"Uno"
Single by Little Big
Released13 March 2020
GenreElectropop
Length2:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Little Big
Little Big singles chronology
"Rock-Paper-Scissors"
(2019) 		"Uno"
(2020) 		"Hypnodancer"
(2020)
Music video
"Uno" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Languages
Composer(s)
  • Denis Tsukerman
  • Ilya Prusikin
  • Viktor Sibrinin
Lyricist(s)
  • Denis Tsukerman
  • Ilya Prusikin
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Contest cancelled
Entry chronology
◄ "Scream" (2019)
"Russian Woman" (2021) ►

"Uno" (stylized in all caps; Spanish for "one") is a Spanglish language song recorded by Russian rave group Little Big. It was due to represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 before its cancellation.[1] The song was released as a digital download and for streaming on 13 March 2020.

With over 260 million views, it is, as of January 2023, the most viewed video on the Eurovision Song Contest's YouTube channel ever.[2] The song was also added to Just Dance 2021. The video was also full of in-joke cultural references to the history of TV-performances of the famous ballet dancer Maya Plisetskaya.[3]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020

The song was Russia's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 after Little Big had been internally selected by the Russian broadcaster, Channel One. The song would have performed in one of the two semi-final rounds. On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals. Russia was placed in the first semi-final, which was to be held on 12 May 2020, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show. However, Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
CIS (TopHit)[5] 4
Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40)[6] 9
Hungary (Single Top 40)[7] 21
Lithuania (AGATA)[8] 33
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[9] 2
Russia (Top Radio & YouTube Hits)[10] 1
Russia (Top YouTube Hits)[11] 1
Scotland (OCC)[12] 97
Ukraine (Top Radio & YouTube Hits)[13] 1
Ukraine (Top YouTube Hits)[14] 1

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 13 March 2020 Digital download, streaming Little Big Family [15]

References

  1. ^ "Russia's Little Big reveal Eurovision 2020 song "UNO"". wiwibloggs. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest - YouTube". YouTube.
  3. ^ "M. Plisetskaya. Isadora. Bolero by Ravel (1977)". madonna.ru.com. Madonna UDb (Unofficial Database). Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Official EBU statement & FAQ on Eurovision 2020 cancellation". Eurovision Song Contest website. 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ Little Big — Uno. TopHit. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. ^ Siim Nestor. "EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS: Taukari "Kuule" kihutab nüüd ülespoole". ekspress.delfi.ee. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  7. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 12-os SAVAITĖS (kovo 13-19 d.) ALBUMŲ TOP100". AGATA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Russia Airplay Chart for 2020-04-24." TopHit. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Russia Radio & YouTube Hits Chart for 2020-03-13". TopHit. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Russia YouTube Hits Chart for 2020-03-13". TopHit. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Ukraine Radio & YouTube Hits Chart for 2020-03-13". TopHit. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Ukraine YouTube Hits Chart for 2020-03-13". TopHit. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  15. ^ "UNO - Single by Little Big on Apple Music". Apple Music. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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