"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.^[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

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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

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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

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

References

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^ "Russia's Little Big reveal Eurovision 2020 song "UNO"". wiwibloggs. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

^ "Eurovision Song Contest - YouTube". YouTube.

^ "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.

^ "Official EBU statement & FAQ on Eurovision 2020 cancellation". Eurovision Song Contest website. 6 April 2020.

^ Little Big — Uno. TopHit. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

^ Siim Nestor. "EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS: Taukari "Kuule" kihutab nüüd ülespoole". ekspress.delfi.ee. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

^ "2020 12-os SAVAITĖS (kovo 13-19 d.) ALBUMŲ TOP100". AGATA. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

^ "Russia Airplay Chart for 2020-04-24." TopHit. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

^ "Russia Radio & YouTube Hits Chart for 2020-03-13". TopHit. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

^ "Russia YouTube Hits Chart for 2020-03-13". TopHit. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

^ "Ukraine Radio & YouTube Hits Chart for 2020-03-13". TopHit. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

^ "Ukraine YouTube Hits Chart for 2020-03-13". TopHit. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

^ "UNO - Single by Little Big on Apple Music". Apple Music. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

v t e Little Big
Ilya Prusikin Sonya Tayurskaya
Albums	Antipositive, Pt. 1 Antipositive, Pt. 2
EPs	Go Bananas
Singles	"Lolly Bomb" "Faradenza" "Skibidi" "I'm OK" "Uno" "Hypnodancer" "Tacos" "Generation Cancellation"
Related	Discography Videography

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Countries	Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom
Artists	Aksel Eden Alene Alicja Arilena Ara Ben and Tan Vincent Bueno Blas Cantó Benny Cristo Daði og Gagnamagnið Destiny Diodato Ben Dolic Efendi Elisa Gjon's Tears Go_A Natalia Gordienko Hooverphonic Hurricane Damir Kedžo Tornike Kipiani Tom Leeb Little Big Jeangu Macrooy The Mamas Athena Manoukian Montaigne James Newman The Roop Roxen Lesley Roy Sandro Senhit Ana Soklič Stefania Uku Suviste Samanta Tīna Ulrikke VAL Vasil Victoria
Songs	"Alcohol You" "Alive" "All of My Love" "Attention" "Chains on You" "Cleopatra" "Da vidna" "Divlji vjetre" "Don't Break Me" "Empires" "Fai rumore" "Fall from the Sky" "Feker Libi" "Freaky!" "Grow" "Hasta la vista" "Kemama" "Looking Back" "Medo de sentir" "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)" "Move" "My Last Breath" "On Fire" "Prison" "Release Me" "Répondez-moi" "Running" "Solovey" "Still Breathing" "Story of My Life" "Supergirl" "Take Me as I Am" "Tears Getting Sober" "Think About Things" "Universo" "Uno" "Violent Thing" "Voda" "What Love Is" "Yes" "You"
Replacement shows and events	Der kleine Song Contest Eurovision 2020 – das deutsche Finale Eurovision: Come Together Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light EurovisionAgain Sveriges 12:a

v t e Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Evrovidenie
Participation	1994 1995 ~~1996~~ 1997 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ~~2017~~ 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 ~~2022~~
Artists	Alsou Dima Bilan Buranovskiye Babushki Polina Gagarina Dina Garipova ~~Andrey Kosinsky~~ Philipp Kirkorov Sergey Lazarev ~~Little Big~~ Manizha Mumiy Troll Peter Nalitch Natalia Podolskaya Anastasiya Prikhodko Prime Minister Alla Pugacheva Julia Samoylova Julia Savicheva Serebro t.A.T.u. Tolmachevy Sisters Alexey Vorobyov Youddiph
Songs	"Believe" "Believe Me" ~~"Flame Is Burning"~~ "Get You" "I Won't Break" "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" "Lady Alpine Blue" "Lost and Forgotten" "Mamo" "A Million Voices" "Ne ver', ne boysia" "Never Let You Go" "Nobody Hurt No One" "Northern Girl" "Party for Everybody" "Primadonna" "Russian Woman" "Scream" "Shine" "Solo" "Song #1" ~~"Uno"~~ "Vechny strannik" "What If" ~~"Ya eto ya"~~ "You Are the Only One"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Russia did not compete Russia–Ukraine relations in the Eurovision Song Contest