"Carpe Diem" (Classical Latin: [ˈkarpɛ ˈdi.ẽː], Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈkarpe ˈdi.em]; transl. Seize the day) is a song by Slovene pop rock band Joker Out, released on 4 February 2023.[1] The song represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, after the band was internally selected on 8 December 2022 by Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenija), Slovenia's broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest.[2] The song finished in fifth place in the second semi-final and qualified for the final, where it finished in 21st place with 78 points. The song peaked at number one in Slovenia and reached the top ten in Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden.
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| Single by Joker Out | ||||
| Language | Slovene | |||
| Released | 4 February 2023 | |||
| Recorded | December 2022 | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Carpe Diem" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry | ||||
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| Lyricist(s) | Bojan Cvjetićanin | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 5th | |||
| Semi-final points | 103 | |||
| Final result | 21st | |||
| Final points | 78 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Disko" (2022) | ||||
| "Veronika" (2024) ► | ||||
| Official performance video | ||||
| "Carpe Diem" (Second Semi-Final) on YouTube "Carpe Diem" (Grand Final) on YouTube | ||||
Production and release
editRecording for the song took place within the month of December 2022 in a Hamburg, Germany studio over a 12-day period, according to an Instagram post that the band had posted.[3] The band has stated that they had wanted to keep the entire song in the Slovene language, saying that "we want to translate Slovenian into a universal language of dance and entertainment that all countries understand."[4] In January 2023, the band filmed their music video, shot in Slovenia's capital, Ljubljana, at the Grand Hotel Union.[5]
On the same day that the band was announced as having been internally selected by Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV Slovenija), the broadcaster announced that the song would premiere on a special Eurovision broadcast on TV SLO 1 called Misija Liverpool on 4 February 2023, along with the Eurovision Song Contest premiering the music video on their YouTube channel.[6]
Eurovision Song Contest
editAt Eurovision
editAccording to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Slovenia was placed into the second semi-final, held on 11 May 2023, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[7]
Charts and certifications
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Croatia (Billboard)[8] | 14 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] | 12 |
| Greece International (IFPI)[10] | 68 |
| Iceland (Tónlistinn)[11] | 31 |
| Latvia (LAIPA)[12] | 10 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[13] | 4 |
| Netherlands (Single Tip)[14] | 15 |
| Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[15] | 40 |
| Slovenia (Radiomonitor)[16] | 1 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 4 |
References
edit- ^ Tudor, Ruxandra (4 February 2023). "Seize the day! Slovenia's Joker Out will sing "Carpe Diem" at Eurovision 2023". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Slovenia has spoken: It's 'Joker Out' for Liverpool 2023". Eurovision Song Contest. 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (29 December 2022). "🇸🇮 Slovenia: Joker Out Eurovision Entry Recorded". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ D'Eila, Luca (4 February 2023). "Slovenia: Joker Out reveals "Carpe Diem" music video — watch now!". ESCUnited. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (23 January 2023). "🇸🇮 Slovenia: Joker Out Film Music Video for Eurovision Entry". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Evrovizija: na Misijo Liverpool se podajajo Joker Out!". Radiotelevizija Slovenija (in Slovenian). 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Groot, Evert (31 January 2023). "Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Croatia Songs (Week of May 27, 2023)". Billboard. 23 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Joker Out: Carpe Diem" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "IFPI Charts". ifpi.gr. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 20. nedēļa" (in English and Latvian). LAIPA. 22 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Dutch Single Tip 20/05/2023". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 12.05.2023–18.05.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Slovenia – Radio Airplay Chart – Settimana 20.2023 – dal 12/05/2023 al 18/05/2023". Radiomonitor (in Italian). 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.