Skeletons (Dihaj song) explained

Skeletons

Border:

yes

Type:

single

Artist:

Dihaj

Released:

15 March 2017

Length:

2:59

Label:

CAP-Sounds

Prev Title:

Eşqini aşagı sal

Prev Year:

2016

Misc:

Embed:	yes
Song:	"Skeletons"
Year:	2017
Country:	Azerbaijan
Artist:	Dihaj
Language:	English
Lyricist:	Sandra Bjurman
Place:	14th
Points:	120
Place Semi:	8th
Points Semi:	150
Prev:	Miracle
Prev Link:	Miracle (Samra Rahimli song)
Next:	X My Heart
Next Link:	X My Heart (song)

"Skeletons" is a song performed by Azerbaijani band Dihaj. The song represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.^[1] The song was revealed to the public on 11 March 2017, and was released as a digital download on 15 March.^[2] The song is composed by Isa Melikov and Sandra Bjurman, who composed the country's 2011 winning entry "Running Scared".

Eurovision Song Contest

See main article: article and Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Dihaj was confirmed to be the Azerbaijani representative to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 5 December 2016.^[3] ^[4] The music video to her entry, "Skeletons", was later revealed on 11 March 2017.^[1] Azerbaijan competed in the first half of the first semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest^[5] ^[6] in which she qualified to the final. She was 12th in the running order of the grand final and finished in 14th place including 42 points from televote (11th place) and 78 points from the juries (12th place).^[7]

Charts

Chart performance for "Skeletons"! Chart (2017)! Peak
position
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	20

Notes and References

News: Dihaj reveals Azerbaijan's 'Skeletons'. Eurovision.tv. 2017-03-11. en-GB.
Web site: AZERBAIJAN: DIHAJ REVEALS "SKELETONS" AS HER ENTRY FOR EUROVISION 2017. 11 March 2017. Wiwibloggs. wiwibloggs.com. Salmon. Josh.
Web site: Azerbaijan: DiHaj - a.k.a. Diana Hajiyeva - will sing at Eurovision 2017. 5 December 2016. Adams. William Lee. Wiwibloggs. wiwibloggs.com.
Web site: Azerbaijan: Diana Hajiyeva to Eurovision Song Contest 2017. 5 December 2016. Eurovoix. eurovoix.com. Granger. Anthony.
Web site: Jordan. Paul. Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!. 9 September 2016. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 11 September 2016.
Web site: Jordan. Paul. Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 25 January 2016. 21 January 2016.
Web site: EXCLUSIVE: Running order for the 2017 Grand Final released!. Eurovision.tv. 11 May 2017.
Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20, 2017. Sverigetopplistan. 1 April 2022.