovision. * In the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of ''Tu cara me suena'' aired on 2 February 2018 on Antena 3,

Diana Navarro Diana Navarro Ocaña (born 21 April 1978 in Málaga) is a Spanish singer. She rose to fame in 2005 with the single "Sola" from her first album ''No te olvides de mí''. She was nominated for a Latin Grammy as Best New Artist in 2005. Her songs ...

impersonated Soler singing "Quédate conmigo" replicating her performance at Eurovision, in the presence of Soler herself.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quedate Conmigo (Pastora Soler Song) Eurovision songs of 2012 Eurovision songs of Spain Songs written by Thomas G:son 2012 songs Warner Music Group singles Songs written by Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson Songs written by Erik Bernholm