What For? (Aisha song)

"What For?" is a song performed by Latvian singer Aisha, written by Jānis Lūsēns and Guntars Račs.[1] The song represented Latvia in the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway, and competed against sixteen other Eurovision entries in the first semi-final on 25 May. It did not get voted through to the final, coming in last place in the first semi-final.[2]

For the album by Toro y Moi, see What For? (album). For the single by the band James, see What For (James song).
"What For?"
Single by Aisha
Released14 May 2010
GenrePop, Soul
Length2:59
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)Jānis Lūsēns, Guntars Račs
"What For?"
Eurovision Song Contest 2010 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Aisha
Language
Composer(s)
Jānis Lūsēns
Lyricist(s)
Guntars Račs
Finals performance
Semi-final result
17th
Semi-final points
11
Final result
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Entry chronology
◄ "Probka" (2009)   
"Angel in Disguise" (2011) ►

Lyrics

The lyrics, written by Guntars Račs, consist of a number of existential questions, for example in the song's refrain:

What for are we living? What for are we crying? What for are we dying?.

And the reply that

Only Mr God knows why.

The song is a down-tempo number. Aisha and her female backing singers wore gold dresses, with one playing a Latvian accordion as an accompanist.

Eurovision Song Contest

The song was elected through the Eirodziesma 2010, on 27 February.[3][4] where she received the highest number of votes from the televoting and the second highest number of votes from the jury.

On 25 May 2010 Aisha performed the song in the first semi-final of Eurovision, but did not get voted through to the final.

Charts
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Latvian Airplay Chart[5] 17
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References
  1. ""What For?" lyrics". diggiloo.net. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  2. Eurovision: The first semi final results
  3. Dahlander, Gustav (2010-02-27). "Aisha to represent the Latvian flag in Oslo". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  4. Medinika, Aija (2010-02-27). "Latvia has decided - Aisha to Oslo!". ESCToday. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  5. Latvian Airplay Chart


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