Ghost (Jamie-Lee Kriewitz song)

"Ghost"

Single by Jamie-Lee Kriewitz

from the album Berlin

Released

12 December 2015

Format

Digital download

Recorded

2015

Genre

Synthpop

Length

3:52

Label

Writer(s)

Thomas Burchia
Anna Leyne
Conrad Hensel

"Ghost"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country	Germany
Artist(s)	Jamie-Lee Kriewitz
Language	English
Composer(s)	Thomas Burchia, Anna Leyne, Conrad Hensel
Lyricist(s)	Anna Leyne
Finals performance
Final result	26th
Final points	11
Appearance chronology
◄ "Black Smoke" (2015)

"Ghost" is a song performed by German singer Jamie-Lee Kriewitz. The song represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden, and was written by Thomas Burchia (better known as DJ Thomilla), Anna Leyne, and Conrad Hensel.^[1] The song was released as a digital download on 12 December 2015 through Polydor and Island Records.^[2] It was also performed as Kriewitz's winner's single during season five of The Voice of Germany.

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Kriewitz was announced as one of the participants in Unser Lied für Stockholm on 12 January 2016.^[3] In the final, she performed ninth and later advanced to the superfinal. She performed last in the superfinal, and was later announced as the winner with 44.5% of the tele-vote.^[1] She then represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Being a member of the "Big 5", the song automatically advanced to the final,^[4] where it came in last place with 11 points.

Track listing

Digital download^[2]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ghost" (From The Voice of Germany)	3:52

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	65
Germany (Official German Charts)^[6]	11
Sweden Heatseekers (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	26

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Europe	12 December 2015^[2]	Digital download	Polydor/Island

References

1 2 Brey, Marco (25 February 2016). "Jamie-Lee Kriewitz to represent Germany". EBU.
1 2 3 Ghost - Single by Jamie-Lee Kriewitz on iTunes
↑ "Deutscher Vorentscheid: Teilnehmer stehen fest". eurovision.de (in German). ARD. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
↑ Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jamie-Lee Kriewitz – Ghost" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
↑ "Musicline.de – Jamie-Lee Kriewitz Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
↑ Swedish Heatseekers Chart (13 May 2016). Retrieved 22 May 2016.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Jamie-Lee Kriewitz – Ghost". Swiss Singles Chart.

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

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Artists

1950s	Walter Andreas Schwarz Freddy Quinn Margot Hielscher Margot Hielscher Alice & Ellen Kessler

1960s	Wyn Hoop Lale Andersen Conny Froboess Heidi Brühl Nora Nova Ulla Wiesner Margot Eskens Inge Brück Wenche Myhre Siw Malmkvist

1970s	Katja Ebstein Katja Ebstein Mary Roos Gitte Cindy & Bert Joy Fleming Les Humphries Singers Silver Convention Ireen Sheer Dschinghis Khan

1980s	Katja Ebstein Lena Valaitis Nicole Hoffmann & Hoffmann Mary Roos Wind Ingrid Peters Wind Maxi & Chris Garden Nino de Angelo

1990s	Chris Kempers & Daniel Kovac Atlantis 2000 Wind Münchener Freiheit Mekado ~~Leon~~ Stone & Stone Bianca Shomburg Guildo Horn Sürpriz

2000s	Stefan Raab Michelle Corinna May Lou Max Gracia Texas Lightning Roger Cicero No Angels Alex Swings Oscar Sings

2010s	Lena Lena Roman Lob Cascada Elaiza Ann Sophie Jamie-Lee Kriewitz

Songs

1950s	"Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" "So geht das jede Nacht" "Telefon, Telefon" "Für zwei Groschen Musik" "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n"

1960s	"Bonne nuit ma chérie" "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" "Zwei kleine Italiener" "Marcel" "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" "Paradies, wo bist du?" "Die Zeiger der Uhr" "Anouschka" "Ein Hoch der Liebe" "Primaballerina"

1970s	"Wunder gibt es immer wieder" "Diese Welt" "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" "Junger Tag" "Die Sommermelodie" "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" "Sing Sang Song" "Telegram" "Feuer" "Dschinghis Khan"

1980s	"Theater" "Johnny Blue" "Ein bißchen Frieden" "Rücksicht" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Für alle " "Über die Brücke geh'n" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "Lied für einen Freund" "Flieger"

1990s	"Frei zu leben" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Träume sind für alle da" "Viel zu weit" "Wir geben 'ne Party" "Verliebt in Dich" "~~Planet of Blue~~" "Zeit" "Guildo hat euch lieb!" "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e seyahat"

2000s	"Wadde hadde dudde da?" "Wer Liebe lebt" "I Can't Live Without Music" "Let's Get Happy" "Can't Wait Until Tonight" "Run & Hide" "No No Never" "Frauen regier'n die Welt" "Disappear" "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"

2010s	"Satellite" "Taken by a Stranger" "Standing Still" "Glorious" "Is It Right" "Black Smoke" "Ghost"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Germany did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Countries

Finalists (by final results)	Ukraine (winner) Australia Russia Bulgaria Sweden France Armenia Poland Lithuania Belgium Netherlands Malta Austria Israel Latvia Italy Azerbaijan Serbia Hungary Georgia Cyprus Spain Croatia United Kingdom Czech Republic Germany

Semi-final 1	Bosnia and Herzegovina Estonia Finland Greece Iceland Moldova Montenegro San Marino

Semi-final 2	Albania Belarus Denmark Ireland Macedonia Norway Slovenia Switzerland

Withdrawn	Romania

Artists

Finalists (by final results)	Jamala Dami Im Sergey Lazarev Poli Genova Frans Amir Iveta Mukuchyan Michał Szpak Donny Montell Laura Tesoro Douwe Bob Ira Losco Zoë Hovi Star Justs Francesca Michielin Samra Sanja Vučić ZAA Freddie Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz Minus One Barei Nina Kraljić Joe and Jake Gabriela Gunčíková Jamie-Lee

Semi-final 1	Argo Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner and Jala Greta Salóme Highway Jüri Pootsmann Lidia Isac Sandhja Serhat

Semi-final 2	Agnete Eneda Tarifa Ivan Kaliopi Lighthouse X ManuElla Nicky Byrne Rykka

Withdrawn	Xavier Naidoo Ovidiu Anton

Songs

Finalists (by final results)	"1944" "Sound of Silence" "You Are the Only One" "If Love Was a Crime" "If I Were Sorry" "J'ai cherché" "LoveWave" "Color of Your Life" "I've Been Waiting for This Night" "What's the Pressure" "Slow Down" "Walk on Water" "Loin d'ici" "Made of Stars" "Heartbeat" "No Degree of Separation" "Miracle" "Goodbye (Shelter)" "Pioneer" "Midnight Gold" "Alter Ego" "Say Yay!" "Lighthouse" "You're Not Alone" "I Stand" "Ghost"

Semi-final 1	"Falling Stars" "Hear Them Calling" "I Didn't Know" "Ljubav je" "Play" "Sing It Away" "The Real Thing" "Utopian Land"

Semi-final 2	"Blue and Red" "Dona" "Fairytale" "Help You Fly" "Icebreaker" "Soldiers of Love" "Sunlight" "The Last of Our Kind"

Withdrawn	"Chameleon" "Moment of Silence"

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