"Anyone I Want to Be" is a song by Polish singer Roksana Węgiel. It represented Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, where it won the competition. The song was written by Maegan Cottone, Nathan Duvall, Cutfather, Peter Wallevik, Daniel Davidsen, Małgorzata Uściłowska, and Patryk Kumór, and was released on 6 November 2018.
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| Single by Roksana Węgiel | ||||
| from the album Roksana Węgiel | ||||
| Released | 6 November 2018 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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| Anyone I Want to Be on YouTube | ||||
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| Final result | 1st |
| Final points | 215 |
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| ◄ "Mój dom" (2017) | |
| "Superhero" (2019) ► | |
Background and composition
edit"Anyone I Want to Be" was written by British-American songwriter Maegan Cottone, British songwriter Nathan Duvall, Danish producer Cutfather, Danish songwriter Peter Wallevik, Danish-Norwegian musician Daniel Davidsen, Polish singer-songwriter Małgorzata Uściłowska and Polish songwriter Patryk Kumór.[1][2][3]
Shortly after its victory in Junior Eurovision, Cutfather revealed that the song had been written around five years before submitting it to Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) for the competition. Among other international artists, Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora were previously offered the song.[4]
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
editOn 21 September 2018, Węgiel was announced by Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) as Poland's entrant in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, to be held in Minsk, Belarus.[5] Her song was later revealed to be titled "Anyone I Want to Be", and was released on 6 November along with its music video.[1][2][3] The contest took place on 25 November in Minsk-Arena. Węgiel was drawn to perform last, following Ela Mangion of Malta.[6] In the jury voting sequence, Poland had placed seventh, receiving 79 points total and one set of the maximum 12 points from France. However, Poland went on to score the highest number of online votes, receiving 136 points. Combined, this left Poland with an overall score of 215 points, placing above runner-up France by a difference of 12 points.[7][8][9]
Węgiel's win in the contest gave Poland its first win in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest; they had never previously won the Eurovision Song Contest either.[10] As winners, Poland was given the right of first refusal to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, which was held in Gliwice.[11][12][13][14]
Music video
editThe music video for "Anyone I Want to Be" was released along with the song's release as a digital download, on 6 November 2018.[3] The video surpassed one million views on YouTube within two weeks, becoming the most-watched video of the 2018 contest.[15]
By 2023, the official video for "Anyone I Want to Be" had been played on YouTube over 39 million times, thus being the most-watched video on the official Junior Eurovision YouTube channel, while the live performance in the Junior Eurovision final has over 19 million views.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Anyone I Want to Be" (Junior Eurovision 2018 / Poland) | 2:58 |
Charts
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Poland (ZPAV)[19] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 6 November 2018 | Digital download | Universal | [16] |
References
edit- ^ a b Blazewicz, Maciej (24 September 2018). "Juliusz Kamil kompozytorem piosenki na Eurowizję Junior! (...)" (in Polish). Dziennik-Eurowizyjny.pl.
- ^ a b Granger, Anthony (26 October 2018). "Poland: Roksana Wegiel To Perform "Anyone I Want to Be"". Eurovoix.
- ^ a b c Herbert, Emily (6 November 2018). "Poland: "Anyone I Want To Be" Released". Eurovoix.
- ^ ""Anyone I Want To Be" was offered to Iggy Azalea & Rita Ora before winning Junior Eurovision". 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ Herbert, Emily (21 September 2018). "Poland: Roksana Wegiel to Junior Eurovision 2018". Eurovoix.
- ^ Brown, Alistair (19 November 2018). "Junior Eurovision'18: Full Running Order Revealed". Eurovoix.
- ^ "Poland's Roksana Węgiel is the winner of Junior Eurovision 2018!". EBU. 25 November 2018.
- ^ Farren, Neil (25 November 2018). "Poland: Roksana Węgiel Wins Junior Eurovision 2018". Eurovoix.
- ^ Stella, Nathan (25 November 2018). "Roksana Węgiel From Poland Wins The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018!". ESCBubble.
- ^ Stella, Nathan (25 November 2018). "Roksana Węgiel From Poland Wins The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018!". ESCBubble.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (25 November 2018). "Poland: CEO of TVP States They Want to Host Junior Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (22 November 2018). "Armenia Only Nation Considering To Host Junior Eurovision 2019?". Eurovoix.
- ^ Brown, Alistair (10 December 2018). "Junior Eurovision 2019: Poland Confirmed As Host Country". Eurovoix.
- ^ "TVP TO HOST 2019 JUNIOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST IN GLIWICE-SILESIA". EBU. 6 March 2019.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (22 November 2018). "Poland: "Anyone I Want To Be" Passes Music Video 1.5 Million Views". Eurovoix.
- ^ a b "Anyone I Want To Be - Single by Roksana Węgiel". iTunes. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Najpopularniejsze albumy i single 2019 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2019 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 November 2019.