Hero (song)

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Hero
Charlotte Perrelli
publication March 12, 2008
length 2:56 min.
Genre (s) pop
text Fredrik Kempe
music Bobby Ljunggren
Fredrik Kempe
Producer (s) Peter Boström
Label Universal Music AB
album Hero (2008)

Hero (Eng. For "Held") is a 2008 pop song by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli . It was written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren, and produced by Peter Boström. With the title Perrelli won the Swedish preliminary decision Melodifestivalen 2008 on March 15, 2008 and appeared with the piece for Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade .

The single for the song from the album of the same name was released on March 12, 2008. It reached the Swedish single charts and was awarded gold for more than 10,000 copies sold . After the performance in Serbia , the single achieved platinum status for more than 40,000 units sold.

History of origin

Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljungren are well-known faces of the Melodifestivalen , the Swedish preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest . Kempe himself took part in the competition for the first time in 2004, back then as a singer, while Bobby Ljunggren wrote songs for the competition as early as 1987, including the winning titles in 1995, 1998 and 2006, all three of which also made it into at least the top ten. The two have worked together since 2005. Hero later became the first of four winning titles for Kempe to date.

Kempe wrote the text, which is about heroism and love. They wrote the music for the dance-pop song together. The song was finally presented to Måns Zelmerlöw on the one hand, and Charlotte Perreli on the other, both of whom recorded a version. However, Zelmerlöw also found the song more suitable for Perrelli, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999 with the song Take Me to Your Heaven . Perrelli had already turned down a few offers for further editions of the Melodifestivalen, but liked the title the first time it was heard and therefore agreed. Finally, their version was the only one to be sent in.

Peter Boström from Bassflow Productions produced the track in his studio near Stockholm.

Participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Charlotte Perrelli at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

In the Swedish preliminary decision on March 15, 2008 Perrelli won the final and was allowed to represent Sweden at the ESC in Belgrade . Charlotte Perrelli made it into the final and reached 18th out of 25 places with 47 points.

publication

A download version was already available in February. The actual single was released on March 12, 2008 in Sweden along with an instrumental version of the piece. Universal Music also released Charlotte Perrelli's album named after the song on April 23. The piece is in second place there.

Music video

The music video for the song was shot on April 14th and 15th, 2008 in Stockholm . On May 7, 2008, the video was officially released. In it, Perrelli wears a gold dress for 15,000 crowns, which she had previously seen at Victoria Beckham and which she also wore when she performed at the Eurovision Song Contest. The video was shot over two days at different locations in central Stockholm, including the Ericsson Globe , where the Melodifestivalen finale was also broadcast.

Chart placements

Hero reached number one in the Swedish charts on March 13, two days before the final decision. It stayed there for a total of 19 weeks, five of which were in first place. In Switzerland it reached number 65. The song also reached number four in the charts in Finland (number 18), Norway (number 20), Denmark (number 24) and in Hungary .

Charts Top
position 		Weeks
SwedenSweden Sweden 1 19th
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 65 1

occupation

  • Singing: Charlotte Perrelli
  • Guitar: Pontus Söderqvist
  • Viola: Irene Bylund
  • Violin: Martin Bylund
  • Background vocals: Agnetha Kjörsvik, Anna Nordell
  • Producer: Peter Boström
  • Producer (vocals) / Mix: Grizzly (Gustav Robert Jonsson)
  • Arranger: Fredrik Hult, Ola Larsson
  • Arranger (strings): Mattias Bylund

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charlotte Perrelli wins the preliminary round (accessed February 5, 2012)
  2. ↑ Hero achieved gold and platinum in Sweden ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed February 5, 2012) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.expressen.se
  3. ^ Fredrik Kempe: His Top 20 Melodifestivalen Compositions »Scandipop.co.uk . In: Scandipop.co.uk . August 11, 2016 ( scandipop.co.uk [accessed May 15, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Grand Prix 2008: The candidates in the laut.de test - laut.de - News . In: laut.de . ( laut.de [accessed on May 15, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Måns Zelmerlöw hyllar Perrelli . In: Aftonbladet . ( aftonbladet.se [accessed May 15, 2018]).
  6. ↑ Charlotte Perrelli - Eurovision Song Contest Lisbon 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Highlights. In: Bassflow Productions. Retrieved May 15, 2018 (sv-SE).
  8. ↑ Perrelli wins the preliminary round ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed February 5, 2012) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.expressen.se
  9. ↑ Eurovision 2008 Sweden: Charlotte Perrelli - "Hero" . In: Eurovisionworld . ( eurovisionworld.com [accessed May 15, 2018]).
  10. ↑ Charlotte Perrelli - Hero. In: Discogs. Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Charlotte Perrelli - Hero. In: Discogs. Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Music video ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2008 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. (Accessed February 5, 2012) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gt.se
  13. ↑ Charlotte Perrelli's lyxvideo . In: Expressen . ( expressen.se [accessed on May 15, 2018]).
  14. ↑ Steffen Hung: finnishcharts.com - Charlotte Perrelli - Hero. Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Chart placement in Norway (accessed February 5, 2012)
  16. ↑ Chart placement in Denmark (accessed February 5, 2012)
  17. ↑ Chart placement in Hungary (accessed on February 5, 2012)
  18. ↑ Chart sources: CH SW