"Growing Up Is Getting Old" (stylised in all lowercase) is a song by Bulgarian singer Victoria released as a single on 19 March 2021 by Ligna Group and Ostereo Limited. The song represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.[1] The song appears on her debut extended play A Little Dramatic.[2]
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| Single by Victoria | ||||
| from the EP A Little Dramatic | ||||
| Released | 19 March 2021 | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Oliver Björkvall | |||
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| "Growing Up Is Getting Old" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry | ||||
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| Language | English | |||
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| Semi-final result | 3rd | |||
| Semi-final points | 250 | |||
| Final result | 11th | |||
| Final points | 170 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Tears Getting Sober" (2020) | ||||
| "Intention" (2022) ► | ||||
Release and promotion
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An official music video was released on 10 March 2021.[3] The long 5-minute music video starts with a black and white simulation of a news anchor announcing the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time ever. The music video closes with real black and white footage of Victoria as a child and footage of her family.
At Eurovision
editThe song was selected to represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, after Victoria Georgieva was internally selected by the national broadcaster. The semi-finals of the 2021 contest featured the same line-up of countries as determined by the draw for the 2020 contest's semi-finals. Bulgaria was placed into the second semi-final, held on 20 May 2021, and performed in the second half of the show. After placing third in the semi-final, the song reached the Grand Final and finished joint tenth with 170 points.[a]
Charts
edit| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Lithuania (AGATA)[4] | 67 |
| Netherlands (Single Tip 30)[5] | 4 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 16 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 19 March 2021 |
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Notes
edit- ^ The EBU officially recognises the song as finishing eleventh due to Greece's entry receiving more points in the televoting.
References
edit- ^ "Bulgaria: VICTORIA will sing "Growing Up Is Getting Old" at Eurovision 2021". wiwibloggs. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ ESC Xtra: VICTORIA releases her debut EP "a little dramatic"
- ^ "VICTORIA chooses 'Growing Up Is Getting Old'". Eurovision.tv. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "2021 21-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 21-27 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Victoria – Growing Up Is Getting Old". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Growing Up Is Getting Old – Single by Victoria on Apple Music Bulgaria". Apple Music. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.