Discoteque (song) explained
| Discoteque |
| Cover: | The Roop - Discoteque.png |
| Alt: | The official cover for "Discoteque" |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | the Roop |
| Album: | Concrete Flower |
| Released: | 22 January 2021 |
| Genre: | Electro-pop[1] |
| Length: | 3:01 |
| Label: | Warner |
| Producer: | - Laisvūnas Černovas
- Vaidotas Valiukevičius
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| Prev Title: | On Fire |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Title: | Ohmygodable |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
| Misc: | | Embed: | yes | | Song: |  "Discoteque" | | Year: | 2021 | | Country: | Lithuania | | Artist: | The Roop | | Language: | English | | Place: | 8th | | Points: | 220 | | Place Semi: | 4th | | Points Semi: | 203 | | Prev: | On Fire | | Prev Link: | On Fire (The Roop song) | | Next: | Sentimentai | | Next Link: | Sentimentai |
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"Discoteque" is a song by Lithuanian pop-rock band the Roop. The song represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after winning the pre-selection competition Pabandom iš Naujo! 2021.
At Eurovision
See main article: Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.
The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 May and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.[2] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of,,, and the, 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.[3] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Lithuania would be performing in the first half of the first semi-final of the contest.[4] On 18 May, after competing in the first semi-final, Lithuania was announced as having qualified for the final round, receiving 203 points, garnering them the 4th place in the ranking of the semifinal.
Lithuania's "Discoteque" received 220 points and finished 8th in the competition, the best result of the country since 2006.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]
- Laisvūnas Černovas – producer, keyboards, masterer, mixer, writer
- Vaidotas Valiukevičius – producer, keyboards, mixer, vocals, writer
- Robertas Baranauskas – bass, keyboards, writer
- Mantas Banišauskas – guitar, writer
- The Roop – vocals
- Ilkka Wirtanen – writer
- Kalle Lindroth – writer
Charts
Certifications
Release history
Notes and References
- Web site: V . Michel . Eurovision 2021 Review: Lithuania – The Roop – Discoteque . Abitofpopmusic . 8 February 2021 . 26 February 2021.
- Web site: European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . Rotterdam 2021–Eurovision Song Contest . 1 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201224155243/https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021 . 24 December 2020.
- Web site: European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . Rules–Eurovision Song Contest . 1 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200408073043/https://eurovision.tv/about/rules/ . 8 April 2020.
- Web site: Groot . Evert . European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . 2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021 . 1 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201118125722/https://eurovision.tv/story/2020-semi-final-line-up-to-stay-this-year . 18 November 2020 . 17 November 2020.
- Web site: Credits / Discoteque / THE ROOP – TIDAL. Tidal. 7 February 2021.
- Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 20/2021. IFPI Greece. 31 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210531180258/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html. 31 May 2021.
- Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. 3 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210605085922/https://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/. 5 June 2021. dead.
- Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. 29 May 2021.
- Web site: . 2021 4-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100) . 7 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210224034127/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/4s/ . 24 February 2021 . lt . 29 January 2021.
- Web site: 2024-04-26 . AGATA apdovanojimuose pagerbti klausomiausi atlikėjai . . 2024-06-03 . lt.
