Alter Ego (Minus One song)

"Alter Ego"
Single by Minus One
Released 22 February 2016
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:03
Label Minus One Ltd.
Writer(s)
Cyprus "Alter Ego"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Minus One, Thomas G:son
Lyricist(s)
Minus One, Thomas G:son
Finals performance
Semi-final result
8th
Semi-final points
164
Final result
21st
Final points
96
Appearance chronology
◄ "One Thing I Should Have Done" (2015)   

"Alter Ego" is a song performed by the Cypriot rock band Minus One. The song, written by Minus One and Thomas G:son, represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The official music video for the song was released on 22 February 2016. The song was released as a digital download on 11 March 2016 via Minus One Ltd.

Eurovision Song Contest

Minus One were announced as the Cypriot representatives for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 on 4 November 2015 based on an internal decision by the Cypriot public broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC).[1] The band collaborated with Swedish composer Thomas G:son in order to compose their contest entry "Alter Ego", which was presented to the public via the release of the official music video on 22 February 2016.[2] Minus One performed the song during the first semi-final of the 2016 contest on 10 May, held at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden,[3] and have qualified for the final.[4] In the grand final, Minus One performed 14th and finished in the 21st place with 96 points.[5]

Track listing

Digital download[6]
No. Title Length
1. "Alter Ego"   3:03

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Sweden Heatseekers (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 14

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 11 March 2016[6] Digital download Minus One Ltd.

References

  1. ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (4 November 2015). "Minus One to represent Cyprus in 2016!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (22 February 2016). "Cyprus: Minus One present Alter Ego". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (12 May 2016). "We have our first ten finalists". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Grand Final | Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  6. 1 2 "Alter Ego - Single by Minus One on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Swedish Heatseekers Chart (13 May 2016). Retrieved 22 May 2016.


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