"Rise Up" | |
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Single by Freaky Fortune feat. Riskykidd | |
Released | 2014 |
Label | Panik Records |
Songwriter(s) | Freaky Fortune, Riskykidd |
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) | Freaky Fortune feat. Riskykidd |
Language | English |
Composer(s) | Freaky Fortune |
Lyricist(s) | Freaky Fortune, Riskykidd |
Finals performance | |
Semi-final result | 7th |
Semi-final points | 74 |
Final result | 20th |
Final points | 35 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Alcohol Is Free" (2013) | |
"One Last Breath" (2015) ► | |
Official performance video | |
"Rise Up (Second Semi-Final) on YouTube "Rise Up (Final) on YouTube |
"Rise Up" is a song by Greek electronic duo Freaky Fortune featuring Greek rapper Riskykidd. It was chosen to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark.[1]
The song received mixed to positive reviews. Daily Mirror entertainment writer Carl Greenwood gave the song 1 star out of 5 and said, "Rise Up is the sort of song that gets stuck in your head."[2] Jess Denham of The Independent, "Rise Up" has a definite holiday vibe to it, just in time for the start of summer."[3]
Main article: Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 |
On 11 March 2014 Freaky Fortune and Riskykidd participated in the Greek national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. After performing second in Eurosong 2014, "Rise Up" topped the 29% of the jury vote and 45% of the televote, 37% of available votes, winning the right to represent Greece at in Copenhagen, Denmark.[4]
On 20 January 2014, at Copenhagen City Hall, the semi-final allocation draw Greece was assigned to perform in the second semi-final after being drawn from pot 4 of 6.[5][6]
"Rise Up" was performed 13th in the second semi-final on 8 May 2014. At the end of the broadcast Freaky Fortune and Riskykidd were revealed as one of the 10 qualifiers, earning Greece a spot in the grand final. It was later announced by the EBU that "Rise Up" revieved 74 points, placing 7th in the second semi-final. The international juries ranked the song 9th with 52 points, while the international televote ranked it 5th, giving 91 points.[7]
On 10 May 2014, "Rise Up" was placed 10th in the grand final running order.[8] During the voting sequence, "Rise Up" received a total of 35 points from all , placing 20th out of 26 songs.[9] The song ranked 14th in the public televote and 19th with the international juries.[10]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Rise Up" | 3:04 |
2. | "Rise Up" (Jazz Version) | 3:20 |
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Greece (Billboard)[11] | 4 |
Sweden (Digilistan)[12] | 32 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] | 67 |
Ireland (IRMA)[14] | 73 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[15] | 93 |
UK Singles Chart (Official Charts Company)[16] | 110 |