"Disko" (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈdíːskɔ]) is a 2022 song by Slovenian pop band Last Pizza Slice. The song represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, after winning EMA 2022, Slovenia's national final.[1]
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| Single by LPS | ||||
| Language | Slovene | |||
| Released | 1 April 2022 | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Disko" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entry | ||||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 17th | |||
| Semi-final points | 15 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Amen" (2021) | ||||
| "Carpe Diem" (2023) ► | ||||
Release
editThe song was released on 26 November 2021, along with all other songs competing in EMA 2022.[2] It was officially released to streaming services on 1 April.[3]
Music video
editAn animated music video of "Disko" would come out on 11 April, with artwork by Manca Matelič, a school classmate of the band, and Matevž Bervar.[4] The video features a man getting dumped by his girlfriend at a nightclub. The man ends up being depressed, drinking at the nightclub. One day, while seeing his ex-girlfriend kiss her boyfriend at a bridge, the man falls over into a river. While it is unknown if the man drowned or hallucinated, underwater, he eventually meets another girl, and becomes happy again.[citation needed]
The music video is inspired by the lead singer, Filip Vidušin, having a real life experience of getting dumped at a disco and watching his ex-girlfriend dance with another man.[5]
Eurovision Song Contest
editEMA 2022 and EMA Freš 2022
editIn December 2021, Last Pizza Slice with "Disko" took part in the EMA preliminary competition, called EMA Freš 2022. The following month, the song was selected as one of four entries for the EMA 2022.[6] In the second semi-final on 12 February 2022, "Disko" qualified for the grand final.[7] In the grand final a week later, the song won with the highest score from the viewers and the second highest score from the jury, and therefore qualified for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[8]
At Eurovision
editSlovenia was placed into the first semi-final, held on 10 May 2022, and performed in the first half of the show.[9] They failed to qualify for the final after finishing in last place in the first semi-final with only 15 points.[10]
Charts
edit| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Lithuania (AGATA)[11] | 35 |
References
edit- ^ "Slovenia: LPS will grab a pizza the action in Italy 🇸🇮". Eurovision.tv. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Na Emi Freš se bo pomerilo 24 izvajalcev". RTVSLO.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Disko - Single by LPS on iTunes". iTunes Store. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "🇸🇮 Slovenia: LPS Release Music Video For "Disko"". Eurovoix. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "LPS – Slovenia – Turin 2022". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "EMA freš: imamo 4 zmagovalce, ki so se uvrstili na Emo 2022" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "EMA 2022: Znana imena še drugih šest finalistov" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "LPS so zmagovalci izbora EMA 2022" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Eurovision 2022: Which Semi-Final is your country performing in? 🇮🇹". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "LPS s pesmijo Disko v prvem polfinalu pristali na zadnjem, 17. mestu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.