Loop (Sarah Bonnici song)
| "Loop" | |
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| Single by Sarah Bonnici | |
| Released | 14 March 2024 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:59 |
| Label | Independent |
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| Music video | |
| "Loop" on YouTube | |
| Original music video | |
| "Loop" on YouTube | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | English |
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| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Dance (Our Own Party)" (2023) | |
"Loop" is a song by Maltese singer Sarah Bonnici. Self-described as a positive love song, it was written by Bonnici alongside seven other songwriters. It was officially self-released on 14 March 2024, and is set to represent Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö.
Background and composition[edit]
"Loop" was written by Sarah Bonnici alongside Sebastian Pritchard-James, John-Emil Johannson, Kevin Lee, Leire Gotxi Angel and Michael Joe Cini. The official revamped version also credited Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, John Emil Johansson and Matthew James Borg.[1] In interviews with ESC Bubble's Ervin Juhász, Bonnici stated that the song was written solely to enter the contest.[2] Bonnici later stated in another interview that the song was a "[positive] love song" about a person that was romantically interested in her. After an initial stage of teasing, Bonnici and her partner ended up in a happy "loop".[3]
The song was announced as a participating entry in the Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on 18 October 2023.[4] It was first premiered during the first semi final on 27 October, which took place on the Maltese evening show XOW.[5] A music video was filmed and premiered as part of the Malta Eurovision Song Contest on 1 February 2024.[6] The official release of "Loop" took place on 14 March 2024, which featured a new version of the song and a music video which premiered on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel. The video featured newly-shot footage as well as parts of the previously-filmed music video.[7]
Eurovision Song Contest[edit]
Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024[edit]
Malta's public broadcaster PBS organised a two-stage, 36 entry contest to select its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[8][9] The competition consisted of four semi-finals with nine entries each, of which 12 would qualify to the final. The semi-finals took place on October 27, November 3, November 10 and November 17, with qualifiers announced on November 24 on the evening show XOW, while the final took place on 3 February 2024 following a six-day special. Televoting was available in the semi-finals, however, the exact system or scores were not revealed. In the final, the winner was determined by a jury vote and a televote, with a 7:2 ratio favouring the juries.[10]
Sarah Bonnici was announced as a participant on 18 October 2023.[11] The song was drawn to perform second in the first semi final,[12] and was announced to have qualified on 24 November.[9] In the final, Bonnici performed in sixth and won the competition with 102 points. She placed first in the jury vote and second in the televote.[10]
At Eurovision[edit]
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Malta was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.[13]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Malta (BMAT PRS)[14] | 4 |
Release history[edit]
| Country | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 14 March 2024 | Independent |
References[edit]
- ^ Theophanous, Daniel (14 March 2024). "Malta: Sarah Bonnici's song Loop gets a revamp and new video!". ESC United. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Juhász, Ervin (30 January 2024). "Sarah Bonnici: 'Winning is great, but the most important thing for me is to give a good performance'". ESC Bubble. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Bermejo, Aitor (16 January 2024). "Sarah Bonnici Gets Us On Loop and Builds Up Expectations For Her MESC 2024 Dance Number". Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "SEE: 36 songs announced for semi-finals of MESC2024". Television Malta. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (25 October 2023). "🇲🇹 Malta: Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Show One Participants Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (1 February 2024). "WATCH: MESC 2024 finalists' music videos unveiled - who is your favourite to win?". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (14 March 2024). "Got it on "Loop": Sarah Bonnici shares revamped version of her Eurovision 2024 song". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (18 October 2024). "Semi-finalists of Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 revealed, including Ryan Hili and Eliana Gomez Blanco". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b C, Michelle (24 November 2023). "🇲🇹 Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Finalists announced". That Eurovision Site. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b Schulte–Wieschen, Claire (4 February 2024). "Sarah Bonnici will represent Malta at Eurovision 2024 with "Loop"". Eurovision World. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "SEE: 36 songs announced for semi-finals of MESC2024". Television Malta. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Postma, Angus (26 October 2023). "🇲🇹 Participants in Semi-Final 1 of MESC 2024 revealed". That Eurovision Site. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results". Eurovision Song Contest. European Broadcasting Union. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "PRS Malta on Facebook: BMAT PRS Malta Top 10 Airplay Chart - 14 April 2024". The Malta Independent. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Loop - Single by Sarah Bonnici". Spotify. Retrieved 3 April 2024.