Love is forever
| Love is forever | |
|---|---|
| Leonora | |
| publication | 1st February 2019 |
| length | 3:14 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Lise Cabble , Melanie Wehbe, Emil Lei |
| Label | TheArrangement |
Love Is Forever (English for "love is forever") is a pop song by the Danish singer Leonora Jepsen . She represented Denmark at the 64th Eurovision Song Contest .
background
Leonora took part in the Danish Melodie Grand Prix on February 23, 2019 , which is the preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest. With the penultimate starting number of ten participants, she qualified alongside Julie & Nina Kreutzmann Jørgensen and Sigmund for the superfinal that followed immediately. There she received the most votes from the jury and the second most votes from the telephone vote, resulting in first place with 42% of all votes.
Content
The song was composed by Lise Cabble , Melanie Wehbe and Emil Lei. Cabble was also responsible for two other titles in the same Grand Prix year.
A noticeable feature of the composition is the pizzicato , which is played through to the end . The first two stanzas and choruses are sung entirely in English . The third verse is sung entirely in French . In the first pre-chorus, the first verse is sung in Danish , the second in English and the third in German . The second pre-chorus is again Danish. The first part of the chorus in French is repeated once in its entirety, with the second part being sung again in English at the end.
Since 1997, part of the Danish contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest has been sung in the local language.
At the Eurovision Song Contest
Denmark came in 7th in the second semi-final. The performance from the preliminary round, in which Leonora climbs a ladder and takes a seat on a large chair, was largely adopted unchanged. She was accompanied by four instead of two dancers as originally. The country qualified for the final and reached twelfth place with 120 points.
reception
The fan blog Wiwibloggs described Love Is Forever as a sweet and simple song, but noted that it might not stay in the audience's memory. ESCXtra praised the multilingualism of the title and compared it with the German Grand Prix winning titles A Little Peace and Satellite .
Web links
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- ↑ Track on iTunes. In: iTunes. Retrieved June 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Jens Grønbech: En stjerne he født: 20-year-old Leonora vinder Melodi Grand Prix. In: Danmarks Radio . Retrieved July 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Grand Final of Tel Aviv 2019. Accessed July 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Antranig Shokayan: Denmark: Wiwi Jury reviews Leonora with "Love Is Forever". February 19, 2019, accessed August 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Luke Malam: The Xtra Files 2019: We review Denmark's 'Love is Forever' by Leonora. April 3, 2019, accessed August 28, 2019 .