Technicolour (song)

"Technicolour"
The official cover for "Technicolour"
Single by Montaigne
Released5 March 2021[1]
Length2:49
LabelWonderlick
Songwriter(s)
  • Jessica Cerro
  • Dave Hammer
Producer(s)Dave Hammer
Montaigne singles chronology
"Don't Break Me"
(2020) 		"Technicolour"
(2021)
Music video
"Technicolour" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Montaigne
Composer(s)
  • Jessica Cerro
  • Dave Hammer
Lyricist(s)
  • Jessica Cerro
  • Dave Hammer
Finals performance
Semi-final result
14th
Semi-final points
28
Entry chronology
◄ "Don't Break Me" (2020)
"Not the Same" (2022) ►

"Technicolour" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Montaigne. The song represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after being internally selected by the national broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service (SBS).[2] Montaigne co-wrote the song with songwriter and producer Dave Hammer. Montaigne stated that the song "makes you want to cry, makes you want to dance, makes you want to take on a malignant corporate power".[3] The song did not qualify for the final.[4]

Music video

A music video was released on 5 May 2021 on Montaigne's YouTube channel. The video was directed by Courtney Brookes and produced by Eight Productions. Dancers Chantelle Landayan, Lorcan Power, Andrew Huynh, and Kirsten Willis were all featured in the music video.[5]

Eurovision Song Contest

Internal selection

On 2 April 2020, SBS announced Australian singer-songwriter Montaigne as the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[6]

At Eurovision

Main article: Australia 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 a grand final on 22 May 2021.[7] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, with the top 10 countries from their respective semi-final progressing to the grand final.[8][9] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Australia would be performing in the first half of the first semi-final of the contest.[10] The song did not progress to the final.[4]

Charts

Chart performance for "Technicolour"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Lithuania (AGATA)[11] 42
Netherlands (Single Tip 30)[12] 29

References

  1. ^ "Montaigne releases Australia's official Eurovision song 'Technicolour'". sbs.com.au. SBS. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Montaigne (@actualmontaigne) on Twitter: "MY EUROVISION SONG 'TECHNICOLOUR' OUT TOMORROW ( U SNEAKY LIL EUROVISIONS WHO SCOPED IT OUT EARLY ) @SBSEurovision #SBSEurovision". Twitter. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Australia: Montaigne's "Technicolour" gets its official release". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b McGarry, Andrew (19 May 2021). "Eurovision 2021: Montaigne represents Australia with pre-recorded video at Song Contest's first semi-final in Rotterdam". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ Montaigne - Technicolour (Official Video), retrieved 10 June 2021
  6. ^ Jiandani, Sanjaj (2 April 2020). "Australia: SBS confirms Montaigne for Eurovision 2021". EscToday.
  7. ^ "Rotterdam 2021–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Rules–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  9. ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Rotterdam, Netherlands: European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 18–22 May 2021.
  10. ^ Groot, Evert (17 November 2020). "2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Montaigne – Technicolour". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 June 2021.