"Bombo" | ||||
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Single by Adelén | ||||
Released | 30 January 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | Tropical dance | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Quiz & Larossi | |||
Adelén singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Bombo" on YouTube |
Bombo is a 2013 song performed by Norwegian singer Adelén.[1] It was one of the finalists of Melodi Grand Prix 2013 in a bid to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden.[1] It has been described as a tropical dance song.[2]
The song advanced to the Top 10 finals and was chosen as one of four songs for the Gold Final. It eventually finished runner-up, the winner being Margaret Berger and her song "I Feed You My Love". Despite "Bombo" not winning the final nomination, it went straight to number 2 on the Norwegian iTunes chart after her performance, reaching the top of the charts the week after.[3]
It participated in the 2013 OGAE Second Chance Contest and won the competition with 151 points, 29 points over the runner-up, "E se poi" by Malika Ayane.[4]
The track also scored the 2013 Eurodanceweb Award reaching the highest score on the history of the Award as well as the largest distance from the second placed song.[5]
"Bombo" was certified Gold in Sweden.[6]
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 6 |
Norway (VG-lista)[8] | 1 |
Poland (Dance Top 50)[9] | 36 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 23 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Norway (IFPI Norway)[11] | 3× Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF)[6] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |