Blackbird (Norma John song)
| Blackbird | |
|---|---|
| Norma John | |
| publication | February 21, 2017 |
| length | 3:07 |
| Genre (s) | Indie pop |
| Author (s) | Let Piirainen Leena Tirronen |
| Label | EMI Finland |
Blackbird ( English for blackbird ) is an English language song by the Finnish duo Norma John . With this song you represented Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev .
background
On November 23, 2016, Norma John was announced as one of the ten finalists of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2017 , the Finnish preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest . On January 28, 2017, the final of the preliminary decision took place, which they could decide for themselves.
composition
text
The lyrics for Blackbird come from the duo themselves. In the song Tirronen sings about a blackbird, which reminds them of their lost love. Through the song of the bird, the singer begins to think about the time with her ex-partner. Now that the relationship between the two is over, they would no longer be remembered and the singer calls "Blackbird, do not sing" at this time (dt. Blackbird, do not sing ).
music
The song was also composed by Leena Tirronen and Lasse Piirainen themselves. The ballad has a structure typical of pop music : the first verse is followed by the refrain , followed by the second verse, then the refrain again. After the second chorus, the bridge begins with a piano intermezzo and the last chorus, which contains some variations. The singer Leena Tirronen is initially only accompanied by Piirainen on the piano , later synthetic sounds and strings follow . The tempo of the song is 84 beats per minute .
At the Eurovision Song Contest
On January 31, 2017 Finland was drawn into the first half of the first semi-final. On March 31, 2017, the starting order for May 9 was published: Norma John received starting number seven. However, they did not manage to qualify for the final.
Individual evidence
- ↑ FINLAND: YLE REVEALS THE TEN ACTS AND SONGS FOR UMK 2017
- ↑ Finland: Norma John wins UMK 2017!
- ↑ “BLACKBIRD” LYRICS - NORMA JOHN (FINLAND, EUROVISION 2017)
- ↑ ESC Songcheck (5): "Blackbird" by Norma John
- ↑ Eurovision 2017: All 43 songs sorted by tempo from slowest to fastest
- ^ Results of the Semi-Final Allocation Draw
- ↑ The starting order is fixed - Robin Bengtsson opens the ESC 2017! ( Memento of the original from April 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Sing It Away ( Sandhja ) |
 Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 |
Monsters ( Saara Aalto ) |