Loop (Sarah Bonnici song) explained
Loop |
Cover: | Loop (Sarah Bonnici song).jpg |
Alt: | The artwork for Loop by Sarah Bonnici. Features Sarah posing against a red background, with the word Loop staggered around her. |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Sarah Bonnici |
Genre: | Dance-pop[1] |
Label: | Independent |
Prev Title: | Never Ever |
Prev Year: | 2023 |
Next Title: | Hold Me Closer |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Misc: | Embed: | yes | Song: | "Loop" | Year: | 2024 | Country: | Malta | Artist: | Sarah Bonnici | Language: | English | Place Semi: | 16th | Points Semi: | 13 | Prev: | Dance (Our Own Party) | Prev Link: | Dance (Our Own Party) | Prev Year: | 2023 |
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"Loop" is a song by Maltese singer Sarah Bonnici. Self-described as a positive love song, it was written by Bonnici alongside seven other songwriters. It was officially self-released on 14 March 2024, and represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö. It did not qualify for the Eurovision final, finishing 16th and last place with 13 points during semi final 2.
Background and composition
"Loop" was written by Sarah Bonnici alongside Sebastian Pritchard-James, John-Emil Johannson, Kevin Lee, Leire Gotxi Angel and Michael Joe Cini. The official revamped version also credited Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, John Emil Johansson and Matthew James Borg.[2] In interviews with ESC Bubble's Ervin Juhász, Bonnici stated that the song was written solely to enter the contest.[3] Bonnici later stated in another interview that the song was a "[positive] love song" about a person that was romantically interested in her. After an initial stage of teasing, Bonnici and her partner ended up in a happy "loop".[4]
The song was announced as a participating entry in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on 18 October 2023.[5] It was first premiered during the first semi final on 27 October, which took place on the Maltese evening show XOW.[6] A music video was filmed and premiered as part of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest on 1 February 2024.[7] The official release of "Loop" took place on 14 March 2024, which featured a new version of the song and a music video which premiered on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel. The video featured newly-shot footage as well as parts of the previously-filmed music video.[8]
Music video and promotion
Along with the song's official release, an accompanying music video was released on the same day. An original music video was also released before its official release on 1 February. To further promote the song, Bonnici announced her intents to participate in various Eurovision pre-parties throughout the month of March and April, including Pre-Party ES 2024 on 30 March,[9] the London Eurovision Party 2024 on the 7th,[10] and Eurovision in Concert 2024 on the 13th.[11]
Eurovision Song Contest
See main article: Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Malta's public broadcaster PBS organised a two-stage, 36 entry contest to select its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[12] [13] The competition consisted of four semi-finals with nine entries each, of which 12 would qualify to the final. The semi-finals took place on October 27, November 3, November 10 and November 17, with qualifiers announced on November 24 on the evening show XOW, while the final took place on 3 February 2024 following a six-day special. Televoting was available in the semi-finals, however, the exact system or scores were not revealed. In the final, the winner was determined by a jury vote and a televote, with a 7:2 ratio favouring the juries.[14]
Sarah Bonnici was announced as a participant on 18 October 2023.[15] The song was drawn to perform second in the first semi final,[16] and was announced to have qualified on 24 November. In the final, Bonnici performed in sixth and won the competition with 102 points. She placed first in the jury vote and second in the televote.
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 took place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Malta was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.[17] Bonnici was later drawn to open the semi-final, behind Albania's Besa.[18]
The Eurovision performance featured Bonnici alongside four background dancers, with the singer wearing a silver suit adorned with sparkles.[19]
Track listing
Digital download/streaming[20]
- "Loop" – 2:59
Digital download/streaming – Acoustic version[21]
- "Loop (Acoustic Version)" – 2:40
Charts
Release history
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Eurovision 2024 Songs Review – Part 5 (Armenia, Greece, Georgia, Malta, and San Marino). Doron Lahav. 16 April 2024 .
- Web site: Theophanous . Daniel . 14 March 2024 . Malta: Sarah Bonnici's song Loop gets a revamp and new video! . 15 March 2024 . ESC United . en-US . 14 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314171727/http://www.escunited.com/malta-2024-loop-revamp/ . live .
- Web site: Juhász . Ervin . 30 January 2024 . Sarah Bonnici: 'Winning is great, but the most important thing for me is to give a good performance' . 15 March 2024 . ESC Bubble . en-GB . 15 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315073605/https://escbubble.com/2024/01/sarah-bonnici-winning-is-great-but-the-most-important-thing-for-me-is-to-give-a-good-performance/ . live .
- Web site: Bermejo . Aitor . 16 January 2024 . Sarah Bonnici Gets Us On Loop and Builds Up Expectations For Her MESC 2024 Dance Number . live . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/J8924Le5x1w . 15 March 2024 . 15 March 2024 . en . YouTube.
