Icebreaker (song)

"Icebreaker" is a song performed by Sami-Norwegian singer Agnete. The song represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by Agnete along with Gabriel Alares and Ian Curnow.^[1] The song was released as a digital download on 2 February 2016 through Aiko Music.^[2]

"Icebreaker"
Single by Agnete
Released	2 February 2016
Recorded	2015
Genre	Electropop electrolament
Length	3:00
Label	Aiko Music
Songwriter(s)	Agnete Johnsen Gabriel Alares Ian Curnow
Agnete singles chronology
"Hurricane Lover" (2015) "Icebreaker" (2016) "Beginning of the End" (2020)
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country	Norway
Artist(s)	Agnete
Language	English
Composer(s)	Agnete Johnsen, Gabriel Alares, Ian Curnow
Lyricist(s)	Agnete Johnsen, Gabriel Alares, Ian Curnow
Finals performance
Semi-final result	13th
Semi-final points	63
Entry chronology
◄ "A Monster Like Me" (2015)
"Grab the Moment" (2017) ►

A music video for the song was released on 22 April 2016.^[3]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Agnete was announced as one of the ten competing artists in Melodi Grand Prix 2016 with the song "Icebreaker" on 19 January 2016.^[4] She performed in the final on 27 February, and was later announced as the winner, earning 166,728 votes from the Norwegian public.^[1] She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, performing in the second semi-final^[5] on 12 May 2016, but failed to qualify to the 14 May final.

Track listing

Digital download^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Icebreaker"	2:56

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Norway (VG-lista)[6]	11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[7]	Platinum	60,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	2 February 2016[2]	Digital download	Aiko Music

References

1. Jordan, Paul; Nilsson, Helena (27 February 2016). "Agnete to represent Norway in 2016". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
2. Icebreaker - Single by Agnete on iTunes
3. Lutnæs, Magnus Aas (22 April 2016). "Se musikkvideoen til Agnete Johnsens "Icebreaker"". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Norsk rikskringkasting. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
4. Hyttebakk, Jon Marius (19 January 2016). "Stage Dolls blant årets MGP-artister". mgp.no (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
5. Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
6. "VG-lista - Topp 20 Single uke 9, 2016". Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
7. "Norwegian single certifications – Agnete – Icebreaker" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.