City Lights (Blanche song)
2017 song by Blanche
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"City Lights" is a song performed by Belgian singer Blanche. The song represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017,[1] and it finished in 4th place in the grand final on 13 May 2017. The song was intended to be released as a digital download on 8 March 2017 through PIAS Belgium, but leaked through Spotify the night before.[2][3]
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| Single by Blanche | ||||
| Released | 8 March 2017 | |||
| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | PIAS Belgium | |||
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| Blanche singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "City Lights" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry | ||||
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| Language | English | |||
| Composer | Pierre Dumoulin | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 4th | |||
| Semi-final points | 165 | |||
| Final result | 4th | |||
| Final points | 363 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "What's the Pressure" (2016) | ||||
| "A Matter of Time" (2018) ► | ||||
Release
Eurovision Song Contest
On 22 November 2016, it was announced that Blanche would be representing Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.[1] Belgium competed at the Eurovision Song Contest's first half of the first semi-final[5][6] that took place on 9 May 2017, and finished 4th, gaining enough points to compete in the final. Belgium ended up with 363 points on 4th place in the Grand Final, receiving 12 points from Ireland's jury and the televote in Estonia, Poland, Latvia and Sweden.[7]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Belgium (BRMA)[27] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various[28] | 8 March 2017 | Digital download | PIAS Belgium |