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Hey Now (Ira Losco song)

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The intro of the song includes the text "There are always two sides to every story" and Losco going to see a fortune teller. Losco stated that she plays a character "who's wedding plans didn't go as planned" and instead spends time at home, "taking her love for her plants a bit too
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seriously ;-)". Losco added that the character eventually moves on in her life and looks to depart her hometown. The fortune teller makes a reappearance at the end of the video which also features a preview of the music video for Losco's song "Bad Habits".
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The song was number one on Malta's singles charts for six consecutive weeks between 7 December 2018 and 11 January 2019. The song reached number one again for another ten consecutive weeks between 22 February 2019 and 3 May 2019. David Grech Urpani of
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described the song as having "dominating airwaves" for months in Malta after its release with Losco winning Best Female Artist, Best Pop Artist and Best Collaboration with Leuellen at the inaugural 2019 Lovin Malta Awards.
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The music video for "Hey Now" was released on 1 November 2018 and was directed by Steven Levi Vella. It was shot by Matthew Muscat Drago in the south of Malta.
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stated that the song "sounds fantastic in both languages" and described the Maltese version of the song as a "perfect summer radio song".
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version of the song was released in April 2023 titled "Illejla" which translates as "tonight". Ruxandra Tudor of
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on her next single "Cannonball" whilst Leuellen would later release his debut single "My Time" in March 2020.
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finale with contestant Owen Leuellen on 26 January 2019. Losco had mentored Leuellen, a rapper from
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The song was released in June 2018 as the fifth single from Losco's seventh studio album
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Index

Illejla (Hey Now, Maltese Version)
Song
Ira Losco
Genre
Pop
Label
Songwriter(s)
Howard Keith
Producer(s)
Ira Losco
"Hey Now"
YouTube
Single
Owen Leuellen
Genre
Pop
hip hop
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ira Losco
Walk on Water
"Hey Now"
YouTube
all uppercase
Ira Losco
Owen Leuellen
Maltese
[ɪllɛːjlɐ]
double album

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