Alter Ego (song)

"Alter Ego"
"Alter Ego"
Single by Minus One
Released	22 February 2016
Genre	Alternative rock;
Length	3:03
Label	Minus One Ltd.
Songwriter(s)	Minus One; Thomas G:son;
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country	Cyprus
Artist(s)	Minus One
Language	English
Composer(s)	Minus One, Thomas G:son
Lyricist(s)	Minus One, Thomas G:son
Finals performance
Semi-final result	8th
Semi-final points	164
Final result	21st
Final points	96
Entry chronology
	◄ "One Thing I Should Have Done" (2015)
	"Gravity" (2017) ►

"Alter Ego" is a song performed by the Cypriot rock band Minus One. The song, written by Minus One and Thomas G:son, represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The official music video for the song was released on 22 February 2016. The song was released as a digital download on 11 March 2016 via Minus One Ltd.

Eurovision Song Contest[]

Minus One were announced as the Cypriot representatives for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 on 4 November 2015 based on an internal decision by the Cypriot public broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC).^[1] The band collaborated with Swedish composer Thomas G:son in order to compose their contest entry "Alter Ego", which was presented to the public via the release of the official music video on 22 February 2016.^[2] Minus One performed the song during the first semi-final of the 2016 contest on 10 May, held at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden,^[3] and have qualified for the final.^[4] In the grand final, Minus One performed 14th and finished in the 21st place with 96 points.^[5]

Track listing[]

Digital download^[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Alter Ego"	3:03

Charts[]

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Sweden Heatseekers (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	14

Release history[]

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	11 March 2016^[6]	Digital download	Minus One Ltd.

References[]

^ Escudero, Victor M. (4 November 2015). "Minus One to represent Cyprus in 2016!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
^ Roxburgh, Gordon (22 February 2016). "Cyprus: Minus One present Alter Ego". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
^ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ Roxburgh, Gordon (12 May 2016). "We have our first ten finalists". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Grand Final | Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Alter Ego – Single by Minus One on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
^ Swedish Heatseekers Chart (13 May 2016). Retrieved 22 May 2016.

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[1] Escudero, Victor M. (4 November 2015). "Minus One to represent Cyprus in 2016!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[2] Roxburgh, Gordon (22 February 2016). "Cyprus: Minus One present Alter Ego". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

[3] Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[4] Roxburgh, Gordon (12 May 2016). "We have our first ten finalists". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[5] "Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Grand Final | Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-05-15.

[iTunes-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Alter Ego – Single by Minus One on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

[7] Swedish Heatseekers Chart (13 May 2016). Retrieved 22 May 2016.

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