"Love Kills" is a song recorded by Belgian singer Roberto Bellarosa. The song was written by Jukka Immonen and Iain Farquharson. It is best known as Belgium's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden.[1] The song competed in the first semi-final on 14 May 2013 for a spot in the final on 18 May 2013. During the first semi-final, Belgium was voted into the final on 18 May 2013. In the final the song placed 12th with 71 points.
| "Love Kills" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Roberto Bellarosa | ||||
| Released | 15 March 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, Breakbeat | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | SME Belgium, 8ball Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jukka Immonen, Iain Farquharson | |||
| Producer(s) | Jukka Immonen | |||
| Roberto Bellarosa singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry | ||||
| Country | ||||
| Artist(s) | ||||
| Language | English | |||
| Composer(s) | Jukka Immonen, Iain Farquharson | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Jukka Immonen, Iain Farquharson | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 5th | |||
| Semi-final points | 75 | |||
| Final result | 12th | |||
| Final points | 71 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Would You?" (2012) | ||||
| "Mother" (2014) ► | ||||
Background
editOn 16 December 2012, "Love Kills" was chosen as Belgium's Eurovision entry during a live radio show, aired on VivaCité.[1] Co-writer Iain Farquharson wrote Azerbaijan's 2011 Eurovision winner, "Running Scared".
Track listing
edit- Digital download[2]
- Love Kills – 3:00
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 15 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] | 6 |
| Germany (GfK)[5] | 90 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 71 |
| Sweden (DigiListan)[7] | 29 |
References
edit- ^ a b Storvik-Green, Simon (16 December 2012). "Roberto to sing "Love Kills" for Belgium in Malmö!". Eurovision.tv.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Love Kills - Single by Roberto Bellarosa". iTunes. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Roberto Bellarosa – Love Kills" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Roberto Bellarosa – Love Kills" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Roberto Bellarosa – Love Kills" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Roberto Bellarosa – Love Kills" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "DigiListan 2013-05-26". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
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