"Loco Loco" is a song by Serbian girl group Hurricane. The song represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.[1] The song qualified from the second semi-final on 20 May 2021, and placed 15th in the final with 102 points. Despite receiving low points from the national juries, the song still managed to reach 9th place in the televote.
| "Loco Loco" | ||||
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| Single by Hurricane | ||||
| Language | Serbian | |||
| Released | 5 March 2021 | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | PGP-RTS | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | Sanja Vučić | |||
| Hurricane singles chronology | ||||
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| "Loco Loco" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry | ||||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 8th | |||
| Semi-final points | 124 | |||
| Final result | 15th | |||
| Final points | 102 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Hasta la vista" (2020) | ||||
| "In corpore sano" (2022) ► | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest
editInternal selection
editOn 17 December 2020, RTS confirmed that Hurricane would represent Serbia in the 2021 contest.[2]
At Eurovision
editThe 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.[3] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final.[4][5] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Serbia would be performing in the first half of the second semi-final of the contest.[6]
Charts
edit| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Croatia (HRT)[7] | 97 |
| Serbia (Radiomonitor)[8] | 6 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ "Ускоро премијера песме групе "Hurricane" – "Loco Loco" за Евросонг" [Coming soon: The premiere of the song of the group "Hurricane" – "Loco Loco" for the Eurovision Song Contest]. RTS (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Brace yourself: Hurricane storms into Eurovision 2021". Eurovision Song Contest. 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Rotterdam 2021–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Rules–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Rotterdam, Netherlands: European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 18–22 May 2021.
- ^ Groot, Evert (17 November 2020). "2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "ARC 100 — datum: 31. svibnja 2021" [ARC 100 — Date: 31 May 2021] (in Croatian). HRT. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Peak positions in Serbia:
- For "Loco Loco": "Serbia – Radio Airplay Chart (16/04/2021 – 22/04/2021)". Radiomonitor. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 May 2021.