Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song)

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"Hero"
Perrelli-hero.jpg
Single by Charlotte Perrelli
from the album Hero
A-side"Hero"
B-side"Hero (Instrumental)"
ReleasedFebruary 2008
Recorded2007
Genre
Length2:56
LabelUniversal Music
Songwriter(s)
Charlotte Perrelli singles chronology
""
(2007)
"Hero"
(2008)
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry
Country
Sweden
Artist(s)
Charlotte Perrelli
Language
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Fredrik Kempe
Finals performance
Semi-final result
12th (back-up jury)
Semi-final points
54
Final result
18th
Final points
47
Entry chronology
◄ "The Worrying Kind" (2007)
"La voix" (2009) ►

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

The single "Hero" was released on 12 March 2008. It topped the Swedish Singles chart, and was certified Gold, in recognition of 10,000 copies sold. After the contest, it was certified Platinum, as 40,000 copies sold.[2] The song entered the 3rd place at Svensktoppen on 13 April 2008, and it stayed on the chart for eight weeks until 1 June 2008 peaking at #3. The Swedish single top 100, she peaked at #1 for 5 weeks, and left the charts after 19 weeks. Her position in the 'best of all time' is #503 with 769 points.

Eurovision[]

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] She originally planned to visit Russia as well, but she didn't receive a visa in time and her tour there was cancelled.[4]

Perrelli performing "Hero" at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Perrelli made it through the semifinal on 22 May in Eurovision Song Contest 2008 as the jury wildcard 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 entries with 47 points.

Music video[]

The Music video was shot in Stockholm on 14 April 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.[7] During the shoot Perrelli was assisted by a personal make-up artist and stylist, ten cameramen, and her sister, Kina Björk.[7]

The music video was officially released on 7 May 2008.

Cover versions[]

Track listing[]

  1. "Hero"
  2. "Hero" (instrumental version)

Chart positions[]

Chart (2008) Peak
position
European Hot 100 Singles[9] 86
Finnish Singles Chart[10] 18
Swedish Singles Chart[11] 1
Danish Singles Chart[12] 24
Swiss Singles Chart[13] 65
Norwegian Singles Chart[14] 20
Hungarian Airplay Chart[15] 4
Turkish Singles Chart[16] 20

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2008) Position
Swedish Singles Chart[17] 1
Chart (2009) Position
Hungarian Singles Chart[18] 18

Release history[]

Country Date
Sweden (Download) February 2008
Sweden[19] 12 March 2008
Norway[20]
Denmark[21]
Finland[22]
Belgium[23] Spring 2008
Austria[23]
Netherlands[23]
China[24] Autumn 2008
Poland[24]
Hungary[24]

References[]

  1. ^ (in Swedish)Charlotte Perrelli vann finalen
  2. ^ ""Hero" har sålt platina - Nöje - Expressen.se". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  3. ^ (in Swedish)Nu intar Perrelli Europa (Aftonbladet.se)
  4. ^ (in Swedish)Ryska byråkrater stoppar Perrelli (Expressen.se)
  5. ^ (in Swedish)Perrelli:Det känns helt fantastiskt underbart (Expressen.se) Archived 2008-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ (in Swedish)Perrelli drog sitt lyckonummer (Expressen.se) Archived 2008-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b (in Swedish)Charlottes lyxvideo (Expressen.se) Archived 2008-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Olle Kvarnsmyr (10 November 2018). "Linnea Henrikssons kupp" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. ^ European Hot 100 Singles Chart
  10. ^ Lista - Suomen virallinen lista
  11. ^ swedishcharts.com - Charlotte Perrelli - Hero
  12. ^ danishcharts.dk - Charlotte Perrelli - Hero
  13. ^ Swiss chart w.22
  14. ^ VG-list week 22/2008
  15. ^ "Hungarian Airplay Chart". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  16. ^ Turkish Top 20 Chart Archived 2009-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "Swedish year-end chart 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  18. ^ "Éves összesített listák - MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 (súlyozott)". Mahasz. Mahasz.
  19. ^ CDON.COM - Nordens största butik på nätet Archived 2008-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ Cdon.Com Archived 2008-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ Cdon.Com Archived 2008-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ Cdon.Com Archived 2008-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ a b c "Rekord Perrelli (Expressen.se)". Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  24. ^ a b c Perrelli lanseras i Kina (Aftonbladet.se)

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