- Web site: 18 October 2023 . SEE: 36 songs announced for semi-finals of MESC2024 . 15 March 2024 . . en-GB . 18 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018192036/https://tvmnews.mt/en/news/see-36-songs-announced-for-semi-finals-of-mesc2024/ . live .
- Web site: Granger . Anthony . 2023-10-25 . Malta: Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Show One Participants Announced . 2024-03-15 . Eurovoix . en-GB . 25 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231025170038/https://eurovoix.com/2023/10/25/malta-eurovision-song-contest-2024-show-one-participants-announced/ . live .
- Web site: Vautrey . Jonathan . 1 February 2024 . WATCH: MESC 2024 finalists' music videos unveiled - who is your favourite to win? . 15 March 2024 . . en-US . 24 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424083223/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/02/01/malta-mesc-2024-music-videos-unveiled/279577/ . live .
- Web site: Vautrey . Jonathan . 14 March 2024 . Got it on "Loop": Sarah Bonnici shares revamped version of her Eurovision 2024 song . 15 March 2024 . . en-US . 24 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424083116/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/03/14/sarah-bonnici-revamp-eurovision-2024-song-loop/280637/ . live .
- Web site: Garnett . Georgia . 16 March 2024 . Sarah Bonnici to perform at Pre-Party ES 2024 . live . 2 May 2024 . That Eurovision Site . en-GB . 18 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240318062927/https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/03/16/sarah-bonnici-pre-party-es-2024/ .
- Web site: C . Michelle . 7 March 2024 . Sarah Bonnici to perform at London Eurovision Party 2024 . live . 2 May 2024 . That Eurovision Site . en-GB . 7 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240307205806/https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/03/07/sarah-bonnici-london-eurovision-party-2024/ .
- Web site: Postma . Angus . 5 March 2024 . Sarah Bonnici to perform at Eurovision in Concert 2024 . live . 2 May 2024 . That Eurovision Site . en-GB . 1 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240401121033/https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/03/05/sarah-bonnici-eurovision-in-concert-2024/ .
- Web site: Vautrey . Jonathan . 18 October 2024 . Semi-finalists of Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 revealed, including Ryan Hili and Eliana Gomez Blanco . 15 March 2024 . . en-US . 15 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240215062815/https://wiwibloggs.com/2023/10/18/malta-eurovision-song-contest-2024-semi-finalists/278070/ . live .
- Web site: C . Michelle . 24 November 2023 . Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Finalists announced . 15 March 2024 . That Eurovision Site . en-GB . 15 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315013114/https://thateurovisionsite.com/2023/11/24/mesc-2024-finalists/ . live .
- Web site: Schulte–Wieschen . Claire . 4 February 2024 . Sarah Bonnici will represent Malta at Eurovision 2024 with "Loop" . 15 March 2024 . Eurovision World . en-gb . 4 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204001442/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/sarah-bonnici-will-represent-malta-at-eurovision-2024-with-loop . live .
- Web site: 10 October 2023 . SEE: 36 songs announced for semi-finals of MESC2024 . 15 March 2024 . . en-GB . 18 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018192036/https://tvmnews.mt/en/news/see-36-songs-announced-for-semi-finals-of-mesc2024/ . live .
- Web site: Postma . Angus . 26 October 2023 . Participants in Semi-Final 1 of MESC 2024 revealed . 15 March 2024 . That Eurovision Site . en-GB . 15 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240315013114/https://thateurovisionsite.com/2023/10/26/mesc-2024-semi-final-1-participants/ . live .
- Web site: 30 January 2024 . Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results . 25 February 2024 . . . en . 30 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130182906/https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-semi-final-draw-results . live .
- Web site: Adams . William Lee . 26 March 2024 . Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final Running Order Revealed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240427034238/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/03/26/eurovision-2024-semi-final-running-order-revealed-tonight-from-1800-cet/280818/ . 27 April 2024 . 26 March 2024 . . en-US.
- Web site: T . Euan . April 29, 2024 . That Eurovision Review: Sparkles and Sass for Sarah Bonnici in her first rehearsal . live . 2 May 2024 . That Eurovision Site . 29 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429113426/https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/04/29/malta-2024-first-rehearsal/ .
- Web site: 14 March 2024 . Loop - Single by Sarah Bonnici . 2 May 2024 . Apple Music (US) . en-US .
- Web site: Loop (Acoustic Version) - Single by Sarah Bonnici . . 2024-05-11.
- Web site: 2024-04-28 . PRS Malta on Facebook: BMAT PRS Malta Top 10 Airplay Chart - 28 April 2024 . 2024-04-30 . . en-us . 30 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240430135343/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=856642436476918 . live .