Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song)

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“Hero”
“Hero” cover
Single by Charlotte Perrelli
from the album Hero
A-side Hero
B-side Hero (Instrumental)
Released Flag of Sweden February, 2008 (Digital download)
Flag of Sweden March 12, 2008 (CD-single)
Format Digital download, CD-single
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop
Length 02:56
Label Universal Music
Writer(s) Bobby Ljunggren, Fredrik Kempe
Certification Platinum SWE
Charlotte Perrelli singles chronology
"Jag är tillbaka"
(2007)		 "Hero"
(2008)

Perrelli during her performance with Dancers David & Paul in the semifinal
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry
Country Sweden
Artist(s) Charlotte Perrelli
Language English
Composer(s) Bobby Ljunggren, Fredrik Kempe
Lyricist(s) Fredrik Kempe
Place 18th
Points 47
Lyrics Lyrics
Video Clip Video Clip

◄ The Worrying Kind (2007)   

"Hero" is a 2008 pop song performed by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren. It won the Melodifestivalen 2008 on March 15, 2008 at the Stockholm Globe Arena.[1] Due to this, it represented Sweden at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, Serbia.

The single "Hero" was released on March 12, 2008. It topped the Swedish Singles chart, and was certified Gold, in recognition of 10,000 copies sold. Later it was certrified Platinum, by 40,000 copies sold.[2]. The song entered the 3rd place at Svensktoppen on April 13 2008, and it stayed on the chart for eight weeks until June 1 2008 peaking at #3.

During the month of April and part of May, Perrelli went on a promotional tour through Europe. She visited Germany, Belgium, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and the Netherlands. The single was released to radio stations in those countries to which she competed in the semifinal.[3]

From the beginning she was planning to visit Russia as well, but she was refused a visa and the tour was canceled.[4]

Perrelli made it trough the semifinal on May 22 in 2008 Eurovision Song Contest due to the jury and competed in the final.[5] She competed as number 15, the same that she had in 1999, when she won with Take Me to Your Heaven.[6] However, she only managed to finish 18th out of 25 with 47 points compared to the winners 272.

Later, it was published that she hadn't made it to the top ten in the semifinal after all, but at place 12. But because of new rules in the contest, a "jurys choise" had been introduced and they had chosen Perrelli.[7]

Contents

[edit] Music video

Perrelli in the music video "Hero"
Perrelli in the music video "Hero"

The Music video was shot in Stockholm on April 14, 2008, and the filming went on for two days. Among other shooting spots some of the scenes were filmed in the room of Globen Arena.[8] During the shoot Charlotte was assisted by a personal make-up artist and stylist, ten cameramen, and her sister, Kina Björk.[8]

The music video was officially released on May 7, 2008

[edit] Track listing

  1. Hero
  2. Hero (instrumental version)

[edit] Chart positions & Release History

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Finnish Singles Chart[9] 18
Swedish Singles Chart[10] 1
Danish Singles Chart[11] 24
Swiss Singles Chart[12] 65
Norwegian Singles Chart[13] 20
Hungarian Airplay Chart [14] 40
Euro Top200[15] 137

Release History

Country Date
Sweden (Download) February, 2008
Sweden[16] March 12, 2008
Norway[17]
Denmark[18]
Finland [19]

[edit] References

  1. ^ (Swedish)Charlotte Perrelli vann finalen
  2. ^ http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.1160329/hero-har-salt-platina
  3. ^ (Swedish)Nu intar Perrelli Europa (Aftonbladet.se)
  4. ^ (Swedish)Ryska byråkrater stoppar Perrelli (Expressen.se)
  5. ^ (Swedish)Perrelli:Det känns helt fantastiskt underbart (Expressen.se)
  6. ^ (Swedish)Perrelli drog sitt lyckonummer (Expressen.se)
  7. ^ (Swedish)"Jag är inte det minsta ledsen" (Göteborgsposten.se)
  8. ^ a b (Swedish)Charlottes lyxvideo (Expressen.se)
  9. ^ Lista - Suomen virallinen lista
  10. ^ swedishcharts.com - Charlotte Perrelli - Hero
  11. ^ Danishcharts.com - Charlotte Perrelli - Hero
  12. ^ Swiss chart w.22
  13. ^ [hhttp://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Charlotte+Perrelli&titel=Hero&cat=s VG-list week 22/2008]
  14. ^ Hungarian Airplay Chart. Mahasz.hu. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  15. ^ Euro top200
  16. ^ CDON.COM - Nordens största butik på nätet
  17. ^ Cdon.Com
  18. ^ Cdon.Com
  19. ^ Cdon.Com

[edit] External links

Preceded by
The Worrying Kind by The Ark		 Melodifestivalen winners
2008		 Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Do you love me? by Amanda Jenssen		 Swedish Singles Chart number-one single
March 14, 2008		 Succeeded by
Jennie let me love you by EMD
v • d • e
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 Songs
Final
(by final results)
1. "Believe"  · 2. "Shady Lady"  · 3. "Secret Combination"  · 4. "Qele Qele"  · 5. "Hold On Be Strong"  · 6. "Oro"  · 7. "Deli"  · 8. "Day After Day"  · 9. "The Fire in Your Eyes"  · 10. "Pokušaj"  · 11. "Peace Will Come"  · 12. "Wolves of the Sea"  · 13. "Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas)"  · 14. "This Is My Life"  · 15. "All Night Long"  · 16. "Baila el Chiki Chiki"  · 17. "Zemrën E Lamë Peng"  · 18. "Hero"  · 19. "Divine"  · 20. "Pe-o margine de lume"  · 21. "Romanca"  · 22. "Missä miehet ratsastaa"  · 23. "Disappear"  · 24. "For Life"  · 25. "Even If"
Semi-final only
(did not qualify
for the final)
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