The Wrong Place Explained
| The Wrong Place |
| Cover: | Hooverphonic - The Wrong Place.png |
| Alt: | The official cover for "The Wrong Place" |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Hooverphonic |
| Album: | Hidden Stories |
| Released: | 4 March 2021 |
| Length: | 2:56 |
| Label: | Universal Music |
| Producer: | Alex Callier |
| Prev Title: | Mad About You |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Title: | Thinking About You |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
| Misc: | | Embed: | yes | | Song: |  "The Wrong Place" | | Year: | 2021 | | Country: | Belgium | | Artist: | Hooverphonic | | Language: | English | | Place: | 19th | | Points: | 74 | | Place Semi: | 9th | | Points Semi: | 117 | | Prev: | Release Me | | Prev Link: | Release Me (Hooverphonic song) | | Next: | Miss You | | Next Link: | Miss You (Jérémie Makiese song) |
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"The Wrong Place" is a song by Belgian band Hooverphonic. The song represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after being internally selected by the national broadcasters Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) and Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF).[1]
Eurovision Song Contest
Internal selection
On 20 March 2020, VRT and RTBF announced Belgian band Hooverphonic as the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[2]
At Eurovision
See main article: Belgium 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.[3] 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.[4] [5] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Belgium would be performing in the second half of the first semi-final of the contest.[6] Hooverphonic performed in the eleventh slot in the semi-final, and qualified for the grand final in 9th place, receiving 117 points.[7] The song finished in 19th place in the final, receiving 74 points.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Meersman. Boris. 2021-03-02. Belgium: Hooverphonic's song, 'The Wrong Place', set for 4 March release!. 2021-03-03. escYOUnited. en-US.
- Web site: Hooverphonic will represent Belgium at Eurovision 2021…and with a potentially "up-tempo song". 20 March 2020. Wiwibloggs.
- Web site: European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . Rotterdam 2021–Eurovision Song Contest . 12 February 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 . 12 January 2017 . 12 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200408073043/https://eurovision.tv/about/rules/ . 8 April 2020.
- European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . Eurovision Song Contest 2021 . 18-22 May 2021 . Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- Web site: Groot . Evert . European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . 2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021 . 12 February 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: First Semi-Final of Rotterdam 2021.
- Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 21/2021. IFPI Greece. 7 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210607180055/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html. 7 June 2021.
- Web site: 2021 21-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 21-27 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100. lt. AGATA. 28 May 2021. 28 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210528143430/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/21s/. 28 May 2021. live.
- Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21. Sverigetopplistan. 28 May 2021.
- Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2021. Ultratop. 5 January 2022.
