Zero gravity

Zero gravity
Kate Miller-Heidke
publication	January 25, 2019
length	2:57
Genre (s)	Operatic Pop
Author (s)	Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall, Julian Hamilton
Label	Universal Music Australia

Zero Gravity (Engl. For no gravity ) is a song of the Australian singer Kate Miller-Heidke and the competition entry the country to the Euro Vision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv in Israel . The song was voted first in the first semifinals on May 14, 2019 and qualified for the final, where it reached ninth place with 284 points.

Music and lyrics

It is in Zero Gravity is a Operatic Pop - song . Miller-Heidke wrote the song after her experience of postnatal depression after the birth of her son Ernie and after she felt "weightless" as she recovered. Miller-Heidke said: “For a long time after the birth of my son Ernie, I had the feeling that I had lost my identity and that I felt very gloomy and depressed in many ways. A few years after his birth, I had the feeling that I would find my way back to my strength, clarity, motivation and self-confidence. And that was just an incredible feeling and that's exactly what this song tried to capture. "

Publication and reception

The song was released as a single on January 25, 2019. Miller-Heidke won with him on February 9, 2019 the preliminary decision Eurovision 2019: Australia Decides . The website AuspOp described the song as “cute, danceable, quirky, edgy and a little bit crazy. Combining pop, dance and even opera, it enables Kate to showcase her extraordinary vocal skills. Pretty much perfect, it seems. "

Eurovision Song Contest

In an interview with the Australian broadcaster SBS, Miller-Heidke said that she had always known about the Eurovision Song Contest, but that her interest had been strengthened since Australia took part . She said, “I think what I love about the Eurovision song COntest is the opportunity to be a little crazy, and I love the way it encompasses all of the different genres and styles of experimental music and performance. I love how theatrical it is. ”The song was performed in twelfth position during the first semi-finals on May 14, 2019 and qualified for the final with first place and 261 points. It then finished four days later, played in 25th place, with 284 points in ninth place. During the performances, the special choreography stood out, in which Miller-Heidke and her background singers rotated at the tip of flexible rods while singing.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sebastian Seidel, Dr. Irving Wolther: ESC 2019: Kate Miller-Heidke is Australia's candidate | Attendees. In: eurovision.de. May 19, 2019, accessed May 20, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Fiona Williams: Kate Miller-Heidke, on 'plumbing the depths' for 'Zero Gravity', and her love of all things Eurovision | SBS Eurovision. In: sbs.com.au. February 7, 2019, Retrieved May 20, 2019 (Australian English). 
3. ↑ auspOp: KATE MILLER HEIDKE REVEALS EUROVISION TRACK | auspOp. In: auspop.com.au. January 25, 2019, Retrieved May 20, 2019 (Australian English). 

predecessor	Office	successor
We Got Love ( Jessica Mauboy )	Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019	Don't Break Me ( Montaigne )