City Lights (Blanche song)
| City lights | |
|---|---|
| Blanche | |
| publication | March 8, 2017 |
| length | 2:54 |
| Genre (s) | Indie pop , electro pop |
| text | Pierre Dumoulin, Ellie Delvaux |
| music | Pierre Dumoulin, Emmanuel Delcourt |
| Producer (s) | Tim Bran |
| Label | PIAS Belgium |
City Lights is a song by the Belgian singer Blanche . With the song she represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev .
background
On November 22nd, 2016 it was announced that the singer Ellie Delvaux would compete under her stage name Blanche for Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev . On March 7, 2017, PIAS Belgium accidentally published the song on the Spotify streaming service , but it wasn't officially released until a day later. On March 8, 2017, the music video for City Lights was released on YouTube . With City Lights she made it to the finals of the ESC 2017, where she landed on 4th place.
composition
Was composed City Lights by Pierre Dumoulin and Emmanuel Delcour. Pierre Dumoulin wrote the text with the interpreter, Blanche. The song is about a couple in love who have doubts as to whether their relationship will hold up. The song has a structure typical of pop music : the first verse is followed by the chorus , followed by the second verse, then the refrain again. After the second chorus, the bridge and the last chorus begin , which contains a few variations. The song is characterized by its electrical sounds and the singer's timbre .
Eurovision Song Contest
On January 31, 2017, Belgium was drawn into the first half of the first semi-final. On March 31, 2017, the starting order was published. Blanche competed in the first semifinals from starting number five on May 9, 2017. Belgium was one of the bookmakers' favorites to win.
Chart placements
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2017 | City lights |
DE38 (1 week) DE |
AT14 (11 weeks) AT |
CH24 (1 week) CH |
BE F1 (25 weeks) BE F |
BE W2 (19 weeks) BE W |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ BELGIUM: RTBF REVEAL BLANCHE AS THEIR EUROVISION 2017 ACT
- ↑ BELGIUM: BLANCHE'S EUROVISION ENTRY “CITY LIGHTS” RELEASED EARLY ON SPOTIFY
- ↑ BELGIUM: BLANCHE RELEASES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “CITY LIGHTS”
- ^ Blanche - Eurovision Song Contest
- ↑ ESC Songcheck (4): "City Lights" by Blanche
- ↑ Blanche with electro-dream-pop for Belgium in Kiev
- ^ 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.
- ↑ Odds Eurovision Song Contest 2017
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH BEF BEW
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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What's The Pressure ( Laura Tesoro ) |
 Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 |
A Matter of Time ( Laura Groeseneken ) |